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Refugees Continue to Highlight World News

Mar 30, 2022

Ukrainian-Palestinian refugees sought out refuge in Gaza -- Photo Times of Israel By John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer A poignant human-interest story emerged this week about a refugee couple who fled Ukraine to Gaza to, perhaps ironically, seek(...)

Ka’ak Asfar- The Easter Bread of the Holy Land

Mar 30, 2022

By: Blanche Shaheen / Arab America Contributing Writer When Palestinians, Lebanese, Jordanians, and Syrians celebrate Easter, no bunnies or chocolate creme eggs enter into the equation. Instead, Easter is filled with the symbolism of Christ’s resurrection, with date cookies like(...)

The Trail of the English Patient in Tunisia Lures Us on

Mar 29, 2022

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer “Tomorrow we will explore the mountain area where parts of the movie, The English Patient, were filmed.” The voice of our guide Abd al-Fatah boomed as we prepared to disembark from our bus in(...)

Authentic Arab Food Blogs

Mar 28, 2022

Black&White Magazine Source By: Anthony Bayyouk / Arab America contributing Writer If there's one thing Arabs love to bond over it's food. Every tradition and occasion involved food. Recipes have been passed down from generation to generation. Each Country in(...)

Arab Playlists You Should Add to Your Spotify

Mar 25, 2022

Photo: Spotify for Developers By: Nouha Elyazidi / Arab America Contributing Writer Arab music is beautifully unique, from its use of meaningful and romantic language to its beautiful sounds made using classic Arab instruments. There has become such a diverse(...)

History (Channel) Television Network Launches Arab American Heritage Month on History.Com Website

Mar 23, 2022

History (Channel) launched National Arab American Heritage Month on their website on March 23, 2022. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON DC (March 23, 2022) Today, History(Channel) Television Network, a division of A&E Networks, launched an official Arab American Heritage Month page(...)

Arab America Foundation Announces 20 Under 20 Awardees for 2022

Mar 23, 2022

For Immediate Release Washington DC (March 23, 2022): The Arab America Foundation announced today the awardees of their 20 Under 20 initiative. Twenty Arab Americans from throughout the U.S. were announced. Five judges from different states reviewed the applications(...)

Qahwa House Yemeni Latte Recipe

Mar 23, 2022

By: Menal Elmaliki / Arab America Contributing Writer Not much is known of Yemen in America and as a way of introducing themselves to the rest of the world Yemenis have opened up Yemeni-orientated cafes wanting to share their(...)

Abdullah Qulliam: Builder of Britain's First Mosque

Mar 23, 2022

Abdullah QuilliamSource: AbdullahQuilliamSociety By: Ruqyah Sweidan/Arab America Contributing Writer William Henry Quilliam was a legal practitioner from Liverpool who embraced Islam at a young age of 31. Upon returning from North Africa, he took the name Abdullah. Many believe that(...)

The History of the Decorative Patterns on Maamoul

Mar 23, 2022

BY: Sara Alsayed / Arab America Contributing Writer Maamoul is a traditional dessert that is common among Muslims during the month of Ramadan and Christians during the month of Easter. Maamoul is a type of cookie that is served to(...)

Palestinian Land Day—3/30/2022—Resisting and Remembering and Praying for a New Day for Palestine

Mar 23, 2022

By John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer Land Day has been celebrated by Palestinians for several decades, serving as an expression of protest of Israel’s expropriation of their land since at least the time of Israel's founding. The first(...)

Turkish Influence on Arab Food

Mar 23, 2022

By: Lindsey Penn/Arab America Contributing Writer Although Turkey is not a part of the Arab world, because of the Ottoman Empire, there is quite a bit of shared history and culture between the countries in the Arab world and Turkey.(...)