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A Day to Remember at MLK Library for Heritage Month!
May 1, 2024
By: Malak Hassouna / Arab America Contributing Writer On Saturday, April 27, 2024, we welcomed over 300 people to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library to celebrate National Arab American Heritage Month with a vibrant afternoon of cultural exploration!(...)
From Palestine’s Kitchen - Musakhkhan
Apr 28, 2024
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The first time that I tasted musakhkhan, the epitome of Palestinian cuisine, was in the early 1960s in the Palestinian town of Qalquila. We had travelled there to visit the Shanti family whose son Ahmad(...)
David Hamod, NUSAAC President and CEO Delivers Keynote Speech, "Arab Heritage in the USA"
Apr 26, 2024
NUSAAC President and CEO David Hamod with Dr. Amal and Warren David, Co-Founders of the Arab America Foundation and National Arab American Heritage Month On the occasion of National Arab American Heritage Month, the National U.S. Arab Chamber of Commerce(...)
White House Spins its Indefensible Veto to Palestinian Full UN Membership
Apr 24, 2024
By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer The world expresses a sigh of relief that Iran and Israel did not go all the way to start a regional war. Iranian American analyst, Trita Parsi, has captured the scene: Israel and(...)
Four Daughters Review: Revolt Against a Broken Home
Apr 24, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36th41-rdb8 Four Daughters' Trailer By: María Teresa Fidalgo-Azize| Arab America Contributing Writer Olfa: It’s a tragedy. I hate girls. I didn’t want to have daughters. Hend Sabry: What I understand, is that for you, their bodies are dangerous. Olfa: There’s(...)
Pathbreakers of Arab America—Tony Shalhoub
Apr 24, 2024
Tony Shalhoub -- Wikiphoto By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the forty-third 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(...)
Arab American Heritage Month Celebrated with Landmark Event at NYC Board of Education
Apr 24, 2024
On April 11, 2024, the City of New York witnessed a historic moment as the NYC Board of Education hosted a vibrant celebration in honor of National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM). The event took place at the iconic Tweed(...)
Rethinking Arab American Heritage Month
Apr 24, 2024
By: Stephanie Abraham / Arab America Contributing Writer Like most cultural months, Arab American Heritage Month is intended to celebrate and recognize Arab Americans, a diverse group that comes from the 22 Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East and North(...)
The “Gaza” Factor in this Year’s Presidential Election
Apr 24, 2024
By: Bishara A Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist This year’s presidential election is taking place amid a genocidal war in Gaza heavily supported by President Joe Biden. The latter declared when he first assumed office that he was a(...)
Do It, Mr. President
Apr 24, 2024
By: Dr. John Duke Anthony TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. Do it, Mr. President. Recognize a State of Palestine. Note that, of necessity, it would be co-equal to and exist alongside Israel. Reverse your United Nations Security Council veto, Mr.(...)
Historic Sweets from North Africa
Apr 23, 2024
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The delicious desserts of North Africa are not the invention of today but have a history that goes back to Moorish Spain when in the palaces and villas of the elite and nobility, no(...)
Tlaib, Dingell Introduce Resolution Recognizing Arab American Heritage Month
Apr 17, 2024
Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) re-introduced a resolution recognizing April as Arab American Heritage Month to honor the incredible contributions Arab Americans have made in the United States. “It is always an honor to introduce this resolution recognizing Arab(...)4,669 Results (Page 55 of 390)