*Trigger warning: description of racist events and performances describes below for awareness purposes* History tells us that Afro Arabs discrimination had been happening long ago in the Middle East. Afro Arabs of today are speaking out about how they continue
The new citizenship law in the UAE (or United Arab Emirates) was recently announced and has been met with a lot of curiosity. The previously strict rule of not giving citizenship to foreigners was recently revised to now allow ‘talented’
We all remember that about 10 years ago one of the most controversial video games surfaced on the internet and people had a lot to say about it. Developed by Highwire Games and published by Victura, the video game was
One of the oldest libraries in Jerusalem has now recently been restored and is on its way to becoming a full functioning sanctuary for people to use. The old Palestinian library restored to encourage research was founded in 1900 and
The Saudi prince, Mohammad Bin Salman has recently revealed that Riyadh will be one of the top 10 world economies. He has stated that true growth happens in the city, whether it is in terms of industry innovation, schools, services
Recently, the Moroccan Canadian singer Faouzia has released a new duet with John Legend called Minefields. This has had a very positive outburst from Faouzia’s fans for being able to collaborate with one with the “All of Me” star John
COVID-19 has influenced our lives in the simplest ways yet changed our lifestyle massively. It has prevented us from doing the smallest of things like going to a coffee shop with friends and attending events, parties and concerts. It feels
For sexual assault awareness month we are discussing the sexual assault happening in Egypt, it is a crisis that is now looking for a cure. This has pushed many women and young girls to fight back like never before and
I worry for a country defined by its wars A country coated in fear And infiltrated with violence Enemies who abuse its vulnerabilities Tears of thick blood shed by bombs of silence My mother can still hear the sirens My
*Trigger warning: Violent scenes described below* As the USA celebrates a new era with the inauguration of its new president Joe Biden, Iraqis on the other side of the world experienced a deadly attack today. Twin suicide bombings in central
The 26th annual Critics Choice Awards recently unveiled its nominations for best comedy series and best actor in comedy series, and these nominations include none but Ramy and Ramy Youssef as nominees for these categories. Ever since the release of
It’s a tragic thing to hear that they are places in the world that still do not treat its people with respect, and continue to judge and mistreat them for their sexual orientation. It is even saddening to hear that
How does religious persecution look like in 2021? What if I told you that just because we have technology and religious freedoms, many Muslims till this day are still being persecuted against? And what if I told you that those
In you’re an Arab or Arab-identifying person, you’ve probably heard of the Kafala system or Kafeel in some way or the other. You might have heard of it being an oppressive system but don’t really have enough information about it.
COVID-19 being the biggest event of this year worldwide, taking over our lives and changing the way we live – probably forever, and hopefully taking positive changes post the pandemic. However, some other events happened during this year we should
It’s been a couple of days since many of us have celebrated the loss of Donald Trump. We celebrated the first woman, woman of colour to add, to be elected as vice-president of the United States of America (#representationmatters), and
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