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Huge Retailer Bows To Pressure From the Left, Scraps Israeli-Made Products

Oct 23, 2014

Bowing to pressure from leftwing pro-Palestinian activists, Macy’s has decided to scrub Israeli-made SodaStream products from their shelves. In case(...)

Palestine's Mohamed Assaf Wins 'Best Middle East Act' at MTV EMA

Oct 23, 2014

Arab Idol winner and Palestinian singer Mohamed Assaf scooped the top prize for Best Middle Eastern Act at the MTV(...)

Funeral Held for Lebanese-American Press TV Reporter Serena Shim

Oct 23, 2014

Hundreds gathered in Beirut to pay tribute to Serena Shim, a Press TV reporter who died in a car crash(...)

New Year’s Resolution: How to Get Started with Arabic Literature

Oct 23, 2014

Often enough, I hear from new readers that ArabLit is just “too much,” and that the site lacks a good(...)

Netanyahu says Israel Will Build in All of Jerusalem

Oct 23, 2014

Israel’s prime minister says he will continue to build in all parts of Jerusalem, despite international criticism. Benjamin Netanyahu told(...)

Arab Art All Set to Make an Impression in Hawaii

Oct 23, 2014

As an Iraqi-Palestinian, displacement is something that Sama Alshaibi knows all about. Conflicts over land and oil in both motherlands(...)

University Professor Dr. Raouf Halaby Presents Paper at Olympia Arab Festival

Oct 22, 2014

Ouachita Baptist University professor Dr. Raouf Halaby recently presented a paper at the Olympia Arab Festival, an event co-sponsored by(...)

Galilee's Joint Arab-Jewish Museum Opens in December

Oct 22, 2014

When the Arab Museum of Contemporary Art and Heritage (AMOCAH) opens in Galilee in December, both Jews and Palestinians will(...)

University of Tennessee to Expand Arabic Program

Oct 22, 2014

هل تريد أن تتعلم اللغة العربية؟ Or, "Do you want to learn Arabic?" The Arabic Program at the University of(...)

Bishop: 90% of Orthodox Christians in Iraq Displaced

Oct 22, 2014

Greek Orthodox Bishop for Baghdad, Kuwait and their surroundings, Ghattas Hazim, realizes that the position assigned to him by the(...)

Muslim Vloggers Come Clean About Staged Stop-And-Frisk Video

Oct 22, 2014

Video producers Adam Saleh and Sheikh Akbar admitted Tuesday that their viral video purporting to show Islamophobia on New York’s(...)

UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon to Set Up Gaza Conflict Inquiry

Oct 22, 2014

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said he is setting up an inquiry into attacks on UN facilities during Israel's(...)