It is generally recognized that the Middle East peace process is in the doldrums, almost moribund. Israeli settlement expansion within Palestine continues, and PLO leaders refuse to join in renewed peace talks without a settlement freeze, knowing that no Arab or Islamic nation will accept any comprehensive agreement while Israel retains control of East Jerusalem. … Continued
The government of Israel seems to be embracing the Christmas spirit. This week it is organizing carols and tree giveaways in Jerusalem, bus service to Bethlehem and even a fireworks show in Nazareth with an apparent eye on burnishing the nation’s reputation for religious diversity. But Israel won’t be giving the Christmas gift near the … Continued
The Dearborn City Beautiful Commission has selected the Lebanese American Heritage Club to receive its 2009 Business “Standard of Excellence” Award Decal. The award highlights businesses which have outstanding year round exterior beautification and maintenance programs and display civic pride and maintain high efforts to improve the beauty of the city. The LAHC thanks the … Continued
Middle East airports will spend $86bn in expansion plans up to 2025, according to the latest research by Frost & Sullivan. The region’s aviation industry has expanded despite the pressures of the global recession and are expected to grow further, the company said on Sunday. Announcing the launch of its latest analysis, Frost & Sullivan … Continued
Palestinian Christians pray at Sunday mass at the Latin Church in the Gaza Strip. Over 3,000 Gazan Christians are praying for a permit from the Israeli military to leave Gaza and visit Bethlehem. (Maan Images) As pilgrims from across the world descend on the West Bank city of Bethlehem for Christmas, Palestinian Christians trapped in … Continued
Rima, whose sister was murdered by Saddam Hussein’s officers, is going to America. Hani, another Christian, is off to Sweden after being kidnapped by a Baghdad militia. Michael Marody, whose cousin was likewise abducted but did not come back alive, is heading for Australia. War-torn, anarchic Iraq, however, is not the only place in the … Continued
“Behold! The angels said: ‘O Mary! God giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him. His name will be Jesus Christ, the son of Mary, held in honor in this world and the Hereafter and in (the company of) those nearest to God.’” Before searching for this quote in the New Testament, you might … Continued
At a retirement party last week for the head of the FBI’s Washington field office, Muslim and Arab leaders presented the guest of honor with a crystal plaque. It thanked Joseph Persichini Jr. for reaching out to the local Muslim and Arab communities. Yet even as the tribute on Capitol Hill went on, his agents … Continued
For most people, the United Arab Emirates means just one place: Dubai. The glitter on the world’s most famous city state may have faded a little recently, but the mix of ambition, money and outright hubris has created a 21st-century playground that has become impossible to ignore. But what lies beyond the hotels and the … Continued
A quarter of Arab Americans have experienced personal or familial abuse because of race, ethnicity or religion since 9/11, says a new study. This is the first representative, population-based investigation of the health and psychological impact of Sep 11 on Arabs and Muslims living in the US, the researchers say. Muslim Arabs also reported higher … Continued
A masked policeman mans a machinegun atop an armoured vehicle outside a Christian church in Mosul July 14, 2009. Iraq’s ethnically and religiously mixed city of Mosul imposed a curfew on vehicles in Christian neighborhoods on Monday in response to a series of bomb attacks targeting churches in Baghdad, police said. It could be a … Continued
The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) will open its long-awaited new gallery of Islamic art on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. The new gallery includes works of art from the Mediterranean region, the Middle East, Central Asia and India, and spans the 7th–early 20th-centuries. The gallery was initially to be part of the museum’s renovation and … Continued
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