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National Arab American Heritage Month Receives 18 State Proclamations from Governors

Apr 8, 2020

WASHINGTON DC--This week the Arab America Foundation received its 17th gubernatorial proclamation commemorating National Arab American Heritage Month. The Arab America Foundation through Arab America.com has launched a grassroots effort to organize teams of Arab American activists in over 25(...)

Easter on a South Saskatchewan Farm

Apr 8, 2020

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer It was the mid-1930s and the week before Easter. For a month, my mother had been gathering and saving onion skins to make Easter eggs. As well, she had also put aside about five(...)

Maryland's Arab American "Corona" Heroes Contribute

Apr 8, 2020

By: Mai Abdul Rahman/Arab America Contributing Writer While COVID-19 is keeping Arab Americans physically apart from each other, it has also brought them somewhat closer together. Soon after, Gov. Larry Hogan issued a stay-at-home order for Marylanders to stop the spread of(...)

Arab Americans and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Michigan

Apr 8, 2020

By: Rosina Hassoun/Arab America Contributing Writer The data is already indicating that Dearborn, Michigan is becoming a hotspot for the spread of COVID-19. Henry Ford and Beaumont Hospitals that serve Dearborn and other parts of Metro Detroit are beginning to(...)

The Consequences of the Coronavirus in Lebanon

Apr 8, 2020

By: Yasmina Hage/ Arab America Contributing Writer Lebanon is known for its citizens who like to live life to the fullest. Lebanese people like to have fun and enjoy everything. In fact, it is known that Lebanon is a country(...)

Karam Foundation is Dedicated to Helping Syrian Refugees Help Themselves

Apr 6, 2020

By: Apryl Eshelman/Arab America Contributing Writer Batoul, a Karam House student and Syrian refugee teen, is on track to become an astronaut. She and her family fled to Turkey when she was nine years old. Karam House is one of(...)

Coronavirus Update: What Should you Do and What are the Symptoms?

Apr 6, 2020

During the Coronavirus crisis, Arab America has assembled a list of things you can do to prevent the virus and what symptoms you should look for. Coronavirus Update--Things you can Do 1. If you have a runny nose and sputum,(...)

How Egyptians Have Been Dealing With COVID-19 Pandemic?

Apr 1, 2020

By: Tasnim Elnasharty/ Arab America Contributing Writer Nowadays, we all know about the COVID-19 pandemic that shocked all the people around the world; in other words, the Coronavirus outbreak. The World Health Organization is around the clock is fighting the(...)

Fresh Coriander - An Exotic Herb Since Antiquity

Apr 1, 2020

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer No one who has tasted fresh coriander, one of the oldest condiments known to man and today the most widely consumed fresh herb, will doubt that it will inspire some to ecstasy. However, for(...)

Yemeni Population Increasing in Dearborn, Michigan

Apr 1, 2020

By: Joyce Behrens/Arab America Contributing Writer Dearborn, Michigan is one of the largest cities for Arab Americans in the United States. A mix of heritages from the Arab world live in this city. One heritage that is rapidly growing is(...)

A Tale of Two Arab Doctors on the Frontlines of the Coronavirus: One Arab American, the other a Palestinian Inside Israel

Apr 1, 2020

By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer The coronavirus pandemic has spread around the world. The virus has generated myriad stories, of which the following are only two. But these are important stories for a different reason, one for the opportunities(...)

During National Arab American Heritage Month Arab Americans Provide Resources Amidst Coronavirus Crisis

Apr 1, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (WASHINGTON, DC) April 1, 2020 – Each year during the month of April, the Arab America Foundation (through Arab America) and organizations across the country formally recognize the contributions of Arab Americans during National Arab American Heritage(...)