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Can Trump Keep His Promises for the Middle East?
May 21, 2025
Photo: President Donald Trump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman during Donald Trump's state visit to Saudi Arabia. Source: White House via Wikimedia Commons By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab American Contributing Writer President Trump is doing business and promising peace.(...)
The Special Relationship Between Ireland and Palestine: A History of Parallels
May 21, 2025
Photo Credit: Pexel By: Jake Harris / Arab America Contributing Writer In 1607, King James VI of Scotland introduced a scheme in which English and Scottish Protestant settlers would receive confiscated land in the Irish county of Ulster. The Protestant(...)
Books for Palestine
May 21, 2025
Credit: Pexels By: Lama Obeid / Arab America Contributing Writer As the crisis in Gaza deepens and the humanitarian needs grow, many have turned to creative and sustainable ways to offer support—moving beyond one-time donations. Writers, poets, and publishers are(...)
Trailblazing Writers: Hisham Matar and the Arab Spring
May 21, 2025
A street demonstration in Syria. Photo Credit: Pexels By: Ramsey Zeidan / Arab America Contributing Writer Who is Hisham Matar? The end of this year will mark 15 years since the start of the Arab Spring, a regional progressive social(...)
AFMI Women Leading Change-Cannes 2025
May 21, 2025
Photo credit: Pexels https://www.facebook.com/arabfilmmedia/posts/pfbid0yUZNd1rUPgWafaYKr5E8gyudHverhC617b9tSqXBy3S9BaCG6WmYAkaM34AtVpG1l By: Rena Elhessen / Arab America Contributing Writer The Cannes Film Festival 2025 has passed, bringing representation and stories to the big screen. In a first for the festival, a Western film institute representing the Arab(...)
The Rise of Arab Trap Music
May 21, 2025
Image of ElGrandeToto : Photo Source : Wikimedia Commons By: Fedal Hanoun / Arab America Contributing Writer Combining the rich textures of traditional Arab sounds with the hard-hitting beats of rap and electronic music, Arab trap music has become a(...)
Abdel Moneim Mustafa – A Pioneering Architect from Sudan
May 21, 2025
Perspective for Arab Bank for Economic Development (BADEA) – Block no. 8-I-East, Khartoum, Sudan. Photo credit: Abdel-Moneim Mustafa - Wikimedia - CC BY-SA 4.0 - unaltered photo. By: Ralph I. Hage / Arab America Contributing Writer Abdel-Moneim Mustafa, born in(...)
Fig and Pistachio Balls
May 17, 2025
Photo Credit: Pexel By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Pistachios are believed to have originated in Iran. For thousands of years they thrived in western Asia, in the area from Syria to Afghanistan. They were prized for their creamy flavour(...)
Making the Best out of Trump's Visit to the Arab Gulf States
May 14, 2025
Photo: CNBC By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer President Trump recently arrived in Saudi Arabia on his first major international trip of his second term. After Riyadh, he will travel to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. By all indications, he(...)
Pathbreakers of Arab America—Lila Abu-Lughod
May 14, 2025
Photo Columbia University By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the eighty-second in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series features personalities from various fields, including entertainment, business, sports, science, the arts, academia,(...)
"Make Your Voice Heard": 40 Minutes with Wanees Zarour
May 14, 2025
By: Layan Srour / Arab America Contributing Writer Wanees Zarour Wanees Zarour is a Palestinian composer, violinist, oud, and buzuq player based in Chicago. Born and raised in Ramallah, he was immersed in music from a young age, surrounded by(...)
A Letter to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV from Palestinian Christians
May 14, 2025
Pope Leo XIV. Photo credit: Edgar Beltrán, The Pillar - Wikipedia - CC BY-SA 4.0 Your Holiness, On behalf of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF), its President, Board of Directors, and the devoted Palestinian Christian community, I extend(...)4,623 Results (Page 5 of 386)