SOURCE: AL-ARABIYA BY: HASSAN AL-SAEEDI The former Kurdistan Alliance deputy, Sarwa Abdul Wahid, announced on Sunday, that she would run for the presidency, which makes her the first woman to run for this position in Iraq, and might become the first woman president after the political approvals. Abdul Wahid had several political positions regarding the … Continued
SOURCE: QUARTZ BY: DAN KOPF The Hajj is a huge feat of logistics. In 2018, an estimated 1.5 million people will take part in the annual Islamic pilgrimage to holy sites in and around Mecca, Saudi Arabia. About 1.3 million of them will come from abroad, according to Arab News. For many, it will be a … Continued
SOURCE: CNN BY: NELL LEWIS (CNN)A world away from the slick systems of Silicon Valley, war-shattered Libya has seen the birth of a new generation of tech entrepreneurs. One such is Fatima Nasser. Born in Sabha, a city in southwestern Libya, she was just 13 when the 2011 Arab uprising began and Libya’s long-time leader … Continued
SOURCE: EUROPEAN STING This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kelly Ommundsen, Community Lead, Digital Economy and Society System Initiative, World Economic Forum LLC & Khaled Kteily, Founder and CEO, Legacy It may surprise some to learn that one in three start-ups in the Arab … Continued
SOURCE: THE ECONOMIST ONE Saudi cleric thundered that letting women drive would lead to immorality and a lack of virgins. Another declared that women were incapable of taking the wheel because they were half-brained. Still another drew on science, ruling that driving would damage their ovaries. Such tosh is at last being cast aside. On … Continued
By Randa Necola/ Arab America Contributing Writer Arabs can proudly say that the Arab world has one of the most fashionable celebrities, even the rest of the world may attest to that. The Arabs blessed the world with many talented fashion designers like Elie Saab, Rami Kadi, and Zuhair Murad. However, he Arab women celebrities … Continued
By Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer This month we praise Arab American women and their contributions in different facets of life. Arab American women are passionate about their families, careers and social environments. Their drive makes them excellent communicators and storytellers. We picked talented writers whose work reflects on their Arab past and roots, as … Continued
By: Randa Necola/Arab America Contributor Writer It’s almost Valentine’s Day and it is the time to give your girl a well-spent day or weekend. If you like a girl from any nationality you are good to go, but if you like an Arab girl… poor you! I bet it is hard to win her heart. … Continued
SOURCE: SAUDI GAZETTE SAUDI ARABIA is participating in five events with five clubs, namely United Basketball, the Green Jeddah Table Tennis, Saudi Arabia Fencing Federation Academy, Prince Nora University’s Athletics Club and one other, yet to be named, which will take part in the karate competition. Sixty-nine clubs from 17 Arab countries have so far … Continued
SOURCE: GULF NEWS Sharjah: Saudi Arabia for the first time will compete in the fourth edition of the Arab Women Sports Tournament (AWST), organised by Sharjah Women’s Sports Foundation (SWSF) from February 2-12. Saudi women’s clubs will compete in nine disciplines — fencing, basketball, show jumping, table tennis, karate, archery, volleyball, athletics and shooting — … Continued
SOURCE: VARIETY BY: ALISSA SIMON After a personal artistic practice centered on photographic installations and video, Cairo-born, London-trained artist Hala Elkoussy explores the border area between the visual arts and film in her feature debut, “Cactus Flower,” which has just won best actress for Menha El Batroui’s performance at the 2017 Dubai Festival. This independently made, alternative … Continued
Variety profiles five debutant women directors with features in main competition at Dubai SOURCE: VARIETY BY: ALISSA SIMON “Panoptic,” the ambitious documentary debut of Lebanese sound designer Rana Eid, arrives at its Dubai competition berth after a world premiere at the 2017 Locarno Film Festival and a First Lights kudo from the Jihlava Film Festival in … Continued
65 Results (Page 4 of 6)
Loading ...