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Album review: Diali Cissokho and Kaira Baʹs "Routes"

Marrying music and culture

Diali Cissokho left his native Senegal for North Carolina years ago. Raised as a griot, one of the traditional musical story tellers and historians of West Africa, he wanted to continue playing music in his new home. It may have taken a while to find the musicians he was looking for but, writes Richard Marcus, it was worth the wait
Groupe RTD

Energy and rhythm from Djibouti to the world

The small East African nation of Djibouti has so far evaded musical discovery by the West. Now, however, the country's official national band, Groupe RTD, is picking up international accolades with the music it plays when it's off-duty. Stefan Franzen spoke to the group's producer Janto Djassi
Album review: Groupe RTD's "The Dancing Devils of Djibouti"

Foot-tapping fusion

Blending East African, Bollywood and Arab music traditions, Groupe RTD's "The Dancing Devils of Djibouti" is not only a stunning album, it is also the first internationally-released recording of music from this small and isolated country. By Richard Marcus
"Mali Magic": Ancient Mali's manuscripts available online

A virtual gallery containing thousands of Mali's ancient documents has been launched. The gallery contains up to 40 thousand documents written in ancient Arabic that have been digitised and made available online.
Terror in Mumbai

Attacks Likely to Provoke Wider Unrest

The attack on Mumbai shows signs of al Qaeda involvement, and is likely to bring unrest to all of Southeast Asia, says Thomas Baerthlein, expert on Pakistan and India at Deutsche Welle
India and Pakistan after the Mumbai Blasts

Walking the Tightrope

The foreign secretary level talks between India and Pakistan, scheduled for July 20, were scrapped, at least for the time being. That does not mean that the peace process has reached the end of its tether, but it certainly needs a somewhat broader foundation, says Thomas Bärthlein.
The Economist: Hindu bigots are openly urging Indians to murder Muslims

“All Hindus must pick up weapons and conduct a cleanliness drive,” bellowed a Hindu priest at a three-day “religious parliament” in north India last month.Those baying for blood are not isolated bigots. Under the Hindu-nationalist government of Narendra Modi, the world’s most populous democracy has seen a growing wave of intolerance.
Is Islam fundamentally incompatible with Britishness?

Challenging Islamophobia involves rejecting the country's racist, post-colonial, politically constructed hierarchy, argues Ismail Patel.
COVID-19 pandemic in India

Enabling the rights of the child

COVID-19 has many negative impacts on children, particularly in terms of education and healthcare. Development projects in the Indian state of Assam show how actors can successfully support disadvantaged children in times of crisis. By Enakshi Dutta, Cynthia Dittmar and Franziska Muller
Arab culture: Don’t call it belly dancing

Right now, there is a crisis in American belly dancing: highest on the list is the question of cultural appropriation and whether Americans – particularly white Americans – should perform this Middle Eastern dance form at all.