Articles tagged "middle east"

Books Review

A World I Loved: The Story of an Arab Woman by Wadad Makdisi Cortas

by Rachel Balik

[25.Aug.09] :. Wadad Makdisi Cortas understated but deeply nostalgic memoir of her childhood in Lebanon gives a revealing, appealing, and necessary glimpse into the Arab world of the past.

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News

Must-see TV in Palestine

by Joel Brinkley [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)]

[7.May.09] :. “Free press” and “the Arab world” are two phrases in direct opposition. Across most of the region, journalists go to jail if they criticize or defy the government. So ribbon...

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Capsule Reviews

Balkan Beat Box: Nu Made (Remixes)

by Deanne Sole

[3.May.09] :. While not a great album in its own right, it's a nice addition to the Box's small canon.

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In Cod We Trust & Magic Bus

by Shyam K. Sriram

[3.Apr.09] :. Where else in the world can one find a town called Hell, a German U-Boat-turned-bowling alley, and Vinmonopolet, government-run wine and liquor stores?

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Culture Feature

Whitewashed: America’s Invisible Middle Eastern Identity

by Shyam K. Sriram

[2.Apr.09] :. As the Middle Eastern American community has been perceived to be less Christian and more Muslim since 9/11, so too is the assumption that they are unable to assimilate because of religious differences.

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In new book, Jimmy Carter is upbeat about peace talks in Mideast

by Bill Lambrecht [St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MCT)]

[4.Feb.09] :. WASHINGTON - Before George Mitchell departed last week for the Middle East on his inaugural mission, America’s newest special envoy received a present via overnight mail from Jimmy Carter - a...

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Dozan: Introducing Dozan

by Deanne Sole

[26.Nov.08] :. The neatness of the arrangements, and the way the voices come together, suggest madrigals.

 

Various: The Rough Guide to Arabic Café

by Deanne Sole

[23.Jul.08] :. Listening to the Rough Guide to Arabic Café, I realised that this is not the same as the music you would expect to hear if you were sitting in a Western coffee shop.

 

The Great Arab Conquests by Hugh Kennedy

by Carlin Romano [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[12.Dec.07] :. Pair of books offer historical truths about Jewish, Arab territory.

 

Amid crackdown, Egyptian journalist remains cheerfully defiant

by Liz Sly

[14.Oct.07] :. By Liz Sly Chicago Tribune (MCT)

 

Hollywood goes to war: Mainstream movies focus on Iraq, terrorism

by Cary Darling [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[1.Oct.07] :. Writer Matthew Michael Carnahan makes a living pounding out movie scripts, where flights of fantasy and retreats from reality are the daily stock in trade. But a couple of autumns back, while...

 

Arab bloggers pay toll for truth

by Stephen Franklin

[31.Jul.07] :. CAIRO—When Egyptian officials denied reports of a disturbance in downtown Cairo last year, Wael Abbas showed the truth: A political protest had turned ugly, and a group of young men had gone on...

 

Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life by Sari Nusseibeh

by Carlin Romano [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[20.Apr.07] :. Bring together Palestinian philosopher Sari Nusseibeh (1949- ) and Israeli statesman Shimon Peres (1923-) and the first thought that occurs to any longtime observer of the Arab-Israeli conflict is: Get a room.