By: Anthony Bayyouk / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: Did you know about the amount of Arab-Americans in the production and film industry? The Middle East has a long history of entertainment from the Egyptian singer-songwriter umm Kulthum to the current Lebanese singer Fairuz. There has never been a dull moment in Middle East entertainment. … Continued
SOURCE: SPECTATOR BY: ROBERT JACKMAN When catwalk queen Gigi Hadid shared photos of her newly renovated New York apartment online it caused something of a stir. Armchair critics compared the busy and brave decor – the result of a $5.8m refurbishment – to a student hostel, as photos of the apartment spread across Twitter. But … Continued
SOURCE: ARTFORUM The Misk Art Institute, established by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud last year, has announced that it will launch the yearlong Arab Art and Education Initiative in New York this October. The citywide program is being organized in partnership with the United Nations and more than fifteen major cultural … Continued
SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES BY: ANDREW R.CHOW While President Trump’s travel ban closed the country’s doors to those from some Arab countries, like Syria and Yemen, the Metropolitan Museum and other major New York institutions are taking the opposite tack. This fall, they will participate in the Arab Art and Education Initiative, a season … Continued
BY: David Demaria/ Arab America Contributing Writer On the heels of American president Donald Trump’s recent visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, another version of international relations was taking place between the United States and Saudi Arabia at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh. It was there where the Coney Island-based New York … Continued
BY: Julia Jahanpour/Contributing Writer Early Wednesday morning, the body of the associate judge of New York’s highest court, Sheila Abdus-Salaam, was found floating in the Hudson River. Salaam was the first female Muslim judge to serve in the U.S. The cause of her death is still unknown, but an autopsy will be performed. There were no … Continued
By Danish Mehboob NY City Lens President Trump’s two executive orders on travel have signaled his administration’s wariness about resettling more Syrian refugees in the U.S. If the orders prevail in court, he will end a chapter of migration history that dates back more than a century, and which has reshaped several communities across the country, including … Continued
By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman The Huffington Post “It’s not my place.” “I might make it worse.” “I have to go.” “Someone else will do it.” One by one, people around the circle named the reasons why they might not step in if they saw someone being harassed on their commute. It was all part of a … Continued
BY: David DeMaria/Contributing Writer Not long after Nader Habibi and his band Haram were investigated by the FBI, an explosion from a pressure cooker bomb in the Chelsea district of Manhattan injured 31 people. The attack, which was also linked to a pipe bomb explosion along the route of Marine Corps charity run in New … Continued
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