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The enduring art of Palestinian tiles

Feb 13, 2016

Mary Pelletier Al Jazeera Nablus, occupied West Bank - Aslan Tiles, located in downtown Nablus, is the last remaining producer(...)

Tunisia Is Becoming MENA’s Next Startup Hub

Feb 13, 2016

Madeleine Moreau Tech Crunch Since the Arab Spring in 2011, Tunisia’s new democracy has struggled to enact prudent economic(...)

Gaza’s incredibly high unemployment rate is leading one couple to crowdfund their wedding

Feb 13, 2016

Hazem Balousha The Washington Post It's a classic problem faced by many young couples the world over: How to(...)

Obama to sign AIPAC-promoted trade bill that legitimizes Israeli occupation and fights BDS

Feb 13, 2016

Annie Robbins Mondoweiss Yesterday the Senate passed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 by a 75-20 veto proof(...)

Pink Floyd frontman weighs into 'Palestinian Roots' controversy at York University

Feb 12, 2016

By Josh Dehass CTV News Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters has taken sides in a controversy at York University(...)

Obama, American Muslims, and Our Constitutional Duplicity

Feb 12, 2016

BALTIMORE SUN VIA GETTY IMAGES BY Patrick G. Eddington The Huffington Post President Obama's recent speech to the Islamic Society(...)

Cairo’s Soviet-Style Silencing

Feb 12, 2016

Rula Jebreal Foreign Policy This week, dozens of Middle Eastern artists and performers are being welcomed and celebrated at(...)

Keeping the Memory of Manhattan's 'Little Syria' Alive

Feb 12, 2016

By TANVI MISRACity Lab A man wearing a fez sells drinks in the Syrian quarter of New York City in the early(...)

#Justice4Rasmea social media campaign an incredible success

Feb 12, 2016

The Rasmea Defense Committee, United States Palestinian Community Network, Committee to Stop FBI Repression, Coalition to Protect People’s Rights, and(...)

Artists prove that bombing in Baghdad was not the end of street of booksellers

Feb 12, 2016

By Mark Jenkins The Washington Post In March 2007, a bomb killed 30 and wounded 100 on Baghdad’s Al-Mutanabbi(...)

Hishmeh: ‘Void of action’

Feb 11, 2016

These days, focus on the Middle East, particularly the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, has virtually disappeared. The position(...)

Mothers of 3 slain in Chapel Hill talk about a year of coping with the deaths

Feb 11, 2016

By Sharon Tazwell WNCN News The families continue to struggle with the loss of their children, who were gunned(...)