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An Ill-Timed Trump Visit to the Arab states
Apr 30, 2025
Photo: Wiki Commons By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing WriterIn mid-May, President Trump will be making his first visit abroad, aside from his appearance at the Pope's funeral in the Vatican. Of all places, he is choosing to visit Saudi(...)
Beware of Cultural Dilution: An Anonymous Letter from an Arab American
Apr 30, 2025
Syrian children (possibly in Little Syria, Manhattan). Photo credit: Bain collection at the Library of Congress - Wikimedia - public domain. By: Anonymous / Arab America Contributing Writer To My Fellow Arab Americans, I write to you not as an(...)
Fresh Green Chickpea and Yogurt Soup
Apr 29, 2025
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Photo Credit: Wiki Commons I always wondered through the years why green chickpeas have not, like peas, become a popular food in North America. For me when eaten green they are the most succulent(...)
Arab Americans: A Story of Strength and Survival
Apr 25, 2025
Photo from the 2025 Arab American Heritage Month celebration, taken for Arab America. By: Lina AbiRafeh / Arab America Contributing Writer Did you know that April is National Arab American Heritage Month? No!? Yalla, let’s do this. It took only(...)
The Armenians of the Arab World: From Refugee Camps to Outer Space
Apr 24, 2025
The first Lebanese Rocket Society was founded in the early 1960s by Manoug Manougian, a Lebanese Armenian professor of mathematics at Haigazian University, and his students. The society's goal was to study and explore space, and they developed and launched(...)
Tlaib, Dingell Introduce Resolution Recognizing Arab American Heritage Month
Apr 24, 2025
Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) re-introduced a resolution recognizing April as Arab American Heritage Month to honor the history, culture, and contributions of Arab Americans to the United States. “Arab Americans have made invaluable contributions to our nation,” said Congresswoman(...)
Abducting Students: At What Cost?
Apr 23, 2025
Photo: AP David Hamod Op-Ed in The Des Moines Register (4/13/25) In recent weeks, the world has been shocked by images of masked and hooded individuals – apparently U.S. Government officials – rounding up college students for detention and deportation. This(...)
Celebrating National Arab American Heritage Month: Who was Ibn Battuta?
Apr 23, 2025
Photo: Ibn Battuta, Wikimedia Commons By: David Hamod / Arab America Contributing Writer June 2025 marks the 700th anniversary of Ibn Battuta’s first voyage (in 1325) from Tangier, Morocco. Widely considered the most prodigious traveler in pre-modern history, Ibn Battuta(...)
Arab America Foundation Announces 40 Under 40-Class of 2025: Applicants Now Accepted
Apr 23, 2025
For Immediate Release Washington DC (Wednesday, April 23, 2025): The Arab America Foundation announced today the registration period is now open for 40 Under 40--Class of 2025. Applications are now being accepted through Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 12:00 Midnight(...)
Mauritania’s Traditional Architecture: At the Crossroads of Culture and Climate
Apr 23, 2025
Decorative Entrance in Oualata, Mauritania. Credit: c.hug - Wikimedia Commons - CC BY-SA 2.0 By: Ralph Hage / Arab America Contributing Writer The traditional architecture of Mauritania, particularly in the ancient caravan towns along the trans-Saharan trade routes, showcases narrow,(...)
Toward Net-Zero: How Saudi Arabia Plans to Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2060
Apr 23, 2025
Saudi Arabian Oil Plant. Source: Pexels By: Jack Moran / Arab America Contributing Writer Saudi Arabia, historically known as one of the world’s leading oil producers, has charted a new and ambitious course toward environmental sustainability by pledging to achieve(...)
Honoring Pope Francis
Apr 23, 2025
Portrait of Pope Francis (2021) by Presidenza della Repubblica, www.quirinale.it, CC Source: WikkiCommons By: Rena Elhessen/ Arab America Contributing Writer Arab America joins Catholics across the globe and people of all faiths in mourning the passing of Pope Francis. A(...)4,578 Results (Page 4 of 382)