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Tunisian Breaths Life Back into Handmade Glass
Today’s industrial overproduction has overthrown traditional crafts. Despite this, the more industrial our world becomes, the more making things purely by…
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8 Stunning Images That Will Make You Book a Ticket to Oman
Oman is often considered an oasis amidst the expansive desert of the Gulf. Rated as the 59th most peaceful country…
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Cultivating an Active Fitness Community for Women in Saudi Arabia
In Saudi Arabia, a new wave of fitness is happening. Led by Fatima Batook, a community of forward-thinking, motivated women…
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4 Things To Do With Your Kids This Summer
For kids, summer means three months of endless play, activity and fun. For adults, sometimes that freedom can lead to…
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A Prescription for Happiness: 5 Rituals to Make Part of Your Routine
In today’s world, millions of companies are marketing happiness; you can get it from buying a car, going on your…
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Programs Our Graduate Students Would Love to See in Palestine
A restricted job market and a limited educational infrastructure make up for a challenging panorama for Palestinian young graduates, who…
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Desert Breath: A Stunning 100,000 m2 Art Installation
In the middle of the expansive Sahara desert located in Egypt, stands the Desert Breath project. A land art project…
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A Social Enterprise that Re-Envisions Your Grandmother’s Palestinian Embroidery
Inspired by traditional Palestinian embroidery, this creative social enterprise aims to re-purpose this handicraft and bring it to a more modern…
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Arab Women Voices: A Question and 12 Answers
The media is buzzing with opinions on Arab women. More often than not, its a stream of concern over how…
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First Ever Made in Morocco Website Supports Local Artisans and Craftmakers
A site that shares some of the local talents of Moroccan artisans and craftmakers, Made in Morocco is the first…
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Penning the Creative Arab Mind On the World
Project Pen, a creative online publishing house based in Amman, Jordan, is now a finalist in the MIT Enterprise Forum…
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10 Minutes with Iraqi Hip Hop MC The Narcicyst
We sat down with Hip Hop MC Yassin Alsalman, known by his stage name The Narcicyst, and talked about ways…
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This Jordanian Photographer is Takin’ It to the Streets
We sat down with Ali Alhasani, a Jordanian photographer who has become renowned for his poignant, story-telling photographs taken around…
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Watch this Amazing Painter and You’ll Take Him to Algeria (No, We Are Not Kidding).
Bassita, the Egyptian startup revolutioning charity through clickfunding, has just launched a campaign to support art and cultural exchanges, helping talented street painter Alaa…
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The Kale Project Palestine: Inspiring Local Farmers in Palestine
One cup of this super-food contains only 33 calories and zero grams of fat, 206% of Vitamin A, 684% of…
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Persian Recipes With a Story: Add These Iranian Dishes to Your List
Iranian blogger Azita of Figs and Quince, whom we interviewed recently, is always coming up with dishes that make us…
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In Palestine, Pursuing Pleasures Is Also a Form of Resistance
Can we tell Palestine’s story of resistance with a narrative other than the prose of strife? Jordanian-American photographer Tanya Habjouqa answers…
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Your Music Guide to a Less Stressful Ammani Winter
The Hollywood romantic winter we watch in movies is not really what we get at this end of the world.…
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