Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “I’m quite a coward,” Rahma Riad admitted with a laugh. “I mean, I like taking risks in general, but I avoid reckless ones when it ...

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Rahim Alhaj was born and raised in Baghdad and began studying the oud when he was nine years old. He attended the Baghdad Conservatory of Fine Arts, where he trained under the renowned Munir Bashir, ...

"I'm quite a coward," Rahma Riad admitted with a laugh. "I mean, I like taking risks in general, but I avoid reckless ones when it comes to my music career." It's a surprisingly candid confession from ...