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6 August 20200935 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 20170746 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 201702285 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 201702897 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 201702558 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 20160863 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 201602005 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 201602865 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

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 201601461 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

13 May 20150891 Mohammad Hamdash

What SouriaLi Radio Did For Syrian Children

SouriaLi, a Syrian Arabic-speaking radio station, emerged after the uprisings in Syria had started in 2011. It, among others, tackles issues about ch