Cologne, Germany – A gym in Germany that caters specially to Muslim women is doing so well after its first year that others want to imitate its combination of modest attire and tough workouts. All the personal trainers at Hayat in the melting-pot Cologne district of Ehrenfeld are women: Emine and Yasmin give tips or…
French rapper Medine promotes a toned-down Islam to French listeners with his hip-hop music. This article suggests that his music promotes full participation in a secular democracy and free market. Named after Medina, Medine doesn’t emphasize religious dogmas. Rather, he focuses on the universal principles his tradition shares with Western society. Amel Boubekeur of the…
Here is text for Test Article 1: Lucifer is the first studio recording in ten years from composer John Zorn’s most popular Masada line-up—the chamber sextet, Bar Kokhba. Although Zorn’s reputation as the enfant terrible of music has followed him since the early ’80s, his various Masada projects have been universally acclaimed, which showcase a…
Ramzi Aburedwan, a Palestinian living in Italy is working towards using the power of music to bring people together and aid the Middle East peace process. Aburedwan recently performed in two shows entitled ‘Al Kamandjati’ (The Violinist) at the prestigious Auditorium in Rome, with accompanying Israeli, Italian, and Muslim writers and actors to support him….
In the city of Alba, Hina Saleem will be remembered in afternoon of Arab and Italian poetry readings and music. Hina was murdered last year by her father in an ‘honour killing,’ in the northern Italian town of Sarezzo. Leaders of Muslim women’s groups in Italy, Arab female poets, ordinary citizens and immigrants are expected…
