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Can You Be an Islamist and a Feminist?

Mar 16, 2015

Islamism and feminism are diametrically opposed worldviews. Arguably, Islamism is accused of sabotaging women’s emancipation, while feminism strives to liberate(...)

Notes from the Palestinian diaspora: An interview with Elia Suleiman

Mar 16, 2015

Author: Porton, Richard ProQuest document link Abstract: Porton interviews Palestinian filmmaker and actor Elia Suleiman. Among other things, Suleiman discusses(...)

From Palestine to Mahmoud Darwish

Mar 15, 2015

Mahmoud Darwish was born in the Galilean village of al-Birwa of March 13th 1941. Forced from his home village in(...)

Canadian students reject Justin Trudeau's attack on Palestine activism, free speech

Mar 15, 2015

A vote on divestment taking place today at Montreal’s McGill University has attracted national attention in Canada after Liberal Party(...)

Gardens are an integral feature of Islamic architectural design

Mar 15, 2015

n Muslim regions, gardens are seen as places of peace, an escape from the noise outside, and perhaps the best(...)

Can the Israeli Arab Parties Play Kingmaker?

Mar 15, 2015

“My answer to racism.” This is not a typical campaign slogan for a national political party, but the Arab Joint(...)

Archbishop makes desperate plea for Assyrian Christians

Mar 15, 2015

The pleas are getting louder and more desperate from Middle Eastern Christians whose ancient homelands stand in the path of(...)

Middle East Beats: Alya Marquardt

Mar 15, 2015

Alya Marquardt is a classically trained singer and composer who is passionate about Iraqi folk music.Her arrangements of popular Iraqi(...)

Video of Female Arab Anchor Shutting Down Rude Male Guest Amazes Western Viewers

Mar 15, 2015

When a Lebanese television host, Rima Karaki, abruptly ended a live interview with an old friend of Al Qaeda’s leader,(...)

Atef Abu Saif’s A Suspended Life draws attention to the people trying to lead a normal life in Gaza

Mar 15, 2015

A Gaza novelist who was shortlisted for a prestigious Arabic literature prize but couldn’t attend the announcement ceremony because of(...)

An Algerian Rebuke to “The Stranger”

Mar 15, 2015

There were two who died. Yes, two,” Kamel Daoud writes in his meditative first novel, “Meursault, Counter Investigation.” “The first(...)

Keeping Palestinian identity alive in Hebron

Mar 15, 2015

Once a thriving marketplace, Hebron’s Shuhada street has been closed to Palestinians for the past twenty-one years.Israel used the 1994(...)