VIDEO: Baha Khalil @ Comix, NYC
Baha Khalil’s first time on stage? You wouldn’t believe it if you were there for this debut performance at the New York Arab-American Comedy... Read more
(FEN)SIDER: Zaha Hadid In Fast Company’s Top 100
All St-architect Recently dubbed a “starchitect” by Fast Company, Zaha Hadid, represents on their 100 Most Creative People in Business list.... Read more
(FEN)SIDER: K’Naan To Collaborate With Keane
November’s Word on the Tweet According to @iamknaan himself: “…in London today, been here for a few days recording some new music with... Read more
(FEN)SIDER: Fashion Gone Wrong
Fashion Gone Wrong A recent article in the New York Times blog, The Moment, featured the Arab-inspired collections of French fashion designers, Issey... Read more
(FEN)SIDER: The New Dabke
The New Dabke Aiywa! Omar Souleyman just gave us a new beat to step to. Dabke 2020: Folk and Pop Sounds of Syria is made of three unlikely parts: synth,... Read more
Jackie Salloum's Slingshot Hip Hop
Other reviewers express surprise and feign jaded reactions to the subject of first-time director, Jackie Salloum’s Slingshot Hip Hop. But one word runs... Read more
Alicia Erian’s Towelhead
Alicia Erian’s novel, Towelhead, reads as something of an opus to Hillary Clinton’s infamous line, “It takes a village.” But Erian fills her village... Read more
D.C.’s Arabian Sights Film Festival
Arabian Sights rides again! Washington D.C.’s Arab film festival returned for its 14th year. And once again the smart selections of Festival Director... Read more
Kurdish Cinema: Where Have You Been?!
ArteEast’s First New York Kurdish Film Festival: A Cinema Across Borders is the first film festival in the United States to feature the films of... Read more
VIDEO: Suheir Hammad – “Mike Check”
Suheir Hammad’s “Mike Check” is worth more than one check, more like two. As usual, she speaks for herself and for anyone else who has... Read more
