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Bahbah: Can Israel Implode on its Own?

Mar 21, 2018

By: Bishara A. Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist One of the most prominent American Jews, Ronald S. Lauder, the president of the World Jewish Congress and chairman emeritus of the Estee Lauder cosmetic empire, wrote an op-ed in Monday’s New York(...)

Malfouf--the Rice and Roll of the Middle East

Mar 21, 2018

By: Blanche Shaheen/Arab America Contributing Writer The word “malfouf” in Arabic means both “cabbage” and “rolled.” So in Arab culture, cooks must have felt that it was only natural to roll up the cabbage around rice, and the popular dish(...)

Arab Food? Got Your Back During the Lent/Siam

Mar 21, 2018

By Randa Necola/ Arab America Contributor Writer Arabs are very religious and care about following their religions’ rules and traditions. Arab Christians in the Arab world, in the United States, and the whole world, make sure that they fast(...)

The Louvre Abu Dhabi

Mar 14, 2018

By: Mario Habashy/Arab America Contributing Writer The result of a ten year intergovernmental deal between France and the United Arab Emirates is, at last, coming to fruition. The stunning Louvre Abu Dhabi became open to the masses on in November(...)

10 Unifying Factors Shared in the Arab World

Mar 14, 2018

By Noor Almohsin/ Arab America Contributing Writer The Middle East, which is the region located in Southern East Asia and Northern Africa is known to be the Arab World. This area has common features that play role in unifying the(...)

Arab Citizens of Israel: Who are They, What do We Know About Them, and What is Their Future?

Mar 14, 2018

By: John Mason/ Arab America Contributing Writer Most Arabs with Israeli citizenship identify as “Palestinian citizen of Israel,” “Palestinian Arab,” or just plain “Palestinian.” A minority, more conservatively, identify as “Israeli Arab” or “Arab Israeli.” The issue of Arab(...)

10 Remarkable Women in Arab American Prose

Mar 14, 2018

By Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer This month we praise Arab American women and their contributions in different facets of life. Arab American women are passionate about their families, careers and social environments. Their drive makes them excellent communicators and(...)

Arab American Donna Shalala Announces Run for Congress

Mar 14, 2018

By: Udochi Esomonu/Arab America Contributing Writer Donna Shalala has announced her run for Congress. Donna Shalala is of Lebanese-American descent and stands, at the age of 77, ready to assume a Democratic seat in the United States Congress. Her run(...)

Apricots: The Golden Seeds of the Sun

Mar 14, 2018

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Called by the Persians the ‘golden seeds of the sun’ and once a favoured aphrodisiac food in the Court of James I, apricots are one of the earliest fruits known to man. Some even(...)

The Secret behind the Arab American Obsession with WhatsApp/WhatsUp

Mar 14, 2018

By: Randa Necola/Arab America Contributing Writer Arab Americans love using WhatsApp so much that some of them call it WhatsUp or abbreviate it to just What’s. WhatsApp is the most popular free messaging application for smartphones in the Arab world.(...)

Vogue Arabia Celebrates Two Renowned Models

Mar 7, 2018

By Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer Imaan Hammam and Iman Abdulmajid shine brightly on the new cover of Vogue Arabia, proudly representing their Arab heritage. It is women's month and the anniversary of the Arab version of the bestselling fashion(...)

Bargaining The Arab Way: Six Hints on How to “Get a Deal”

Mar 7, 2018

By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer Arabs are known to be quite the bargainers. If the buyer is not familiar with the Arab style of bargaining, a “buyers beware” notice might be a good idea. This is not intended in(...)