The Iraqi refugee crisis has been out of the headlines for awhile. But few of the more than two million people who fled the country have gone back. Aid agencies are looking for new ways to find money ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “I’m quite a coward,” Rahma Riad admitted with a laugh. “I mean, I like taking risks in general, but I avoid reckless ones when it ...

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Seven days after the legendary Iraqi singer Sajida Obaid died, women sat wrapped in black veils and abayas, their faces wet at her family home in the northern city of Irbil. Some ...

DAMASCUS, Syria, June 11 (UNHCR) - A trio of refugee musicians from Iraq have released their first album on some of the world's leading music-sharing sites and have agreed to use the profits to help ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — A petite woman in a gold brocade robe appears on stage in a smoke-filled Baghdad club. The crowd jumps up, enticed by the raw power of her voice. This is the magic of Sajda Obeid, an ...

The ensemble will perform at the Cairde Festival in Sligo on Friday, 11 July, followed by a show at the Earagail Arts Festival in Letterkenny on Saturday, 12 July. The project, titled Macalla (meaning ...

One of the most innovative bands in alternative rock right now performs in Arabic, is fully independent, and has a lead singer who teaches English as a Second Language at a high school outside of ...

"I'm quite a coward," Rahma Riad admitted with a laugh. "I mean, I like taking risks in general, but I avoid reckless ones when it comes to my music career." It's a surprisingly candid confession from ...

“Iraq feels like it’s moving backward, and the space for women's freedom is shrinking,” said Mohammed, the fan who borrowed money to attend Obaid's parties. She hopes that the carefree moments they ...