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Little Syria: New York's Most Overlooked Historical Treasure

Feb 19, 2020

Picture New York City. What do you see? Do you see the Empire State Building? Or do you picture Central(...)

Maine will Add Barber Licensing Exams in Arabic, 9 other Languages

Feb 18, 2020

SOURCE: KIRO7 BY: BOB D'ANGELO Barber licensing tests in Maine will be offered in 10 more languages -- including Arabic(...)

Cruise on Nile That Banks on History

Feb 18, 2020

SOURCE: THE TRIBUNE The deep aquamarine hues of the Nile have the mystique of the Egyptian culture mixed in them.(...)

Understanding the Structure of Arabic for ESL Teachers

Feb 18, 2020

SOURCE: MULTIBRIEFS: EXCLUSIVE BY: DOUGLAS MAGRATH Linguistic concerns An understanding of the basic structure of Arabic is useful to ESL(...)

A Mad Caliph: the Egyptian Ruler Who Hated (and Banned) Molokkheya

Feb 18, 2020

SOURCE: EGYPTIAN STREETS One of the few things Egyptians living abroad often miss from back home is a fragrant, and(...)

How a Can of Date Syrup Inspired this Iraqi-American Nasher Prize-Winning Artist

Feb 17, 2020

SOURCE: THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS BY: JEREMY HALLOCK Michael Rakowitz recently hosted a community feast in Dallas with Break Bread,(...)

Songs to Heal: Yazidi Refugees Revive 7,000-Year-Old Musical Culture

Feb 17, 2020

SOURCE: VOICE OF AMERICA BY: HENRY RIDGWELL LONDON - When the Islamic State terror group swept across northern Iraq(...)

‘Noura’ is a Heartrending Tale of Loss, Rebirth in an Iraqi American Family

Feb 17, 2020

SOURCE: DAILY CALIFORNIA BY: LUNA KHALIL It’s often challenging to fully grasp the feeling of estrangement that an individual can(...)

Dearborn Museum's Founding Director Named Arab American of the Year

Feb 16, 2020

SOURCE: DETROIT FREE PRESS The founding director of the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn is being honored as the(...)

Foreigners Learn Arabic at Sharjah WBC Workshop

Feb 16, 2020

SOURCE: GULF TODAY The Sharjah World Book Capital 2019 (SWBC) Office organised a specialised developmental workshop for 12 mid-career translators(...)

Syria War: Forgotten Amid the Bombs: Idlib's Ancient, Ruined Riches

Feb 16, 2020

SOURCE: BBC BY: DIANA DARKE The haunting beauty of Syria's so-called Dead Cities, once seen, is never forgotten. Here on(...)

What Happens When Antiquities are Obliterated? A Sociologist Investigates

Feb 16, 2020

SOURCE: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA BY: ANNE E. BROMLEY University of Virginia sociologist Fiona Greenland unfurls a large geospatial, archaeological map(...)