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WASHINGTON (AP) — When a bomb tore through a restaurant or business in Baghdad, Karim Wasfi and his cello would often appear with the urgency of a medic to promote his message of healing through music ...

On this day in 762 A.D., caliph Al-Mansur founded the city of Baghdad in what is modern-day Iraq. The area was and remains one of the commercial and intellectual centers of the Arab world, though it’s ...

The first time I fell in love with heavy metal is so distinct that I can still practically smell it. Whenever I smell Tide detergent, I am instantly in the rec room adjacent to the dryer in my ...

Mosh pits are making a comeback in war weary Baghdad. BAGHDAD, Iraq Nov. 23, 2010— -- Heavy metal is back in Baghdad and for a change that doesn't mean tanks or artillery. More than 300 "metal ...

Editor's note: New Orleans rockers Cowboy Mouth are headed to Iraq to entertain the troops. During the journey, they will be blogging and posting photos on NOLA.com. Monday, March 2, 2009 Here I sit ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - Members of rival Iraqi biker gangs, clad in studded leather and black berets, burst out of their semi-circles to break dance, their tattoo-covered arms waving neon glowsticks ...

As students dash to class along a music-filled corridor, ballet shoes dangle from their backpacks. It could be a scene from a 1980s American dance movie. But this 2017 in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad. In a ...

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Karim Wasfi, the former conductor of the Baghdad Symphony, plays his cello is Lafayette Park near a protest about President Donald Trump's immigration policies, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 in Washington.

WASHINGTON (AP) — When a bomb tore through a restaurant or business in Baghdad, Karim Wasfi and his cello would often appear with the urgency of a medic to promote his message of healing through music ...