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Muhammad Movie Planned: Film Brings Together Hollywood Producer Barrie Osborne And Banned Muslim Cleric Sheikh Yousef al-Qaradawi

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Uk, Muhammad, Muhammad Cartoon, Alnoor Holdings, Islam, Britain, The Lord of the Rings, Holocaust, Epic, Sunni, Qatar, The Matrix, Gulf Times, Religion, Bridging Cultures, Al-Qaradawi, Suicide Bombings, Terror, Muhammed, Passion of the Christ, Muhammad's Life, Doha, Iraq, Muslim, Al Jazeera, Barrie Osborne, Entertainment News

A movie about the prophet Muhammad is in the works, according to Reuters. According to reports, the $150 million film will bring together a major holl...

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Wealthy Middle Eastern Countries Lease Lands Overseas To Secure Food

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 09.06.2009 | World

Read More: Farming, Natural Resources, Sustainable Food, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Farming, Qatar, Cairo, Middle East, Egypt, Water, Arab, Farmers, Food, Doha, Food Security, World News
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For Egypt and the rest of the Middle East, the future of food security will be dependent upon nations providing a clean supply of water for agricultural use.

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Arab Divisions: New Trend in Guest-List Lifestyles Splits Arab Societies

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.29.2009 | World

Read More: Conspicuous Consumption, Persian Gulf, Poverty, Qatar, Extravagance, Global Economic Crisis, The Pearl, Cairo, Arab, Luxury, Wealth, The American University in Cairo, Segregation, Egypt, Middle East, Anthropology, Hermes, Poor, Versace, Gucci, Doha, Development, Real Estate, New Cairo, Man-Made Island, World News
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In the Qatari capital of Doha, the desert has transformed into lush, luxury communities. It is part of a trend in social segregation unlike anywhere else in the world.

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Trapped in Qatar's Labor System, a Belgian Tweets for Help

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.24.2009 | World

Read More: Doha, Persian Gulf, Belgian, Middle East, Belgium, Phillipe Bogaert, Qatar, Foreign Labor, Kefalah, Twittering, Twitter, World News
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Bogaert remains in limbo. He cannot leave Qatar. He cannot work for another company in Qatar without permission from his sponsor. He has not been paid since last June.

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In Qatar and Egypt, Education Reform Means Learning In English

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.22.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Usaid, Doha, Middle East, Northwestern University, Education-City, Qatar, Muslim World, English Language, Brain Drain, Arabs, Education, Academic, The American University in Cairo, Arab, Cairo, English Language Skills, Georgetown University, Arabic, Education Reform, World News
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English instruction in Qatar's schools, according to government plans, is to tailor students for higher education and jobs in English-language workplaces and universities.

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Booming Islamic Antiquities Market in the Gulf Leads to Thefts in Old Cairo Mosques

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

Read More: Syria, Arab World, Egypt, Doha, Islam, Sotheby's Christie's, Antiquities, Art Theft, Mosque, Islamic Architecture, Sotheby's, Muslim World, London, Art, Persian-Arabian-Gulf, Art Auctions, Cairo, Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, World News
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Despite denials that the buying of pieces by Qatar helped fuel a black market, Egyptian officials say Gulf collectors are the reason Islamic heritage sites are being looted.

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Qatar Shipwreck: Up To 30 Feared Dead

AP | ADAM SCHRECK | Posted 08.01.2009 | World

Read More: Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Qatar, Doha, Qatar Shipwreck, Qatar Sunken Ship, Middle East, World News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — As many as 30 people are feared dead after a ship capsized and quickly sank in choppy Persian Gulf waters off the ...

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Summits, a Queen, and a Drama Queen

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.04.2009 | World

Read More: Michelle Obama, G-20 Summit, Egypt, Middle East, Saudi King Abdullah, Saudi Arabia, Muammar El-Qaddafi, Arab League, Hosni Mubarak, Media, Doha, Drama Queen, British Tabloid, Barack Obama, Queen Elizabeth II, G-20, World News
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The G-20 was not the only summit that was full of drama; more agonizing than watching the G-20 summit was keeping a tab on the Arab League's summit in Doha.

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Unlike Dubai, Doha Puts Education First, Stresses Collaboration (VIDEO)

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 04.25.2009 | World

Read More: Abu Dhabi, Education City, Northwestern University, Education, Doha, Qatar, Seymour Hersh, Mira Nair, Michigan State University, Dubai, World News
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What if there were a small city whose entire purpose for existing was to promote education for an entire country?

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Robert De Niro Teams With Qatar For Tribeca Film Festival Doha

AP | Posted 12.25.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Robert De Niro, Tribeca Film Festival, Doha, Qatar, Tribeca Film Festival Doha, Film, Jane Rosenthal, Entertainment News

DOHA, Qatar — Qatar has teamed up with Robert De Niro and other founders of New York's Tribeca Film Festival to host a similar annual event star...

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Northwestern's Qatar Campus

Chicago Tribune | Liz Sly | Posted 11.02.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Doha, Arab Oil States, Qatar Foundation, Northwestern's Medill School, Virginia Commonwealth, Texas a&M, Georgetown's School of Foreign Service, Northwestern University, Arab Gulf States, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell University's Weill Medical College, Middle East, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern, Northwestern Qatar Campus, Middle East Education, Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Qatar, Northwestern Abroad, Richard Roth, Chicago News

On a vast, half-built campus rising from the desert sands of this Arab emirate, the Medill School of Journalism's newest freshman class is being schoo...

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