Isabella Hammad’s breathtaking debut novel, The Parisian, is a work of historical fiction that masterfully presents crucial periods of Palestinian history through the life and adventures of Midhat Kamal’s coming of age, from his voyage to France to study medicine to his seemingly dutiful life once he returns home to […]
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At the beginning of the 20th century, an unprecedented wave of feminism took the world by storm. In Egypt, this movement was led by one formidable woman.
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“Celestial Bodies,” an Arabic novel written by an Omani woman, Jokha Alharthi, won the Prestigious Man Booker International Prize of 2019.
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June 25, 2019, marks the 21st anniversary of the assassination of famous and beloved Berber singer, poet, thinker, and mandole player, Lounes Matoub, who was a prominent advocate of human rights and secularism in Algeria.
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In Charif Majdalani’s novel “L’empereur à pied,” an oath controls a dynasty’s inheritance. The story is an allegory of Lebanon’s dysfunctional confessional system of government, which allocates power on the basis of sectarian identification.
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Somali-American model Halima Aden recently stirred controversy when she appeared fully covered in the swimsuit issue of one of America’s most popular sports magazines.
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“Ramy,” a new TV series on Hulu, explores the struggles of an Arab-Muslim American millennial to find meaning and purpose in suburban New Jersey.
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Faten Hamama and Omar Sharif first captivated the hearts and minds of Egyptian audiences in Youssef Chahine’s 1954 movie, “The Blazing Sun.” For the next 20 years, Sharif and Hamama were the dream couple of Egypt’s golden age of cinema. Although their marriage did not last, their careers have left […]
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Projects like Al-Magreb Blues are reanimating forgotten gems of North-African history.
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In our divided times, the New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival creates space for much needed international and interfaith dialogue.
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During Pope Francis’ recent visit to Morocco, a stunning interfaith musical medley performed for the pontiff and Morocco’s king sparked controversy.
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On a resort island off the coast of South Korea, a multi-dimensional, North African-Korean rock band is finding its voice.
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