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Mechanical Art Pieces Pay Tribute to Arab Innovation

SOURCE: GET THAT BY: JYOTI KALSI Urban artists Omar and Mohamed Kabbani are well known for their calligraffiti that combines Arabic calligraphy and culture with street art. But for their first exhibition in Dubai, Arab Golden Age V.2.0. the twin brothers, better known as Ashekman have experimented with a different form of art. Using recycled … Continued

Why I Accused Israel of Cultural Genocide

SOURCE: HUFFPOST BY: JAMES ZOGBY What started the heated exchange was my response to a tweet by celebrity chef Rachael Ray in which she called “Israeli”—“meze, stuffed grape leaves, hummus, beet dip, eggplant and sun-dried tomato dip, walnut and red pepper dip, and tabouli”. I hadn’t intended a war, but my blood boiled when I … Continued

Arab and Chaldean Group Helps Needy in Detroit with Food, Coats

SOURCE: DETROIT FREE PRESS BY: HASAN DUDAR Before she got sick, Nefertiti King said, she never needed anyone to help her. “I was always a helper,” King, 44, of Detroit said Saturday  “Now it’s like my time has came.” King, who said she became homeless three years ago after undergoing brain surgery for an aneurysm, … Continued

5 Beautiful Arab Cities You should Visit at Least Once

SOURCE: KHALEEJ TIMES BY: HISHAM SALAH The magnanimous Arab world, spreading across the Middle East and northern Africa, enwraps rich Arabic culture and tradition. The nuances of every Arab city and intricacies of its heritage, make it worth experiencing the myriad hues of Arabic culture, cuisine, arts and music, and entertainment. However, these five destinations … Continued

Economics 101: Are there many ‘Lost Einsteins’ in the Arab World?

How many potential geniuses never realised their potential because they were unlucky? This is a particularly pressing question for the Arab countries SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: OMAR AL UBAYDLI When we examine the lives of geniuses, it often seems that, in addition to their raw brain power, they benefited from fortunate circumstances: being spotted by the … Continued

The Jerusalem Announcement Won’t Really Hurt America’s Arab Alliances

SOURCE: THE ATLANTIC BY: SHADI HAMID Most Arab countries won’t care much about Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, which might seem counterintuitive. The official announcement, though, comes at an important and peculiar time, when Arab regimes—particularly Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt—find themselves more aligned than ever with Israel on regional … Continued

Say it: I’m Arab and Beautiful

SOURCE: LA REVIEW OF BOOKS BY: FADY JOUDAH Dear editor: Do you ever consider what it’s like for an Arab American to wake up within his or her own American life and feel assaulted almost daily, for decades? Do you ever think how painful it is for so many like me to know that I … Continued

Habibi Funk: An Eclectic Selection of Music From the Arab World

SOURCE: PITCHFORK BY: ANDY BETA A new compilation from Habibi Funk highlights the old and interweaving sounds of Algerian coladera, Lebanese AOR, Egyptian disco, Moroccan funk and more. In an interview with The Believer, Sublime Frequencies founder Alan Bishop described a vast difference between Western and other cultures. “There’s a thing about ‘new is everything,’ old … Continued

How to Hoax Yourself: The Case of A Gay Girl in Damascus

SOURCE: THE NEW YORKER BY: KEVIN YOUNG The blog A Gay Girl in Damascus began appearing in early 2011, with posts by Amina Arraf, a self-described Syrian-American lesbian. The title said it all. The Web site quickly grew in popularity, and Arraf began several online relationships with lesbian political activists, one of whom considered Arraf her … Continued

Adeela just Hosted a Competition to Choose the ‘Sexiest’ Arab Man Alive

This is harder than some university courses … SOURCE: STEP FEED BY: MARIAM NABBOUT Satirical Lebanese social media page Adeela caused quite the frenzy after launching an “Arab sexiest man alive” competition on Wednesday. In a post shared via Facebook, Adeela asked its 767,901 followers to vote for their favorite between 4 nominees: Syrian actor Taim Hasan, Lebanese … Continued

10 Arab Beauty Queens Who Made It Big Internationally

SOURCE: STEP FEED BY: MARIAM NABBOUT Held in a few countries across the Arab world, including Lebanon, Egypt, and Iraq, beauty pageants have become a path to stardom for many ambitious women. While most of the beauty queens we hear of are crowned locally, a few Arab beauty contestants also made it big on the … Continued

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