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The flight path from Boston to Palestine on Distance Calculator. Local organizations around Boston, such as HEAL Palestine, have been working to evacuate children from Gaza and provide them with necessary care and medical attention amid conflict in the area. ISABELLA OLAND/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Local humanitarian efforts provide recovery care to children evacuated from Gaza

George Lehman October 31, 2024
Humanitarian organizations in Boston have been evacuating children from Gaza for months to provide medical care in the City as conflict in the region persists.
Cairo Station review

Global Cinema Series: ‘Cairo Station’

Daily Free Press Staff February 10, 2022
A review of the film "Cairo Station."
Flags in the Questrom School of Business at boston university

Boston observes first Arab American Heritage Month

Molly Farrar April 14, 2021
The Boston City Council declared April Arab American Heritage Month during its April 7 meeting.
Netflix released its first Egyptian original series on Thursday titled “Paranormal.” ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Egypt’s ‘Paranormal’ connects horror fans near and far

Nicole Bartuch November 6, 2020

Netflix’s highly-anticipated supernatural Arabic drama “Paranormal,” directed by Amr Salama, was released Thursday. The six-episode series is set in 1960s Egypt and is based on a bestselling...

Hillel’s sukkah was moved to the BU Beach on Thursday because of construction on Granby Street, where it normally sits. SOFIA KOYAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Jewish sukkah built on BU Beach due to construction on Granby Street

Alex LaSalvia October 10, 2019
Boston University Hillel put up a sukkah, a traditional hut erected for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, on the BU Beach Thursday.
Hawaiian artist Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole performs at the Tsai Performance Center as part of Boston University’s Global Music Festival. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Inaugural Global Music Festival celebrates artists’ cultures from throughout the world

Mae Tonge October 11, 2018
Musicians from Egypt, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and other parts of the globe united for two days of cultural immersion through song and dance at Boston University’s inaugural BU Global Music Festival.
The Greater Boston community gathers for the annual "A National of Immigrants" community Seder held by the Anti-Defamation League. PHOTO BY MICHELLE SHVIMER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Community gathers to honor immigrants, celebrate Seder

Michal Shvimer March 5, 2018
Around 400 people gathered Sunday for a community Seder hosted by the Anti-Defamation League  at the University of Massachusetts Boston Campus Center. Every year, the ADL organizes this community event for the city of Boston to discuss various issues surrounding immigration.
Worldview: Ethiopia’s grand dam and the end of Egypt’s control of the Nile

Worldview: Ethiopia’s grand dam and the end of Egypt’s control of the Nile

David Damiano February 26, 2018

  In 2011, Ethiopia began construction of a massive dam located in the headwaters of the Blue Nile River. At the project’s onset, the dam was named the Millenium Dam, but has since been given...

BU Egyptian Club hosts first annual cultural night

BU Egyptian Club hosts first annual cultural night

Mike Reddy November 13, 2017

More than 200 locals and many Boston University community members packed into the Metcalf Trustee Center Saturday night for the BU Egyptian Club’s first annual Egyptian Cultural Night. Over the...

KING: "Free press" is not free

KING: “Free press” is not free

James King November 12, 2015

We live in an age marked by unprecedented global communication. But while we in the United States have access to seemingly unlimited information, most people still live in places with pervasive censorship....

Sec. of State Kerry offers Egyptian aid amid sequestration

Daily Free Press Admin March 7, 2013

John Kerry announced Sunday the United States would be extending an additional $250 million in aid to Egypt, marking his first major action as U.S. Secretary of State amid major sequestration cuts for...

Egyptian Pres. Morsi’s decree alarms professors

Daily Free Press Admin November 29, 2012

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s decree granting him powers above the highest courts in Egypt is unjust and undermines the success of Egypt’s revolution, BU professors said. “Even for a day,...

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