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Pathbreakers of Arab America—Casey Kasem

May 15, 2024

By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the forty-fifth 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-fifth(...)

Mother's Day Celebrations Across the Arab World

May 12, 2024

Mother's Day Surprise and Delight. Source: Wikimedia Commons By: Rania Elshanawy/Arab America Contributing Writer Mother's Day, which is acknowledged across many cultures as a day in honor of maternal figures and motherhood, is particularly popular in Arab nations. While most(...)

A Month in Siena Review: A Visit’s Scenic Grief

May 8, 2024

A Month in Siena Book Cover. By: María Teresa Fidalgo-Azize | Arab America Contributing Writer I knew that I had come to Siena not only to look at paintings. I had also come to grieve alone, to consider a new(...)

Unfolding Realities: Three Key Developments from the Gaza Conflict

May 8, 2024

Photo: Wikimedia Commons By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer Domestic and external pressures are growing on Netanyahu’s war cabinet to accept the terms of a ceasefire deal being hammered out in Cairo. No one knows how the war(...)

Shifting Tides: The Position of the Palestinian Diaspora in the Quest for Justice

May 8, 2024

By: Barbara Nimri Aziz / Arab America Contributing Writer The Palestinian diaspora, particularly those living in the US, should not be overlooked as a player in calls for the freedom of Palestine. A new generation of professional Americans of Palestinian(...)

Laylit to DJ Habibibeats: Arab Music’s New Revolution Takes on the DMV

May 8, 2024

By: Malak Hassouna / Arab America Contributing Writer Arabs take great pride in their culture, from food to music. Our music is unique because of its intricate rhythms and melodies and usage of traditional instruments such as the oud, tabla,(...)

Pathbreakers of Arab America—Huwaida Arraf

May 8, 2024

Huwaida on the Freedom Flotilla headed from Turkey to Gaza to breach the blockade of Gaza, April 2024, so far blocked by Israel and other countries Photo -- Al-Jazeera By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the(...)

Gems from the Arab Medieval Kitchen: al-Summaqiya

May 7, 2024

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer From the 7th to the 13th centuries, the Islamic world stretched from China to the middle of France. The throbbing heart of this vast area was the Arab world. From it emerged a Golden(...)

5 Tips to Perfecting Middle Eastern Restaurant Style Chicken

May 1, 2024

Pyramid Chicken. Photo: Blanche Shaheen By: Blanche Shaheen/Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: If there is one protein Middle Eastern restaurants know how to prepare is chicken, and there are several techniques you can incorporate to get the same tender and(...)

Stepping into Yemen: The Met Museum Celebrating the Rich Cultural Heritage of Yemen and the Repatriation of their Art

May 1, 2024

By: Menal Elmaliki / Arab America Contributing Writer Yemeni Dancers doing a traditional dance at the Met Museum. Photo Source: Menal Elmaliki On Sunday April 21st, the MET museum event "A Celebration of the Arts and Culture of Yemen" featured(...)

What Can Gaza Student Protests Teach Us?

May 1, 2024

Student Encampment for Palestine at Columbia University. Photo: Wikimedia Commons By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer Editors Note: After the writing of the article below, last night, police clad in riot gear commenced the arrest of numerous pro-Palestinian(...)

Capernaum review: Living a Zero-Sum End Game

May 1, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULUo0048xZE Capernaum Trailer By: María Teresa Fidalgo-Azize| Arab America Contributing Writer Sara Aridi: Some critics may see the film as “poverty porn” Nadine Labaki: All I can tell them is: “Get real. Get out of your cage where you’re writing(...)