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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(...)

Who Controls the Nile? The GERD and the Rewriting of the Nile’s Future

Aug 6, 2025

The Nile River in Cairo, Egypt- Photo Credits: Courtesy of the Author By: Laila Mamdouh / Arab America Contributing Writer The Nile River has long been more than just a geographic landmark; it is the lifeline of northeastern Africa. Flowing(...)
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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.(...)

Arab Americans Who Have Never Been “Home”: Inherited Displacement 

Jul 30, 2025

Source: Pexels By: Laila Ali / Arab America Contributing Writer A Home You Know by Heart Second and third-generation Arab Americans experience “home” as an elusive, half-remembered place. Home is family stories around the kitchen table over mint tea, old(...)

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