October 2021

Breadcrumb Links Chroniclers If the wedding of Princess Mako of Japan reminds us of anything, it's that royal duels are a gladiatorial sport. In no other arena do members of the public cheer or laugh with such a sense of…

At the Fifth El Gouna GFF Film Festival, the Arab premiere of Amira and the Captains of Zaatari was held. Two feature films by Egyptians, respectively Mohamed Diab and Ali El Arabi, they depict the life of Arab characters outside of Egypt…

Dawn Staley already knows she's facing outsized expectations with what…

In the case of the San Jose area, in particular, the first dot-com bubble in the mid-1990s created a demand for an incredible amount of labor to build the electronic components for personal computers, which were quickly becoming a…

Tribal dance groups from all over the world have started arriving in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, for the National Tribal Dance Festival, starting October 28. Preparation for this unique cultural festival has been completed at…

Members of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) leave the Great Hall of the People after the closing session of the fourth session of the 13th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 11, 2021. /…

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - This week, the Gregg County Commissioners Court approved a $ 380,000 federal COVID-19 health disparity grant for the Gregg County Department of Health. “The four groups of people were the homeless, low-income,…

The Stranger is set in the Golan Heights where "a desperate and unlicensed doctor subverts the expectations of his village when he accidentally meets a wounded soldier from the war in Syria," reads the film's IMDb file. Written and…

Activist and lawyer Dimitri Lascaris interviews Palestinian activist Manal Tamimi in June 2018, in Spain. (Photo: Supplied) By Yves EnglerThe Israel lobby regularly torments people and seeks to undermine their ability to earn a…

When asked what they should do with their lives, radical American historian Howard Zinn advised his students: “You can't be neutral on a moving train. Zinn, of course, has spent an honorable life putting his warning into practice. He knew…

Coffee, revered for its taste, aroma and caffeinated properties, has its time at the LA Mayer Museum of Islamic Art in Jerusalem with “Coffee: East and West,” an exhibition focusing on Israeli coffee habits as well as history and…

Updated: Oct 18, 2021 1:36 PM Researchers in the Geography Department said they had been unable to access their research data for more than a month as officials worked to transition the Columbian College of Arts' online file…

ALLIANCE - The Minerva Women's Cross Country Team always arrives when it matters most. The Lions passed Salem in a battle between two of the top Division II teams in Ohio at the…

A combined image of some movie posters of Palestinian filmmakers or Palestinian storiesPalestine Stories' first film bundle includes award-winning titles like Like 20 Impossibles by Annemarie Jacir, The Crossing by May Odeh, 3000 Nights by…

The artist and the scholar Samia halaby is considered a pioneer of Arab modernism and one of the main defenders of Palestinian art in the twentieth century. Halaby's family fled Palestine when she was 11 and settled in the United States.…

Reactions to a hateful comment recently reported to Pitzer are a reminder that conversations about prejudice must begin from a place of support and centering of the voices of marginalized individuals, argues Kenny Le PZ '25. (Justin…

(October 12, 2021 / JNS) Comedian Dave Chappelle's latest Netflix special, "The closestdoes the trick but not for his hilarity. No, his high marks can be attributed to the venom he has garnered in the mainstream press and social media.…

"The news came that the French had reached Damanhour and Rosetta, causing their inhabitants to flee," wrote the early 19th century Egyptian historian Abdel-Rahman al-Jabarti in his account of the invasion and the French occupation of Egypt…

“Our society avoids selecting films that conflict with politics and religion” and only chooses films that “serve the community and promote positive concepts”.Mahmoud Al Harbawi Cinema Bus project coordinator Mahmoud Al-Harbawi, “Cinema…

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Samantha Artiga of the Kaiser Family Foundation about racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths. LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: We have repeatedly heard from officials…