Syria

On Traces, Shkoon Map What Memory Leaves Behind

Beyond Hybridity

On Traces, Shkoon Map What Memory Leaves Behind

On their debut full-length, Traces, Shkoon go beyond surface hybridity – into memory, exile, and the sounds that outlast the moment.

Hezbollah’s Fatal Syria Miscalculation Comes Back to Haunt It

Fatal Miscalculation

Hezbollah’s Fatal Syria Miscalculation Comes Back to Haunt It

Hezbollah’s decision to fight for Assad may now be returning to haunt the group as Syria’s new leadership seeks payback.

By Ammar Manla Hasan & Ahmed Amin

FEATURES

Arabs Divided Upon Khamenei’s Death: A Century of Unfinished Business

Arab reactions to the death of Ali Khamenei reveal a century of unresolved fractures shaped by Iran’s regional project.

Album and Single Reviews

Gorillaz’s ‘Damascus’ Ventures in Syrian Shaabi Rough Terrains

Gorillaz venture into Levantine shaabi with Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey on 'Damascus,' meeting Syrian music on its own terms.

NEWS

Post-Assad Syria’s Most Crucial Trial Isn’t About Assad’s Crimes

Trials begin in Syria over sectarian and state violence, raising questions about transitional justice and the country’s fragile transition.

MUSIC

Welcome To BADER’s Ugly Music Movement

The Belgian-based, Syrian-Libyan artist Bader Shashit is making deliberately imperfect music, building studios in the hood, and a new scene from the outside in.

MUSIC

BOUMPH: “I Needed To Create A Demon Gorilla.”

The Syrian-Canadian artist is here to unmask the truth and make listeners sit in their discomfort.