KAYALI, the modern Middle Eastern fragrance house founded by Mona Kattan, expands its beloved Oudgasm Collection with two ...

“I play four instruments, but the oud is certainly my favourite,” the 27-year-old Sudanese engineer says, hunched over the pear-shaped body of his instrument.

Not only do Ghassan Al-Youssef and Dina Abdel-Hamid play on one oud, they also share a philosophy of life that embraces peace and meditation as tools supporting mental and physical practice ...

In a Baghdad workshop plastered with black-and-white photos from a more peaceful time, Mahmoud Abdulnabi hand-carves a wooden oud, a string instrument with ...

In war and peace, the oud never leaves this Syrian musician’s side Hassan Hamza preserves the traditional craft of making the musical instrument in a country that has seen more than a decade of war.

John Bilezikjian, a masterful player of the Middle Eastern oud whose eclectic career included performances and recordings with Leonard Cohen, Little Richard, Robert Palmer, Luis Miguel and Placido ...

Watch: Iraqi patient plays oud, sings while doctors remove his brain tumour The oud was sterilised, along with all mobile phones used to film the clips, the hospital emphasised ...

In a Baghdad workshop plastered with black-and-white photos from a more peaceful time, Mahmoud Abdulnabi hand-carves a wooden oud, a string instrument with ancient roots that has fallen silent in ...

In a Baghdad workshop plastered with black-and-white photos from a more peaceful time, Mahmoud Abdulnabi hand-carves a wooden oud, a string instrument with ancient roots that has fallen silent in much ...