The Arab-Israeli author moved to Jerusalem as a child and has devoted his life to telling Israelis the Palestinian story. But last week he decided to emigrate with his family to the US: Quite soon I am going away from here. In a few days we’ll be leaving Jerusalem, leaving the country. Yesterday we bought … Continued
A Muslim attorney from Dearborn plans to hold a rally on Monday to express support for the four Christian missionaries arrested last month for allegedly disturbing the peace at an Arab festival. Majed Moughni said the rights of the four Christians were violated when police arrested them on July 19 during the Arab International Festival, … Continued
A highly contentious plan to build a 13-story mosque in New York City has garnered its fare share of attention in recent days. Politicians, political pundits, and community members are ardently vocalizing their opinion about whether the mosque should be allowed to exist just a few blocks away from ground zero. Organizers and supporting local … Continued
On a trip to discover one of Detroit’s best entertainment attributes, reporter Martina Guzman takes a deeper look at the cultural institution of belly dancing. Guzman inquires to find out about how belly dancers, many whom are no longer Middle Eastern, perceive the dance as well as how Detroit’s Arab community looks to a dance … Continued
The Arab American Cultural Center in California honored prominent Syrian actor Jamal Sulayman and presented him with an outstanding achievement award for the year 2010. The actor was given the award during a special visit the heads of the center paid the actor. The actor’s press office released a press release stating that the Arab … Continued
Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan honored Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram for her outstanding achievements in making a difference in children’s lives. The singer was given the honorary award during a ceremony held by UNICEF at the Arab Children Conference. This year the conference was held in Jordan in its thirtieth round, and Nancy had … Continued
There are few pleasures left for Gaza’s 1.5 million people, squeezed by both a blockade and Hamas efforts to impose its strict Muslim lifestyle. And women here just lost another one. Gaza’s Hamas rulers have banned women from smoking water pipes in cafes, sending plainclothes agents through popular beachside spots Sunday to enforce the edict. … Continued
Fearing an ever-secular Syria might turn to radical Islam, authorities has quietly banned the niqab, a face-covering veil worn by some Muslim women, in public universities — a move welcomed by most Syrians. The government, which has always kept a tight lid on Islamic movements, has also possibly forced 1,200 women teachers wearing burqa (the … Continued
On a typical night out in Beirut, glitzy nightclubs thrum with revelers, tourists pack breezy seaside restaurants and the lights from brand-new, million-dollar skyscrapers dot the horizon. But beneath Lebanon’s gleaming exterior lies a creaky, third-world infrastructure that is preventing the country from fully emerging from its war-torn past. With the summer heat bearing down, … Continued
Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan has posted a video on TwitVid promoting a tourist swap contest between Jordan and other countries. The rules of the contest, named Twisit Jordan, are simple: If you’ve never been to Jordan, upload a video to TwitVid saying why you’d like to visit the country, and post it with … Continued
Chinese-imported Islamic bathing suits invaded the Egyptian market since the beginning of the summer amidst protests by clerics who argued it is in violation of the teachings of Islam. Veiled women in Egypt have been flocking to stores that sell Islamic, also called ‘legitimate,’ bathing suits imported from China and which started competing with their … Continued
PROLONGED bursts of gunfire clattered across Beirut, the Lebanese capital, on one recent night, setting nerves a jangle. But this was the racket neither of civil war nor foreign attack, sounds all too familiar to the city. It was revelers cheering, in traditional Lebanese fashion, their favorite team in the football World Cup. A few … Continued
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