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Go topIt was achievement enough that the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra managed to survive the darkest days of the war, when it struggled for supplies and electricity, when its members fled for safety abroad and those who remained practiced in secret for fear of offending militants who considered music un-Islamic. “We were fighting against the impending … Continued
Lebanon’s Jeita Grotto has been selected as one of 28 finalists in a worldwide campaign to choose the “New 7 Wonders of Nature,” organizers said on Tuesday. Jeita was chosen from 77 nominees by a panel of experts who assessed 261 international landmarks picked by the public. It will be competing with such natural landmarks … Continued
The 3rd Annual Arab American Comedy Show is preparing for two big nights of comedy! The show is set to take place Friday and Saturday evenings, August 14-15, 2009 at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center (Michael A. Guido Theater), 15801 Michigan Ave. Dearborn, Michigan, 48126. The Arab American Comedy Show has become a … Continued
From “the ancient graves of the sultans,” located on Salah Addin Street, the Jerusalem Foundation began Sunday evening the beginning of a new musical program. As part of the Jerusalem Festival 2009, “Music Celebrates Jerusalem,” will run for 10 days in cooperation with the French consulate. Foundation director Rania Elias says that since its inception … Continued
Pressure from religious conservatives appears to be behind the last-minute cancellation of Saudi Arabia’s only film festival Saudi Arabia’s only film festival was cancelled at the 11th hour on Friday after apparent pressure from religious elements within the highly conservative Islamic kingdom. The Jeddah film festival, which was scheduled to open on Saturday with a … Continued
The past 15 years have seen a radical transformation of the modern news media – and in few regions of the world has this revolution been more powerfully felt than in the Middle East. What used to be national markets for news and debate now stretch across borders in every corner of the globe, thanks … Continued
BY: Ameera David/Contributing Writer Yesterday’s memorial service marked the conclusion of commemorative events for King of Pop, Michael Jackson. The artist was officially layed to rest following the televised memorial service which attracted an estimated 31 million viewers. While it was commonly thought Jackson’s music only affected a particular race of people, we are now … Continued
Ahead of the Paris couture shows, top designers have joined a tricky exercise to glam up one of the world’s most traditional pieces, the abaya — the long black overgarment worn by millions of Arab women. Unveiled the same week that French President Nicolas Sarkozy unleashed a storm across the Arab world for criticising the … Continued
National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has partnered with the Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADMC) to launch a free-to-air Nat Geo-branded channel in Arabic. National Geographic Channel Abu Dhabi (NGCAD) is the first international factual entertainment channel to be launched in the Arabic language. It features programming on science and technology, animals and nature, exploration and … Continued
Ayman Safia is a 17-year-old young man from Galilee who has managed to win a place at a prestigious dancing school. He told reporter Joanna Chen about his passion for dance, “I speak from my heart, from my emotions, from my love of ballet. “I imagine myself made up of two parts – Ayman the … Continued
On July 4, Casey Kasem counted down the hits one last time. Thirty-nine years to the day after he premiered his American Top 40 program — playing the most popular songs, calling out listeners’ long-distance dedications and paving the way for the American Top 20 and American Top 10 spin-offs — the velvet-throated DJ with … Continued
As comic book crossovers go, this one may have a longer lasting impact than Superman’s face-off with Muhammad Ali. DC Comics is planning a miniseries in which some of its most recognizable characters will join forces with a team of Islamic heroes whose adventures are produced by an Arabic publisher, The Guardian reported. On its … Continued
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