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Netanyahu’s Washington Visit, Arab Americans and US Elections
Jul 24, 2024
By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer When Congress invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the end of May, it was a surprise to most Americans. To Arab and Muslim Americans, it was a kick in the teeth.(...)
A Brief History of Pan-Arabism
Jul 24, 2024
Picture: Wikipedia Commons By Liam Nagle / Arab America Contributing Writer Pan-Arabism as an ideology appeared at a similar time to various European nationalist movements, and for similar reasons, too. Much like the nationalist movements that swept through Europe in(...)
Marwan Barghouti---The Palestinian Mandela
Jul 24, 2024
Mural of Marwan Barghouti, Source: Wikimedia Commons By Luke McMahan/ Arab America Contributing Writer In a December poll of Palestinians, Marwan Barghouti (مروان البرغوثي), a prominent member of the liberation organization Fatah imprisoned for the last 22 years, was chosen(...)
Saudi Coffee: A New Chapter in the History of Arab Coffee
Jul 24, 2024
A traditional Arabic coffee pot with cups and coffee beans. Photo: Wikimedia Commons By: Raisa Sami / Arab America Contributing Writer Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Commerce has announced that Arabic coffee will be officially rebranded as Saudi coffee in restaurants,(...)
Dystinct: The Rising Star Fusing Moroccan Roots with Worldy Beats:
Jul 24, 2024
Dystinct performing at Carabana Festival in Switzerland. Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons By: Arab America Contributing Writer / Mehdi El Merini Born Iliass Mansouri on September 20, 1998, in Antwerp, Belgium, Dystinct is a name that has become synonymous with a(...)
Pathbreakers of Arab America—John Zogby
Jul 24, 2024
Photo -- Zogby Strategies By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the fifty-fifth of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among(...)
Portrait of 19th-Century Villages in Greater Syria in Rihbany’s Autobiography
Jul 24, 2024
Photo: A Far Journey by Mitrie Rihbany By: Arwa Almasaari / Arab America Contributing Writer In a world where visual records of daily life in 19th Century Greater Syria (or Bilad al-Sham) are scarce, autobiographical accounts become indispensable for understanding(...)
Palaestinum Species: The Role of Taxonomy in Geographic Identity
Jul 24, 2024
Source: Wikimedia Commons, This image shows Colchicum Palaestinum. Author: Yara Marei / Arab America Contributing Writer In a regular class of the phytotherapy course for medical students, the topic of organism classifications was explored, rekindling interest first sparked in their(...)
Almond Candy -Turrón A Sweet Remnant of the Arabs in Spain
Jul 23, 2024
Photo Source: Wiki Commons By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Turrón, a long-standing traditional sweet found in all parts of Spain (and Sicily), is a candy of Arab origin. It has been suggested that turrón’s origin began when the Arabs(...)
The Epistle of Forgiveness: The Arab Divine Comedy
Jul 17, 2024
Poet and scholar Al-Ma'ari, Source: Wikimedia Commons By Luke McMahan/ Arab America Contributing Writer In the eleventh century, controversial Syrian thinker and poet Al-Ma’ari responded to a rival’s intellectual challenge with an expansive epic text, The Epistle of Forgiveness (رسالة(...)
Pathbreakers of Arab America—Diana Abu-Jaber
Jul 17, 2024
Photo: Facebook By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the fifty-fourth of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas.(...)
How will Israel’s War with Lebanon’s Hezbollah Evolve?
Jul 17, 2024
Photo Credit: Al Jazeera By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer Will the ongoing exchange of fire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah escalate further into an all-out war? The outcome depends on several local and global factors. The war in(...)4,669 Results (Page 45 of 390)