Gulf Business By: Jackson Chasen-Buckley/Arab America Contributing Writer A new report detailing the Arab world’s social media use released earlier this year. Professor Damian Radcliffe of the University of Oregon in conjunction with Ph.D. student Hadil Abuhmaid compiled a variety of key findings of social media in the Middle East. The report includes major social … Continued
SOURCE: BBC BY: JEREMY BOWEN As the last of the Middle Eastern summer fades away, is the region slipping into a new Arab spring? In Iraq, demonstrators are being shot dead in the streets. In Lebanon, protesters have paralysed the country and seem set to bring down the government of Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri. In … Continued
SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES BY: KAREN ZRAICK Ancient treasures pillaged from conflict zones in the Middle East are being offered for sale on Facebook, researchers say, including items that may have been looted by Islamic State militants. Facebook groups advertising the items grew rapidly during the upheaval of the Arab Spring and the ensuing … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: JOYCE KARAM * This story has been updated to clarify that the US is not currently planning to facilitate Arab forces entering in Syria US officials dismissed criticism following the news of their hasty withdrawal from Syria, saying on Friday that there “is no timeline” for the pull-out and that it … Continued
SOURCE: BRISBANE TIMES BY: JOCELYN GARCIA Syrian refugee and chef George Tabbakh who left his family bakery behind in his war-torn country is getting a second chance to share his food and culture with the opening of Middle Eastern-themed Abboud Bakery, south-east of Brisbane. The Abboud Bakery aims to help refugees with the opportunity to … Continued
By: Sarah Chaudhry/Arab America Contributing Writer Olive oil is deeply rooted in the Mediterranean and Arab culture, where it was developed and sold more than 4000 years ago. Even today, Arab Americans value the importance of olive oil, and purchase it constantly, not only as food intake but also for many other purposes. Here are … Continued
The region’s food is a great complement to wine, especially all that red-wine friendly grilled spiced meat SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN BY: FIONA BECKETT However you define the Middle East geographically, we’re not talking about a dominant wine culture compared with the likes of France or Spain. True, Lebanon and Turkey have historic wine-growing traditions, but … Continued
SOURCE: NEWSTATESMAN BY: RUQAYA IZZIDIEN What do General al-Hamar – literally, and presumably unknowingly, General the Donkey – of Yasmin Porter’s The Sheikh’s Reluctant Bride, and the “barbarian” Zoltan Al Farouk bin Shamal from Duty and the Beast have in common? Yes, they are both part of what I’m calling the sexy sheikh subgenre; a branch of literature which inexplicably took off … Continued
“I want to show that a color, an accessory, a behavior, or a lifestyle cannot and should not define our gender identity.” SOURCE: STEP FEED BY: LEYAL KHALIFE Lipstick is for women, suits are for men. Pink is for girls, blue is for boys… Over the decades, social norms have led people to believe that … Continued
SOURCE: NEWSWEEK BY: TOM O’CONNOR The next war in the Middle East could be fought over water as Iraq, Syria and Turkey scramble to assert claims to two vital rivers that run through the region, according to a new report. Nabil al-Samman, a Syrian expert on international waters, made the case for an upcoming “water war” in an … Continued
By: Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer Prince William just ended his visit to Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. His trip is considered to be historic by the world because it was the first time a member of the British royal family stepped onto Israeli/Palestinian lands. Even before he started packing his bags, he was already judged … Continued
SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL POLICY DIGEST BY: JAMES DORSEY Nothing in a swath of land stretching from the Atlantic coast of Africa to China is undisputed. Food is often emblematic of disputes over identity, history and political claims that underlie an arc of crisis wracked by ethnic and religious conflict; clamour for political, economic, social, national and … Continued
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