Juan Williams, the well-known radio and TV commentator, told a conservative TV network host recently that he gets nervous boarding planes when he sees people put on “Muslim garb.” The commentator said the fear stems from the terrorism of Sept. 11, 2001, when 19 Muslim Arabs hijacked four planes and crashed three of them into … Continued
After decades spent trying to better explain the Arab World to other Americans, all too often I have found myself running up against the same mythologies and half-truths that, year after year, stubbornly maintain an alarming ability to shape thinking about the region. One of the reasons I wrote “Arab Voices: What They Are Saying … Continued
A Saudi prince who has aided the imam spearheading a proposed Islamic centre near New York’s ground zero is appealing for another site not associated with the “wound” of the Sept. 11 attacks, a report said Thursday. In interview excerpts published by the Dubai-based Arabian Business magazine, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was quoted as saying … Continued
Sheik Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qassimi, the emir of Ras al-Khaimah, one of the United Arab Emirates, has died, officials said. He died Wednesday at the age of 92. At the time of his death, al-Qassimi was the world’s longest-serving ruler, Gulf News reported. Al-Qassimi led the gulf emirate of Ras al-Khaimah for 62 years. He … Continued
Hating on Muslims seems to be very popular these days among the politically conservative set, as in the controversy over the so-called “Ground Zero mosque.” And one of the objects of that hate seems to be the alleged creeping influence of sharia. Sharia is the sacred law of Islam, although there are different interpretations of … Continued
Juan Williams, the well-known NPR radio and TV commentator, recently told Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly that he gets nervous boarding planes when he sees people in “Muslim garb.” Williams said the fear stems from the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001 when 19 Muslim Arabs hijacked four planes and crashed three of them into the … Continued
Some in the Middle East are numb to the compressive feeling of a mortar round as it sucks oxygen from the air before penetrating the side of a hill. To help viewers further understand the issues confronting the Middle East, Henry Ford Community College’s (HFCC) film festival Middle Eastern Visions II Nov. 1-9 offers in-depth … Continued
Review: The Arabian Nights Cookbook By Habeeb Salloum Published by Tuttle Publishing It’s an odd thing to hear, but you can’t write about Arab cuisine without mentioning petroleum. The oil wells of the Arabian Peninsula have played an integral role in the evolution of the region’s food culture, says Habeeb Salloum, author of “The Arabian … Continued
The controversial planned Muslim cultural center near Ground Zero took center stage at a “Candidates Night 2010” forum in Bay Ridge last Thursday. The lively event at the Bay Ridge Manor was also a big step forward for the growing Brooklyn immigrant community and the forum’s host, the Arab American Association of New York. The … Continued
James Zogby is one of the nation’s most influential Arab-American leaders. Through the Arab American Institute, the son of Lebanese immigrants has mobilized the Arab-American electorate, taking it from the margins of American politics and forging an identity which is recognized not only by the national parties, but also by the national media and the … Continued
Pope Benedict called on Islamic countries in the Middle East on Sunday to guarantee freedom of worship to non-Muslims and said peace in the region was the best remedy for a worrying exodus of Christians. He made his a appeal at a solemn mass in St Peter’s Basilica ending a two week Vatican summit of … Continued
Budrus is a tiny village where something potentially very big happened, the setting for a hopeful story in an area of the world that has produced hardly any hope at all in recent years. As introduced in the surprisingly heartening documentary of the same name, Budrus is a small agricultural settlement in the West Bank, … Continued
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