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Yasmine Hamdan’s Arab Signature on World Music

By Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer It’s hard and unfair to label music nowadays, artists are taking influences from endless and diverse sources, and yet, one thing is clear – what is on the surface is not what is under the ground. Yasmine Hamdan is popular but certainly not part of the mainstream. Her career … Continued

The Prairie Rubaiyat

By: Habeeb Salloum, Arab America Contributing Writer PART I INTRODUCTION TO THE PRAIRIE RUBAlYAT From my early youth when I first read the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, I have been enthralled by the verses of that world-renowned Persian poet and his type of poetry.  Of course, it was not the poet himself but rather Edward … Continued

Zayn Malik Accused of Cheating on Gigi Hadid

SOURCE: THE NEWS Famed singer Zayn Malik was reported to have cheated on his girlfriend Gigi Hadid back in March following the break the duo had taken from their relationship. According to a report by The Sun, the former One Direction member had gotten cozy with a 41-year-old masseuse called Italian Enrica. The report citing … Continued

Contemporary Arab Cinema Series Looks Past Headlines to Realities of the Region

SOURCE: HYPERALLERGIC BY: SHIRINE SAAD Shattering Prejudices. Exposing hard truths. Provoking dialogues. Stirring debates. Films produced by the new generation of Arab filmmakers reveal what the mainstream media and pop culture do not: a multilayered society in flux, desperately seeking liberation. Programmer Lina Matta has roamed the region, and the world’s film festivals, in search … Continued

Who Invented the Mediterranean Diet – Greece, Italy, Lebanon or Syria?

The Mediterranean basin spans 22 countries with different patterns of eating across Europe, Asia and Africa. So where did the celebrated ‘Mediterranean diet’ actually originate? SOURCE: SBS BY: YASMIN NOONE The Mediterranean diet is touted as one of the world’s most nutritious diets, celebrated by health experts across the globe. Rich in fruits, vegetables, whole … Continued

Arab Film Festival Opens Tonight — without Four of Its Stars

SOURCE: MINN POST BY: PAMELA ESPELAND Now in its 13th year, the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival will screen more than 30 films from Palestine, Tunisia, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, the UAE and Iraq, along with films by local Arab filmmakers. Starting tonight (Thursday, Sept. 27) and ending Sunday (Sept. 30), the four-day event, presented by Mizna, … Continued

Food, art and literature: How Israel is stealing Arab culture

Israel has expanded the reach of its cultural theft beyond the historic borders of Palestine, to various Arab countries around it SOURCE: MIDDLE EAST EYE BY: NADA ELIA As a settler-colonial country, Israel has industriously sought to erase the existence of the people indigenous to the land it occupies, so as to better appropriate aspects … Continued

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