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6 August 20200513 Nadine Gerber

Egypt Imprisons Tiktok Influencers on Charges of Insulting Public Morality

Within the space of a week, an Egyptian court has sentenced six social media influencers to several years in prison, and imposed heavy fines on each

Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron – © Photo: Gil Cohen-Magen. Israel and the U.S. waged intensive diplomatic efforts to thwart the Palestinian resolution; Israeli ministers accuse of UNESCO denying history and being anti-Semitic

11 July 20170494 Belkebir Boumediene

UNESCO Recognizes More Palestinian Heritage Sites

UNESCO voted Friday to recognize Hebron's Old City and the Tomb of the Patriarchs as Palestinian heritage sites. (more…)

13 June 201701746 Sarah Ribbert

Were the Ancient Egyptians Black or White? Scientists Now Know

Egyptologists, writers, scholars, and others, have argued the race of the ancient Egyptians since at least the 1970’s. Some today believe they were S

It was once the largest and wealthiest city in Europe, and a series of stunning postcard images now reveals what life was like on its streets. The ancient architecture of Constantinople, in Turkey, is shown in the pictures, taken in the last years before the fall of the Ottoman Empire, and carefully restored to add colour.

28 February 201702199 Hakim Khatib

Final Days of Ottoman Empire’s Istanbul in Coloured Pictures

It was once the largest and wealthiest city in Europe, and a series of stunning postcard images now reveals what life was like on its streets. The anc

10 February 201702064 Hakim Khatib

10 Arabic Philosophers You Should Know

If challenged to name ten philosophers in ten seconds, some of us might make it to ten. Most of us could possibly hit seven. Of those, the majority ar

26 October 20160481 Hakim Khatib

Breathtaking: Farsi Album by Israeli Singer

Maureen Nehedar’s transition from Hebrew  to Farsi allows her  to express additional sensibilities and hues of her amazing vocal talent. Can a breath

5 October 201601495 Hakim Khatib

Why Learn Dialect before Standard Arabic

One of the most common questions asked by learners of Arabic is 'should I learn Modern Standard Arabic or a dialect first'? Dialect of course refers

30 June 201602134 Hakim Khatib

Yes to Sex Before Marriage but Not to Four Wives Says Egyptian Actress

One of the Arab world's hottest Egyptian actresses, Nelly Karim, has something in common with Lebanese singer Maya Diab: They both believe in sex bef

21 March 20160546 Hakim Khatib

Cultural Bridging in Amman – Grassroots Projects with Scarce Resources

JORDAN – While political conflicts have dominated almost all discourses around the region of West Asia, narratives on the region have remained ensnar

MPC Journal I will show an old photo (most of them were made 100-150 years ago), my recent photo and a combination of both.

13 February 201601048 Hakim Khatib

Israel: Then and Now Photos of Jerusalem

The idea to create then and now photos emerged when I heard that New York Public Library has added many old photo scans to the public domain. Probably