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°®Âþµº Meets: Educator and activist Noor Ghazi to discuss the double bind of being Iraqi-American and the ways her dual identities compete, interchange and complement each other.
Renowned Palestinian literary giant Salma Khadra Jayyusi has died, leaving a rich legacy behind her which spans Arabic literature teaching, poetry and translation, as well as having brought about a deeper appreciation of Arabic culture in the West.
Yalla! Let's Eat: Yalla! Dining is a culinary initiative that raises awareness and funds in Singapore for forcibly displaced people globally. Through this culinary journey, diners gain a deeper understanding of those forced to flee their homes.
Book Club: For many, Salafism has connotations of intolerance and hyper-orthodoxy. Through Aaron Rock-Singer's research, the reader learns about some of the overriding themes that dictate this theological strain through two country-wide case studies.
Book Club: An innovative and engrossing investigation of Syrian immigrant life in the United States, Dima Alzayat's debut collection tackles issues of marginalisation, identity and belonging in a community largely shunned by the Global North.
Book Club: For observant Muslims, the month of Ramadan presents opportunities for healing as well as feats of willpower. Aliyah Umm Raiyan's book guides us through these challenges in what has become an essential resource for Ramadan.
For the past 70 years, the United Kingdom has been a pole bearer for global musical creativity and artistic syncretism. Inspired by and derived from the music of the Mandé people of West Africa, the Balimaya Project is forging new jazz-filled ground.
°®Âþµº Meets: Jemima Khan whose debut film is a cross-cultural looking glass into a modern arranged marriage. Drawing on her own experiences in Pakistan, she depicts life in the country and how conservatism doesn't equate to unhappiness.
Book Club: The turbulence, trauma and turmoil caused by the final days of colonial rule divide communities and pit loved ones against each other. In Leila Aboulela's latest novel, we are forced to come to terms with the complexities of motivation.
Book Club: Recipient of the Naguib Mahfouz prize for Arab literature, Ahmed Taibaoui's debut novel is a grim introspective of a poverty-stricken Algiers. Set in post-civil war Algeria, Taibaoui's noir offering is an intense, must-read page-turner.