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Water Efforts: Controlling Dams and Watersheds on the Euphrates River
Apr 16, 2025
Euphrates River in Turkey. Source: Wikimedia Commons By: Arab America Contributing Writer / Jack Moran Stretching over 2,700 kilometers, the Euphrates River is one of the most important water sources in the Middle East. Originating in Turkey and flowing through(...)
National Arab American Heritage Month: 2025 Celebration Recap
Apr 16, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1078393622 Compiled By: Arwa Almasaari and Rena Elhessen / Arab America Contributing Writers On Wednesday evening, the Banquet Center at Saints Peter and Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church in Potomac, Maryland, came alive with energy, pride, and resilience as hundreds gathered(...)
America’s Return to Negotiations with Iran — A Bit of Good News?
Apr 16, 2025
Photo: Steve Witkoff, Wikimedia Commons Photo: Abbas Araghchi, Wikimedia Commons By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing WriterIran has recently backed away from the brink of a major regional war. The US and Iran are starting formal talks to resolve(...)
The Art of Arab Storytelling: One Thousand and One Nights
Apr 16, 2025
Image of a Page from One Thousand and One Nights : Photo Source : Wikimedia Commons By: Fedal Hanoun / Arab America Contributing Writer Storytelling has deep roots in Arab society, stretching back thousands of years through oral traditions, poetry,(...)
"I Always Return to My Roots": 40 Minutes with Dina Amin
Apr 16, 2025
Dina Amin By: Layan Srour / Arab America Contributing Writer Dina Amin is a Palestinian filmmaker and musician whose work explores identity, memory, and home. Rooted in her experiences growing up in Palestine, Dina blends documentary, experimental film, and genre-fluid(...)
Arab Style, American Streets: The New Fashion Frontier
Apr 16, 2025
Source: Rue Maghreb By: Nissrine Bedda / Arab America Contributing Writer Arab American-owned streetwear brands have emerged as powerful platforms for cultural expression and identity. Blending modern fashion with traditional Arab symbols, language, and political messages, these businesses challenge stereotypes(...)
Architect Profile: Grégoire Serof
Apr 16, 2025
Serof (far right) while working on the Master Plan of Beirut and its suburbs, c. 1960.Photo credit: Michel Écochard Archive, Aga Khan Documentation Center, MIT Libraries By: Ralph I. Hage / Arab America Contributing Writer Grégoire Serof was a distinguished(...)
Arab American Authors to Watch for NAAHM
Apr 16, 2025
Source: WikkiCommons By: Rena Elhessen/Arab America Contributing Writer Literature is an outlet for creativity and offers a safe space to express social, personal, and mental struggles. In America's shifting environment, Arab American authors use the written word to express their(...)
The Unsung Heroes of the Titanic –"Abtaal Majhuuluun"
Apr 14, 2025
Photo Credit: Wiki Commons By: Leila Salloum Elias / Arab America Contributing Writer For the Syrians who set sail on the Titanic, the promise of economic prosperity and a secure future lay beyond the Atlantic. Hailing from various villages, towns,(...)
Chickpea and Burghul Kubba
Apr 12, 2025
Photo Credit: Wiki Commons By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Kubba is one of the best-known dishes in the eastern Arab world and the Arabs of the Middle East consider it, in all it various types, as the epitome of(...)
Gibran Kahlil Gibran 94 Years After His Death
Apr 9, 2025
Gibran Kahlil Gibran. Source: WikkiCommons By Rena Elhessen / Arab American Contributing Writer Gibran Kahlil Gibran continues to be one of the most popular names in the Arab world despite his passing over 94 years ago. Known for his contributions(...)
Alabín, Alabán: When Arabismo Dances Through Gitano Flamenco
Apr 9, 2025
La Guitarra Flamenca de Yerai Cortés. Source: Youtube By: Nissrine Bedda / Arab American Contributing Writer After the colonization of Moors in Iberia of what lasted about 800 years, it's by no surprise that we see influences of Arab artifacts,(...)4,559 Results (Page 4 of 380)