Mariam Al-MasriWhen talking about the #arab world and arab #music in particular, I think of people like Gabriel Assad. He was Assyrian, born in the city of Midyat during the #Ottoman Era.
It always amazes me how pluralistic the pre-modern Arab and Ottoman worlds were. There were so many languages, customs and religions. The beauty of the music, literature and art never ceases to astound me. This is also partly, why I a #Copt decided to set my #novel in #Khedivate #Egypt
