Courtesy of Choice (2000) by Leila was the last album Arab appeared on before a hiatus to study archaeology.

In 2008 Arab sang on Blood, Looms and Blooms,[11][12][13] before joining Leila on a European tour in 2009.

[14] Arab started working with young Iranian musicians leaving Iran including Hichkas and Ash Koosha, and performing live again.

During and after Arab's studies in public archaeology at the UCL she has catalogued historical documents including the Wertime Collection and the Campbell archives.

She has worked with organisations and festivals such as Nour (RBKC) and the London Middle East Institute at SOAS, University of London to curate cultural and educational events celebrating the heritage of Middle East and North Africa.