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SOURCE: THE MICHIGAN DAILY BY: LIAT WEINSTEIN Friday night, the founding line of Omega Beta Eta, the University of Michigan’s first Arab fraternity, revealed their pledge class with a performance on the Diag. Each of the 16 recruits, clad in black robes with red-and-black keffiyehs  partially covering their faces, introduced themselves to a cheering crowd comprised … Continued

SOURCE: DENISON Learning deepens when you can go to the source, and clearly see the nuance and factors that affect your topic. Hanada Al-Masri, associate professor of Modern Languages, is connecting her Arabic students to the Arab community in Columbus through a digital oral history collection. The project gives Denison students real opportunities to use … Continued

SOURCE: ABOUT HER BY: YARA JABER Fashion is no stranger to activism as the style riot was being featured in the streets back in 1908 when the suffragettes protested their right to vote in their white dresses. Flash-forward to the era where street-style takes a whole new outlook and acquires a standing next to luxury fashion … Continued

SOURCE: THE MEDIA LINE BY: MAYA MARGIT With hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube, east Jerusalem-based Bashar Murad challenges gender stereotypes Finding a respectable job, getting married and upholding traditional family values—none of these are priorities for Palestinian singer-songwriter Bashar Murad who through music is challenging conservative social norms in order to inspire Arab … Continued

The International Prize for Arabic Fiction has given a platform to previously unheard voices SOURCE: THE NATIONAL The six authors shortlisted for this year’s International Prize for Arabic Fiction must wait until April to learn which of them has won the coveted award. There is already one clearly emerging winner, however – the writing of … Continued

Constant stress. SOURCE: STEP FEED Being a student has its way of turning every single person into a stress-ball. But, there is something about being an Arab student that makes the experience all the more unique. It’s a real struggle actually. Here’s how: 1. Mission Impossible: Pleasing your parents 2. Abort Mission: Studying at home … Continued

“Some guys go to malls and eat french fries. They seriously have no shame, where are their parents?” SOURCE: STEP FEED BY: MARIAM NABBOUT Women across the Arab world have had enough with the sexism they’re so often subjected to. Earlier this week, thousands of them shared their thoughts via a viral hashtag in which they hilariously, … Continued

SOURCE: WHNT BY: LAURA CHRISTMAS  ARAB, Ala. – We have a Christmas tradition at WHNT News 19, one we’ve been happy to share with you since 1999. Every year we visit Mrs. Sara Harris’ home in Arab, and each year we find something different. Christmas at the Harris home is a production. “Twenty-three years ago, … Continued

HRH Princess Reema Bint Bandar Bin Sultan Al Saud was one of the amazing women honoured in front of a star-studded who’s who of the Middle East’s social media world. SOURCE: ABOUT HER An incredible keynote speech by Queen Rania of Jordan, an interesting panel discussion by Huda and Mona Kattan and a host of … Continued