For artists recording new music, consulting academic journals and learning an archaic language are not typically part of the creative process. Yet, for Jordanian classical singer Zeina Barhoum, the work behind her upcoming song and music video, titled “Petra”, involved research, expert collaborators and the study of Nabataean Aramaic. The new piece features a combination of Nabataean Aramaic, Arabic and English, Barhoum told The Jordan Times during a phone interview ...