Morocco is perhaps not the first place that springs to mind when one thinks about modern youth culture, but dedicated young Moroccans are working to change all that. Their suc…
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Prominent Egyptian intellectual and writer Alaa al Aswany has authored numerous renowned novels. His new book called The Dictatorship Syndrome—likely another bestseller—is a t…
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Hajer Sharief survived the Libyan civil war and became a globally renowned human rights activist. Learning about political participation and decision-making from a young age,…
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It all started with a dream 24 years ago. Shirin Ghareeb, Deputy Director of the DC International Film Festival, wanted to bring more Arab movies to the U.S. capital. She crea…
Read MoreA singer-songwriter with a deep conviction that music is a universal language that does not need an interpreter, Emel Mathlouthi describes her music as “a reflection of what’s…
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Readers familiar with the Coleman Barks versions of Rumi’s work think of Rumi as a man who deftly celebrated love’s ecstasies…and he did. To imagine, however, that Rumi wrote…
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