Arab Spring
‘Carry On,’ an ambitious collaboration between Arab artists
Art news
June 19, 2012
‘Carry On,’ an ambitious collaboration between Arab artists
In the heady days immediately following Mubarak’s ouster last winter, Amira Hanafi and her colleagues at the Artellewa art space,…
Witnesses: Omani police detain activists at protest
World
June 11, 2012
Witnesses: Omani police detain activists at protest
MUSCAT, OMAN — Omani riot police on Monday detained some 30 activists during a peaceful protest near police headquarters in…
Arab Spring is an opportunity to reconcile Middle East with West, says Ghannouchi
Egypt
May 29, 2012
Arab Spring is an opportunity to reconcile Middle East with West, says Ghannouchi
The head of Tunisia's ruling Islamist party, Rachid Ghannouchi, said on Tuesday that the Arab Spring provided an opportunity…
At ‘Samar,’ regional activists tell stories of revolution
Art news
May 13, 2012
At ‘Samar,’ regional activists tell stories of revolution
A Bahraini doctor, a female Yemeni writer and an Egyptian football player were sitting on a stage last week to…
What will art do about change? Oh wait, but what is change?
Art news
May 11, 2012
What will art do about change? Oh wait, but what is change?
In his lecture performance at the Alexandria Contemporary Art Forum’s symposium “Times are changing, what will art do about it?”…
Turkish soaps: The love, the romance and the alternate reality
Life & Style
May 10, 2012
Turkish soaps: The love, the romance and the alternate reality
It’s 8 pm and most Egyptian women are glued to their TV screens to see how Kerim will win Fatma’s…
Voters skeptical of change in Algeria elections
World
May 9, 2012
Voters skeptical of change in Algeria elections
ALGIERS, Algeria — In the gritty, working-class Algiers suburb of Harrache, activists sporting the green baseball caps of the Islamist…
‘Sin’ has led to Middle East uprisings, says Saudi top cleric
World
May 5, 2012
‘Sin’ has led to Middle East uprisings, says Saudi top cleric
Saudi Arabia's top religious official has blamed Muslim sinfulness for instability in the Middle East, where pro-democracy unrest has toppled…
Arab Spring cost region 7 million tourists in 2011
Business
May 3, 2012
Arab Spring cost region 7 million tourists in 2011
Political unrest cost the Middle East 5 million and North Africa 2 million tourists in 2011, according to the United…