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Yalla, We Can’t Wait to See You this Weekend! Updated Schedule for the CONNECT Empowerment Summit 2025

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REGISTER HERE (WASHINGTON, D.C., October 22, 2025) It’s almost here! Join us Friday–Saturday, October 24–25 at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe (Teaneck, NJ) for two packed days of connection and celebration. What’s new and unmissable: Bring your team, students, and family—come ready to learn, connect, and be inspired. Program: https://www.arabamerica.com/arab-america-foundation-announces-program-for-the-connect-empowerment-summit-2025/Register: https://arabamericafoundation.regfox.com/connect-empowerment-summit-2025 CONNECT … Continued

Pope Leo to Visit Türkiye and Lebanon

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By: Emma Campbell / Arab America Contributing Writer Pope Leo XIV’s First Apostolic Journey On May 8, 2025, Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the first US-born pontiff – Pope Leo XIV. Now six months into his papacy, the Pope has announced his first Apostolic Journey abroad. According to Matteo Bruni, the Holy See Press Office … Continued

A Military Airstrip Amid Civil War: Who Wins?

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By: Fayzeh Abou Ardat / Arab America Contributing Writer The building of a military airfield on Zuqar Island, off the coast of the Red Sea, has marked a new turning point in Yemen’s protracted and terrible civil conflict. They have a better strategic position thanks to the project, which was constructed by forces supported by … Continued

“You Find Each Other”: 40 Minutes with William Safi

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By: Layan Srour / Arab America Contributing Writer Translated by Layan Srour How did you first get into music? When I was around ten years old, my brother brought home an accordion. I guess he gave up on that hobby, so I started playing it, and I fell in love with it. I learned everything … Continued

Can the Gaza Ceasefire Hold?

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By Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer The Gaza ceasefire faced its first serious threat over the weekend with violations, blame, and casualties on both sides. Yet U.S. pressure on Israel appears strong enough to save the 20-point Trump plan — for now. Trump’s personal investment is providing crucial momentum, but the near-absence of … Continued

Two Rooms, One Cause: How AUC Students Reimagined Resistance

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By: Laila Mamdouh / Arab America Contributing Writer Last week, the American University in Cairo’s (AUC) School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) found itself at the center of a campus-wide storm after hosting Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer, the former U.S. ambassador to both Egypt and Israel, for a discussion with students. The event, meant … Continued

The Fragile Ceasefire in South Lebanon 

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By: Amir Kobeissi / Arab America Contributing Writer Lebanon’s Hezbollah in the South and Israel implemented an immediate ceasefire in November 2024, but the circumstances of this ceasefire don’t seem to be in effect. Many issues such as displacement and reconstruction efforts, appear to be limited. What seemed to be a hopeful stoppage after months … Continued

In A Sea of Fake Olive Oils, Real Liquid Gold is Made in Palestine

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By: Blanche Shaheen/Arab America Contributing Writer The Problem of Counterfeit Olive Oil + Why Real Extra-Virgin from like Canaan Matters The global olive oil market has long suffered from fraud, adulteration, and mislabeling. Counterfeit practices include blending cheaper oils with olive oil and adding artificial green dyes to make them look authentic. Fraudulent companies will … Continued

Date and Nut Pie – Hilwat Tamar

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By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Historians have theorized that perhaps 7,000 years ago the date palm was first cultivated in the Arabian Peninsula. This origin is supported by the name itself.  Although most European languages derive the name of dates from the Greek daktylos, Hilda Sion in her excellent book, the Desert Palm, Bread … Continued

Arab America Foundation Announces Maher Abdelqader, 2025 MVP Awardee

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REGISTER HERE (Washington, D.C., October 17, 2025) The Arab America Foundation is excited to announce that Maher Abdelqader will receive the MVP-Most Valuable Person Award for 2025 at the CONNECT Arab America: Empowerment Summit on Saturday evening, October 25, 2025, Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe, 100 Frank W. Burr Boulevard, Teaneck, NJ Maher … Continued

Trump’s Gaza Plan: Ceasefire, Not Peace Yet

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By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer Before celebrating a breakthrough in Gaza, let us recognize what this moment represents: a pause in violence, a response to a scandalous emergency—not more. The world is breathing a sigh of relief as the guns fall silent in Gaza, Israeli hostages emerge from long captivity in Hamas’s tunnels, … Continued

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