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Iraqi Folk Poets Face Criticism

Jan 31, 2015

Many Iraqis recite folk poetry, which is written in colloquial Arabic, stating support for the Popular Mobilization Units and for the(...)

All About That Umm Kulthum: Arab Diva of 20th Century Revisited

Jan 31, 2015

“Imagine a singer with the virtuosity of Joan Sutherland or Ella Fitzgerald, the public persona of Eleanor Roosevelt, and the(...)

Obama's Latest Visit to Riyadh in Context

Jan 31, 2015

NCUSAR Founding President and CEO Dr. John Duke Anthony on President Obama's January 2015 visit to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and(...)

U.S. Says Israeli Settlement Unit Tenders Will 'Inflame Tensions'

Jan 30, 2015

The U.S. criticized Israel's publication of tenders for 450 new settlement units on Friday, with State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki(...)

Pentagon: US officials in communication with Yemen’s Houthis

Jan 30, 2015

The US Defence Department has said it is holding talks with Yemen's Houthi group following the resignation of President Abdrabuh(...)

The ISIS Comedy Continues…

Jan 30, 2015

One can’t help but laugh at the way in which our loathsome leaders try to pull the wool over our(...)

Farida Fahmy's Interview: Egyptian Dance Aesthetics

Jan 30, 2015

Keti: What is the main characteristic of Egyptian dance?Farida: Egyptian dance aesthetics are bound by the Egyptian sense of beauty(...)

Tell the Census Bureau you count: Support a new classification that includes Arab Americans

Jan 30, 2015

The U.S. Census Bureau plans to test a new classification for people from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)(...)

Vicar Investigated Over '9/11 Israel Did It' Posting

Jan 30, 2015

The Church of England is investigating a Surrey vicar accused of actively promoting claims that Israel was behind the September(...)

Here’s the Email That Al Jazeera ASKED Their Employees to Leak

Jan 30, 2015

Nevertheless, here’s Negm’s Thursday email, in full:From: Salah NegmSent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 4:43 PMTo: All StaffSubject: To BE LEAKEDDear(...)

I Interviewed Bashar al-Assad About Ending Syria’s Civil War. He’s Still Too Delusional to Do That.

Jan 30, 2015

In recent weeks, Western governments have begun subtly shifting their positions on Syria. The Obama administration seems to have quietly(...)

Code Pink Tries to Arrest 91-Year-Old Kissinger for ‘War Crimes,’ Get Smacked Down by 94-Year-Old George Shultz

Jan 30, 2015

A Senate hearing opened this morning with Code Pink protesters trying to arrest former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger for(...)