From “the ancient graves of the sultans,” located on Salah Addin Street, the Jerusalem Foundation began Sunday evening the beginning of a new musical program. As part of the Jerusalem Festival 2009, “Music Celebrates Jerusalem,” will run for 10 days in cooperation with the French consulate. Foundation director Rania Elias says that since its inception … Continued
Pressure from religious conservatives appears to be behind the last-minute cancellation of Saudi Arabia’s only film festival Saudi Arabia’s only film festival was cancelled at the 11th hour on Friday after apparent pressure from religious elements within the highly conservative Islamic kingdom. The Jeddah film festival, which was scheduled to open on Saturday with a … Continued
Ahead of the Paris couture shows, top designers have joined a tricky exercise to glam up one of the world’s most traditional pieces, the abaya — the long black overgarment worn by millions of Arab women. Unveiled the same week that French President Nicolas Sarkozy unleashed a storm across the Arab world for criticising the … Continued
Ayman Safia is a 17-year-old young man from Galilee who has managed to win a place at a prestigious dancing school. He told reporter Joanna Chen about his passion for dance, “I speak from my heart, from my emotions, from my love of ballet. “I imagine myself made up of two parts – Ayman the … Continued
On July 4, Casey Kasem counted down the hits one last time. Thirty-nine years to the day after he premiered his American Top 40 program — playing the most popular songs, calling out listeners’ long-distance dedications and paving the way for the American Top 20 and American Top 10 spin-offs — the velvet-throated DJ with … Continued
Teenagers in Lebanon expressed shock and sadness as news spread Friday about the premature death of Michael Jackson, describing him as legend of pop music. “I cannot believe the King of Pop is dead. I was hoping I would see him performing in London this summer,” Tara Attaya, a fifteen- year-old Lebanese told the German … Continued
The third annual Chicago Arabesque Festival is a non-religious, non-political festival designated to promote public awareness of the cultural heritage of the Arab world and showcase its diversity. “It’s a very rich culture people need to hear about,” said George Alcheikh, who was hosting a Syrian educational booth. “We participate because we want the American … Continued
The 2009 Concert of Colors – metro Detroit’s beloved free diversity-themed music festival – will present rising and established acts, bring back past favorites, and offer more free and outdoor activities while forging ahead in its mission to shed light on and celebrate cultural diversity through music. Headliners for the 17th annual festival – Saturday, … Continued
It’s Shakespeare, but with a twist. The dialogue is in Arabic, women wear veils and a despot is persuaded to seize power on a TV chat show as world leaders call in encouraging words. Kuwait-based director Sulayman Al-Bassam’s “Richard III: An Arab Tragedy,” which is part of the Muslim Voices Festival at the Brooklyn Academy … Continued
Young people climbed up the old marble columns of the hall for a better look at the band. The audience – including girls in headscarves – danced around the gilded balconies to oriental, hip-hop and jazz moves. A jazz festival may seem a little out of place in this remote Algerian town battered by social … Continued
ForeWord magazine is pleased to announce that Dr. Jack Shaheen’s book “Guilty: Hollywood’s Verdict on Arabs After 911” was a winner of the 2008 Book of the Year Awards. At a ceremony at BookExpo America in New York City, the 220 Book of the Year Award winners in 61 categories were honored. These books, representing … Continued
The Arab world’s first Islamic pop music video channel “For the Youth” has a mission to spread the message that observant Muslims can also be modern and in touch with today’s world. “4shbab” – Arabic for “For the Youth” – shows this music video of a young Muslim man singing about the struggles of a … Continued
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