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9 Models You Didn't Know Were Arab
Jun 26, 2015
Ah the supermodel - that rare breed of human, genetically engineered to always look effortlessly fabulous, be beautiful and skinny(...)Celebrating Ramadan in Manhattan
Jun 26, 2015
The boisterous sounds of children laughing and playing filled the Islamic Center of Manhattan last Saturday evening, as the sun(...)What I learned crossing the Qalandia Checkpoint
Jun 26, 2015
Léa Georgeson Caparros writes about crossing the Qalandia checkpoint while traveling in the occupied Palestinian territories with the Palestine Festival(...)Leaving Aleppo With 700 Works of Art
Jun 26, 2015
Adnan Alahmad left war-torn Aleppo, Syria, with his wife, two adult children and seven hundred paintings by the best of(...)Visual poetry - The Standard
Jun 26, 2015
Etel Adnan's landscapes are from a different place in time. The Lebanese- American paints scenes from her life in Beirut,(...)Documentary portrays artists in Lebanon dealing with social upheaval
Jun 26, 2015
In a scene in a documentary about conflict-torn Lebanon, the camera pans across new buildings standing next to bullet-ridden structures(...)'Villa Touma' will spark conversation
Jun 26, 2015
This sometimes-uplifting, sometimes-grim film has a pedigree as interesting as its story line.The story of “Villa Touma” is simple: An(...)Hitting the sweet spot with knafeh and baklava - Pleasure Hunting
Jun 26, 2015
On the second floor of the bakery, a baklava artist starts rolling out the dough. The hefty fellow with the(...)Foreign investment in Israel drops by 50%
Jun 26, 2015
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Israel dropped by almost 50% last year in comparison to the year before as the(...)We are imprisoned by Israel: A filmmaker not allowed to attend his U.S. premiere on the nightmare of life in the West Bank
Jun 25, 2015
In the occupied West Bank, almost anything can come to be seen as a threat to Israel’s security. Even cows.Yes,(...)US Congress members demand end to Israel's "cruel" treatment of Palestinian children
Jun 25, 2015
In rare defiance of the stifling pro-Israel consensus in the US capital, members of Congress are calling on the Obama(...)19,489 Results (Page 1,142 of 1625)