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Houston Palestine Film Festival Launches This May With An Exciting Lineup Of Features, Documentaries & Shorts

Apr 23, 2015

The Houston Palestine Film Festival (HPFF) kicks off its 9th edition this May with a number of feature films, documentaries(...)

US Returns $2.5M In Egyptian Antiquities As Experts Call For Tougher Punishment On Smugglers

Apr 23, 2015

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) repatriated dozens of illegally smuggled ancient artifacts to the government of Egypt, including a(...)

Zeina Barhoum gives us opera with an Arabian twist

Apr 23, 2015

Zeina Barhoum is popularly known as “The Arabic Soprano”. But who cooked up the nickname? “I think I did,” she(...)

Settlers uproot 450 olive trees in Salfit

Apr 23, 2015

SALFIT (Ma'an) -- Israeli settlers from the Immanuel settlement uprooted some 450 olive trees and saplings from lands in Deir(...)

Lindsay Lohan Instagrams Arabic Message With Unintentional Message: 'You're A Donkey!'

Apr 23, 2015

Lindsay Lohan posted an Arabic message on Instagram, which she thought translated to “You’re beautiful” but literally meant “You’re a(...)

NYC judge lets through anti-Palestinian ‘killing Jews’ ad as ‘freedom of speech’

Apr 23, 2015

Dozens of buses and trains emblazoned with anti-Hamas slogans will travel through New York City, after a judge overturned a(...)

Did Media Make Itself Irrelevant Boycotting “The Israel Lobby” Conference?

Apr 23, 2015

If you tuned in to C-Span on April 10, from 9-5, to watch the “The Israel Lobby: Is It Good(...)

Jadal: Transforming the Barren Desert Into a Musical Jungle

Apr 23, 2015

The Arab musical landscape often seems as barren as the deserts that make up the majority of their land mass.(...)

Here’s how to make your own hummus

Apr 23, 2015

With the national recall of classic Sabra Hummus because of listeria, you might be missing your hummus fix.Grab a couple(...)

Mecca May Soon Have Its First 'Halal' Sex Shop

Apr 23, 2015

An entrepreneur says he hopes to open the first “halal” sex shop in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.In(...)

How to Use Spearmint: An Aromatic, Medicinal Herb

Apr 23, 2015

"As for the garden of mint, the very smell of it alone recovers and refreshes our spirits, as the taste(...)

New Texts Out Now: Vijay Prashad, Letters to Palestine: Writers Respond to War and Occupation

Apr 23, 2015

Vijay Prashad, editor, Letters to Palestine: Writers Respond to War and Occupation. London and New York: Verso, 2015. Jadaliyya (J):(...)