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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(...)
Anguish or Action
Dec 2, 2016
BY: Richard Habib/Ambassador Blogger A few days ago, I walked into my home office and briefly glanced at my wife who was sitting at her computer. Her elbows were on the desk and her chin was resting in both hands.(...)
Meet Omar Kamal, the "Palestinian Sinatra" from Nablus
Dec 2, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Omar Kamal was just dubbed the “Palestinian Sinatra” – and for good reason. In an interview with Middle East Monitor, Omar Kamal shared his journey from Nablus to Hollywood, where he recorded his first album. Growing(...)
Another brick in the wall
Dec 2, 2016
BY: Huda Dawood from We Are Not Numbers/Contributing Writer Imagine living in a town where checkpoints monitor who goes in and out. Every time you leave or return home, you must show your ID. Same with friends and family members. And(...)
Man Holding "You Belong" Sign Outside Irving Mosque Comes Forward
Dec 1, 2016
Man outside of a mosque in Texas this morning pic.twitter.com/bsbfW1PkA9 — Charles Finch (@CharlesFinch) November 26, 2016 BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Over the weekend, an image of a white-bearded man in a cowboy hat holding a sign outside a mosque(...)
Palestine gets snubbed with a "footnote" thank you from Israel
Dec 1, 2016
BY: Adriana Murray/Contributing Writer and Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer The Israel Embassy in the U.S. posted a thank you message on Friday to all the countries that helped Israel fight fires that burned throughout Israel last week. For days, fires from(...)
America's Other Orchestras: Arab American Ensemble Series Episode 10
Nov 30, 2016
Tarab in the Windy City – Chicago’s Orchestra al-Sharq al-Awsat BY: Sami Asmar/Contributing Writer One of the most renowned scholars in ethnomusicology is Martin Stokes, currently the King Edward Professor of Music at the King's College London. In the(...)
Kabsah: A Traditional Dish from Saudi Arabia
Nov 30, 2016
BY: Hala Atirah/Contributing Writer Kabsah is a traditional Saudi Arabian dish, however, it is famous in almost all Arab countries, such as Jordan, Yemen, Palestine, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. Although many cuisines are competing with kabsah(...)
Delicious Vegetarian Broad Bean Dishes
Nov 30, 2016
Fava beans BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer Since the dawn of recorded history, broad beans, also known as fava, vicia, Windsor, English dwarf or horse beans have been grown in western Asia and North Africa. From there, through the centuries, they(...)4,860 Results (Page 359 of 405)