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Meet BIG: the Korean Boy Band Who Can Sing in Arabic

Nov 5, 2019

SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: EVELYN LAU The five-member group will perform at the Cultural Foundation on Thursday as part of(...)

Listen to the Lebanese People

Nov 5, 2019

SOURCE: ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE BY: DR. JAMES J. ZOGBY In 2012, I wrote an article about Lebanon that still rings(...)

Look Around Leila, Capitol Park’s Vivacious New Lebanese Restaurant

Nov 5, 2019

SOURCE: EATER DETROIT BY: BRENNA HOUCK A new restaurant Leila opened in downtown Detroit this week, bringing modern and sophisticated Lebanese cuisine to(...)

Using Instagram to Filter out Images of Conflict in Syria

Nov 4, 2019

SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: AYA ISKANDARANI Syrian artist Adnan Samman is using social media to remind the world of the(...)

Olive Groves in the West Bank Have Become a Battleground. That's Why Volunteers Come From Around the World to Help at Harvest Time

Nov 4, 2019

SOURCE: TIME BY: NOOR IBRAHIM This summer, Dylan Jones, a 48-year-old woodworker, walked into an art gallery in his hometown(...)

Mirna Bamieh's Palestine Hosting Society Reclaims Cuisine—And Cultural Identity

Nov 4, 2019

SOURCE: CHRONOGRAM BY: PETER AARON Akoub, also known as gundelia, is a spiny, herbaceous perennial plant native to higher altitudes(...)

Coldplay is into Arabic Now? Their New Album is Proof, Along with a Jordan Act

Nov 4, 2019

SOURCE: STEP FEED BY: SARAH TRAD It's heartwarming when Western artists learn a couple of Arabic words to utter at(...)

Iraqis Pour into Streets for Biggest Protest Day since Saddam

Nov 3, 2019

SOURCE: REUTERS BY: AHMED ABOULENEIN, RAYA JALABI BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Iraqis thronged central Baghdad on Friday(...)

How Did These Ancient Syrian Artifacts End Up at the Met? A Candid Exhibition Reveals.

Nov 3, 2019

SOURCE: OBSERVER BY: HELEN HOLMES How art travels around the world, away from its place of origin, is a process(...)

Meet Asmaa Hamzaoui, Morocco’s First Female Gnawa Musician

Nov 3, 2019

SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: SAEED SAEED Taught by her esteemed father, Hamzoui is breaking barriers with her sound (...)

Ultimate Hotel Guide: Where to Stay in Dubai

Nov 3, 2019

SOURCE: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BY: ZANE HENRY On first glance, Dubai may seem too OTT to be real — a billionaires’(...)

Is a New Arab Spring Unfolding in the Middle East?

Nov 2, 2019

SOURCE: BBC BY: JEREMY BOWEN As the last of the Middle Eastern summer fades away, is the region slipping into(...)