People know us as: Maggie Darby Townsend, cellist, and Leyla Sanyer, violinist, for the Oakwood Chamber Players. Maggie: I work at the Institute for Research on Poverty, teach cello and also play in a number of other local ensembles, including con vivo ...

In some cases, the authorities have demolished homes in violation of court injunctions, as they did when they demolished the office of the human rights defender Leyla Yunus, who had repeatedly criticized the government’s demolition campaign.

“The film has a lot of details that affect the viewer, and an attractive, tastefully-made story that provokes curiosity,” Leyla Hatami, the lead actress in A Separation, told The Daily Beast via telephone from Tehran, adding, “It talks ...

The UmpaLumpas were led by the scoring of Sasha Pelosky with support from Lauren Berk and Leyla Singh. Ellen Olszouy was a force on defense with several steals and blocks. Phoenix returned from two deficits in the game and never gave up. Sisters Samantha ...

Musical vets Sean Hoffman and Leyla Akdogan had been making beautiful music together for almost five years before the couple ventured into the audioscape as Loch & Key. Complicated chords and bossa nova jazz intertwine on their 2010 debut ...

The results of the semi-final allocation draw for this year's Eurovision Song Contest have been revealed. The draw, hosted by Leyla Alieva and Nazim Huseynov, involved officials drawing the 37 Eurovision countries' names from six pots and took place on the ...

A women’s rights advocate said the decision stunned her. “You are taking away women’s right of self-determination, and it is all based on fear,” Leyla Cakir, who leads the Muslim women’s group Al Nisa, told the AP. More from GlobalPost ...

Redshirt junior Noemie Scharle made her doubles debut with freshman Leyla Erkan, as they cruised to victory, 8-2 on the third court over the team of Lisa Johnson and Nina Djordjevic. “It was good to have Noemie back in doubles,” Hyde said.

Leyla Majeri, a Montreal-based artist and musician, brews her own alcohol using only seasonal organic, foraged or homegrown ingredients. She, too, cites Katz’s volume as instrumental in her fermentation journey. Using leftover fruits from the grocery ...

But permission for marches and demonstrations is rarely granted, according to Leyla Yunus, director of the Institute of Peace and Democracy think tank. She said the authorities had not granted approval for protests of any kind since November 2005.