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 ...

A Lebanese music festival has canceled a concert by a major indie music band, Mashrou’ Leila, after it was accused of blasphemy and received death threats because a member had shared an image of the ...

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… ...

When we invited the band Mashrou' Leila to come play at the Tiny Desk, we couldn't have foreseen the timing. The group arrived at our office the morning after the horrific June 12 shootings in Orlando ...

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A major Lebanese music festival has cancelled a concert by the country's best-known rock band, Mashrou' Leila, "to prevent bloodshed" after church leaders accused the group of blasphemy. The Byblos ...

The world famous Lebanese band, Mashrou’ Leila, has become the latest victim of Lebanon’s criminal defamation and insult laws, encapsulating the alarming crackdown on free speech in a country once ...