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Abu Dhabi's Gourmet Strip Offers the Best in Arabian Gulf Food
Jul 1, 2020
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab American Contributor Writer "When night falls, you should come here and sit in our Breakwater Local Café. It's teeming with people. Everyone is in a good mood, sipping on their coffee, dining on the finest of Gulf(...)
Ahmad Shawqi the Prince of Poetry and His Remarkable Poems
Jul 1, 2020
By: Raneem Ghunaim/Arab America Contributing Writer Ahmad Shawqi an Egyptian poet born in 1868 in Cairo, Egypt and died on Oct 13, 1932, in Cairo, Egypt. He was a prolific poet with a fine command of rhyme and diction. His(...)
Greater Syrian Diaspora at 78 RPM: Odette Kaddo
Jul 1, 2020
By: Richard Breaux/Arab America Contributing Writer What do you do when you find several dozen 78 rpm records all in Arabic and you can neither read, nor speak the language? You research the musicians and record labels and write about(...)
Meet the Arab-American Community in New Jersey
Jun 30, 2020
By: Emily Deveraux/Arab America Contributing Writer Edited by: Raneem Ghunaim Immigrating to the U.S. Historically, New York is revered as the first magnet city. Many people flooded in from Ellis Island, and they are thought to have stayed within New(...)
Don't Dis My Ability; The Growing Acceptance of Disabilities in Arab Society
Jun 28, 2020
By: Holly Johnson/Arab America Contributing Writer Disabilities impact the daily lives of over 1 billion people, or 15% of the World’s Population, according to a 2019 statistic by the World Bank. Disabilities come in a variety of forms, affecting individuals(...)
Five Arab Street Artists with Serious Talent
Jun 28, 2020
By MacKenzie DiLeo/Arab America Contributing Writer Street art displays creativity and originality in the most natural form. Some call it vandalism and others call it graffiti, but to me it symbolizes the true meaning of art; the freedom to express(...)
The Top Ten 21st Century Buildings in the Arab World
Jun 27, 2020
By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer Year after year, architects design more modern and mind-blowing buildings in the Arab World. Among them are modern museums, research centers, hotels, restaurants, offices, apartments, and even water towers. In the United Arab Emirates(...)
A Revolution for Foreign Workers in the Arab Countries of the Middle East
Jun 25, 2020
By: Yasmina Hage/Arab America Contributing Writer In the Middle East, many countries are facing war or economic hardship. This situation is also present in other countries. As a result, in the Middle East, some Arab countries welcome foreigners from their(...)
Greater Syrian Diaspora at 78 RPM: Mohammed El-Bakkar
Jun 24, 2020
By: Richard Breaux/Arab America Contributing Writer What do you do when you find several dozen 78 rpm records all in Arabic and you can neither read, nor speak the language? You research the musicians and record labels and write about(...)
Revisiting "Arab American Stories"--Bridge Builders
Jun 24, 2020
Arab America is proud to highlight episodes of Arab American Stories, the Emmy Award-winning 13-part series presented by Detroit Public Television that explored the diversity of the Arab-American experience. The Series Arab American Stories highlights the diversity within the Arab(...)
The Burgeoning Arab Community in the American South
Jun 24, 2020
By: Holly Johnson / Arab American Contributing Writer Picture this – the year is 1931. The Empire State Building has been completed after a record 13 months, The Star-Spangled Banner has just become the national anthem, Greta Garbo is dominating(...)
ABIR: The Arab Pop Princess
Jun 24, 2020
By Laila Shadid/Arab America Contributing Writer “Arab Pop Princess” she is indeed. With over 200 million worldwide streams, 7 million YouTube views, and the Gold hit record, “Finest Hour,” Abir has achieved fame and following at only 25-years-old. It all(...)4,040 Results (Page 172 of 337)