Retired Professor Handcrafts Arabic Musical Instrument to Help Preserve Ancient Traditions

Retired Professor Handcrafts Arabic Musical Instrument to Help Preserve Ancient Traditions
Courtesy of Nazih Ghadban
Daksha Devnani
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At the age of 66, a retired professor is keeping traditions alive by helping preserve a prominent Arabic musical instrument.

Nazih Ghadban, who hails from a small village in North Bekaa, Lebanon, has been handcrafting the oud—a short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument—for the last four decades.

Daksha Devnani
Daksha Devnani
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Daksha Devnani is a health editor at The Epoch Times. She holds a bachelor's degree in Media Studies and previously spent five years writing and editing stories that celebrated life, tradition, and individuals who demonstrated unwavering courage.
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