On the trail of adventure Chicago Sun-Times | 'Journey to Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta," a true 14th century travel tale, is billed as "the greatest IMAX film ever made about Islam." That's how producer Taran Davies hypes this slight 45-minute lesson, which arrives amid a national controversy over a proposed Islamic community center...
Aloha, Kauai Boston Herald | It’s the smallest. The oldest. The wettest. Its volcanic peaks are low, green cloaked, worn down and scalloped by wind and rain. | Kauai. My favorite of the four main Hawaiian islands. The most lush, low-key spot in the world with a ZIP code ...
Saudis make video plea for Obama to release compatriot Daily Star Lebanon | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Wednesday, September 01, 2010 | - Powered by | --> | RIYADH: A group of Saudis has launched a video plea to United States President Barack Obama to free a Saudi man sentenced to 28 years in jail in Colorado for abusi...
Video pitch to Obama to free jailed Saudi Newsvine | RIYADH — A group of Saudis has launched a video plea to US President Barack Obama to free a Saudi man sentenced to 28 years in jail in Colorado for abusing an Indonesian housemaid. | The five-minute video, in Arabic with English subtitles, was ma...
Exhibition celebrates 'sands' from Arabia Gulf News | Abu Dhabi: Different, unique, and interesting. These were some of the ways visitors described pieces by Bosnian artist Sanita Lisica in her “Spirit of the Desert” exhibition, which opened on Sunday. | Lisica’s artworks use sands f...
Israeli singer given 39 lashes by rabbis The Examiner | Yesterday, I wrote an article about some of the religious craziness coming out of Saudi Arabia. Today, well, this article from the August 27th edition of the Jerusalem Post pretty muchspeaks for itself. Erez Yechiel, the subject of the story, is...
Hey, Big Spender: Hollywood Isn’t in the Mood Herald Tribune | BURBANK, Calif. AC = 1234 | --> | JOEL SILVER stands on the Warner Brothers lot and points to the remnants of a house where he filmed parts of four “Lethal Weapon” movies. “We blasted a toilet out of that window,” he say...
Bloomberg Bashes Park51 Critics On 'The Daily Show' (VIDEO) Huffington Post | Mayor Bloomberg stopped by the Daily Show last night to speak with host Jon Stewart about the proposed Islamic Center near Ground Zero. | Bloomberg has been arguably the most outspoken New York politician in favor of the center. | "People say well,...
Corden's National service: James is coaxed back for the first time since The History Boys The Daily Mail | James Corden has been lured back to the National Theatre for the first time since The History Boys made him a star. | NT artistic director Nicholas Hytner will direct James in a new version, by Richard Bean, of Carlo Goldoni's classic farce The Ser...
Top Ramadan TV show satirises, irks Saudi hardliners Breitbart | A Saudi man watches the most popular Saudi TV series during the holy fastin... | A Saudi man watches the most popular Saudi TV series during the holy fastin... | There's little sacrosanct -- including the tradition of polygamy cherished by many Mus...
Actress Portman takes a dark turn in Venice film Khaleej Times VENICE - The Venice film festival opens on Wednesday with 'Black Swan', a dark psychological drama starring Natalie Portman as a ballerina who finally lands the lead role but loses her grip on reality as the pressure builds. | The arrival of a rival dancer, played by Mila Kunis, triggers both obsessive jealousy and sexual liberation in a plot echoi...
Zidane helps rebuild reputations Al Jazeera | Zinedine Zidane was drafted in for inspiration as France aimed to get their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign off to a flyer following a shameful World Cup exit. | Italy also have reputations to rebuild on Friday after relinquishing their trophy in South Africa by finishing bottom of their group below Paraguay, New Zealand and Slovakia. | Both Europe...
Sony America Taking Modchip Seller To Court Kotaku | Sony Computer Entertainment America has filed suit in California against an online retailer, accusing them of a raft of charges including copyright violation. | While not specifically mentioned in the court documents, it's believed the accused, Zoomba LDC - trading at the address SHOPPSJAILBREAK.com - has been attempting to sell the new PS3 Jailb...
