BEIRUT, July 23 (Reuters) - Lebanese church leaders have demanded the cancellation of a concert by Lebanese band Mashrou' Leila on the grounds its songs are blasphemous, leading the group to say it is ...

In the wake of the horrific shooting at the Orlando gay nightclub Pulse, Hamed Sinno, lead vocalist of the band Mashrou’ Leila, spoke out on Twitter. “What a time to be an Arab-American queer Muslim,” ...

Hamed Sinno is the frontman of Lebanese indie rock band Mashrou Leila and an openly gay Arab American from a Muslim family. He reacted strongly to a crowd following the mass shooting at an Orlando gay ...

It’s been little over a month since Egypt banned the Lebanese indie rock group Mashrou’ Leila from performing in the country, after a handful of fans raised a rainbow flag at their concert in Cairo.

Lebanese indie-rock band Mashrou’ Leila is on a mission to rewrite the rules of Arab pop music, but its members didn’t start with the intention of being a full-fledged band at all. The quintet got its ...

Before moving to America, Mashrou' Leila lead singer Hamed Sinno believed in the “myth of American exceptionalism” when it comes to social justice and equality — much unlike his band’s experiences in ...

A Jordanian official has said a ban has been lifted on a concert by a Lebanese band that tackles taboos in the Arab world and has a gay lead singer. Mashrou' Leila was told earlier this week that it ...

FILE - In this Thursday, April 28, 2016 file photo, Lebanese Hamed Sinno, second left, lead singer and song writer of the Lebanese group Mashrou' Leila or "Leila's Project" band, speaks during a press ...

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Before moving to America, Mashrou' Leila lead singer Hamed Sinno believed in the “myth of American exceptionalism” when it comes to social justice and equality — much unlike his band’s experiences in ...