The longer I stay abroad, the more I feel this column isn’t fulfilling its primary purpose: Testing the limits of a Palestinian Israeli’s freedom of expression. So I’ve decided to take a break SOURCE: HAARETZ BY: SAYED KASHUA We don’t know yet, sweetie,” became the sentence most uttered by my wife and me. “We’ll know … Continued
SOURCE: BBC BY: SOPHIA SMITH GALER One of literature’s undeniable life lessons is that hedonists make fantastic poets. Horace – one of ancient Rome’s most prized lyricists – once dedicated a whole ode to his nearby wine-filled amphora, declaring on what was likely to have been a fun night: “We shall not deign to go … Continued
SOURCE: KHALEEJ TIMES BY: JASMINE AL KUTTAB The Pritzker Prize-winning French architect said that when he did not have to look far for the musuem’s design inspiration Standing under the dome of Louvre Abu Dhabi, visitors are struck with the reminder of past lives, lived under the oasis of the date trees of Al Ain. … Continued
By Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer “Singapore works because we have learned how to live together. It’s how the nations of the world should get along.” My Chinese taxi driver had nothing but praise for his tiny city-state. He continued, “We have given every race and religion equality. Our schools are mixed, but all students, besides their … Continued
By Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer Standing atop Mount Byrsa, the acropolis of both Punic and Roman Carthage, I surveyed the panorama of the modern spread-out urban centre covering the historic ruins that, without doubt, form an important part of the heritage of humankind. Here, it was easy to fantasize about the Punic/Roman wars and their most … Continued
SOURCE: THE MICHIGAN DAILY BY AMARA SHAIKH “So You Think You Can Dance” made its way to Michigan this weekend, but this one had a new spin. On Friday evening, TEDxUofM Adventures hosted its “So You Think You Can Dabke” event in the Michigan Union to celebrate and teach people about dabke — a traditional … Continued
SOURCE: YALE DAILY NEWS BY HANNAH KAZIS TAYLOR Shawkat Toorawa has been a professor of Arabic in the Near Eastern Languages and Cultures department at Yale since 2016. He runs the “dr T projectT,” 30-minute sessions on Tuesday afternoons in which he teaches “three things worth knowing” about literature, pop culture, music — or anything else … Continued
Students get exposure to classical and contemporary Arabic art and media SOURCE: THE STATE PRESS BY AZZAM ALMOUAI Starting in 2014, the Arabic Film & Poetry Series, co-sponsored by the ASU Council for Arabic and Islamic Studies and the University’s Arabic Studies Program, has helped to expand student knowledge on impactful film and poetry heralding from the Middle East. Souad … Continued
SOURCE: ALLIGATOR.ORG BY NICOLETTE PERDOMO All the dresses were handmade in Palestine Adorned in handmade Palestinian beaded dresses called thobes, UF students showcased Arab culture at a fashion show Thursday. UF Students for Justice in Palestine hosted the fashion show from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the Plaza of the Americas. Sixteen models walked … Continued
SOURCE: ARTNET BY EILEEN KINSELLA A senior official lays out research that he says supports the sculpture’s return. Two months after authorities seized an ancient head of a bull that was on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, a senior official in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office says, in no uncertain terms, that … 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
BY JOE GILL The Siege, one of The Freedom Theatre’s most successful and controversial productions, will be performed at The Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, during October 12-22. The North American premiere of The Siege is produced in association with ArKtype / Thomas O. Kriegsmann and the US-based Friends of the Freedom … Continued
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