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.
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By Iason…
Good luck had been closely looking out for a black Capricorn girl. In 1964, she was born in Chicago, where she was luckily destined to be taken to a place that no other black American woman dared…
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[caption id="attachment_55250529" align="alignnone" width="620"] Egyptian couple celebrate their wedding day. (Ahmad Abdel Mageed/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption]
Three women huddle around the couple…
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On a baking hot Monday afternoon just before…
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Following a…
[caption id="attachment_55250442" align="alignnone" width="620"] Egyptian Coptic Christians attend a Friday Mass at the Virgin Mary church in Cairo on May 16, 2014. (Virginie Nguyen Hoang/AFP/Getty…
[caption id="attachment_55250374" align="alignnone" width="620"] The metal fence of a construction site is transformed into an art installation by dozens of handwritten notes on the landmark Taksim…
[caption id="attachment_55250321" align="alignnone" width="620"] Lebanese drink and dance at the world famous rooftop Sky Bar on July 21, 2013 in Beirut, Lebanon. (Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images)[/caption…
[caption id="attachment_55250295" align="alignnone" width="620"] Opening night of Syria Speaks tour at Rich Mix in London, Wednesday June 11, 2014. (Tam Hussein) [/caption]
When the revolution broke…
Airspace closures, rising fuel costs, shifting flight maps and delayed aircraft deliveries have repriced flights around the world, with some travel routes hit worse than others
Veteran Lebanese journalist Nada Abdelsamad transports readers back to the time when Beirut's Jewish quarter, known at the time as Wadi al-Yahud, was thriving
Ankara's national security priority is no longer Kurds or Gülenists, but Israel. Likewise, in Tel Aviv, Türkiye is increasingly seen as a future Israeli adversary. Both are preparing accordingly