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"Rebel with Your Art": 40 Minutes with Nano Raies
Jun 25, 2025
Photo by Jinan Arafat By: Layan Srour / Arab America Contributing Writer Nano Raies’s musical path is rooted in perseverance, self-discovery, and breaking boundaries. Hailing from Syria, Nano’s artistry fuses traditional Arabic sounds with bold modern influences. Her journey began(...)
Modest Swimwear for the Summer Heatwave
Jun 25, 2025
Photo: Pixels By: Katie Beason / Arab America Contributing Writer As temperatures across the Northeast hit record highs, thousands of people are flocking to beaches and pools to escape the heat. This can present a challenge (and an opportunity!) for(...)
The Influence of Abdel Halim Hafez on Arab Youth
Jun 25, 2025
Abdel Halim Hafez performing in Paris 1974. Photo credit: Sami.elsaadany - Wikimedia - CC BY-SA 4.0 By: Layla Mahmoud / Arab America Contributing Writer In a region where music has long served as a reflection of emotion, history, and national(...)
Nut Rolls – Nashab
Jun 23, 2025
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer In the 10th century Kitab al-Tabikh by the Baghdadi author Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq, we find a recipe for ruqaq, very thin sheets of dough, no doubt the precursor to the modern Arab world’s marquq(...)
Rethinking the UN: Western Support, Middle Eastern Skepticism
Jun 18, 2025
Photo Credit: Niklas Jeromin via Pexels By: Laila Mamdouh / Arab America contributing writer The UN’s and it Role in the Middle East: Aspirations The United Nations (UN) is the world’s leading international organization, founded in 1945 with the mission(...)
Pathbreakers of Arab America—Dina Katabi
Jun 18, 2025
Photo MIT By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the eighty-sixth 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,(...)
Is Trump Yielding to Netanyahu by Entering the War with Iran?
Jun 18, 2025
Photo courtesy of © OpenStreetMap contributors. Map data licensed under ODbL 1.0. By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer In the pretext of responding to an "existential threat", Israel attacked Iran on June 12. The targets included nuclear infrastructure, military(...)
Frank Lloyd Wright's Unbuilt Plan for Greater Baghdad
Jun 18, 2025
An image of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Plan for Greater Baghdad. Source: Wikimedia Commons (fair use) By: Ralph I. Hage / Arab America Contributing Writer In the mid-20th century, Iraq stood on the brink of transformation. Flush with newfound oil wealth,(...)
The Influence of Spiritual Trends Among Gen Z Arabs in the West
Jun 18, 2025
Photo credit: Pexels By: Layla Mahmoud / Arab America Contributing Writer In recent years, a shift has emerged among Gen Z Arabs in the West as many explore spirituality beyond traditional religious practices. From various religious interpretations to mindfulness, these(...)
Arabs of Iberia: Al-Andalus
Jun 18, 2025
Abū al-Qāsim al-Zahrāwī, also Latinized as Abulcasis, was a surgeon from Al-Andalus. He is considered one of the best surgeons of the Middle Ages. Photo credit: Wellcome Collection, CC BY 4.0 - Wikimedia By Liam Nagle / Arab America Contributing(...)
The Rise of Arab American Journalism
Jun 18, 2025
Photo credit: Pexels By: Fayzeh Abou Ardat / Arab America contributing writer Arab American journalism has undergone a significant transformation over the past few decades. Arab American journalists were initially confined to local newspapers and media outlets. Today, however, they(...)
A Single Banner. A Single Act. That’s How It Began.
Jun 18, 2025
Photo courtesy of the author. By: B Nimri Aziz / Arab America Contributing Writer Should I, or shouldn’t I? Can I, or can’t I? I may be alone. No villager who had accompanied me to protests 6-8 years ago hinted(...)5,044 Results (Page 36 of 421)