A deeper look at the life of 'the first Arab Cinderella'

A new book about Egyptian silver-screen actress and singer Leila Mourad uncovers the competing forces that shaped not only her career but also how she was perceived by the public.

Fadi El-Abdallah

Saudi Arabia’s Cultural Shake-Up

[caption id="attachment_55253544" align="aligncenter" width="4252"] Saudi singer Mohammed Abdu performs during a concert in Riyadh on March 9, 2017.Saudi Arabia's "Paul McCartney" took to the stage…

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The Christian Origins of Mothering Sunday

[caption id="attachment_55253105" align="aligncenter" width="3651"] Rose window stained glass in the San Camillo Church in Milano, Italy. This wonderful "gothic rosone" was created by an anonymous…

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Making Syria’s ‘Cries’ heard

[caption id="attachment_55253103" align="aligncenter" width="3000"] NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 07: President, HBO Documentary Films Sheila Nevins introduces the New York Premiere of Cries From Syria at…

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Baghdad — A City in Verse

by Joseph Braude* Iraq’s 1,251-year-old capital was built by a Muslim empire that held the torch of civilization in the eighth and ninth centuries of the Common Era. In the thirteenth century…

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