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In 1970, when Sultan Qaboos came to power, Oman had only two schools, not one of them for girls. Today, the country's public university protects itself from the female onslaught with a men's quota. Charlotte Wiedemann reports
Documenting Diversity A recent conference brought together music experts from all five continents in the Moroccan town of Assilah. The event defined itself as an initiative to take stock of the diverse musical forms in all the countries of Islamic culture. Manfred Ewel reports The responsibility of cultural policy for music education is of essential importance for musical development, but this issue was not discussed at the conference The first conference on Arab music was held in Cairo in 1932, attended by music experts and musicians from Europe and the most important Arab countries. ...