After meeting Ray waiting on the jam-packed line for the all-Arab comedy show back in November of 2002, you could tell there was a bit more behind the chuckles and gaffs he looks to get while on stage trying to make a tired & humor starved Arabic crowd smile a little. LebWorld was fortunate enough to get a nice long interview with him from his midwest offices on the outskirts of Chicago, covering topics ranging from comedy to suicide bombings (not in that particular order). full interview...

Mired in a sea of Shakira's, scores of unoriginal dance music, & the strong influence of modern-day Mid Eastern Latin-Arabic fusion with its pulsating electronic hokey-pokey, we're all reminded what it really was like way back when our parents would raise their glasses of arak and patiently take in what us kids didn't quite get just yet. Closer to a deity than she is to a singer from Lebanon, Fairuz holds claim to a legendary & exclusive place in the hearts of Lebanese people & Middle Easterners across the globe. Our newest author, Mike Macary was lucky enough to have attended her concert at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut on October 11, 2003. Click to read...

The tearing down of the Berlin Wall. The fall of communism. Jackie Robinson breaking into baseball. And now, Arabs making jokes about hommous and suicide bombs in a comedy club in the United States. Matter of fact, a whole lineup of Arabic people!

November 3, 2002 - writer at large Bobby Ziade attended the somewhat historic event of 6 or so Arab-American comedians performing at The New York Comedy Club. How was it? Find out...

It's time to put down Tom Clancy and his military jet fighters and Danielle Steele and her tawdry shit pseudo-fantasy romances, and indulge in the verbose prose of Snake Hips: Belly Dancing and How I Found True Love, a recent book release by Lebanese author Anne Soffee. Read as she tells her tales of heartbreak, the adventures of a wandering soul and what ultimately helped heal a troubled Lebanese woman's heart - belly dancing. Executive Editor Sally Farhat has the review of her latest book that's taking people by surprise across the nation.

A Lebanese American Maronite becomes a belly dancer in her quest to understand who she is...full story...

Continuing our exhaustive effort to promote all people and things related to our culture, LebWorld Executive Editor Sally Farhat caught up with the hidden talents of painter & photographer Denise Nassar to get her perspectives on art & the cultural fertility of Lebanese artistry here in the U.S. and abroad.

When Lebanese American artist Denise Nassar found out that two airplanes hit the two buildings she lived next to for a decade, she started throwing dirt. On Sept. 11, 2001, Ms. Nassar, who now lives in Brooklyn, New York, put a canvas up in her backyard... full story...

September 11, 2001 - the day that shook the very foundation of every American, if not every human, across the globe - leaving us questioning our security, our freedoms, and our fundamental ways of life. Filmmaker Walid Al-Awadi debuts his documentary Dreams Without Sleep at Lincoln Center in New York City, Sept. 9, giving an Arabic filmmaker's perspective of the most important day of our modern lives. LebWorld is priviliged to bring to you an exclusive video preview of the film (including the full trailer). full story...

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