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Palestinian theatre suffers loss of director Abu Salem

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Written by Watan
Monday, 03 October 2011 02:40
RAMALLAH (West Bank) - Francois Abu Salem, a French actor and director and long-time West Bank resident, has died at the age of 60 in the city of Ramallah, Palestinian security forces said.
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Islamic finance forum focuses on Shariah in banking

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Written by BARBARA FERGUSON
Sunday, 02 October 2011 23:06
WASHINGTON: The US-Qatar Business Council and the Bilateral US-Arab Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2nd Annual Islamic Finance Forum last week, offering much-needed insights into the growing use of Islamic financing and Shariah-compliant busines [ … ]
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In Hebron, bargains draw rare crowds to Old City

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Written by Samih Shahine - HEBRON
Wednesday, 24 August 2011 08:49
An unlikely noise can be heard in the Old City of Hebron in the southern West Bank -- the sound of Ramadan bargain-hunters dipping in and out of shops and buying cut-price goods.
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Palestine campaign song generates controversy ahead of release

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Written by Harriet Sherwood*
Thursday, 09 June 2011 15:44
It's a compilation number, along the lines of Feed The World or Free Nelson Mandela, and its artists include Dave Randall of Faithless, Maxi Jazz and the Durban Gospel Choir. Images from the West Bank and Gaza, along with the separation barr [ … ]
Last Updated on Thursday, 09 June 2011 15:55
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UAE's super dad with 90 kids to marry again

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Written by News
Tuesday, 24 May 2011 04:40
Daad Mohammed Al Balushi, UAE's super dad who has 90 children from 17 wives is all set to marry yet again in two weeks.
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Damascus old souk craves for tourists

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Written by Jocelyne Zablit - DAMASCUS
Saturday, 21 May 2011 00:38
Hani Abou al-Nasser rolls his eyes, shrugs and lets out a worried sigh as he gestures toward his empty store in the old souk of Damascus.
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4th Gulf Film Festival opens in Dubai with red carpet gala

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Written by News
Saturday, 16 April 2011 07:10
Dubai, UAE - The fourth edition of the Gulf Film Festival, held under the patronage of Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), opened with a glittering red carpe [ … ]
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PechaKucha Night at the Arab American Museum

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Written by Jessica Carreras
Saturday, 16 April 2011 07:06
As part of their Global Thursdays series, the Arab American National Museum held their first-ever PechaKucha Night on Thursday.
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Telling Muslim Women What Not to Wear

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Written by Kari Ansari
Wednesday, 13 April 2011 08:22
France has now officially outlawed the Islamic niqabor burqa in public. French President Sarkozy said in 2009, "The issue of the burqa is not a religious issue, it is a question of freedom and of women's dignity
Last Updated on Saturday, 16 April 2011 07:35
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France bans Muslim full-face veil

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Written by Cecile Azzaro - PARIS
Wednesday, 13 April 2011 08:09
Police in France, home to Europe's biggest Muslim population, arrested two protesters wearing niqab veils Monday after a ban on full-face coverings went into effect.
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Arab Spring takes toll on tourism in Jordan Pro-democracy revolts across the Arab world are taking their toll on tourism in cash-strapped Jordan, where revenues from the key source of hard currency earnings have dropped by 16 percent ...	Learn Coexistence from Muslims: UK Bishop A UK bishop urged Christians to learn coexistence from the Muslim minority in British cities where a rich diversity of immigrant communities that exceeds the number of Christian exist, the ... News
Arab American Forum Marred by Discord Over Song “Oh my homeland, when will I see you free… When the land is watered with the blood of martyrs and the brave… And all the people shout: Freedom to ... Davin Hutchins*	Young Mechanics in Gaza dream of joining world's Formula race Happiness appeared on the face of the 20-year old Gaza young man Osama Othmani as he switched on the engine of a racing car he made with his colleague with ... Hamada Hattab, Osama Radi
Jailed rape victim in UAE sues consulate A QUEENSLAND woman who was jailed in the United Arab Emirates claims she was not properly advised by an Australian consular official after she said that she had been drugged an... Sophie Elsworth	Occupation's 44th year: A Doctor's Visit to Gaza At the Erez Checkpoint, as I was standing in front of the concrete walls and the enormous iron doors that exemplify the severe blockade policy imposed on the people of ... Dr. Rafik Masalha

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An Illegal and Counterproductive Assassination YASIR QADHI ANWAR AL-AWLAKI, the Yemeni-American cleric who was killed Friday in a C.I.A. drone attack in Yemen, appears to be the first United States citizen that our government has publicly targeted for ...	Netanyahu's Lie: "I Already Gave at the Office" James Zogby Back when I was in Catholic elementary school and in the Boy Scouts, we would often be enlisted to participate in fund-raising drives that had us going door-to-door in our ...
Hopes and Fears Ten Years After Hesham Hassaballa I was a bit sleepy as I walked into the resident physician lounge. I was just finishing up my overnight duties, and I was preparing to discuss the patients with ...	Let’s Cancel 9/11 Tom Engelhardt Let’s bag it. I’m talking about the tenth anniversary ceremonies for 9/11, and everything that goes with them: the solemn reading of the names of the ...
For the Love of Israel: Congresswoman’s Misguided War on the UN Ramzy Baroud From an Israeli point of view, Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is the ideal American politician. Although many in the US government aspire to her level of commitment to Israel, few can ...	US Republicans drift to the right Dr James J Zogby The contest has begun to determine who will be the Republican candidate to square off against President Obama in 2012 national ...

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