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A new project conceived by Lebanese American tenor Karim Sulayman recasts baroque music that by turns demonizes and exoticizes Arabs and Muslims.

Rape is considered a war crime, but cases that make it to trials or tribunals are remarkably rare because survivors are traumatized and often feel shame and are reluctant to testify.

NPR hosts and reporters read Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence, accompanied by "On the Threshold of Liberty" by Mark Isham.

A real-life mystery about two young sisters who disappeared more than 30 years ago has long haunted novelist Laura Lippman. The crime writer used the story for her latest book: What The Dead Know.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Oscar and Jessica Orona, whose son Noah was wounded during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas.

A new biography celebrates the life and legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, who wrote about ordinary black life using extraordinary language.

Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor has starred in an impressive string of critical and box office hits since his big, Hollywood break in Dirty Pretty Things. This month, he becomes a true leading man at the head of David Mamet's latest effort, the jiu jitsu-infused Redbelt.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with musician Aluna about her new album, MYCELiUM, which she says was inspired by nature and anti-racist activism.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Australian singer/songwriter Angie McMahon about her sophomore album "Light, Dark, Light Again".

Lori Vallow Daybell's husband could potentially face the death penalty over the killings of two children and his former wife.