As part of a new development strategy meant to improve their position in competition with the booming Arabic-language television market, Saudi TV is getting a face-lift. Saudi Channel One, Saudi Sports Channel, and business channel Akhbariya will undergo changes such as a new logo and technical upgrades. In cooperation with the upgrade of Saudi TV, … Continued
In the 2006 film Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World, Albert Brooks plays an American sent by his government to find out what makes Muslims in South Asia laugh. Brooks’ character was woefully unsuccessful, but the growing popularity of a comedy festival in Amman, Jordan, would indicate that maybe he was just looking in … Continued
Jordan has managed to avoid the worst of the global recession in 2009, with the economy still expanding. Nevertheless, the drying up of liquidity and a slowing of business activity, along with a widening gap between state revenue and expenditure, means that the effects of the international crisis will continue to be with the Kingdom … Continued
As part of its ongoing efforts to alleviate human suffering, the American-based relief organization, Life for Relief and Development (Life) in partnership with Dubai-based Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Charity (MBRMC), a prominent humanitarian relief organization in the United Arab Emirates, launched Phase One of their joint emergency relief campaign for the victims of the recent … Continued
Friday, January 22nd Ignite Sushi Bar and Lounge inside MGM Grand Detroit will launch “Arabian Night”, the latest in Detroit nightlife. “Arabian Night” is branded as “where exotic meets trendy” and will feature a full Arabic menu, premium bar, private cigar room, belly dancers and an eclectic mix of Arabic music and pop themes. The … Continued
Compelling films fresh from the international festival circuit and an Arabic music virtuoso marking his latest recording will warm up metro Detroit audiences this winter and early spring during a new season of Global Thursdays at the Arab American National Museum (AANM), 13624 Michigan Ave. in Dearborn. Trained in Lebanon and based in the U.S., … Continued
In the first three days after Dubai opened the tallest building in the world, about 10,600 people paid a total of more than $280,000 to ride an elevator to the observation deck on the 124th floor. Outside, day after day, revelers jockeyed for position to be photographed standing before the shimmering tower that reaches 2,717 … Continued
Mohamad A. Chakaki is a doctoral student in the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT and a senior fellow at the university’s Environmental Leadership Program. He received a master’s degree in urban ecology and environmental design from Yale University, and has worked in parks and gardens throughout the country, as well as with … Continued
Although writer/director Cherien Dabis’ Amreeka, out on DVD from Virgil Films at $24.99, tells a Palestinian-American story, don’t confuse it for a dry diatribe on the global state of affairs. Far from it, Amreeka is a warm, hilarious immigrant tale to which, in Dabis’ words, “anyone who’s felt like an outsider can relate.” “My favorite … Continued
Lebanese composer Mansour Rahbani, well-known in the Arab world along with his brother Assi for their role in musical and theatrical revival, died on Tuesday following a bout of pneumonia. He was 83. “We have lost the last of the great ones,” Lebanese poet and playwright Paul Shawul told AFP. “Mansour has joined his second … Continued
Islamic Relief USA, America’s largest Muslim relief organization, announced today that it will immediately fly a $1 million shipment of aid to those impacted by yesterday’s earthquake in Haiti. That relief aid will be sent in coordination with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Those wishing to donate to Islamic Relief USA’s “Haiti … Continued
Intensified airport screening of citizens from 14 nations who are heading to the United States is “basically a proxy for racial profiling,” a spokesman for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said Monday. In a briefing organized by the Arab American Institute, representatives from Arab-American and civil rights groups voiced concerns about the new regulations … Continued
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