There's a little girl who wants to come home to Staten Island, but can't. Five-year-old Jennah Farag, an American citizen, is in Egypt with her mother, naturalized citizen Rasha Farag, and has been detained by authorities because the girl's passport has expired, reports the Staten Island Advance. Cu ... More >>
Check out this raw video of Monday's raging riot against the beleaguered Copts in the aptly named Egyptian village of Farshoot. Story here. A priest's skull was fractured, and there was massive burning and looting. Ignored by the Western media, this particular outbreak against Egypt's native Chris ... More >>
From Egypt by way of Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, and Mars, Sultana is a hip-swiveling bellydancer and lipsynch artist who believes Arabs get a bum rap. This diva of the night has no use for ethnic stereotypes and even less for veils, preferring to flaunt her face for the world to see, albeit with l ... More >>
From Egypt by way of Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, and Mars, Sultana is a hip-swiveling bellydancer and lipsynch artist who believes Arabs get a bum rap. This diva of the night has no use for ethnic stereotypes and even less for veils, preferring to flaunt her face for the world to see, albeit with l ... More >>
MlleNoelle.wordpress.comWill chefs get freekeh fever? Contained within the Times' glowing review of the Northern Spy Food Company is a mention of the restaurant's risotto, which is made from freekeh, a roasted green wheat. The grain, combined with the risotto's butter and mascarpone, earns th ... More >>
