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Alain Nasreddine Named Assistant Coach of the Dallas Stars: Lebanese Canadian Breaks Barriers for the Future
Aug 17, 2022
Alain Nasreddine, a former NHL player, was recently named Assistant Coach for the Dallas Stars. Nasreddine is of Lebanese and French Canadian descent. Photo: Arab America Canva using photos from Wikipedia and the NHL By: Claire Boyle / Arab America(...)
Getting in the Groove with "A-Pop"
Aug 17, 2022
Libyan singer Bahjat has coined the term "a-pop" to describe his sub-genre of Arab music. By: Riley Bryant / Arab America Contributing Writer The Latin world has reggaeton. Almost everywhere has a "-pop," from j-pop to afro-pop, to the more(...)
Captivating Seville: Spain's City of Moors and Flowers
Aug 16, 2022
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer I was almost exhausted as I laboured up the last few steps of the Giralda – Seville’s most outstanding monument. A former minaret of that city’s once Grand Mosque, it appeared, after a ten-minute(...)
Coverage of Senseless Israeli Attack on Gaza Typical of Western Unsympathetic Reporting on Palestinians
Aug 10, 2022
By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer Israelis have had a tough time explaining its August 5th attack on Gaza. In that attack, several dozen Palestinians were killed, including six children, and 265 wounded.. Palestinians did not start this(...)
Amr Goes to Hollywood: An Actor's Perspective on Hateful Arab and Muslim Stereotypes and Narratives
Aug 10, 2022
Photo Credit BY: Amr El-Bayoumi / Arab America Contributing Writer Despite my ongoing commitment to avoid perpetuating demeaning depictions and narratives of Arabs and Muslims (or any other group of people for that matter), I have encountered these stereotypes and(...)
Sidi Bou Said, the Tunisian Santorini
Aug 10, 2022
View of the port from the Café des Delices-Photo https://www.pinterest.com/pin/818107088567440730/ By: Mariem Hamdi/ Arab America contributing writer Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia, “The promontory of the eternal sun”, is one of the most charming and breathtaking towns in the whole world.(...)
Arabs Win Big in Michigan Primaries: Rashida Tlaib Among Incumbent Re-Elections
Aug 10, 2022
Last Tuesday's Michigan primaries pitted Democrats such as Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Rep. Andy Levin against their fellow blue colleagues in Michigan's newly-drawn districts. By: Riley Bryant / Arab America Contributing Writer As the string of primary elections passes through(...)
The Story of Sheikh Imam and Poet Ahmed Fouad Negm
Aug 10, 2022
Photo found here / Ahmed Fouad Negm (Left) and Sheikh Imam (Right) By: Malorie Lewis / Arab America Contributing Writer The iconic revolutionary duo Blind Sheikh Imam and Poet Ahmed Fouad Negm transformed the music scene in Egypt by creating(...)
A Top 10 of the Best Sunflower Seeds
Aug 10, 2022
By: Jordan AbuAljazer / Arab America Contributing Writer In my personal opinion, sunflower seeds are an incredibly underrated snack in the United States. The saltiness of roasted sunflower seeds provides a great flavor, and the crunch of the kernel makes(...)
Cairo’s City of the Dead
Aug 10, 2022
Tombstones in the City of the Dead, Photo Credit: Caroline U. By: Caroline Umphlet / Arab America Contributing Writer The City of the Dead is a neighborhood in Cairo near the Citadel and below the Mokattam hills. It is simultaneously(...)
A Blueprint for Travelling
Aug 9, 2022
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer When I begin to design a blueprint for my vacation, like a kaleidoscope of moving colours, past travels begin to crystallize in my mind. Always, it is as if a ‘Pandora’s Box’ of thrills(...)
Saudi Arabia Is Planning the World's Largest Skyscrapers in Neom
Aug 3, 2022
(Photo Credit: luxurylaunches.com) By: Kimothy Wong / Arab America Contributing Writer According to those acquainted with the topic, Saudi Arabia is preparing the world's largest skyscrapers in a primarily unpopulated portion of the nation as part of a new US$500(...)4,669 Results (Page 111 of 390)