SOURCE: THE NEW YORKER BY: KEVIN YOUNG The blog A Gay Girl in Damascus began appearing in early 2011, with posts by Amina Arraf, a self-described Syrian-American lesbian. The title said it all. The Web site quickly grew in popularity, and Arraf began several online relationships with lesbian political activists, one of whom considered Arraf her … Continued
This is harder than some university courses … SOURCE: STEP FEED BY: MARIAM NABBOUT Satirical Lebanese social media page Adeela caused quite the frenzy after launching an “Arab sexiest man alive” competition on Wednesday. In a post shared via Facebook, Adeela asked its 767,901 followers to vote for their favorite between 4 nominees: Syrian actor Taim Hasan, Lebanese … Continued
SOURCE: TREND 1 November 2017 By Rufiz Hafizoglu Radical Islamic currents in the Arab world mainly appeared after the Islamic revolution in Iran as a defense mechanism against the spread of the revolution. In late October, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman stressed that an end will be put to all radical currents … Continued
SOURCE: STEP FEED BY: MARIAM NABBOUT Held in a few countries across the Arab world, including Lebanon, Egypt, and Iraq, beauty pageants have become a path to stardom for many ambitious women. While most of the beauty queens we hear of are crowned locally, a few Arab beauty contestants also made it big on the … Continued
SOURCE: BBC NEWS The only Arab to be awarded Israel’s highest honour for saving Jews during the Nazi Holocaust has posthumously received his award. Egyptian doctor Mohamed Helmy hid a young Jewish woman and helped her family in Berlin, where he lived and had worked before World War Two. A descendant of Dr Helmy, who … Continued
SOURCE: BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE BY: PAULA KATINAS Linda Sarsour left her job as executive director of the Arab American Association of New York (AAANY) earlier this year to take on a larger role as a progressive activist on national issues, but she is returning to her roots next month for a special reason: She is … Continued
SOURCE: HUFFPOST BY: JOSEPH BRAUDE At least 55 police were killed in a shootout during a raid on a militant hideout 80 miles from Cairo … Washington Post: “The militants, according to local media reports, belonged to Hasm, which Egypt’s security forces say is the armed wing of the Muslim Brotherhood.” … while a New York woman cheers the … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: SAEED SAEED Samuel Shimon left his native Iraq nearly four decades ago with the aim of reaching Hollywood in the hopes of becoming a filmmaker. Instead, he ended up in Paris and wrote a book. It was journey that took in Damascus, Amman, Beirut, Nicosia, Aden, Cairo, Tunis and the French … Continued
SOURCE: ARTNEWS BY ALEX GREENBERGER The Institute of Arab and Islamic Art in New York has added five artists, writers, and curators to its advisory committee. The committee is designed to help the IAIA develop its programming and overall creative vision. The advisory committee’s new members are Bidoun‘s senior editor, Negar Azimi; Omar Berrada, the director … Continued
By Habeeb Salloum/Contrubuting Writer “I hope that you will enjoy our fado. A good number of tourists rarely appreciate this authentic Portuguese type of singing.” Maria do Carmo Norqueria, a Portuguese tourist official, went on, waxing poetic about this most renowned of her country’s folkloric songs, ending with the words, “As for me, it … Continued
Women who wear headscarves are oppressed in male-dominated societies, according to popular belief in the West. While Rim Dawa says her home country of Syria is too patriarchal, the issue is not that simple. SOURCE: DW “You are oppressed!” That is the stereotype people in the West have about women in the Arab world. … Continued
By: Ani Karapetyan/Contributing Writer The term Arab American describes Arabs who are citizens or permanent residents in the U.S. Although Arab Americans are an integral part of American society, many in the mainstream are still confused about the Arab culture and their identity. In fact, there are numerous misunderstandings and misconceptions about Arab Americans. Below … Continued
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