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Most renowned and influential Arab singer of all-time, along with Umm Kulthum: Georgette Sayegh — Ghada Shbeir: 1972 — Grace Deeb: 1975 — Hiba Kawas: 1972 — Hiba Tawaji: 1987 Semi-finalist of The Voice: la plus belle voix, main female role in the new edition of Notre-Dame de Paris: Huda Haddad: 1944 Hiyam Younes: 1932 Haifa Wehbe: 1972 ...
Muslim holidays are followed based on the Islamic lunar calendar. Muslim holidays that are celebrated include Eid al-Fitr (the three-day feast at the end of the Ramadan month), Eid al-Adha (The Feast of the Sacrifice) which is celebrated during the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and also celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son to God ...
One of these songs was "Itab" (the third song he composed for her), which was an immediate success in the Arab world. It established Fairuz as one of the most prominent Arab singers at that time. [39] Fairuz rose to fame during the golden era of Arabic music and is one of the last figures and contributors of that time alive today. [40]
Lebanon is an eastern Mediterranean country that has the most religiously diverse society within the Middle East, recognizing 18 religious sects. [2] [3] The recognized religions are Islam (Sunni, Shia, Alawites, and Isma'ili), Druze, Christianity (the Maronite Church, the Greek Orthodox Church, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, evangelical Protestantism, the Armenian Apostolic Church, the ...
Eid il-Burbara or Saint Barbara's Day (Arabic: عيد البربارة), and also called the Feast of Saint Barbara, is a holiday annually celebrated on 17 December (Gregorian calendar) or 4 December (Julian calendar) amongst Middle Eastern Christians in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, and Turkey (Hatay Province). [2]
From pathos to praise of Hamas, songs written by musicians across the Middle East in response to Israel's offensive in Gaza are putting the Palestinian issue back at the forefront of Arab popular ...
It is a day on which the souls of the dead are honoured. A popular day among women in the region, [63] it underscores the shared culture between Arab Christians and Druze in Lebanon. [63] The baptism of children in accordance with Christian custom was usually in large, well-known Lebanese Druze families. [64]
The number of Muslims in Lebanon has been disputed for many years. There has been no official census in Lebanon since 1932. According to the CIA World Factbook , [ 19 ] the Muslim population is estimated at around 59.5% [ 20 ] within the Lebanese territory and of the 8.6 [ 21 ] –14 [ 22 ] million Lebanese diaspora is believed by some to be ...