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Go topIn Their Boots is a documentary series about the impact the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are having on people here at home. Every episode features a documentary about how America’s servicemen and women, their families, and our communities have been profoundly changed by our nation’s campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. Shot on location throughout … Continued
It often takes years, even decades for an ethnic community to muster the money and the resources to build a cultural garden in Rockefeller Park. The Syrian-American community may have set a new example of perseverance. Masons and landscapers are busily at work on a Syrian Cultural Garden — 81 years after the community was … Continued
Every year around this time the name of the Syrian poet Adonis pops up in newspapers and in betting shops. Adonis (pronounced ah-doh-NEES), a pseudonym adopted by Ali Ahmad Said Esber in his teens as an attention getter, is a perennial favorite to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. This year Ladbrokes, the British bookmaking … Continued
Qatar will open a new museum on Dec. 30 devoted to modern Arab art in its capital, Doha. Called Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, it will house a collection of more than 6,000 works, spanning the 1840s to the present and representing major artistic trends. Its opening exhibition, “Sajjil: A Century of Modern Art,” … Continued
Syrian archaeologists Unearthed a stone statue dating back to the early 4th century B.C. was unearthed in Kadmous, Tartous, on the Syrian coast reports Global Arab Network according to Syrian sources. The statue is broken into three 118-centimeters-long, 242- centimetres-high pieces of the solid, white limestone. ”The first piece of the statue represents part of … Continued
A visitor stands on a mosaic showing a map of Europe and North Africa in Lisbon, Portugal. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) TAVIRA, Portugal – While converting the 16th-century Convento da Graça into a luxury hotel, developers ran into an unexpected problem that canceled plans for a basement spa and pool. Beneath the old convent and the … Continued
French archaeologists in Syria have discovered the world’s oldest sculpture of a hawk, which dates back to the 10th millennium B.C. According to al-Baath Newspaper, the Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums in the Ministry of Culture said the hawk sculpture was unearthed during the archaeological work in the area of Belaas, Hama, central Syria. … Continued
We speak with the Syrian-born artist… Your background is Armenian and you were born in Kamachli, Syria, and studied art in Armenia. How do your Armenian and Arab heritages influence your art? “Especially now that I am so far from both Syria and Armenia, I find myself all the more influenced by the landscapes and … Continued
Cheb Khaled, the Algerian rai singer who is probably the best-known Arabic singer on the planet, was selected this summer as one of NPR’s 50 Great Voices. Banning Eyre, a regular commentator on World Music on NPR and producer for Afropop Worldwide who has worked tirelessly to promote music from Africa, including the Maghreb, introduced … Continued
Once the Muslim holy month of Ramadan ends this week, the feast and celebration of Eid al-Fitr begins. In metro Detroit, Muslims will celebrate Eid, the holiday for breaking the fast, today or Friday, depending on the sighting of the new moon. On Eid, Muslims first head to mosques to pray, then socialize with family … Continued
Al-Miskeih Souk has a special feature during the holy month of Ramadan represented through the beauty of the pillars, which form the end of al-Hamidieh Street. Despite its small size, al-Miskieh Souk is a daily attraction point and it is open to al-Miskieh yard where tourists and shoppers gather. The Souk gets more vivid with … Continued
Rolling Stone magazine is to launch its first Middle East edition with coverage of Arab music, hip hop and rock ’n’ roll – but nothing that will rock the boat politically, says its publisher. Rolling Stone Middle East, due to launch in November, will be produced in Dubai under licence from the US-based publisher Wenner … Continued
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