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Palestine Recognition Grows: 147–and Now the West?
Aug 6, 2025
Photo Credit: Pexels By: Fayzeh Abou Ardat / Arab America Contributing Writer In a major diplomatic shift, Canada, the UK, Malta, Portugal, and France are reportedly set to recognize the State of Palestine this September. If it happened, the action(...)
The Traditional Architecture of Iraq
Aug 6, 2025
Great Mosque of Samarra, Source: WikkiCommons, Mahdi Almasi, CC BY-SA CC 4.0 By Ralph I. Hage/Arab America Contributing Writer The traditional architecture of Iraq spans millennia, shaped by diverse civilizations and unique environmental needs. From the ancient ziggurats of Sumer(...)
Assassins Creed Mirage: A Modern Game in Abbasid Baghdad
Aug 6, 2025
Photo Credit: Pexels By: Jake Harris / Arab America Contributing Writer The Assassin’s Creed video game series is one of the most popular and long running franchises in 21st century gaming. Each game is a work of historical fiction. Games(...)
Gaza’s Latest Ceasefire Proposal: Old Wine in New Bottles
Aug 6, 2025
Photos: Wikimedia Commons By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer Reports suggest that Trump's "one last" ceasefire proposal for Gaza reads like a Netanyahu wish list printed on American letterhead—old wine in new bottles that fools no one. Netanyahu(...)
Ziad Rahbani’s Words Still Ring True
Aug 6, 2025
Ziad Rahbani and Fairuz. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons - Public Domain By: Ramsey Zeidan / Arab America Contributing Writer DISCLAIMER: The writer does not seek to endorse or criticize any of Ziad Rahbani’s political stances. Ziad Rahbani, famous Lebanese musician,(...)
Pathbreakers of Arab America—Heather Raffo
Aug 6, 2025
Photo: Heather Raffo By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the ninetieth 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,(...)
Threads of Resistance: The Keffiyeh & Dabke
Aug 5, 2025
A man wearing a keffiyeh at a protest, Source: Pexels By: Laila Ali / Arab America Contributing Author In response to the attacks, Arab American culture has persisted and resisted. Symbols like the keffiyeh and practices like dabke have been(...)
Saudi Arabia’s Recent Cultural Changes
Aug 5, 2025
Photo Credit: World Flag Map "Saudi Arabia" via Wikimedia Commons By: Amir Kobeissi / Arab America Contributing Writer The Push For Modernization When Mohammed bin Salman became the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia on June 21, 2017, he planned to(...)
Silent Struggles: The Emotional Toll of Migration on Arab-Americans
Aug 5, 2025
Photo Credit: Pexels By: Layla Mahmoud / Arab America Contributing Writer Moving to America is often painted as the ultimate dream: freedom, opportunity, and success. For many Arabs, however, this journey is far more complex. Beneath the surface of new(...)
Iraqi Sumac Salad
Aug 4, 2025
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Sumac, with its lemony flavour, is a favourite spice of eastern Arab world. As a seasoning, it lends a tarty taste to barbecues, chicken, savoury pies, fish, salads, sauces, dips, stews, stuffings and vegetables. (...)
Hot Honey Crispy Fish: A 10th-Century Arab Dish for Today’s Table
Aug 4, 2025
By: Blanche Shaheen/Arab America Contributing Writer If you trace the origins of the Mediterranean Diet along the historical path of Arab countries, you will find that food was considered far more than sustenance. In the Medieval Arab world, meals were(...)
Pro-Palestine Advocacy and Freedom in U.S. Universities: The Case of Columbia
Jul 30, 2025
Pro Palestine Protest at Columbia University - Photo Credits: Wikimedia By: Layla Mahmoud / Arab America Contributing Writer In the wake of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, U.S. college campuses have become a battleground for speech, protest, and political expression.(...)4,892 Results (Page 17 of 408)