Introduction From my early youth when I first read the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, I have been enthralled by the verses of that world- renowned Persian poet and his type of poetry. Of course, it was not the poet himself but rather Edward Fitzgerald who first translated his stanzas into English thus making this mathematician-astronomer … Continued
SOURCE: CNBC BY: CATHERINE CLIFFORD Emmanuel Jal doesn’t know how old he is. He tells people he’s 38. “I don’t know exactly when I was born, just because I was born when my country was at war,” says the chart-topping hip-hop musician, who is from South Sudan, Africa. “There’s no birth certificate so it was … Continued
SOURCE: ASIA MEDIA BY: ANTONIA HORLICK On Sunday, October 6th, world-renowned designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana held their first ever runway show in the Middle East. Dubai was the Italian designers’ chosen stop on a three -year -world tour, and they did not disappoint. The customary extravagance of both the city and the artists … Continued
AMAL CLOONEY and husband George Clooney are certainly relationship goals after the human rights lawyer wooed the notorious Hollywood bachelor, but it was recently claimed the couple’s first date never nearly happened. SOURCE: EXPRESS.CO.UK BY: MICHELLE MARSHALL Amal Clooney, 40, and George Clooney, 57, tied the knot in a star-studded wedding in 2014 and welcomed … Continued
Izdihar Afyouni investigates the ethical and psychological implications of racial and genetic profiling by subverting the process of accumulating race-differentiated data. SOURCE: HYPERALLERGIC BY: LIZZY VARTANIAN COLLIER LONDON and BEIRUT — In an ongoing exhibition and curatorial project titled Thicker Than Blood (2017–2018), multidisciplinary artist and curator Izdihar Afyouni has investigated the ethical and psychological … Continued
SOURCE: BROOKLYN DAILY BY: JULIANNE McSHANE It’s a tale of two Syrias. A new exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum spotlights the different experiences of refugees fleeing to and from Syria. “Syria, Then and Now: Stories from Refugees a Century Apart,” now on display at the Museum, contrasts a collection of ceramics discovered in the early … Continued
SOURCE: VARIETY BY: STEWART CLARKE Patty Ishimoto’s Element 8 shingle is prepping “Blood,” a crime drama set in Jordan and with Academy Award-nominated director Hany Abu-Assad attached. Sky Vision has just come on board, and will sell the series globally. “Blood” is set to be the first high-end English-language drama series set and filmed in … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer From my early youth when I first read the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, I have been enthralled by the verses of that world-renowned poet and his type of poetry. Of course, it was not the poet himself but rather Edward Fitzgerald who first translated his stanzas into English thus … Continued
By Meriam Helal/Arab America Contributing Writer What do Arab Americans do when they get together? Getting together may be an understatement as Arab Americans unabashedly love to party, eat, and argue all at the same time. 1) EAT, EAT, EAT!!! Family gathering in Arab families focus on food and inviting each other to eat. Between … Continued
By: Kathy Gallo/Arab America Contributing Writer If you’re tired of lattes and macchiatos, you’ve grown weary of espressos, pour-overs, and French presses and you’re even fed up with a cold brew, you might be on the lookout for something new and refreshing to try. Here’s what you’re looking for, a guide to brewing traditional Arab … Continued
SOURCE: FORBES BY: LIBBY COLEMAN Nemr is a comedian with a purpose. The 35-year old Lebanese-American stand-up is finishing up the tour of his latest show, Love Isn’t the Answer, which has brought him to Raleigh, San Francisco, Tampa, Dubai, New York, Beirut and more. Peppering in material about Trump and America’s amnesia regarding past … Continued
Lebanese Canadian entrepreneur Tarek El Bolbol was at the Frankfurt Book Fair, to discuss the steady growth of his Dubai based online audio book platform SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: SAEED SAEED Tarek Bolbol is used to being the lone voice in a crowd. The Lebanese Canadian entrepreneur was at the world’s largest publishing industry gathering … Continued
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