Middle Eastern Strides in Tennis
US Open, Regional Expansion With the U.S. Open coming to a close last Sunday, September 10, conversations have […]
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Marcel Khalife: Cultural Icon in the Arab World
Though born in Lebanon, Marcel Khalife is a cultural icon throughout the Arab world. Perhaps no other contemporary
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Identity Reclamation and Preservation Through Art: Syrian and Palestinian Refugees in Jordan
With the traditional Palestinian scarf, keffiyeh, affixed to their heads, eleven men clasped hands and led the Levantine
Film as a Political Tool: Tracing the History of Cinema in Iran
Artistic Production In Iran When Ayatollah Khomeini declared that his reservation was against promiscuity, not film, the ban
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Explore the Epic Poem, Shahnama
The Smithsonian’s Museums of Asian Art website contains a fascinating feature on the 1,005-year old literary masterpiece, the
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Books to Prisoners Project Offers ALternative to Religious Literature that feeds Militancy
Inspired by the story of her own father’s imprisonment, Tunisian blogger and activist Lina Ben Mhenni is bringing
Ave Maria Performance Accompanied by the Islamic Call to Prayer
An example of religious plurualism in Lebanon, this Youtube video features Lebanese diva Tania Kassis singing an inspired
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Arabizi, the Arabic Chat Language Changing the Way Young People Write & Speak
Spoken languages have distinct styles Americans use different words and speaking styles depending where they’re from and who
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Arabic Contributions to the Spanish Language and Culture
From the desert they came – men filled with religious zeal and riding under banners inscribed with the
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