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Wondering about Lebanon's Ban on "Wonder Woman"?
May 31, 2017
By: Colby Cyrus/Contributing Writer The current feature film Wonder Woman, a recent addition to most theaters across the world, has been almost unanimously praised. The key word is “almost”, due to Lebanon’s rather particular opinion on the new blockbuster. Citing(...)
Growing Old in The Arab World Is Not What You Expect
May 31, 2017
BY: Yara Jouzy/ Contributing Writer Growing old can have its perks especially, in the Arab world. Arab Americans have carried with them this tradition of paying the utmost love, respect, and attention to their elderly relatives. With old age comes(...)
Arab/Islamic Contributions To World Mechanics And Engineering
May 31, 2017
An illustration by al-Jazari of the internal mechanics of an automated boat: al-Jazari BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer After the Arabs in the 6th and 7th centuries occupied most of the ancient world, they fell heir, in the field of mechanics and(...)
House of Mandi (بيت المندي): Delicious Yemeni Cuisine in Northern Virginia
May 31, 2017
BY: David DeMaria/Contributing Writer Yemen, the most impoverished nation of all the Arab countries, has been facing a military onslaught and disastrous civil war. Whether this is a necessary military action is a matter of opinion, but Yemen is a(...)
9 Surprising Facts about the Arabic Language
May 31, 2017
via GIPHY BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer By now, most people are already aware of the uniqueness of the Arabic language, like the fact that it’s written and read from right to left, and many Latin words have origins in Arabic.(...)
13 Questions Every Arab Mom Asks Her Daughters
May 31, 2017
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Arab culture certainly has its quirks. While women are highly respected in Arab American society, mothers will always look at them as baby girls. Because of this, young Arab American women are faced with certain questions(...)
The Politics of Olives: An Arab Staple
May 31, 2017
By Colby Cyrus/Contributing Writer A substantial amount of cultures make claims or connections to certain foods which are near to their heart. Some claim lamb meat, others affirm that they are the rightful owners of rice. Arabs are no different,(...)
What Trump's Visit to Saudi Arabia Means to the Arab World?
May 24, 2017
Photo Credit: www.albayan.ae By Ramzi Gharbi/ Contributing Writer President Donald Trump’s visit to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday May 2Oth felt oddly similar to the 1988 Hollywood blockbuster Coming to America staring Eddie Murphy. In the film, Eddie Murphy plays an(...)
11 Ways Arab Americans are Hospitable
May 24, 2017
BY: Zane Ziebell/Contributing Writer Embrace the warmth and festivity, as Arab hospitality is of the best in the world! Hospitality is built into the fabric of Arab customs and traditions, which is why they are often seen as generous and(...)
The Evolution of the Fashion Hijab
May 24, 2017
BY: Christine Shahin/Arab America Ambassador Blogger Author of: Arab Beauty ~ Naturally, and Natural Hair Coloring: How To Use Henna, and other pure herbal pigments for Chemical Free Beauty When I was in Lebanon in 2013, Designer Hijabs adorned state-of-the-art high(...)
Top 5 Ancestral Arab Foods to Prevent Dementia
May 24, 2017
BY: Dahlia Shaaban/ Arab America's Ambassador Blogger Modern allopathic medicine offers a great deal to us in the intervention, prevention, and reversal of acute and chronic diseases. On a whole, we enjoy a much longer life expectancy than our ancestors.(...)
A Taste of Sudan
May 17, 2017
BY: David DeMaria/Contributing Writer Sudan has been the subject of constant negative media attention over the years. War, genocide, and famine have been the most trending subjects from the African nation. Even people who have followed Sudan’s political, ethnic, and(...)4,040 Results (Page 271 of 337)