SOURCE: HYPERALLERGIC BY: SHIRINE SAAD Shattering Prejudices. Exposing hard truths. Provoking dialogues. Stirring debates. Films produced by the new generation of Arab filmmakers reveal what the mainstream media and pop culture do not: a multilayered society in flux, desperately seeking liberation. Programmer Lina Matta has roamed the region, and the world’s film festivals, in search … Continued
SOURCE: MINN POST BY: PAMELA ESPELAND Now in its 13th year, the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival will screen more than 30 films from Palestine, Tunisia, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, the UAE and Iraq, along with films by local Arab filmmakers. Starting tonight (Thursday, Sept. 27) and ending Sunday (Sept. 30), the four-day event, presented by Mizna, … Continued
By: Nizar Farsakh/Arab America Ambassador Blogger Museum of the Palestinian People (MPP) is an initiative to establish a space in Washington D.C., where Palestinians can tell their stories their own way. For far too long, the Palestinian story has been reduced to a single story, either of victims or of terrorists, a story told by … Continued
By: Maddie Rule/Arab America Contributing Writer This summer, there were several movies that took pop culture by storm. But nothing got people talking quite like the debuts of Crazy Rich Asians and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. While both were late-summer Rom Coms based on popular books, their main point of overlap was … Continued
By: Udochi Esomonu/Arab America Contributing Writer Chess has been known to be one of the most classic board games of our time. As chess has grown in popularity over hundreds of centuries, many are unaware of the game’s origin, its historical background, and its lineage of global spread. The history of chess can be traced … Continued
SOURCE: VARIETY BY: CHRISTOPHER VOURLIAS Moroccan villagers doing battle with a rapacious mining company, armed only with poems and songs. Four aging Sudanese filmmakers looking to inspire a love of cinema in their countrymen. A celebrated South African poet living out his final days on a mental journey into his own past after being diagnosed … Continued
His bright, expressive paintings and ‘positive spirit’ gave a sense of hope to the Palestinian cause SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: MELISSA GRONLUND Palestinian artist Samir Salameh passed away this month on his birthday, August 16, at the age of 74. He died in Paris, where he had lived for many years, working in the Department of … Continued
SOURCE: CNN BY: CHLOE MELAS (CNN)Ever wanted to live like the rich and famous? Here’s your chance. Rapper DJ Khaled launched an affordable line of gold furniture on Thursday called, of course, “We The Best Home.” The items include couches, tables, lion statues and even a throne if you’re feeling extra. Related: ‘No Brainer’ reunites … Continued
Lebanese American tenor, Amine J. Hachem, releases his new music video titled “Abballati, Abballati.” Bringing Mediterranean multiculturalism to life, Amine offers a new twist on an old Italian folk song. “Abballati, Abballati” means “dance, dance!” in Sicilian dialect. The video depicts people who live and breathe Mediterranean life and features Hachem’s father John on the … Continued
By Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer Broken Wings is a lyrical novel about the young Kahlil Gibran and his first love, Selma, in Lebanon. The story was published in 1912 and now the acclaimed musician, Dana Al Fardan, from Qatar and the Lebanese-English West End star, Nadim Naaman, (The Phantom of the Opera) are recreating it in the … Continued
By: Haya Bacharouch, Arab America Ambassador/Blogger The Arab America Ambassador Network represents an effort to connect Arab and non-Arab communities through collaborative efforts while amplifying Arab America’s effectiveness as a resource that offers accurate information on Arab Americans and the Arab World. Through their writing and research, AAA ’s have reached thousands of readers and … Continued
By Randa Necola/ Arab America Contributing Writer Arabs can proudly say that the Arab world has one of the most fashionable celebrities, even the rest of the world may attest to that. The Arabs blessed the world with many talented fashion designers like Elie Saab, Rami Kadi, and Zuhair Murad. However, he Arab women celebrities … Continued
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