At a luxury spa in Dubai, women wait for their weekend beauty treat, their colourful eye make-up contrasting with their black robes. The mineral-based skincare range used at the spa is free of pork and alcohol derivatives. Supplier Charlotte Proudman hopes to register it as compliant with sharia, and so tap into a growing trend … Continued
Arab League ministers meeting in Libya walked a diplomatic tightrope on Friday, issuing a statement that put the Israeli-Palestinian peace process on notice but also giving American brokers another month to resolve an impasse over Israeli settlement construction and restart the talks. This compromise, reached after intense American lobbying to avoid a total collapse of … Continued
The directions to Lebanese artist Pascal Hachem’s studio include these enigmatic details: “Near Cinema Vendôme (used to exist – now it is an empty plot). There is a stair (a long one).” Hachem, born in Beirut in 1979, lives and works in a small concrete bunker at the bottom of a large house on a … Continued
In response to the misleading rhetoric of U.S. Senate Candidate Sharron Angle of Nevada, Dearborn, MI resident Tarek M. Baydoun responded with an automated call to over 250,000 Nevada likely-voter households. The calls will go out at 6pm Pacific Time Zone (9pm Est). The text of the robocall is included below and the recording can … Continued
Ahmad Minkara of DIA Magazine speaks with artist Jaber Alwan. Your work is centered around women. Who is the archetypal woman you keep in mind in your work? “I am not the first one to paint women. Women are ubiquitous in the history of painting beginning with the Greeks…. I document the female in all … Continued
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Libya on Thursday to seek Arab League backing for his decision to quit direct talks with Israel until the settlement construction moratorium is renewed, amid no signs that the US and Israel have a formula in hand to break the impasse. Although Ambassador to the US Michael Oren … Continued
Youtube, the video sharing website owned by Google, has launched an Arabic version of the popular Internet portal, it was reported on Monday. Google has launched a number of new versions, including those in Arabic, Slovenian, Ukrainian and Vietnamese, the Internet conglomerate confirmed to The National newspaper on Monday. “We are always looking for ways … Continued
Architect firm Goettsch Partners has revealed the designs for a new five-star 900-bedroom business hotel and serviced apartment complex in the Saudi city of Riyadh. The project, estimated to cost $450m, will be the largest hotel in the capital and the first in Riyadh specifically designed and built for Hilton, the firm said in an … Continued
At the September Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan (www.cfsem.org) more than $7.6 million was approved through more than 330 grants to support nonprofit organizations working to improve the quality of life in the region. The following nonprofit organizations are among those receiving grants from the Community … Continued
The call for peace in Israel/Palestine within interfaith dialogue is being waged by Dr. Mark Braverman, author of “Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews, and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land” The book was “written as a result of my shock, my horror, my sadness, and my anger at what is happening in historic Palestine.” … Continued
“A rich mosaic of perspectives and communities in such a small place, coming together,” observed Ronney Shantouf, a Lebanese American physician, as he walked through Beirut’s trendy Gemayze District. Like the thousands of other Lebanese young adults crawling up and down the raucous avenue, Shantouf’s summer return to his country of origin is a chance … Continued
There was a time when Jews were hated more than any other people. They were targeted by anti-Semitism and they knew what it was like to be hated. But these days, I wonder if Jews have forgotten what it is like to be the target of hatred and victimized by government, society and the media. … Continued
4,787 Results (Page 261 of 399)
Loading ...