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Roots of Gaza conflict to be probed by UN
Jun 23, 2021
Source: UN By: John Quigley / Contributing Writer After prior rounds of hostilities between Gaza and Israel, the United Nations Human Rights Council has set up inquiry commissions to look into violations of humanitarian law. This time it is going(...)
‘Souk’ and Ye Shall Find – Tunis’s Kasbah
Jun 23, 2021
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer At the end of Boulevard Habib Bourguiba, Tunis’s Champs Elysées, we made our way through Avenue de France to the imposing Bab Behar (Sea Gate) better known as Porte de France. At one time(...)
Danger Among Us, Part 1: Surveillance of Arab-Americans--Operation Boulder
Jun 23, 2021
Photo: From "The Rise of the Arab American Left" By: Omar Mansour / Arab America Contributing Writer Long before 9/11, Arabs and Muslims have been on the receiving end of institutionalized racism from the American government and law enforcement agencies.(...)
Eight Best Caves in the Arab World That You Should Explore
Jun 23, 2021
By Evan Ploeckelman / Arab America Contributing Writer Did you know that the Arab World is home to a myriad of different caves to explore? Here are eight different cave systems within different countries in the Arab World that will(...)
Dr. Jack Shaheen: Resisting the "TV Arab"
Jun 23, 2021
https://twitter.com/WRMEA/status/884448651531177986 By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī/ Arab America Contributing Writer Before the silver screen, the television, and social media, stories were told by storytellers in spoken word. In ancient cultures, orators speak of religion, history, wars, and epics, etc. In the(...)
How To Travel the Arab World Through Wwoofing
Jun 23, 2021
An image from an organic farm in Tagounite, Morocco. Credit: Wwoof By: Arab America Contributing Writer/ Waverly Nohr While we read about the wonders, landscapes, and treasures of the Arab world, actually visiting the countries can seem both intimidating as well as(...)
Machboos- Kabsa- The Comfort Food of the Arabian Peninsula
Jun 23, 2021
The Comfort Food of the Arabian Peninsula Photo: Blanche Shaheen By Blanche Shaheen / Arab America Contributing Writer If you ask anyone in an Arab household how they would define comfort food, many would name some combination of meat, rice, onions and(...)
Visit the Digital Giza Project for At-Home Archaeological Adventures!
Jun 22, 2021
By: Dani Meyer/Arab America Contributing Writer With ancient Egyptian artifacts located all around the world, it has become increasingly difficult for scholars to gain access to all the materials they need for research. With this in mind, in 2000, Harvard(...)
Card Games and Cafes: Social Life in the Arab World
Jun 22, 2021
By: Lindsey Penn/Arab America Contributing Writer In the Arab world, cafes are not just a place to work, but a place to socialize for hours on end. Each table has a deck of cards, chess, backgammon, and more. People gather(...)
When the Sahara was Green
Jun 21, 2021
By: Christian Jimenez/Arab America Contributing Writer When people think of the Sahara, they usually think of an arid desert region that is bone-dry and lifeless due to the lack of rainfall and inescapable heat. However, this was not always the case(...)
Collectivist Cultures and Societies in the Arab World
Jun 21, 2021
By: Lindsey Penn/Arab America Contributing Writer There are many differences between Arab culture and the culture in the United States. One piece to those differences is the longer history of the Arab world, from which more traditions and cultural norms(...)
The Suez Crisis : Victory Against Western Imperialism
Jun 21, 2021
By: Ahmed Abu Sultan/Arab America Contributing Writer During the mid 20th century, the world was in a form of total war never seen before in history. The aftermath of the Suez crisis resulted in the loss of millions of lives(...)4,030 Results (Page 107 of 336)