By Chris Newbould The Nation Comedy Central, which launched its Middle East channel (available on OSN) last January, is about to launch is first regionally produced show. Comedy Central Presents will follow in the footsteps of its namesake on the US channel by making (or breaking) the careers of the finest stand up comics in … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer President Trump is expected to sign executive orders today that include a temporary ban on most refugees and a suspension of visas for citizens from the Middle East and North Africa. In a tweet he sent late Tuesday night, President Trump said “Big day planned on NATIONAL SECURITY tomorrow.” According to … Continued
Jeremy Lawrence Esquire Last November we asked the hypothetical question of “What a potential Trump presidency might mean for the Middle East?” And now, from last Friday we will find out. We spoke to three political commentators and asked them to grapple with a few opening questions of what all this means for our region. *** … Continued
BY: David DeMaria/Contributing Writer With the NFL playoffs entering the conference finals, fans across the country and around the world will be watching the action, including people in the Middle East. Though basketball and soccer have traditionally been the most popular sports to watch and play in the Arab World, American football has gained significant … Continued
By Michael Finnegan Los Angeles TImes Thomas J. Barrack Jr. drew worldwide attention for bailing out Michael Jackson when the singer’s Neverland Ranch was on the brink of foreclosure. A couple years later, Barrack’s purchase of Miramax studios with actor Rob Lowe and other partners vaulted him into the Hollywood elite. Barrack was chairman of Miramax for six … Continued
By Philip Weiss Mondoweiss Donald Trump has now named his son-in-law Jared Kushner as a senior adviser, notably on Middle East/Israel issues, and as Kushner fired me ten years ago over these issues, it seemed a good time to review my memories of our (limited) interactions and do what journalists do, make a prognosis about … Continued
By Pierre Krahenbuhl Al Jazeera Over the many years I spent working in conflict zones, certain encounters will always stand out in a very special way. Meeting young Rana, a 12-year-old UNRWA student from the Qabr Essit refugee camp in southern rural Damascus, had a deep impact on me. At 3:50pm on February 21, 2016, … Continued
By Zac Fox Go Upstate.com A group of Converse College students hopes to use a recent experience in Morocco to help dispel negative images of Arabs and Muslims. Natalie Southgate, Sidney Jones and Grace Frazor, all seniors at the college, recently returned from the North African nation after participating in a Model Arab League program … Continued
By Zaha Hassan CNN Anyone interested in a just and durable resolution to the Palestine-Israel conflict should be disturbed watching the Donald Trump transition unfold. As Israel’s military occupation over Palestinian land is set to mark 50 years in 2017, the President-elect has nominated David Friedman, a right-wing sponsor of Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise, to serve … Continued
By James J. Zogby Arab American Institute The tumult that has rocked the Arab World, has contributed to dramatic changes in the Arab public’s attitudes toward important global and regional powers. This is one of the findings of a recent Zogby Research Services (ZRS) poll of over 7,000 adults in six Arab countries (Egypt, Lebanon, … Continued
A photograph from October shows part of the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Tax records show the family of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, gave thousands of dollars to this and other settlements. (AP) By Tracy Wilkinson and Joshua Mitnick The Los Angeles TImes Here in the desert … Continued
By ANDREW HANNA and YOUSEF SABA POLITICO Donald Trump wasn’t the first winning candidate to call for moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, but unlike previous presidents, he just might keep his promise. Both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush made similar pledges during their campaigns, only to backpedal once in the Oval Office — … Continued
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