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SAG-AFTRA Panel: Arab Stereotypes in Film and TV

  The SAG-AFTRA Foundation hosted a panel of Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian actors. Arab American actors are often faced with the difficult choice of portraying Arabs in film and television as a terrorist or convenience store clerk. Arabs aren’t offered regular roles that offer complexity and diversity. Rather, Arabs are often just playing … Continued

Im Hussein to Perform in Washington DC on April 9th

The incomparable Im Hussein has her sights set for Washington DC on Saturday, April 9th at the Lincoln Theater. BUY TICKETS HERE Playwright Najee Mondalek sets up Im Hussein for another crisis, dealing with the ignorance of her know-it-all husband Abou Elias. Tucked in between the lines of the main story are other issues that … Continued

How to be an Arab

This hilarious video has been gaining a lot of attention and for good reason. Watch this young Arab American explain what it takes to be an Arab from drinking tea, decorating the house, and dancing to music. How to be an Arab LOL Posted by Palestinian Vines on Friday, March 18, 2016 Compiled by Arab … Continued

Watch Arab American Doug Flutie on Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars returned last night for its 22nd season with a new line-up of actors, musicians, television personalities, and athletes. One athlete to look out for is Doug Flutie, a former quarterback for the New England Patriots, a Heisman Trophy winner, and an American of Lebanese descent. Flutie is one of many famous … Continued

One Breath, One Soul: Sufi Poetry and New Music

Vocalist Dalal Abu Amneh, Composer Kinan Abou-Afach, and Al-Bustan Takht Ensemble Philadelphia | Sat, April 16, 2016 | 8PM Trinity Center for Urban Life (2212 Spruce St.)  Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture presents an evening of Sufi poetry, reviving poems from Rumi, Ibn Arabi, Rabi’a and Al-Hallaj, with new music composed by Kinan Abou-afach. The concert … Continued

Nemr Proves Laughter Transcends all Ethnic Boundaries on his U.S. Comedy Tour Debut at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston

  “SMART… SOPHISTICATED… POWERFUL… and HILARIOUS” ~ Rolling Stone On Saturday, March 19th the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, MA brings Nemr to the stage on his debut U.S. Stand-Up Comedy Tour. Nemr is a Lebanese/American Stand-Up Comedian who is credited with establishing and pioneering the stand-up comedy scene throughout the Middle East where he performs in … Continued

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