Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Dubai opened the world’s tallest skyscraper Monday, and in a surprise move renamed the gleaming glass-and-metal tower Burj Khalifa in a nod to the leader of neighboring Abu Dhabi — the oil-rich sheikdom which came to its rescue during the financial meltdown. A multimedia presentation witnessed by Dubai’s ruler and … Continued
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, the Saudi banking and finance mogul, retained the top spot on the 2009 Arabian Business Rich List for the world’s 50 richest Arabs, while last year’s number three, Maan Al Sanea, dropped off the list amid his debt woes. The Arab Rich List, which was published Sunday, surveys Arabs … Continued
AMREEKA, the movie, will be released on DVD, January 12th. The film is nominated for 3 Spirit Awards including Best Feature, Best Female Lead and Best First Screenplay. AMREEKA chronicles the adventures of Muna, a single mother who leaves the West Bank with Fadi, her teenage son, with dreams of an exciting future in the … Continued
The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum unveiled on Friday a plan to drill 520 exploratory oil and gas wells involving investments of USD two billion in 2010. The plan envisages drilling 36 gas wells in the country’s northern delta coast, the southern governorates of Qena and Aswan, west of the Nile River, and the southern border … Continued
The first meeting of the Joint High-level Committee of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and the League of Arab States (LAS) convened at LAS headquarters in Cairo , to discuss the best ways and means to correct the stereotyped image of Arabs and Muslims. The meeting, which brought together Arab and Islamic institutions, … Continued
2009 has been a seesaw year for the Middle East. The year started in agony with Israel’s bloody attack on Gaza, which, by the time Israel and Hamas announced their officially unconnected cease-fires on Jan. 18, left some 1,300 Palestinians dead. However, the fact that the world was now fully aware of Israeli oppression of … Continued
The terrorist attempt on Christmas Day is the latest incident making American Muslims cringe, fearing that one errant individual will again cast suspicion on the whole religious community. In the days since the failed bombing on a Detroit-bound airliner, conversations among Muslims have taken on a tenor of disdain at the incident and frustration that … Continued
In June of 2009, less than six months after taking office, President Obama delivered an unprecedented address to Cairo University in Egypt. In the historic, 55 minute speech, Obama spoke about American-Muslim relations, focusing mostly on the misunderstandings and conflicts adversely dividing the two cultures. Immediately after the speech, Arabs and Muslims from all corners … Continued
Minnesota Congressional candidate says Islam promotes criminal behavior and that the US constitution does not apply to Muslims. – In Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, vandals spray-paint “go home sand n**ger” and Nazi swastikas on a truck owned by a Muslim of Mideast descent. The victim also finds a racist flier from the Aryan Nations on his … Continued
The hip-hop beats ringing through the muddy, unlit streets of this burnt-out Palestinian refugee camp seem incongruous. But the rhymes are camp-grown – and courageous. “I’m carrying worries / From inside a destroyed camp / I’m preparing an attack / Words that keep turning in my head / Nahr al-Bared is fenced-in with iron bars … Continued
We know that the Burj Dubai (left), designed by Chicago architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, will be the tallest building in the world and the tallest free-standing structure on Earth, when it opens next Monday, January 4. What we don’t know is exactly how tall it really is. The developers of the tower, Emaar Properties, … Continued
The organizers behind acclaimed Barbadian singer Rihanna’s planned concert in Abu Dhabi on New Year’s Eve are denying media reports that the star has been told to trade in her trademark revealing, raunchy stage gear for a more wholesome look in her gig at the Emirates Palace Hotel in the emirate. “The facts and figures … Continued
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