SOURCE: MPR NEWS BY: RIHAM FESHIR One day, photographer Fadi BouKaram was Googling the word “Lebanon,” hoping to browse the web for information about the country he grew up in. Instead, he found Lebanon, Ore. It was one of 47 towns named Lebanon in the United States. It occurred to him to visit them all, … Continued
SOURCE: WISCONSIN MUSLIM JOURNAL David Najib Kasir, a Syrian-American artist based in Milwaukee is best known for his contemporary oil paintings. Featuring common themes of family, love, life, and loss, he offers a look into his own life through his artwork. Kasir sat with the Wisconsin Muslim Journal to discuss his inspirations, cultural identity, and … Continued
SOURCE: ABOUT HER BY: AMRITA SINGH For the next couple of months, the Arab region is hosting some tremendous events that should most certainly be on your weekend to-do list. Whether you’re in Kuwait or Saudi Arabia, there is something super exciting happening on your very own doorstep. Royal Jewels from the Bourbon-Parma Family Exhibition … Continued
A new and second season of the so-called “Female First Sessions” kicked off on the 2nd of October in Dubai’s Barbary Cocktail Club + Deli. SOURCE: ABOUT HER According to their website, the Female First Sessions are curated by Megane Qushie AKA Megatronic and are monthly events “created with the purpose of celebrating the diversity … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: CHRIS NEWBOULD Amr Gamal’s social commentary 10 Days Before the Wedding is not only Yemen’s first ever submission to the foreign language film category at the Oscars, but is also believed to be the first film ever produced, shot and publicly screened in the country since its warring North and South … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer CHAPTER I Where the Breezes Blow The wind blowing across Saskatchewan’s desert waste Blew me misery and hardship and a bitter taste, Made me forget my youthful thrills and joys After I grew in years and worldly ways embraced. In past years, I hunted on the cold western … Continued
By: Annika Wolfe/Arab America Contributing Writer One of the most exciting things about expecting a new addition to your family is choosing a name. There are millions of names to choose from, making the process of choosing a name for your child incredibly difficult. If you are looking for suggestions or inspiration, then this article … Continued
SOURCE: RUDAW ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — An exhibition in Damascus is displaying artifacts which have been preserved through the Syrian conflict in a bid to preserve and showcase Levantine history. “At least 9,000 archaeological artifacts have been recaptured. We brought 500 of them to this exhibition as examples,” Mahmoud Hamoud, antiquities chief, told AFP on … Continued
We should opt for a more genuine and balanced approach to identity, beginning with acknowledging differences and their importance for our social composition. العربية SOURCE: OPEN DEMOCRACY Translated by Pascale Menassa This article forms part of a special series focused on Oral Culture and Identity in Syria. It is the outcome of an ongoing partnership between SyriaUntold and openDemocracy’s … Continued
SOURCE: MIDDLE EAST ONLINE CAIRO – In nearly every modern novel in Standard Arabic there is bound to be dialogue written in dialectical Arabic. This style feature feeds the feud between supporters of the sole use of Standard Arabic and those who favour injecting local dialects. Even though a new round of the battle is … Continued
SOURCE: AL ARABIYA BY: AFTAB HUSAIN KOLA India, the world’s sixth-largest coffee grower, on an average produces about 3.2 lakh tons of coffee every year of which 75 percent are exported to countries like Italy, Germany, Russia, Belgium and Turkey. Today, India is home to 16 distinct varieties of coffee. The journey of coffee to … Continued
SOURCE: VARIETY BY: NICK VIVARELLI Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival has wrapped its second edition, with Singaporean director Yeo Slew Hua’s noir title “A Land Imagined” winning the Golden Star, the fest’s top prize, awarded by a jury headed by Oscar-winning Croatian producer Cedomir Kolar (“No Man’s Land”). The genre pic, shot mostly at night, … Continued
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