SUGAR AND SPICE Fadi Jaber says that women account for most of his business at Sugar Daddy’s, which has locations in Dubai, Beirut, and Amman. Readers’ Comments AS a young student at the multinational Aramco school in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Fadi Jaber, a son of Palestinian refugees, always preferred his American classmates’ cupcakes, brownies and … Continued
“The Arabs Gone Wild” stand up comedy tour -which has played to sold out shows in the United States and Middle East – performs it’s first show ever in Canada on Saturday, October 10 at the Gesù Theater in Montreal. “With President Bush finally gone, Arabs feel like it’s time to party!” declares co-headliner and … Continued
The creators behind the new ImHalal.com, an Islamic-oriented Internet search engine that is intended to filter sites considered sinful under Islam, say theirs is a success story after attracting more than 500,000 visitors in their first two weeks online. The search engine was set up by a Dutch company in an attempt to enable Muslims … Continued
The late Edward W. Said had a huge following since the publication of Orientalism in 1978. One of the most influential scholars in the world, the Palestinian-born University of Columbia Professor of English and Comparative Literature came into the Malaysian national consciousness in 2003, only to pass away die on Sept 25 September of that … Continued
The Arab world is so addicted to television that western ideas are starting to transform Arab culture at a pace that might be too fast, says a researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology. “The information is free flowing,” says Dr. Morris Kalliny, assistant professor of marketing at Missouri University of Science and Technology. … Continued
Learning the Arabic language is gaining significant momentum in Brazil, where more and more people are keen to know the foreign language millions worldwide speak, and understand the Arab culture that is increasingly popular in the Latin American nation. “We were surprised when students started to pay visits to our schools asking for Arabic,” Pedro … Continued
The 6th annual Arab American National Museum Concert Gala, at 8 p.m. Saturday, October 17 will feature a stunning live performance by the world renowned MESTO – Multi Ethnic Star Orchestra, a 40-piece orchestra conducted by the esteemed music director Nabil Azzam, with special guest vocalist Moroccan-born Karima Skalli, known as the “Golden Voice.” Under … Continued
Like Muslims worldwide, Ben Ries has refrained from food and drink from sunrise to sundown in an act of self-restraint during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which ends this weekend. Each evening, the 31-year-old Ries joins Muslim families in a room above a hardware store in Bellingham, Wash., to find fellowship and break the … Continued
The growth of fundamentalism in the Middle East and the concerns it is generating among Christians, the importance of Islamic-Christian dialogue, the status of Eastern Catholic Patriarchs in the Universal Church and the Ecclesiastic jurisdiction in Kuwait and the Gulf States are the four main issues the seven Eastern Catholic Patriarchs will discuss tomorrow with … Continued
Montana’s Missoula high schools students will soon have another choice when it comes to learning a foreign language. Beginning next year, they’ll be able to take Arabic classes after the U.S. Department of Education awarded Missoula County Public Schools over $700,000 in grant money to bring the Arabic language into schools. The University of Montana … Continued
Films about immigration and the difficult transition to American life often are dark and somber affairs. They tend to focus on the harsh clash of cultures, economic privation and bitter struggles with prejudice. The beauty of “Amreeka,” National Geographic Entertainment’s first venture into feature films, is in first-time director Cherien Dabis’ nimble touch. Dabis doesn’t … Continued
Clothing giant Abercrombie & Fitch is not exactly known for its modesty, as evidenced by sexy catalogs featuring models in barely-there clothing. Now the company is being sued for allegedly denying a teenager the right to wear a religious headcovering. A Muslim teenager hoping to work at one of the company’s childrens clothing stores says … Continued
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