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Arab Americans Getting Together

Oct 16, 2020

By Noor Almohsin/Arab America Contributing Writer The Arab American community is an emerging minority in the United States. Many members of the community find it easier to assimilate into the American White society simply because the majority is racially identified(...)

Where's the Arab Version of Venmo?

Oct 16, 2020

By: Mariam Kanaan/ Arab America Contributing Writer From FaceTime to WhatsApp video calling—even Snapchat calls—Voice over IP (VOIP) systems are blocked in many parts of the Arab World. Across, the Middle East and North African region (MENA), it’s(...)

Egyptian Premier League: Zamalek Defeats Haras El Hodoud 2-1, Finishes In Second Place

Oct 15, 2020

By: David Demaria/ Arab America Contributing Writer On Sunday night at Haras El Hodoud Stadium in Alexandria, Zamalek SC defeated the home club, Haras El Hodoud by a score of 2-1. With the win, Zamalek secured a second place finish,(...)

What If Americans Lived Like The People in Occupied Gaza?

Oct 15, 2020

By: Udochi Esomonu/ Arab America Contributing Writer Palestine has had a long history of occupation by various countries, empires, and dynasties dating back to BCE. From being occupied by the ancient Egyptians thousands of years ago right down to being(...)

Egyptian Premier League: Al Ahly Earns 0-0 Draw With Pyramids

Oct 15, 2020

By: David David Demaria/ Arab America Contributing Writer On Sunday night at Cairo International Stadium, 2019-20 Egyptian Premier League Champions Al Ahly took on Cairo rivals Pyramids club in a late season clash to help determine who would finish second(...)

The Doors in the Arab World

Oct 15, 2020

By: Yaseen Rashed/ Arab America Contributor One of the first words I was taught when trying to speak Arabic was Baab, or door in English. Doors carry a huge significance in Arab culture as they are made to symbolize new(...)

Algeria Ties Mexico 2-2 in the Netherlands

Oct 15, 2020

By: David Demaria/ Arab America Contributing Writer On Tuesday night at Cars Jeans Stadion in Den Haag, Netherlands, the Algerian national team took on Mexico in an intriguing international friendly match. Mexico was looking for the eight consecutive victories, while(...)

Family Gathers on Zoom to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of Gido's Arrival to America

Oct 14, 2020

By: Liz Chidiac/Arab America Contributing Writer I never met my Gido and only knew my Sito during the last few years of her life, well after she had exhausted her legendary activities. Lucky for me and my younger cousins, though,(...)

Arab America Ranks in the Top 100,000 of 200 Million Active Websites Worldwide

Oct 14, 2020

For Immediate Release WASHINGTON DC (October 14, 2020)--According to Alexa Internet, an Amazon company, and leading website ranker, the Arab America digital website, www.arabamerica.com ranks as one of the top 100,000 websites in the world. There are an estimated 1.7(...)

Foods of the Arabian Gulf Countries

Oct 14, 2020

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributor For untold centuries, the Bedouins of the Arabian Peninsula have served in their desert tents, mansaf (roasted lamb with rice) to honored guests. Along the eastern coast of that ancient land, the inhabitants have, through(...)

Arabic Coffee "Qahwa Arabiyeh"

Oct 14, 2020

By: Blanche Shaheen/Arab America Contributing Writer The Arabica coffee bean is likely the very first coffee that was ever consumed on this planet. The first written record of coffee made from roasted coffee beans comes from Arab scholars, who wrote(...)

American Evangelical Christians—Cheerleaders for Zionist Israel and Mr. Trump

Oct 14, 2020

Trump gave away Holy Jerusalem to Israel for its capital--in fact, it belongs to all three Abrahamic faiths Photo credit WordPress.com By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer Christian Zionism is a movement that is much more powerful and harmful than it(...)