Simon Shaheen

Simon Shaheen (Arabic: سيمون شاهين, Hebrew: סימון שאהין; born Tarshiha, Upper Galilee, Israel, 1955) is a Palestinian-American oud and violin player and composer.

At the age of 2, Shaheen moved with his family to Haifa, but spent most of the weekends in Tarshiha, an Arab village in Galilee. The Shaheen family is known for its musicality with music instructor and father Hikmat, oud-playing and ins… More