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Building a Knowledge Society in the Arab World

Arab societies need nurturing institutions and supportive policies to achieve a significant boost in knowledge production and creation, according to the new Arab Knowledge Report 2009. The report, launched by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on 28 October, maintains that reforms in areas like the media and information technologies are vital if Arab societies are … Continued

Arabic Classes Coming to Three More Chicago Schools

Mayor Daley announces grant, says he doesn’t see Fort Hood shooting stoking anti-Muslim sentiment CommenThe Chicago public schools will expand its Arabic-language program to three more high schools, thanks to a three-year, $888,000 federal grant announced this morning. Mayor Daley accepted the grant at Durkin Park Elementary School, 8445 S. Kolin, as he rejected suggestions … Continued

Good Music is Oud Music

The annual Jerusalem International Oud Festival, run by Confederation House, has certainly taken off. On November 12 the country’s premier ethnic music event will kick off for the tenth straight year. The 16-day program in Jerusalem and Nazareth is choc full of topliners from France, India, Greece, Turkey and the United States besides, naturally, the … Continued

Arab American National Museum Announces 2009 Arab Film Festival

The Arab American National Museum announces the 2009 Arab American Film Festival which will take place on Thursday, December 3 through Saturday, December 5, 2009 at the Arab American National Museum, 13624 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, MI 48126 This popular annual event presents short and feature-length films made by Arab American and Arab World filmmakers, and … Continued

Worlds First Arabic Speaking Robot Constructed in UAE

A team working at a university in the United Arab Emirates has designed the world’s first Arabic speaking robot. Owners of robots who have felt frustrated by their humanoid companions inability to say marhaban, ma salama, shukran and mabrook may soon be able to end their suffering. Named after a 11th Century Muslim doctor and … Continued

Author Alia Malek Tells the True Arab American Story

Just a few years ago, Syrian American Alia Malek was most known as a civil rights attorney in the US Department of Justice. However, with the release of her first book, “A Country Called Amreeka,” she has since claimed the new title of author. The recently published book offers a rich historical account of Arab … Continued

Americans Join the Crowds on the Road to Damascus

The country’s capital city Damascus may very well be the oldest continuously populated city in the world. At least it lays claim to that title. By pushing tourism, the Syrian government celebrates the country’s past while trying to improve its present, not just economically but politically. “One looks at tourism in this strategy as a … Continued

Palestinians Make ‘Largest Dress’

Palestinians in the West Bank town of Hebron have sewn what they believe is the world’s largest embroidered dress. About 150 women helped make the dress, which is 32.6m (107ft) long and 18.1m (59.4ft) wide, organisers said. It is hoped that the dress will secure a place in the Guinness Book of World records and … Continued

Remember Alex Odeh? Alex Who???

Alex Odeh was a professor of Middle East History and Arabic Language in Santa Ana, California. He was a U.S. citizen and a Palestinian Roman Catholic who immigrated to the U.S. in 1972, and served as the West Coast Regional Director of the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee, [ADC]. I had the privilege of meeting Alex … Continued

When Ancient Artifacts Become Political Pawns

As thousands lined up to catch a glimpse of Nefertiti at the newly reopened Neues Museum here, another skirmish erupted in the culture wars. Egypt’s chief archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, announced that his country wanted its queen handed back forthwith, unless Germany could prove that the 3,500-year-old bust of Akhenaten’s wife wasn’t spirited illegally out of … Continued

Arab Women Take to the Skies in Landmark Move

A Royal Jordanian flight from Athens to Amman could have passed off as any other routine trip except this RJ 132 flight was a little different as it boasted a female pilot leading an all female crew. Carol Rabadi captained her first flight of 100 passengers after working as a co-pilot for six years, a … Continued

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