Musician hopes to help rebuild Iraq through music Iraqi virtuoso oud player Naseer Shamma returns to homeland with plans to fund education, arts in war-torn nation ...

Iraqi singer Sajda Obeid gives a concert at the "Yarmouk Club" in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. Obeid is a unifying figure in Iraq's fractured society. For older Iraqis, the 63-year old is ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — War kept him away from his beloved homeland for decades. Now, virtuoso oud player Naseer Shamma hopes to help rebuild conflict-scarred Iraq through a series of concerts and other ...

Young Iraqi artists will soon have an opportunity to shine their talents through the fog of war, as American Voices brings an extraordinary, free program of music, dance and theater to Northern Iraq ...

The Iraqi National Symphony made its first visit to Washington this week. Jeffrey Brown reports that the tour, which mixes high culture and international politics, has come with a note of discord.

War kept him away from his beloved homeland for decades. Now, virtuoso oud player Naseer Shamma hopes to help rebuild conflict-scarred Iraq through a series of concerts and other projects to ...