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Go topBy: Amir Kobeissi / Arab America Contributing Writer Mahmoud Khalil, an advocate for Palestinian rights and a Columbia University graduate student, has become a popular activist fighting a legal battle with the United States. His story represents the struggles immigrants may face when seeking to defend the rights of others, while also struggling to navigate … Continued
By: Ralph I. Hage / Arab America Contributing Writer Syria’s traditional architecture stands as a rich testament to centuries of cultural continuity, regional adaptation, and environmental intelligence. The country’s strategic location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, Arabian, and Mesopotamian worlds has fostered a diversity of architectural expressions. Traditional Syrian buildings are not merely functional; … Continued
By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the ninety-fifth in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series features personalities from various fields, including entertainment, business, sports, science, the arts, academia, journalism, and politics. Our ninety-fifth pathbreaker is Tony Fadell, an active investor and entrepreneur with a thirty-plus year … Continued
By Jake Harris / Arab America Contributing Writer September 23rd 2025: Donald Trump is speaking at the UN General Assembly. The 2025 UN General Assembly comes at a polarizing and dangerous point for the world. The war between Russia and Ukraine is feared to be spreading within the borders of NATO states. The prospects for … Continued
By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer The entire Middle East lives in the shadow of sectarianism. While most Arab state leaders have been trying their best to suppress (e.g. Egypt), ignore (e.g. Lebanon and Iraq), or recover from (e.g. Syria) sectarian political dynamics domestically, Israel’s current leadership has become used to weaponizing religious … Continued
By: Fayzeh Abou Ardat / Arab America Contributing Writer More than a thousand film and television artists, including Emma Stone, Ayo Edebiri, Olivia Colman, and Mark Ruffalo, recently pledged to boycott Israeli film institutions accused of being complicit in the genocide and apartheid against Palestine. This phenomenon prioritizes institutions over individuals, emphasizing the importance of … Continued
By: Taim Al-Faraje / Arab America Contributing Writer Between when the Arab’s got independence (1940s-1960s) and the 80s, the Arabs had been through what felt like hell and back numerous times. Disagreements on what ruling styles their governments should use and on who should run their governments constantly led to political parties and figures getting … Continued
By: Laila Ali / Arab America Contributing Writer In Bint Jbeil, Israeli forces launched a raid under the claim of targeting resistance fighters, but it was civilians, including American-Lebanese, who bore the cost. Homes were torn apart, families displaced, and children killed in the crossfire. For Arab American families in the U.S., the news was … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer This Portuguese dish is without doubt of Moorish origin. It includes ingredients which carry their Arabic names such as artichoke, in Portuguese alcachôfra, from the Arabic al-khurshuf; carrot, cenoura – isfariniya, and eggplant, berinjela – badhinjan. Serves 6 to 8 1 small eggplant, peeled and diced into 1-inch cubes … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REGISTER HERE (WASHINGTON, D.C., September 17, 2025) The Arab America Foundation is excited to announce the program for the CONNECT Empowerment Summit to be held on Friday, October 24, and Saturday, October 25, 2025, at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe, 100 Frank W. Burr Boulevard, Teaneck, NJ. The two-day summit brings together leaders, professionals, … Continued
By Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer Words shape our world. When they lose their meaning and become weapons rather than tools, we risk not only miscommunicating: we risk losing the very possibility of dialogue. Distorted language was in the spotlight last Friday when the US and Israel were among only ten states opposing the UN General … Continued
This is the ninety-fourth in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series features personalities from various fields, including entertainment, business, sports, science, the arts, academia, journalism, and politics. Contributing writer, John Mason, highlights our ninety-fourth pathbreaker, Susan Muaddi Darraj, a Palestinian American who is a prominent writer of young adult and children’s books, and academic and personal essays and articles. She is a tenured professor of English Literature at a Maryland community college and a senior lecturer in creative writing at a major university in Baltimore.
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