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Black and white cover of composer Arooj Aftab

The ‘strange grace’ of singer Arooj Aftab

May 4, 2021Movement

In her latest record, “Vulture Prince,” Pakistani composer Arooj Aftab uses words from Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib and 11th-century Persian poet Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, alongside electronic samples and touches of jazz trumpet.

The indie-tropical beat of Balún

September 26, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

This green card holder is trying not to panic, but she’s making back-up plans

January 30, 2017Global Politics

For the Jewish ritual of Kaparot, a person's sins are symbolically transferred to a chicken, and then the chicken is slaughtered.

My sins are cleared for the year, but the chicken wasn’t so lucky

October 12, 2016Religion