Middle East Pulse: Profiles, Arts, Culture The Love Pilgrimage: Visiting Rumi's Shrine in Konya More than seven centuries after his death, Mawlana Jalal-ud-din Rumi’s message draws visitors from different religions, nationalities and races to his shrine in Turkey's central Anatolia region.
Middle East Pulse: Profiles, Arts, Culture Cairo's Oud Makers The oud's deep resonant tone is immediately recognizable in music. The stringed instrument embodies the richness of the Arab musical tradition, but the industry that produces them is shrinking. In Cairo, there remain a handful of traditional craftsmen who continue the centuries-old tradition.
Middle East Pulse: Profiles, Arts, Culture Istanbul's Vegan Scene Vegan shops are springing up across Istanbul, and many curious Turks are learning to revamp their traditional meat, egg and dairy-based dishes.
Middle East Pulse: Profiles, Arts, Culture The Skate Scene in Gaza p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Calibri; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} A growing skateboarding scene in emerging in Gaza. Armed with their boards and YouTube videos of fellow skaters, these young Gazans practice at a recently built skatepark in hopes of showing the world their skills.
Middle East Pulse: Profiles, Arts, Culture Alexandria's Greek Community The Greek community of Alexandria long considered itself one of the main actors in the building of Modern Egypt. Today there are fewer than 1,000 Greeks living in the city, but those who remain still idealize a legacy that dates back to the first half of the 19th century.
Middle East Pulse: Profiles, Arts, Culture Restoring Palmyra's Artifacts A number of different projects are underway in Syria to rectify the damage to Palmyra's heritage wrought by the Islamic State.
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