The house is located close to the Israel-Palestine border wall. Photo: Kickstarter. By: Henri Neuendorf Source: Artnet News The Palestinian artist Emily Jacir has launched a crowdfunding campaign to transform her family’s historic 19th-century home in the West Bank into an independent exhibition space and community art center. The space will focus on visual … Continued
By: Arielle Buchmann Source: WUSA ABC News Sometimes good falafel comes with a side of hummus, but sometimes it comes with a side of cultural awareness too. A local entrepreneur is bringing a whole new meaning to the deep-fried ball made from chickpeas or fava beans. And he’s using his grandmother’s authentic recipes to … Continued
All photos Darrow Montgomery By: Laura Hayes Source: Washington City Paper Not much inside Falafel Inc., opening this Saturday in Georgetown, seems particularly remarkable. Like most falafel shops, you can hear the snap and crackle of falafel balls crisping in the fryer, and the smell of warm pita makes you hungrier than before you walked … Continued
By: Irum Ibrahim Source: The Huffington Post You can find her tucked into a cozy chair as she winds down after a long day — arms gently rested on her desk, pen and paper in hand, and a glass of water to her right. Although she is now 24 years old, Isra Al-thibeh has been … Continued
BY: STEVE INSKEEP Source: NPR- Morning Edition At the very start of Hala Alyan’s novel Salt Houses, a woman buys a coffee set — a dozen cups, a coffee pot, a tray. It’s a simple act that unexpectedly becomes painful. The woman is Palestinian — part of a family displaced after the founding of Israel … Continued
BY: Daniel Gil/Contributing Writer Issa Dubbaneh hovers over a scorching grill on a blisteringly hot Wednesday in April, expertly mixing za’atar spice and olive oil. To his right is his wife Muna, who rolls and tosses dough mixed with flower next to him, while their son Johnny handles the customers and cash. The Zayt & … Continued
By Mona Khalifeh Teen Vogue Abeer Najjar is a South Side Chicagoan, Palestinian, Muslim, chef. Abeer is American. She is the epitome of what a modern-day American looks like. When you strip away the identifiers, at her core, Abeer is a foodie. From an early age, she had a passion for food. Abeer envisioned having … Continued
By Daoud Kuttab The New Arab The Le Sajj Lebanese restaurant in Brooklyn’s Bay Ridge was packed full of people last Sunday, 26 February. The attendees were present to witness an historic announcement: An immigrant from the Palestinian town of Bethlehem was launching a campaign to be elected as the first Arab-American councillor for New … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer The first cover of Vogue Arabia was presented today and it features famous Arab American model, Gigi Hadid. Launched in October of 2016, the new magazine chose the half-Palestinian model to kick-off its first ever printed edition. Hadid is on two covers of the magazine, one cover in English, the other … Continued
Nizar Wattad The Kenyon Collegian Nizar Wattad hosted a lecture, movie screening and panel discussion this past Tuesday. On Tuesday, Feb. 21 Nizar Wattad came to Kenyon for three events with the purpose of teaching everything he knew about screenwriting. The events included a the art of screenwriting lecture on Tuesday morning, a showing of … Continued
By MADANMOHAN RAO World Music Central.org Ronnie Malley is a multi-instrumentalist musician, theatrical performer, producer, and educator. He collaborates with the music groups Allos Musica, Duzan Ensemble, Lamajamal, and Surabhi, and is a faculty member at the Chicago Academy for the Arts. He performed recently at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) in India with George … Continued
By Debra Nussbaum Cohen Haaretz When online attacks against Women’s March co-chair Linda Sarsour started this week, progressive Jews were among the first people to back her on social media. “Jews are some of my biggest supporters,” Sarsour told Haaretz in an interview. Sarsour, a born-and-bred Brooklynite whose parents are of Palestinian origin, directs the Arab … Continued
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