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Go topFatima Abdullah has only 1001 nights until she dies. Nobody has told her that exactly; the slightly senile 85-year-old Lebanese matriarch just knows it. She spends her “last days” organizing her possessions, planning her own funeral and finding potential brides for her openly gay grandson. And she tells her life story, in fragments, to Scheherazade–a … Continued
Tunisia has been ranked, for the second consecutive year, on the top of Arab countries in matters of quality of life by the “International Living Magazine” in its rating involving 194 countries. With a score of 59 points out of 100 and an improvement of three points compared with last year’s ranking, Tunisia was particularly … Continued
The creator of the Gulf Arab region’s first animated TV series Freej is in talks with international companies to take his show globally and work on new animation projects for children. Mohammed Harib, founder of UAE-based Lammtara Pictures which produces Freej — meaning neighbourhood in the region’s dialect — told Reuters he was in discussions … Continued
On Sunday evening, January 3rd, members of the Arab American and greater Detroit community watched the “Arab Detroit” television premiere on Channel 56 (WTVS) Detroit Public Television. The program, was co-produced, by Detroit Public Television and Arab Detroit.com, with financial support from the American Syrian Arab Cultural Association (ASACA). The “Arab Detroit” program is a … Continued
With the resurgence of negative rhetoric surrounding Arabs and Muslims, it is now more than ever that we need to recount the rich civilization and history that defines the Middle East. It is one that has had great influence not only on America, but on the entire world. Below are ten contributions, many of which … Continued
There was a standing-room-only audience at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan on December 10 when author Alia Malek came to speak about her new book, A Country Called Amreeka: Arab Roots, American Stories (Free Press; 2009; $25), which revisits key moments in recent American history as experienced by Arab Americans. C-SPAN2 cameras … Continued
Doha is set to captivate the attention of the Arab world as it stages the biggest cultural event in its history, affirming its role as the Capital of Arab Culture for 2010 with a rich line-up of events starting later this month. H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, Minister of Culture, Arts and … Continued
The first meeting of the Joint High-level Committee of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and the League of Arab States (LAS) convened at LAS headquarters in Cairo , to discuss the best ways and means to correct the stereotyped image of Arabs and Muslims. The meeting, which brought together Arab and Islamic institutions, … Continued
The hip-hop beats ringing through the muddy, unlit streets of this burnt-out Palestinian refugee camp seem incongruous. But the rhymes are camp-grown – and courageous. “I’m carrying worries / From inside a destroyed camp / I’m preparing an attack / Words that keep turning in my head / Nahr al-Bared is fenced-in with iron bars … Continued
There’s the Man Booker Prize, the National Book Award, and the Nobel Prize for Literature. And now there’s the International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Associated with the UK’s Booker and funded by the Emirates Foundation, the award recognizes contemporary novelists who write in Arabic. Women escaping their pasts and the Arab-Israeli conflict are among the … Continued
The studio seems a world away from the snowy streets of Minneapolis — as Arabic music plays, women swirl colorful fabrics overhead, tap finger cymbals and shake their hips, causing the coins and beads affixed to their shimmering skirts to jingle in unison. The 20 or so women at belly dance practice look like they … Continued
When Samih Toukan and Hussam Khoury started Maktoob.com as an Arabic e-mail service 10 years ago, they had a modest office in Amman, Jordan, and little support from friends and family who could not imagine anyone using the Internet in Arabic. “We were a typical start-up; I remember the day we got air conditioning we … Continued
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