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Celebrating the Sounds and Traditions That Unite Us: Arab America Foundation Announces Performers for the 2026 CONNECT Empowerment Summit
Sep 30, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REGISTER HERE (WASHINGTON, D.C., September 30, 2026) The Arab America Foundation is excited to announce that several notable artists will perform at the 2026 CONNECT Empowerment Summit, taking place Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7, 2026,(...)
Forced Into the Spotlight: Journalists in Gaza
Sep 30, 2026
Photo by Barcex, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 By: Luma Alaraje / Arab America Contributing Writer Nadra Al-Tibi never planned to become a journalist. As a schoolteacher and psychological first-aid specialist, she began documenting life in Gaza after(...)
Abou Bastee - The Father of Happiness
Sep 29, 2026
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Of all the centuries-old traditional dishes from Damascus, Abou Bastee is one of the few dishes that has retained its complete original form. Damascus lore has it that the name came about because once(...)
The Human Cost of US Aid Costs Across the Arab World
Sep 29, 2026
This article was originally published by Arab Center Washington DC. ©️ 2026 Arab Center Washington DC. Republished with permission. Sept. 10, 2026 | Yara M. Asi When Fatima, a mother of two in Yemen, went into labor with her third(...)
Devastation of Iran War Is Equivalent to a Nuclear Bomb
Sep 23, 2026
Photo: Wikipedia--Ruins of Beit Lahia, in the Gaza Strip, destroyed by Israeli bombardments, February 23, 2025 By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer In trying to stop Iran's presumed march toward a nuclear bomb and to defeat its armed(...)
The Growing Role of Women in the Arab World
Sep 23, 2026
Image: Rudolf Ernst, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By: Connor J. Buss / Arab America Contributing Writer Over the last few years, the Arab world has seen major strides in women’s rights and gender equality. Social projects such as the(...)
Pathbreakers of Arab America—Huda Akil
Sep 23, 2026
By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the 135th article in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series features figures from entertainment, business, sports, science, the arts, academia, journalism, and politics. Our 135th(...)
Generating Targets: How AI Powers the Genocide in Gaza
Sep 23, 2026
Continued Israeli airstrike of the Gaza Strip. © 2023 UNRWA Photo by Ashraf Amra (Wikimedia Commons) By: Rami Balin / Arab America Contributing Writer Recently, critical conversations around artificial intelligence (AI) have been centered around its possible role in the(...)
Bint El-Balad: Who Decides Our Culture?
Sep 23, 2026
Image: Matson Collection, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons By: Luma Alaraje / Arab America Contributing Writer Popular Arab artists, Saint Levant and Mohammed Assaf, recently dropped a song together titled “Maskara.” The lyrics of the song focus on Arab(...)
Arab America Foundation Announces Confirmed Speakers and Performers for Annual CONNECT Empowerment Summit November 6-7, 2026
Sep 21, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REGISTER HERE WASHINGTON, D.C., September 21, 2026 — The Arab America Foundation is excited to announce the speakers and programming for the 2026 CONNECT Empowerment Summit, taking place Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7, 2026, at(...)
‘Wrapped in Cabbage’ – Meat, Cabbage, and Rice Dish - Makmour al-Malfouf
Sep 19, 2026
Photo Source: Pexels By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Syria offers a number of ‘makmour’ dishes, some cooked in tomato sauce and some cooked in yogurt sauce. These would involve stuffing either eggplant or kousa (squash) and cooking them in(...)
Pathbreakers of Arab America—Saint Levant
Sep 16, 2026
Photo: Wikipedia By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the 134th article in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series features figures from entertainment, business, sports, science, the arts, academia, journalism, and politics.(...)5,179 Results (Page 2 of 432)