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Western Islamic Architecture: History and Style
Sep 18, 2024
The Generalife and the Alhambra. Photo: Wikipedia Commons By Liam Nagle / Arab America Contributing Writer Western Islamic Architecture refers to an architectural style that was created by the inhabitants of the various Muslim caliphates, emirates, and other empires that(...)
Israel Miscalculates as it Turns the War from Hamas to Hezbollah
Sep 18, 2024
Photo: Al Jazeera By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer Although most Israelis want an end to the war, an exchange of captives, and a withdrawal from Gaza, their government is not listening. Extensive and ongoing demonstrations have done little,(...)
A Love Song to Eternity: Fairuz's 'Bektob Ismak Ya Habibi'
Sep 18, 2024
Image of Fairuz : Photo Source : Wikimedia Commons By: Fedal Hanoun / Arab America Contributing Writer The Song's Significance and Fairuz's Cultural Influence Fairuz, a Lebanese singing icon, has captured listeners internationally with her wonderful voice and expressive lyrics.(...)
The Foods of Eternal Damascus
Sep 17, 2024
Syrian meal: Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The Byzantine Emperor Justinian called it `the light of the Orient'; the writer Maurice Barres is reported to have said `Damascus is not a mere area of land,(...)
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(...)
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.(...)
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,(...)
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(...)
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(...)4,860 Results (Page 54 of 405)