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All that glitters not TV gold for 'Lebanon's Kardashians'
May 20, 2015
They were touted as Lebanon's answer to reality TV icons the Kardashians, but the stars of "The Sisters" have been dismissed as not only unrepresentative but even worse -- boring. In the sleek apartment where their show is filmed, Alice,(...)
Scholarships aim to aid Arab women directors
May 20, 2015
A new scholarship program announced at the Cannes Film Festival hopes to help more Arab women break into filmmaking. The Hani Farsi Graduate Scholarship Fund will pay for three aspiring filmmakers to study directing at the University of California at(...)
Finland boycotts Jewish National Fund
May 20, 2015
Israeli-Finnish relations are reported to be strained after Finland prevented the Jewish National Fund from participating in the exhibition of non-governmental organisations held annually in the capital, Helsinki, Israeli newspaper Maariv reported.The newspaper pointed out that the exhibition, which is(...)
Lebanese star Lamitta Frangieh lights up Cannes Film Festival
May 20, 2015
The Cannes Film Festival is currently underway in France, and the world's sexiest stars are streaming in like ants for screenings of the latest hot films. Hollywood artists fill the air, and this year, Lebanon's beloved beauty queen and actress(...)
Palestinian cutting-edge beauty parlor film shows Cannes the real women of Gaza
May 20, 2015
Presented at The International Critics Week at the Cannes Film Festival ‘Dégradé’ by the Palestinian twins Tarzan and Arab Nasser is set in a hair salon in Gaza where thirteen trapped women chat, argue and eventually boil over.Outside chaos reigns.Tarzan Nasser(...)
Lebanese recipes seasoned with stories of a Michigan life
May 20, 2015
e Water & Orange Blossoms” (Running Press, $30), the debut cookbook by Maureen Abood, evokes both her Lebanese-American heritage and her life as a cook, writer, photographer and blogger in Michigan. It is an intensely personal book, filled with evocative(...)
Pianist looks to Syria’s musical past to spread peace
May 20, 2015
Dubai: Malek Jandali may only have been alive for four decades but the award-winning composer insists he feels ancient, having revived some of the oldest melodies from his war-torn Syrian homeland.“I’m 8,000 years old,” said the pianist, in the middle(...)
Here's what hip-hop artist Omar Offendum has to say about Syria
May 20, 2015
Syrian American hip-hop artist Omar Offendum may be residing in Los Angeles, but he certainly hasn't forgotten about the civil war raging back in the Middle East.Saudi-born with Syrian roots, Offendum was raised in Washington. But his identity as an(...)
Salt Lake City stands with Palestine on Nakba day
May 20, 2015
Salt Lake City, UT - Palestinian solidarity activists attended a vigil, May 15, commemorating the Nakba, Arabic for "catastrophe," the genocidal expulsion of Palestinians by the Zionists. From 1947 to 1949, Palestinians were killed and pushed from their homes in(...)
Arab-American Journalist Detained by Israeli Security for ‘Flying While Muslim’
May 20, 2015
It is well known in the Arab community in Israel that “Flying While Muslim” will earn you extra security checks and delayed travel. Palestinian-American journalist Noor Wazwaz shared her experience of flying into Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion International Airport across her(...)
Vatican Seeks to Quiet Uproar Over Pope’s ‘Angel of Peace’ Remark
May 20, 2015
Every word counts in the delicate diplomacy of the Middle East, where negotiators have often resorted to creative ambiguity.So Pope Francis’ sotto voce greeting to President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority during a meeting at the Vatican on Saturday,(...)20 Results (Page 1 of 2)