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Listen to Souad Massi’s poetic music

Apr 25, 2015

Souad Massi’s new album El Mutakallimun, loosely translated as The Masters of the Word, reinterprets ten classic Arabic texts. "I(...)

Illinois law would force state to boycott companies accused of boycotting Israel

Apr 25, 2015

Illinois lawmakers are expected to vote Friday on two bills that civil rights defenders say will severely curtail the constitutionally(...)

The beauty of Arabic calligraphy becomes art

Apr 25, 2015

Faraz Khan is promoting his upcoming course at Rutgers University on Facebook. The ability to read and write Arabic is(...)

More work, less stress: inside the Blue House, Morocco's residence…

Apr 25, 2015

Surf tourism has grown in popularity over the years, and Morocco’s little village of Taghazout, north of Agadir, has not(...)

US Lawmakers Quietly Advance Legislation to Penalize Boycott of Israel

Apr 25, 2015

U.S. lawmakers are quietly advancing legislation that would penalize international participation in the growing movement to boycott, divest from, and(...)

Palestine Speaks, edited by Cate Malek & Mateo Hoke; Letters to Palestine, edited by Vijay Prashad, book reviews

Apr 25, 2015

DONALD MACINTYRE The Independent The great Studs terkel, who pretty well invented modern oral history in the last century, wrote:(...)

Middle Eastern spice blends

Apr 25, 2015

Dear Mr. Salloum: I have been reading and enjoying your delicious recipes in COUNTRYSIDE For many years now. My wife(...)

Zeina Azzam: Working to 'Humanize' Palestinians

Apr 25, 2015

t's important to look at Palestinians holistically, and not just as people who live in a war zone," Zeina Azzam(...)

UNHCR's Guterres and Jolie Pitt address UN Security Council on Syria

Apr 24, 2015

UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Friday warned that the international community must do everything possible to prevent(...)

Hariri to meet Biden in Washington

Apr 24, 2015

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri is expected to meet U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Friday on the fourth day(...)

Israelis mark Independence, Nakba Day - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Apr 24, 2015

n April 23, a group consisting of hundreds of Jewish and Arab Israelis will gather for the 12th consecutive year under the auspices(...)

1woman interview -Mary Nazzal-Batayneh

Apr 24, 2015

My 1woman this month is one of the ‘Most powerful Arab women’ according to Forbes! she marks her own path, doesn’t really(...)