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Anonymous Men Who Bury a Nation’s Martyrs

 By: Barbara Nimri Aziz / Arab America Contributing Writer We wring our hands and shake our heads sadly as the toll mounts. Palestinian corpses along the roadside, limp bodies pulled from the rubble, wrapped figures large and small laid outside a hospital or beside a tent. Viewing these images from afar is painful enough. But … Continued

Proclamations, Resolutions, and Statements Issued in Commemoration of National Arab American Heritage Month-April 2024

Since we launched our movement for National Arab American Heritage Month in 2017, we have received numerous proclamations for this initiative. This year, the Arab America Foundation salutes over two hundred and fifty Arab Americans on twenty-four state teams who continue approaching governors, state officials, mayors, school boards, and county executives nationwide. Can you get … Continued

Egypt is Literally on Fire. More Than Just  Metro Boomin, Concerts Touching Down in Cairo, Gouna, and More. 

By: Malak Hassouna / Arab America Contributing Writer  When most Western artists announce their tours, they are usually located in the United States, and European cities are now expanding into Asia. However, Saudi Arabia has been making significant efforts to bring Western artists like Travis Scott, Charlie Puth, and more to their country, especially during … Continued

Pathbreakers of Arab America—Jamie Farr

This is the forty-first of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. Our forty-first pathbreaker, Jamie Farr, aka Jameel Joseph Farah, aka Corporal Klinger, is a well-known Arab American actor and comedian, as depicted by Arab AMerica contributing writer, John Mason. Farr was born to Lebanese immigrant parents in Toledo, Ohio. While Jamie was raised in a typically American way, he never forgot his Arab origin, often reminiscing about it in fluent Arabic.

New York Arab Festival 2024

By: Masha Lukovenko / Arab America Contributing Writer The inaugural Arab and Arab American art and cultural festival in New York City celebrates the ideas, music, dance, fashion, performances, and food that have contributed to the in integration of Arab and American cultures. With war and genocide being actively committed against Arab countries, this year’s … Continued

The Exotic Salads of Morocco

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The first time that I became familiar with Moroccan salads was, in the early 1960s, at the home of a friend in Rabat, the capital of Morocco.  After we sat down for dinner on low stools around a large tray, a maid came in with our first course, a … Continued

Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month with the Most Popular Savory Pies of the Levant: Fatayer Sabanekh (Spinach Pies)

By: Blanche Shaheen/Arab America Contributing Writer With Arab American Heritage Month, Eid al Fitr, and Greek Orthodox lent upon us at the same time, there is one dish that fits the bill for all 3 occasions, Fatayer Sabanekh, or Arab style spinach pies. The word “fatayer” itself means pastry in Arabic.  These vegetarian hand pies, … Continued

National U.S.– Arab Chamber Hosts Thirteenth Annual Iftar Dinner at Ritz-Carlton in Washington, DC

Senior Leaders from Government, Business, and Civil Society Celebrate Ramadan While Also Acknowledging Suffering in Gaza Imam Mohamed Magid: “We Must Stand Together as One Humanity” On March 26, the National U.S. – Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) – America’s #1 business gateway to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) – hosted its thirteenth … Continued

Ramy Youssef’s SNL Monologue

By: Ziyan Qutub / Arab America Contributing Writer  Ramy Youssef, an actor and comedian of Egyptian-American descent, made headlines when he hosted “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) with a humorous and thought-provoking opening monologue. In the days leading up to his SNL debut, a promotional clip jokingly claimed Youssef to be the first Arab, Ramy, and … Continued

Arab Regimes Could Freeze Abraham Accords and Challenge US Presence

By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer Massive Street demonstrations return to Israel demanding change. Public pressure on Netanyahu’s government is rapidly rising, but his cabinet is still determined to try to defeat Hamas in overcrowded Rafah- in Gaza, to widen the battlefront with Hezbollah in Lebanon and to drop bombs on leaders of … Continued

Mr. President: Stop Arming Israel or Risk Losing the Presidency  

By: Bishara A. Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist Over the past two weeks, President Joe Biden finally felt compelled to offer three gestures of goodwill to appease Arab Americans and their allies concerning the ongoing carnage in the Gaza Strip. Concurrently, he continued arming Israel to a massive scale never seen in 75 years, … Continued

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