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Heritage Month: We Speak Arabic
Apr 22, 2016
BY: Patrick Nahhas/Contributing Writer The Arabic language is one of the oldest, most expressive, and well-preserved languages in world. The language comes from only two historical sources: the Quran and pre-Islamic Arabic poetry. Present day Arabs try as much as(...)
Heritage Month: Arab Americans as Athletes
Apr 22, 2016
BY: Patrick Nahhas/Contributing Writer It is well known that Arabs and Americans in general love sports. Put those two groups together and they make Arab Americans support their teams forever. The most popular sport among Arab Americans is soccer, with(...)
Remembering Prince through 'Cinnamon Girl'
Apr 21, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer With the sad passing of music legend and pop icon Prince, Arab America remembers him in a special way. The 2004 song 'Cinnamon Girl' by Prince is not one of his top hits, but one we(...)
Was the New York Primary fair?
Apr 20, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton claimed victories in New York last night during the primary election. New York is Trump’s home state and the state Hillary Clinton served as U.S. Senator, making it an important win(...)
Heritage Month: The Neighborhoods We've Built
Apr 20, 2016
BY: Husayn Hosoda/Contributing Writer and Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Arab Americans began migrating to the U.S. in the late 1800s and have continued to do so through today. The first migrants were mostly from Syria, including the areas part of Lebanon(...)
Heritage Month: Arab Americans as Educators
Apr 20, 2016
BY: Patrick Nahhas/Contributing Writer Nothing is valued more highly in Arab culture than education, which is regarded as the cornerstone to success in life. There are many Arab proverbs that signifies the seriousness of getting education, one of them translates(...)
Mediterranean Cooking from the Garden with Linda Dalal Sawaya—How to make Lebanese vegan chard rolls!
Apr 20, 2016
red chard in my spring garden © linda dalal sawaya 2016 By: Linda Dalal Sawaya/Arab America Contributing Writer Flourishing this week in the garden with our cherished spring rains, having overwintered with ease like Italian parsley, also a biennial—is chard. It's(...)
Arab America Picks a President: Super Tuesday--Interstate 95 Version
Apr 20, 2016
BY Fred Shwaery/Arab America Contributing Writer New Yorkers have spoken. For more than a week, the spotlight was on New York. No other states conducted elections for a week before or after. All candidates have been barnstorming New York(...)
Ibn Hazm - Medieval Arab Scholar – Codifier Of The Art Of Love
Apr 20, 2016
Ibn Hazm statue in Cordoba, Spain. BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer Described by historians as one of the most distinguished and literary personalities in Arab Spain, Ibn Hazm, whose name is sometimes found in its Europeanized form, Abenhazam, was a(...)
Heritage Month: Arab Americans as Visual Artists
Apr 18, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer The visual arts are a hub for Arab Americans who express themselves through paintings, drawings, sculptures, and more. Art does not play the same role in society as it did just 50 years ago, but its(...)
Heritage Month: Arab Americans in Journalism
Apr 18, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Arab Americans have much to say about anything and everything, which is why they make excellent writers. Those who enter the field of journalism are of particular importance because they take on the responsibility of objective(...)
Another Arab kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight #HummusHaters
Apr 18, 2016
With all the anti-Arab bashing we see in the news every week, Arab America is determined to expose those who discriminate against our community. We will recognize those who vilify the positive influence and contributions Arabs have made to the(...)4,612 Results (Page 369 of 385)