DOHA, Qatar — On the outskirts of Qatar's capital, there's a gated residential compound that was built to house dignitaries attending the 2022 FIFA World Cup. But since August, Park View Villas has ...

An Afghan musician poses for a portrait with his rubab in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. About a month after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the music is starting to go quiet.

Afghan musician Marzia Anwari from the Zohra orchestra rehearses ahead of a concert in Doha. Last week marked the first time in three months that members of the ...

KABUL, April 18 (Reuters) - Like many teenagers, 19-year-old Negin Khpalwak from Kunar in eastern Afghanistan loves music, but few people of her age have battled as fiercely to pursue their passion in ...

Some people say couples who have been married for decades start to look like each other. Others joke that pet owners start to resemble their dog or cat after years of companionship. The idea that ...

Since its founding in 2010, the Afghanistan National Institute of Music has provided unique music training to Afghan children. In 2013, the group made a triumphant visit to the U.S. This month, three ...

Imagine a country where music is outlawed; where those caught playing any kind of music — from folk to classical to pop — are routinely beaten and pilloried, their instruments smashed. That nightmare ...

KABUL | From the outside, it looks like any other school in Kabul. A red two-story building is sealed off from the street by a high wall. A few trees stand in the front yard. Children constantly go in ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The Afghanistan National Institute of Music became a symbol of the country’s changing identity. By Javier C. Hernández For more than a decade, the ...