Best known for his wide-ranging blog on Middle Eastern developments, Juan Cole argues that the new generation of Arab youth – sometimes called “Gen Y”, sometimes “the millennials” – is quite unlike its failed predecessors and that much of their success in the Arab spring is due to the use of social media. In support … Continued
The Sharjah International Book Fair’s (SIBF) Translation Grant Fund, one of the premier translation and cultural initiatives in the region, has released the translated copies of 76 new books from and to various languages, most notably Arabic, English, French, and Turkish, thanks to grants awarded by the fund to 22 publishers from around the world. … Continued
The Huffington Post will launch an Arabic-language edition called HuffPost Arabi, the website announced on Wednesday. The site will be a partnership with Wadah Khanfar, CEO of Integral Media Strategies and a former director general of the Al Jazeera Network. “Bringing HuffPost to the Arab world has been a dream for us since we launched … Continued
Kinnan Dowie, 12, lives the life of most average boys his age. Active and well rounded, he loves sports, especially soccer; he is on a swim team; plays the piano; and enjoys acting. He is proud of his Australian and Syrian roots, and has also taken up studying Arabic. But there is something significantly striking … Continued
Anaheim is a city widely recognized for being the home of Disneyland, one of the best-known and most visited tourist attractions in the world. The sprawling city, by area the second largest in Orange County, is also home to many other less-visited places, such as Little Arabia, a locally-beloved and highly visible concentration of Arab … Continued
Saturday night marked the beginning of Ramadan, a month-long period of daily fasting observed by Muslims worldwide. DKNY, which recently launched a Middle East website and has several stores in the region, is targeting that demographic even further with its inaugural Ramadan collection and coordinating campaign. According to Savoir Flair, it’s the brand’s first ever … Continued
As the country’s premiere Arab American civil rights organization, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) reiterates sexual harassment is not and will not be tolerated. ADC takes with the utmost seriousness any and all allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct. On the 31st of May ADC received complaints and allegations of misconduct by Mr. Imad Hamad, … Continued
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
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