Mr Weiss, a Franco-Swiss convert to Islam, has been based in Aleppo for the past two decades, refining his mastery of the qanun (the Arab zither) and playing with the masters of Arab classical music.

• 韦斯的家乡在法国和瑞士交界，他后来皈依了伊斯兰教。在过去二十年间，他一直居住在阿勒颇（叙利亚西北部城市），潜心研习拨弦乐器夸奴琴（即阿拉伯的齐特琴）并与阿拉伯传统音乐大师共同演奏音乐。