Tonight’s episode of TLC’s All-American Muslim focused on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. At the heart of the show was the Amen family’s debate over whether siblings Bilal and Shadia’s attendance at a commemoration ceremony was about them showing interfaith unity or feeling pressured to apologize for a horrible act they were not responsible for. … Continued
BY: Ameera David/Contributing Writer Colorful scarves danced fancifully as the women shook their hips relentlessly, right to left, left to right. Gyrating to the melodic, pop-like beat, they mouthed the words to the Arabic-language song blaring from the stereo. The women were professional belly dancers who had gathered in New York City for a workshop that … Continued
At first glance it seems an unremarkable scene: a quiet plaza shaded by date palms in the shadow of this city’s immense medieval Citadel, newly restored to its looming power. Foreign tourists sit side by side with people whose families have lived here for generations; women, both veiled and unveiled, walk arm in arm past … Continued
When the cosmetics giant L’Oreal set about creating its first Arab fragrance, it called on Giorgio Armani, who knew a thing or two about the Middle East and the tastes of its denizens. Out of this association the Armani Prive was born, an offering that is for these markets. “L’Oréal wants to develop products specific … Continued
DISH Network L.L.C., the leader in international programming, today announced its DISH World IPTV service now offers access to the largest Arabic channel lineup in the U.S. DISH World IPTV, introduced earlier this fall, distributes DISH Network’s international programming via broadband to the television without the need for a satellite dish. For consumers who live … Continued
From Egypt to Saudi Arabia to Jordan, huge audiences turn out to laugh at American comedians and at themselves. American-style stand-up comedy, it turns out, is a new funny business in the Middle East. “I went over to do a show and it turned into comedy missionary work,” says Dean Obeidallah, now the king of … Continued
Yaser Al Saghrji is emotional about his work. He grew up in his uncle’s shop amid piles of bright, textured kilims and carpets in Damascus’ ancient souks. Then the focus was on carpets and those rich enough to afford them. Dealers didn’t know much about kilims or take them seriously. “Not a single complete kilim … Continued
The traditional Thanksgiving meal: turkey, mashed potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes and hummus. Yes, hummus. For Denise Hazime, of Mediterranean cooking website DedeMed.com, her family tries to keep a “traditional” Thanksgiving, but a few Lebanese favorites might wiggle their way next to the turkey. “There will be hummus, tabouli salad, garlic dip, batata harra, which is … Continued
As an Arab-American, Thanksgiving is an especially wonderful holiday. I have even more things to be thankful for than the average non-Arab-American. America is the place where my parents came and found a new life after becoming Palestinian refugees. My father was exiled from Palestine at the age of one month, and my mother was … Continued
In Their Boots is a documentary series about the impact the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are having on people here at home. Every episode features a documentary about how America’s servicemen and women, their families, and our communities have been profoundly changed by our nation’s campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. Shot on location throughout … Continued
It often takes years, even decades for an ethnic community to muster the money and the resources to build a cultural garden in Rockefeller Park. The Syrian-American community may have set a new example of perseverance. Masons and landscapers are busily at work on a Syrian Cultural Garden — 81 years after the community was … Continued
Every year around this time the name of the Syrian poet Adonis pops up in newspapers and in betting shops. Adonis (pronounced ah-doh-NEES), a pseudonym adopted by Ali Ahmad Said Esber in his teens as an attention getter, is a perennial favorite to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. This year Ladbrokes, the British bookmaking … Continued
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