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Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt for others. Cesar Chavez
The UAE and ‘Big Culture’: What Role For Expats?
M. LYNX-QUALEY: My visit to the Abu Dhabi Book Fair caused me to muse on the issues of 'localisation' and the role that expats play in such a heavily skewed population …
Accept It: The Arabic Language Is Bound To Change
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Complaining about the changes that affect language is as pointless as complaining about the time the sun rises. It's ultimately pointless. …
‘Un-Layshed’: New Multimedia Project Targets Teens
M. LYNX-QUALEY: A new initiative is designed to encourage teens and young adults, a notoriously unreceptive group, to discover the joy of reading. …
Interview: Catching up with Amr Diab
RACHEL MCARTHUR: Amr Diab needs no introduction. The Egyptian superstar has fans everywhere from the GCC to Europe, the United States and Australia.…
Mohamed Salem: ‘Time to Support Arab Comedians’
RACHEL MCARTHUR: Look out for Mohamed Salem, because chances are you’re going to hear a lot more about him in the coming year.…
Super Makh: ‘Fearless In the Face of Female Harassment’
SOPHIE ANMUTH: A cartoon superhero is helping Egyptians confront an issue that is pervasive and corrosive in an accessible manner…
The Bible and Hollywood: A Match Not Made In Heaven
DANIEL VARISCO: Here we go again. Yet another filmed interpretation of the Bible stretches credulity to the limit. …
‘Last Storytellers of Marrakech’: There’s One Left
DEREK WORKMAN, VIEW FROM FEZ: It's a culture that stretches back more than 1,000 years but it's on the point of extinction …
Israel’s Herod Exhibition: Example of ‘Colonial Plunder’?
JONATHAN COOK: Many of Palestine's most treasured tourism sites are strictly controlled and regulated by the Israeli authorities. …
The Problem With ‘Argo’: An Orientalist Viewpoint
JUAN COLE: The Iranian 'baddies' come from a very old school of stock Middle Eastern characters. Wouldn't it have been a good idea to show why they were angry? …
Exile and Alienation: A Father’s Letters To His Son
GEORGE EL HAGE, TABSIR: I felt it necessary to express directly to my son the feelings of loneliness, isolation and alienation felt by a Lebanese exile. …