When things get tough, who’s got your back? There’s power in numbers, and when people align behind a cause - mountains move. Wake up Hollywood - Western entertainment is overdue for an Arab awakening ! Last month, an exciting new drama penned by an Arabic-speaking US army veteran was cleared to “pilot” on American television channel ABC family. Alice in Arabia was scrapped four days later after advocacy groups ( incited in part by a Buzzfeed article ) raised concerns that the series - about an American teen who's kidnapped ...

april 20 2014

At home and abroad, Algerians are heading to the polls on Thursday to decide who will be the country’s next president. However, despite these so-called elections , many Algerians believe that the vote is already rigged in favor of the country’s incumbent 77-year old leader, Abdelaziz Bouteflika . So who is this Bouteflika character really? After all, it is not every day (actually never before) that an ailing president who is nearing 80 years of age, or any president for that matter, has ever run for a fourth term in ...

There’s a stunning show of Arab artwork currently on exhibit in the world’s largest museum - a compact display by ten artists that’s grabbing the spotlight from the 144 other galleries inside London’s Victoria & Albert ! The work of the shortlisted artists for the Jameel Prize - 3 is on view until 21 April 2014. Can’t get there before the exhibition hits the road for its international tour? Sit back and click as we turn you on to the finalists - see what all the buzz is about! The ...

April 15 2014