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North Yemen: Divisions before the Yemeni Civil War
Aug 28, 2024
North Yemeni royalists in 1962. Photo: Wikipedia Commons By Liam Nagle / Arab America Contributing Writer When one thinks about a divided Yemen, they might think about its ongoing, devastating, and complicated civil war. However, did you know that there(...)
The Current Landscape of Arabic Programs in the Middle East
Aug 28, 2024
American University in Cairo, Source: Wikimedia Commons By Luke McMahan / Arab America Contributing Writer With ceasefire talks to end the war in Gaza consistently failing, American diplomatic voices sympathetic to Arabs are severely needed now and in the coming(...)
Marie El-Khoury: A Remarkable Jewelry Designer
Aug 28, 2024
Marie El-Khoury, 1940. Source: KalimahPress. By Arwa Almasaari / Arab America Contributing Writer In the early twentieth century, amidst the glittering names of Tiffany and Cartier, another jeweler captivated New York’s elite—Marie El-Khoury. Not only was she one of the(...)
The Marginalization of Christians in Historic Palestine
Aug 28, 2024
By Mehdi El Merini /Arab America Contributing Writer Abbey of Dormiton in Jerusalem. Photo source: Pexels The Christian community in historic Palestine, though numerically small, is historically significant, tracing its roots back to the earliest days of Christianity. However, in(...)
Gaza War: Analysis of Ceasefire Agreement Failure
Aug 28, 2024
Photo: CNBC By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer Both Israel and Hezbollah claimed victory in this weekend's exchange of fire across the Lebanese border. The fighting is currently contained, but the area remains a tinderbox. None of this(...)
Rewriting the Music Playbook: Harget Kart’s Art of Fusion
Aug 28, 2024
By: Yara Marei / Arab America Contributing Writer Imagine a band that takes the ordinary, lights it on fire, and from the ashes creates something extraordinary. This is Harget Kart—a name that, in the Arabic Jordanian dialect, means "to burn(...)
How Al Jazeera Started
Aug 28, 2024
Al-Jazeera Newsroom. Photo: Wikipedia Commons By Liam Nagle / Arab America Contributing Writer Since the group’s launch in 1996, the Al Jazeera Media Network has become increasingly known in households worldwide. Initially just publishing its news in Arabic, the creation(...)
Tomatoes Stuffed With Chickpeas
Aug 27, 2024
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer In the Mediterranean lands vegetables are usually stuffed with meat. However, chickpeas make a healthy substitute. This was the case with our family in the early years of immigration to the western lands of(...)
Before It’s Too Late
Aug 21, 2024
South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, the Hague on Friday 12 January 2024. Photo: Wiki Commons By: Barbara Nimri Aziz / Arab America Contributing Writer Israel is forcing our civilization to lose its humanity. It(...)
Arabic and Artificial Intelligence
Aug 21, 2024
Source: Wikimedia Commons By Liam Nagle / Arab America Contributing Writer Arabic is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. The United Nations recognizes it as one of the six official languages, and Modern Standard Arabic is(...)
Painting on the Wall- A Poem by Mahmoud Darwish
Aug 21, 2024
Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. Image: Wikimedia Commons By: Luke McMahan / Arab America Contributing Writer Luke McMahan has been a student of Arabic for two and a half years, and throughout this time, he has been told how wonderful Arabic(...)
Sayyid Qutb: A Complicated Revolutionary
Aug 21, 2024
Sayyid Qutb (right) on trial, Source: Wikimedia Commons By: Luke McMahan / Arab America Contributing Writer Perhaps no writer of the twentieth century has had a more significant impact on Islamic politics than Sayyid Qutb. From his young adult life(...)4,927 Results (Page 62 of 411)