Arabs and Muslims on Stage: Can We Unpack Our Baggage?
Egyptian American playwright Yussef El Guindi argues it's time for American theatre to go beyond bombs and burkas when it comes to Arab/Muslim characters and storylines.
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A Beheading for the Prophet and a Reckoning for France
Jordan Elgrably on rising tensions in France and in the Arab/Muslim world follow Samuel Paty's beheading at the hands of a young Islamic radical who was shot dead by police.
Women Battle for the Soul of America
Columnist Maryam Zar argues that women will define the battle for the soul of the United States, at a time when conservative vs. liberal values literally mean the difference between life and death.
Falastin, Sami Tamimi’s “Palestinian Modern”
N.A. Mansour reviews the tantalizing recipes in Sami Tamimi & Tara Wigley's new cookbook of Palestinian cuisine.
Egypt—Abandoned but not Forgotten
A Land Like You gives a palpable sense of a community that could not have imagined its own uprooting out of Egypt.
Emel Mathlouthi Returns with The Tunis Diaries
The vocalist from Tunis who lives in New York was confined in Tunis and found herself "falling back in love with music that is simple, direct, and from the heart."
The Dream of Edward Said and Daniel Barenboim
An Angeleno assesses The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra.
A Humanitarian Catastrophe: Understanding the War in Yemen
Why is it that Americans know so little about Yemen, why has the country seemed so off the radar to us?
4 Poems by Persis Karim & Sholeh Wolpé
Advice to Writers, Recognize, The Outsider and Dear America come to us from Iranian immigrants working in the American diaspora.
Tough Love for Morocco
Jordan Elgrably interviews director Nabil Ayouch and star Maryam Touzani on their new movie, "Razzia."
“American Sniper,” a Botched Film That Demonizes Iraqis
Is it too much to ask that a movie set during the Second Gulf War convey something meaningful about Iraq? Jordan Elgrably A week before the Oscars—on… Continue reading “American Sniper,” a Botched Film That Demonizes Iraqis
America’s Great Game: The C.I.A. & U.S. Middle East Foreign Policy
If you want to understand the CIA, it will certainly help to read the works of Hugh Wilford, Robert Baer and Robert Scheer, but you will not find all the answers to the U.S.-Middle East conundrum.