Most sources trace the beginning of skiing in Lebanon to a Lebanese student who learned to ski in Switzerland and brought the sport home with him in 1913.

Abraham in Flames tells the story of Girl (sung collectively by The Young Women’s Chorus of San Francisco), a budding artist trying to come to terms with her own artistic vision.

Voice of Baceprot, whose members perform wearing the hijab with black nail polish and leather jackets is an anomaly in Indonesia.

When Japan hosts the Summer Olympics in 2021, the Middle East’s female athletes will be going for the gold.