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Resisting Erasure
Sep 11, 2024
By: Samira Rafidi Meghdessian with Joseph Eric Cadora / Arab America Contributing Writers When I first picked up A History of the City of Ramallah (its original Arabic title), it had been on my parents’ bookshelf for years and was(...)
The US Obsession with Ceasefire Terms in Gaza Camouflages the Roots of Injustice to Palestinians
Sep 11, 2024
By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer For two months now, the White House has been announcing that a ceasefire in Gaza is just around the corner. By all indications, it is not. Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu still insists(...)
Al-Zahawi: Iraqi Anti-Establishment Poet
Sep 11, 2024
Iraqi Poet Al-Zahawi, Source: Wikimedia Commons By Luke McMahan/ Arab America Contributing Writer Jamil Sidqi Al-Zahawi (جميل صدقي الزهاوي) was born in Baghdad in 1863 to a religiously conservative family, with his father serving as the Grand Mufti of an(...)
Rami Khouri, Palestinian-American Academic and Journalist, to Speak at Connect Arab America Empowerment Summit 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan
Sep 11, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REGISTER HERE (WASHINGTON, D.C., September 10, 2024) The Arab America Foundation is excited to announce Rami Khouri will speak at the CONNECT Arab America: Empowerment Summit, which will be held on Friday, October 25, and Saturday, October 26,(...)
Transforming Futures: How The U.S. Department of State Empowers Arab Youth
Sep 11, 2024
Source: WikiCommons. This picture shows a photography portrait of the State Department headquarters building. By: Yara Marei / Arab America Contributing Writer For many young people in the Arab world, the idea of studying or participating in an exchange program(...)
Urban Warfare and Resistance: The Battle of Algiers and the Fight for Algerian Independence
Sep 11, 2024
Photo: Wikipedia Commons By: Rania Basria / Arab America Contributing Writer The Battle of Algiers, fought between 1956 and 1957, remains one of the most crucial and terrible battles of Algeria's War of Independence (1954-1962). The National Liberation Front (FLN)(...)
How Lebanese Migration Helped Shape Mexico’s Modern Identity
Sep 11, 2024
A statue symbolizing the integration of Arabs in Mexico. Photo: Wiki Commons By: Nissrine Bedda / Arab America Contributing Writer From tacos al pastor to historical monuments symbolizing the Lebanese immigrant experience, Mexico has become home to over 400,000 Lebanese(...)
The Significance of the Kuffiyeh Throughout History and how that Has Changed in Recent Times
Sep 11, 2024
Palestinian Kuffiyeh Loom in Hebron, Source: Wikimedia Commons By Monica Haddad / Arab America Contributing WriterOrigins and Meaning: Although the exact country of origin of the kuffiyeh is not entirely known, historians have dated the scarf all the way back(...)
Pathbreakers of Arab America—Reem Kassis
Sep 11, 2024
Reem in the market -- Photo Wikipedia By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the fifty-eighth of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism,(...)
South Yemen: Divisions before the Yemeni Civil War
Sep 11, 2024
An independence celebration at the Freedom Statue in Aden, South Yemen. Photo: Wikipedia Commons By: Liam Nagle / Arab America Contributing Writer When one thinks about a divided Yemen, one might think about its ongoing, devastating, and complicated civil war.(...)
Troubling Terminology
Sep 11, 2024
By: Miko Peled / Arab America Contributing Writer Palestine has been dissected and every region within it separated from the rest of the country. This was planned and executed by the Zionist state very early on. This separation has given(...)
Algerian Cuisine – Some Samples of the Best
Sep 9, 2024
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Algerian cuisine with its Berber, Phoenician, Roman, Arab, Andalusian Muslim, Turkish and French culinary influences, includes dozens of other dishes. To mention only a few: from Andalusia came stews or tagines and the use of(...)4,713 Results (Page 42 of 393)