By: Holly Johnson/Arab America Contributing Writer Perched atop a gregarious hill on Atlanta’s beltline, overlooking the magnolia tree-lined streets of Ponce De Leon Avenue, lives a woman who, as she wistfully recalls with an air of both pride and regret, “lived nine lives.” A dog lover, hater of The Food Network, and lover of DIY … Continued
By: Noah Chani/Arab America Contributing Writer Since 2010, there have been 61 mass shootings in the United States. Twenty-eight years prior, in 1982, there was a total of 51 mass shootings. Given this spike, a trend within the news and media world has appeared in the discourse of how we label and talk about the … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer “Nashara al-Islam bi-khawafiq al-aclam (Islam spread under waving banners).” I could not believe my eyes as I read these words etched in Arabic on a church bell preserved in the Palacio de la Inquisición in Cartagena – Colombia’s foremost resort. It was dated 1317 A.D. and presumably brought to … Continued
By: Ala Abed-Rabbo/Arab America Contributing Writer Millions of Syrian refugees have fled their home country to seek a better life due to the war conflict that started in 2011. However, the conflict and despair did not stop them, and many took this opportunity to fight for their success. Each refugee in … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: KALEEM AFTAB The legendary Syrian director changed Abu Dhabi-based Nezar Andary’s outlook on identity Muhammad Malas was the director of the first Syrian movie to be screened at the New York Film Festival. Nezar Andary It was in October 1993 that academic and filmmaker Nezar Andary first saw a movie by esteemed Syrian director Muhammad … Continued
Arabs speak Arabic, right? Or is it Arabic speaks Arab? Or maybe Arabians speak Arabia? SOURCE: STEP FEED BY: REEM ALMOWAFAK Imagine this: You’ve finally saved up the right sum of money to travel abroad in an attempt to escape the florescent light illuminating your office cubicle. Then, it hits you. A different form of … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer In Spain’s spectacular city Seville, it seemed that every person we talked to was proud of Christopher Columbus who five centuries ago changed the history of the world forever. This Genoese sailor was the subject of almost every conversation I had with some of the people that I met … Continued
A fascinating new exhibit in Beirut is showcasing 108 original movie posters advertising Western films set in the Arab world SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: INDIA STOUGHTON The original poster for the 1924 American film ‘Thief of Baghdad’. Courtesy Abboudi Abou Jaoude The original poster for the 1924 American film Thief of Baghdad hangs on the wall of … Continued
via GIPHY By: Udochi Esomonu/Arab America Contributing Writer Arab Americans are Americans who are of Arab descent and are citizens or are permanent residents of the United States. While Arab Americans remain an essential ethnic group in the United States, many are unaware of the various cultures that are celebrated by Arab-Americans; therefore, leading to … Continued
As the fictional CIA agent gets his own series on Amazon, questions are again raised about representation in Hollywood SOURCE: GULF NEWS BY: MARWA HAMAD Hollywood has been guilty of casting non-Arabs in Arab roles for decades, over-representing the ‘Muslim terrorist’ and doing it badly. Ambiguously brown actors standing against dusty backdrops, barking out threats … Continued
SOURCE: YAHOO BY: HANNA FLINT When Star Wars returned in 2015 there was a new hope for diversity and to an extent, the franchise has delivered. The Force Awakens welcomed a new leading hero in Daisy Ridley’s Rey, a new face in the Resistance with John Boyega’s Finn and in subsequent films black and Asian … Continued
SOURCE: AFRICA NEWS Egyptian adventurer Omar Samra has returned from a lunar simulation mission focusing on researching human factors in space. On the 49th anniversary of the moon landing Samra, was chosen to be part of team SPECTRA, a team of five analogue astronauts who conducted 40 research projects over two weeks in complete isolation. … Continued
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