Two weeks after Northwestern University in Qatar announced it's hosting a talk with the Lebanese music band Mashrou' Leila, the university released an updated statement stating the event will be ...

BEIRUT, July 23 (Reuters) - Lebanese church leaders have demanded the cancellation of a concert by Lebanese band Mashrou' Leila on the grounds its songs are blasphemous, leading the group to say it is ...

An international music festival in Lebanon has dropped a popular local band from its line-up, following threats of violence on social media and pressure from Christian groups over lyrics they labeled ...

A rock band from Beirut gives a stunning performance, with songs that mix hedonism and heady, hyper-literate lyrics. When we invited the band Mashrou' Leila to come play at the Tiny Desk, we couldn't ...

In the wake of the horrific shooting at the Orlando gay nightclub Pulse, Hamed Sinno, lead vocalist of the band Mashrou’ Leila, spoke out on Twitter. “What a time to be an Arab-American queer Muslim,” ...

Music will always be political for Mashrou' Leila's frontman Hamed Sinno. Sinno is gay, and for more than a decade, the Beirut band's electro-pop anthems about gender, LGBTQ rights and "modern Arabic ...

Before moving to America, Mashrou' Leila lead singer Hamed Sinno believed in the “myth of American exceptionalism” when it comes to social justice and equality — much unlike his band’s experiences in ...

Hamed Sinno, then 22, was on stage for Mashrou’ Leila’s first major concert. The frontman of the genre-busting band danced in circles, hands in the air, and then looked intently at violinist Haig ...

Two weeks into his band’s second U.S. tour, Mashrou’ Leila frontman Hamed Sinno is still in disbelief that the group is here at all, let alone drawing packed houses. “It doesn’t make sense to me, to ...

A popular Mideast rock band known for its rousing music and lyrics challenging norms in the conservative Arab world is once again at the center of a heated debate about freedom of expression — this… ...

After objections by Christian leaders in Lebanon, organizers of a festival there canceled an upcoming appearance by Mashrou' Leila, a popular band with an openly gay lead singer. The band Mashrou' ...

Before moving to America, Mashrou' Leila lead singer Hamed Sinno believed in the “myth of American exceptionalism” when it comes to social justice and equality — much unlike his band’s experiences in ...