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The Teacher: An Exploration of Palestinian Survival
Apr 30, 2025
By Rena Elhessen/Arab America Contributing Writer Palestinian representation has arrived on the big screen, thanks to Watermelon Pictures. Palestinian-British filmmaker Farah Nabulsi’s debut film, The Teacher, is out in theaters, and to say it is a must-watch is an understatement.(...)
Pathbreakers of Arab America—Philip Hitti
Apr 30, 2025
Photo Wikipedia By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the eighty-first 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, journalism,(...)
An Ill-Timed Trump Visit to the Arab states
Apr 30, 2025
Photo: Wiki Commons By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing WriterIn mid-May, President Trump will be making his first visit abroad, aside from his appearance at the Pope's funeral in the Vatican. Of all places, he is choosing to visit Saudi(...)
Beware of Cultural Dilution: An Anonymous Letter from an Arab American
Apr 30, 2025
Syrian children (possibly in Little Syria, Manhattan). Photo credit: Bain collection at the Library of Congress - Wikimedia - public domain. By: Anonymous / Arab America Contributing Writer To My Fellow Arab Americans, I write to you not as an(...)
National Arab American Heritage Month Gains Momentum Across America in 2025
Apr 30, 2025
Photo credit: Arab America Foundation By: Claire Boyle / Arab America Contributing Writer The month of April is a significant time for cultural celebrations, recognition of diversity initiatives, and education within the Arab American community, as it has been officially(...)
Fresh Green Chickpea and Yogurt Soup
Apr 29, 2025
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Photo Credit: Wiki Commons I always wondered through the years why green chickpeas have not, like peas, become a popular food in North America. For me when eaten green they are the most succulent(...)
Arab Americans: A Story of Strength and Survival
Apr 25, 2025
Photo from the 2025 Arab American Heritage Month celebration, taken for Arab America. By: Lina AbiRafeh / Arab America Contributing Writer Did you know that April is National Arab American Heritage Month? No!? Yalla, let’s do this. It took only(...)
The Armenians of the Arab World: From Refugee Camps to Outer Space
Apr 24, 2025
The first Lebanese Rocket Society was founded in the early 1960s by Manoug Manougian, a Lebanese Armenian professor of mathematics at Haigazian University, and his students. The society's goal was to study and explore space, and they developed and launched(...)
Tlaib, Dingell Introduce Resolution Recognizing Arab American Heritage Month
Apr 24, 2025
Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) re-introduced a resolution recognizing April as Arab American Heritage Month to honor the history, culture, and contributions of Arab Americans to the United States. “Arab Americans have made invaluable contributions to our nation,” said Congresswoman(...)
Abducting Students: At What Cost?
Apr 23, 2025
Photo: AP David Hamod Op-Ed in The Des Moines Register (4/13/25) In recent weeks, the world has been shocked by images of masked and hooded individuals – apparently U.S. Government officials – rounding up college students for detention and deportation. This(...)
Celebrating National Arab American Heritage Month: Who was Ibn Battuta?
Apr 23, 2025
Photo: Ibn Battuta, Wikimedia Commons By: David Hamod / Arab America Contributing Writer June 2025 marks the 700th anniversary of Ibn Battuta’s first voyage (in 1325) from Tangier, Morocco. Widely considered the most prodigious traveler in pre-modern history, Ibn Battuta(...)
Arab America Foundation Announces 40 Under 40-Class of 2025: Applicants Now Accepted
Apr 23, 2025
For Immediate Release Washington DC (Wednesday, April 23, 2025): The Arab America Foundation announced today the registration period is now open for 40 Under 40--Class of 2025. Applications are now being accepted through Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 12:00 Midnight(...)4,865 Results (Page 28 of 406)