Al Jazeera English will begin its foray into the American market on July 1 after signing its first major US distribution deal with a cable TV company in the Washington DC area, Arabian Business can reveal. “On July 1 we are going to launch the first operation in cable distribution in the United States,” Al … Continued
In Ann Arbor, about 200 people are to gather tonight for a candlelight vigil at the University of Michigan for the 17 people reported killed in Iran this week while protesting perceived fraud in that country’s contested national elections. Advertisement In a Waterford home, a retired Iranian-American engineer anxiously wonders how things will turn out … Continued
Arab foreign ministers vowed on Wednesday to support US President Barack Obama’s Middle East peace efforts but said that normalisation with Israel depends on a halt to its settlement activity. Arab countries “are prepared to deal positively with the proposals of President Obama to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict,” they said in a statement after a … Continued
Teenagers in Lebanon expressed shock and sadness as news spread Friday about the premature death of Michael Jackson, describing him as legend of pop music. “I cannot believe the King of Pop is dead. I was hoping I would see him performing in London this summer,” Tara Attaya, a fifteen- year-old Lebanese told the German … Continued
After he was acquitted of child molestation charges in 2005, Michael Jackson pulled a disappearing act. At the end of June 2005 he went to Bahrain, the tiny 33-island archipelago in the Persian Gulf known less for its isolation than for playing host to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet: If Jackson wanted to get away … Continued
On the premise that nothing makes a better gift than a good book, a Muslim civil liberties group is launching a campaign to hand out 100,000 free copies of an expensive Arabic-English copy of the Qur’an to elected officials and influential policy makers. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is planning to announce their campaign … Continued
At midday today, a local Muslim will clamber 185 feet up a ladder inside the narrow minaret atop the domed brick mosque and recite Islam’s haunting call to prayer, starting with the words, “Allahu akbar,’’ Arabic for “God is great.’’ The chant will mark the ceremonial opening of one of the most disputed projects in … Continued
The Ferris Wheel that hovered over Warren Avenue during the 14th Annual Arab International Festival has packed up and moved on. The proud Arab entrepreneurs who travelled from all over the country to sell their distinctive wares at the largest Arab-American street fair in our nation have returned home. The local eateries who provided some … Continued
An U.S. State Department official said President Barack Obama is preparing to appoint a new ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic after a four-year hiatus, according to Reuters. The new ambassadorship is part of Obama’s drive to improve relations between the United States and the Islamic and Arab world. The official said the Syrian Ambassador … Continued
Arabs – governments and people – are reacting to Iran’s post-election turbulence with mixed feelings, impressed by a display of regime-shaking people power, alert to the perception of western double standards or meddling, but above all pondering the repercussions of the crackdown in Tehran. Mutual Persian-Arab animosity dates back centuries but the legacy of the … Continued
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