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Go topBY: Ameera David/Contributing Writer Just last week, the Arab American National Museum presented their first ever coffee exhibit titled “From Mocha to Latte: Coffee, the Arab World, and the $4 cup”. The showcase, which runs until August 2010, takes visitors on a journey through the history of coffee—from its origins in the Arab world to the … Continued
BY: Suzanne Manneh/Contributing Writer Heather Raffo knew she wanted to “make theater her life,” as early as elementary school. She eventually earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature from the University of Michigan, but a “life changing” visit to Iraq in 1993 reignited her passion for theater, returning it to the forefront. Raffo had been … Continued
How do today’s young people view their families, friends and their neighborhoods? How can a camera help kids learn a new skill and see the community around them with a fresh perspective? How can the photographs of youths shatter stereotypes held by adults? Explore these topics and more by viewing photographs and a documentary built … Continued
A female Muslim comic is the opening act followed by a humorous documentary titled “The Muslims Are Coming” this week at the University of South Florida Tampa campus. Are you smiling yet? The dual events kick-off the two-year grant project, Building Bridges, that has the goal of using art to span the gap between the … Continued
In 2011, after three decades of working in Syria, the archaeologist Glenn M. Schwartz was unable to return to his dig at the Bronze Age city of Umm el-Marra. The intensifying civil war had made work in the country impossible. Like many archaeologists of the Middle East, Mr. Schwartz, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, … Continued
It is hard for me to see Ferguson through anything other than Palestinian eyes. The killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown, as he was unarmed and reportedly surrendering, has triggered protests in Missouri against aggressive police action. The protests have been met, quite expectedly, with aggressive police action. This aggressive police action will be met with … Continued
The exhibition ‘Calligraphy – The Art of the Letter’ is a group show currently being hosted by Gallery Sarah at Bait Al Zubair. The exhibition brings together an eclectic mix of talented Arabic calligraphers and typographers who are pushing the boundaries of the art form into new directions. Calligraphy is the most highly regarded and … Continued
Legendary Latin percussionist Francisco Mora-Catlett and a group of other highly skilled Detroit ex-pats will stage a festive Motor City homecoming Dec. 5 to conclude the Fall 2014 season of Global Fridays concerts at the Arab American National Museum, 13624 Michigan Ave. in Dearborn. The New York Times says Mora-Catlett and his group AfroHORN “…seek … Continued
Best known for his wide-ranging blog on Middle Eastern developments, Juan Cole argues that the new generation of Arab youth – sometimes called “Gen Y”, sometimes “the millennials” – is quite unlike its failed predecessors and that much of their success in the Arab spring is due to the use of social media. In support … Continued
The Sharjah International Book Fair’s (SIBF) Translation Grant Fund, one of the premier translation and cultural initiatives in the region, has released the translated copies of 76 new books from and to various languages, most notably Arabic, English, French, and Turkish, thanks to grants awarded by the fund to 22 publishers from around the world. … Continued
The Huffington Post will launch an Arabic-language edition called HuffPost Arabi, the website announced on Wednesday. The site will be a partnership with Wadah Khanfar, CEO of Integral Media Strategies and a former director general of the Al Jazeera Network. “Bringing HuffPost to the Arab world has been a dream for us since we launched … Continued
Kinnan Dowie, 12, lives the life of most average boys his age. Active and well rounded, he loves sports, especially soccer; he is on a swim team; plays the piano; and enjoys acting. He is proud of his Australian and Syrian roots, and has also taken up studying Arabic. But there is something significantly striking … Continued
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