Visiting the House of Allah
A local Orange County woman discusses her pilgrimage to Mecca in this video, providing a warm and concise glimpse into an event that remains mysterious to many Westerners. … [Read more...]
Coronavirus Report: How world’s largest mosques have adapted
As mosques suspend congregational prayers due to the coronavirus, imams are looking at alternatives such as live-streaming prayers and sermons. Al Jazeera takes a look at how some of the world's … [Read more...]
Bookstore Gives Syrian Refugees A Sense Of Home
Forced to leave Syria due to the ongoing war, book publishers Samer al Kadri and Gulnar Hajo have recently settled in Turkey and have opened an Arabic-language bookstore in Istanbul. “It’s not only a … [Read more...]
Iraqi-American Composer Makes Music About War
“Letters from Iraq” is Iraqi-American composer Rahim AlHaj's new album, a personal reflection of the 2003 war. The composer was inspired by letters from Iraqis who wrote of love, loss and hope during … [Read more...]
ANGLE ON: The Muslims Of Cuba
Relationships between Cuba and the cultures of the Middle East are said to go back centuries. According to Al Jazeera, “Moors from Andalusia were brought as slaves by Spanish conquerors, with records … [Read more...]
Syrian Refugee Crisis 2016
New York Times magazine offers one of the most comprehensive stories on the Syrian refugee crisis. We are introduced to the al-Haj Alis family who, according to the Times, “are five of the 2,647 … [Read more...]
Muslims and Jewish Americans Form Alliances In New Era
The Los Angeles Times reports that Muslim and Jewish American advocacy groups are “forging alliances like never before in reaction to the president’s rhetoric and action toward Muslim … [Read more...]
Inside Zanzibar’s ‘Burkini island’
Everything revolves around the Indian Ocean in Zanzibar -- from fishing to seaweed farming to tourism, water is the way of life for the citizens of this predominantly Muslim island. And yet despite … [Read more...]
At Cannes Film Festival, Middle East Cinema Is Back!
Film critic Jean-Michel Frodon says that the presence of films from the Middle East and Arab world at the Cannes film festival has been “really weak” in years past, but has called this year, "most … [Read more...]
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