Nada Abdelsamad

Lebanon's Jews: Loyalty to Whom? BBC Documentary Tracks Vanished Community

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jordan, Jews, Télé-Liban, Iraq and Syria, Mexico City, Wadih El Safi, Bbc, Future TV, Wadi Abou Jamil, Canada, Lebanon, Six-Day War, Sabah, Idf, Arabic, Shiite, Palestinians, Beirut, Sidon, France, Tel Aviv, LBC TV, Iran, Shola Cohen, Nada Abdelsamad, Sabbath, Mossad, Israel, European, Magen Abraham, Fairouz, World News
Magda Abu-Fadil

First came the book, then the documentary, on Lebanon's Jews who pine for their birthplace, singers Fairouz, Sabah and Wadih El Safi, and recall their...

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Much Ado About BlackBerry?

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Miami, Australia, Dubai, Bbc, Alma Kadragic, Terrorism, Gulf Arab States, University of Wollongong, Abu Dhabi, American, U.S., Lebanon, Denver, Orlando, Las Vegas, New York, Agence France-Presse (AFP), Research in Motion (RIM), Nada Abdelsamad, Arab, Asharq Al-Awsat, It, Tv, Pc, Iphone, Blackberry, Committee to Protect Journalists, Associated Press (AP), United Arab Emirates (UAE), Alfa, World News
Magda Abu-Fadil

While countless Blackberry users in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are distraught about an expected October ban on applications supporting emails, messaging and Internet browsing, others in the Arab region are already considering Plan B.

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Wadi Abou Jamil: Stories About the Jews of Beirut

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Syria, Egypt, Europe, Sephardic, Lebanon, Cyprus, Hezbollah, Ashkenazi, Talmud Torah School, Dr. Farhi, Shiite, Gamalo Mezrahi, Ambassador Yitzhak Levanon, Muslim, Nada Abdelsamad, Middle East, North America, Alliance Israelite School, Jordan, Magen Abraham Synagogue, BBC Arabic Service, Beirut Jews, Lebanese Civil War, Wadi Abou Jamil, Holocaust, Palestine, Six-Day War, Zionist, Dar Annahar, Israel, Sheila Cohen, Dr. Shams, Christian, Mediterranean, Abadis, Attiyehs, Shoas, Sourours, Salamons, Shreims, Lizbonehs, Tagers, Sassons, Linados, Basals, Sakkals, Zeitunes, World News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Riveting is an understatement. The beautifully recounted stories about Beirut's Jews are enlightening, but beg for details about community members w...

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