One of the best antidotes to these pre-election days of open bigotry, racial resentment, and xenophobic fears of immigrants is to immerse oneself in an appreciation of other cultures, and to find through art the soul (for lack of a better word) we all share with others.
Delerium are a Canadian duo and not themselves Middle Eastern, but they immersed themselves in foreign culture and brought us Swords of Islam in 1989, ten years before they delved into other cultures and hit it big with Silence, featuring Sarah Mclachlan.
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