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Persepolis is an amazing book written by Marjane Satrapi about her coming of age as a woman growing up in Tehran at the height of the islamic revolution. (You all should read it!!!)

I created a YouTube playlist with some recent Arabic music, and I will continue to add songs whenever I have time. Link to Playlist The vast majority of the music I listen to is in Arabic, and I use an … Continue reading →

https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/07/photographer-captures-his-own-death-on-camera I believe that the video in this news article is the one we talked about in class of a photographer recording himself being shot at during the 2013 Egyptian coup to remove Muhammad Morsi.

https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/4/17/palestinian-photographer-wins-2025-world-press-photo-of-the-year Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf has been awarded the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year for her poignant image of nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour, who lost both arms in an Israeli attack on Gaza in March 2024. The photograph, taken … Continue reading →

https://megaphone.news/cards/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%85%D9%86%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%89-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%AD-%D9%88%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%9F Today (Sunday, April 13th, 2025) marks 50 years since the beginning of the Lebanese Civil War, which lasted until 1990. The link will take you to a mini-documentary (11 minutes and 30 seconds) that explains key moments in the … Continue reading →

https://megaphone.news/cards/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1 Egyptian President El-Sisi has ordered his government to begin the regulation of Ramadan television series, accusing current shows of going against traditional values. As a result, Egypt’s National Media Authority and Egyptian TV plan to create their own Ramadan … Continue reading →

Not sure if this is the one we were referencing but this is the comic I remember from high school, sorry its a long file

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/23/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-funeral-nasrallah-hashem-safieddine/67bb8fb4-f1a6-11ef-bd80-8f2ac5c75a8a_story.html On Sunday, February 23rd, Beirut’s Sports City Stadium was filled with thousands of people from over sixty-five countries to witness the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, the former leaders of Hezbollah. Both Nasrallah and Safieddine were killed … Continue reading →