The third annual Chicago Arabesque Festival is a non-religious, non-political festival designated to promote public awareness of the cultural heritage of the Arab world and showcase its diversity. “It’s a very rich culture people need to hear about,” said George Alcheikh, who was hosting a Syrian educational booth. “We participate because we want the American … Continued
Some of the Arab world’s leading fashion designers have relocated to Dubai, drawn by a favourable investment climate and the lure of the Gulf market. Dubai’s numerous exotic hotels provide a plush backdrop for their latest collections, which tend to combine classical, conservative designs with a splash of daring colour. Lebanon’s Aqal Faqih and Iraq’s … Continued
Former Congresswoman Hon. Mary Rose Oakar; President of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), today joined US Senate leaders including Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) as part of the Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee’s Meeting on Civil Rights. Representing ADC, Oakar was called upon by … Continued
Established American literary luminaries and compelling new voices inspired by global events are represented among the winners of the 2009 Arab American Book Award presented by the Arab American National Museum. This national literary competition, the only one of its kind in the U.S., is designed to draw attention to books and authors dealing with … Continued
ACCESS’ Senior Director of the Community Health & Research Center, Dr. Adnan Hammad, has been awarded the American Cancer Society’s Humanitarian Award by the American Cancer Society’s National Awards Committee. Dr. Hammad along with ACCESS and the American Cancer Society (ACS) Great Lakes Division have worked together for many years implementing educational and training programs, … Continued
One of America’s best-known business schools, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, is to help open a centre in the capital to encourage entrepreneurship. The school is launching the initiative through a tie-up with the Centre for Excellence in Applied Research and Training (Cert), the commercial arm of the Higher Colleges of Technology, … Continued
Raghda Shaheen, who works for the Dubai International Finance Centre, recently completed a four-week business and legal fellowship program at Wharton and the University of Pennsylvania law school. The program, funded by the U.S. Department of State Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and supported by America-Mideast Educational and Training Services (AMIDEAST), teaches management, business and … Continued
The beat might be American, the message might convey in rapid vernacular the frustrations of those on the street, but in these hip hop tunes, the lyrics are all in Arabic. On Thursday night, 50 groups and soloists from the West Bank and Gaza gathered to participate in HipHopKom, the first Palestinian hip hop competition, … Continued
“New Muslim Cool” is a film that follows the life of Brooklyn native Hamza Pérez, a hip hop artist and Islamic convert who is setting up a new community in the North End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The film will kick off the 22nd season of the PBS series P.OV. Pérez, a Puerto Rican-American, was born … Continued
Arabs danced their way into the Guinness Book of World Records over the weekend and are now set on baking their way in with the biggest pasty dish in the world. Some 4475 Lebanese Canadians danced their way into the record book by forming the longest Dabke chain ever assembled, an Arab dance, in the … Continued
Thousands of people from metro Detroit and beyond spent Fathers Day at the Arab International Festival in Dearborn where they soaked up sun, rides, food, music and culture. Advertisement “It’s incredible,” said Warren David of Northville, founder of Arab Detroit, a media site that had a booth at the festival. “We need events like this … Continued
The developer of Asia’s first “Arabia land” for tourists said Sunday his new leisure project aims to offer up to a thousand local jobs by next March. Up to 850 jobs will be available to locals of the state of Melaka, where Sheikh Saleh al-Mansour’s first Arab City in Asia is scheduled to finish contruction … Continued
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