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Frankincense And Myrrh - The Incenses Of Legends And Romance From 'Arabia The Fortunate'
Dec 14, 2016
Myrrh (top), gold (middle), frankincense (bottom) BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing writer "Frankincense - the very word has magic about it. The Three Kings with their gifts to Baby Jesus - gold, frankincense and myrrh - the Song of Solomon and the hills(...)
Trump's Advisor Claims Arabic Signs Guide "Radical Muslims" into US
Dec 9, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Donald Trump’s pick for his national security advisor, Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn, claimed that Arabic signs along the U.S.-Mexico border are there to guide “radicalized Muslims” into the U.S. Flynn made the comments in August with(...)
‘Migrants’ Take the Blame for Shocking Video of Woman Kicked Down the Stairs
Dec 9, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Circulating on social media this week was a disturbing video of a young woman being kicked down a flight of stairs at a subway station in Berlin, Germany. The security footage from the subway station has(...)
Arab American Model Gigi Hadid Wins International Model of the Year Award
Dec 7, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer This has been Gigi Hadid’s year. The Palestinian-American model has just reached a new level of fame and recognition after earning the International Model of the Year award on Tuesday. Gigi beat out four other models,(...)
Palestinian Archbishop Atallah Hanna Fired from his Post in Jerusalem
Dec 7, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Palestinian Archbishop Sebastia Atallah Hanna has been reportedly fired from his post in Jerusalem by the Greek Patriarch Theophilos. The decision to fire Hanna because of his outspoken stances on Palestinian rights has been strongly criticized(...)
Arab American Entrepreneur Helps Revive Ancient Holy Land Industry
Dec 7, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer When Palestinian-American entrepreneur Jason Bajalia hears “Palestine,” he thinks “opportunity.” For the last four years, Jason has been involved in the revival of the ancient Palestinian winemaking industry to offer Americans a taste of the Holy(...)
Standing Rock Victory Felt by Arab Americans and Palestine
Dec 7, 2016
BY: Adriana Murray/Contributing Writer Over the last several months, the fight to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) has been consuming the hearts of activists around the world. After eight months of protesting, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finally(...)
10 Arabic Games for Surviving Winter Break With Kids
Dec 7, 2016
BY: Nadine Ismail/Ambassador Blogger Winter break is around the corner and you are probably thinking about ways to keep the kids busy indoors. You might also be thinking about gifts for the holiday season. Chances are that you are feeling(...)
Exploring The Christian Sites In Damascus
Dec 7, 2016
The shrine of John the Baptist is inside the Umayyad mosque's prayer hall BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer In the heart of Damascus's Umayyad Mosque, the fourth holiest place in the Muslim world, we stopped awhile to examine the domed mausoleum(...)
25 Good Deeds Every Arab American Can Do This Holiday Season
Dec 7, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer 1. Donate a “hatta” or any warm clothing to those in need at Arab America’s empowerment networking event on December 13. Financial contributions are also welcome and can be made at YouCaring. 2. Organize a day for(...)
Senate Bill: Blaming Israel for Political Conflict is “Anti-Semitism”
Dec 3, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced and fast-tracked a bill, the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act, on Thursday, which applies the U.S. State Department’s definition of anti-Semitism to the Department of Education. The State Department(...)
Rami Kashou Displays Palestinian Embroidery Fashion at United Nations Exhibit
Dec 2, 2016
Last night at the #UnitedNations event , standing with my latest design #handembroidered #Palestinian #treeoflife #nude #evening #gown #threadsofcontinuity #theoldandthenew #Nyc :-) 🙏🏽 A photo posted by Womenswear Designer - New York (@ramikashou) on Nov 30, 2016 at 5:55am PST(...)4,148 Results (Page 299 of 346)