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The Great Controversy of Being Arab: Unity in Diversity
Oct 29, 2025
By: Laila Mamdouh / Arab America Contributing Writer Arab nationalism began as a dream of belonging after years of colonial division. In the early twentieth century, Arab intellectuals and revolutionaries worked to reclaim self-determination. The Nahḍa (Arab renaissance) inspired an(...)
Saudi Arabia's Comedy Festival Sparks Cheers and Criticism
Oct 29, 2025
Photo Credit: Katrien Grevendonck via Pexels By: Emma Campbell / Arab America Contributing Writer The Riyadh Comedy Festival spanned from September 26 to October 9, 2025. It brought major names, like Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr, Pete Davidson, Aziz Ansari, and(...)
Is the Trump Administration’s Rift with Netanyahu Real?
Oct 29, 2025
The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Jake Harris / Arab America Contributing Writer The Gaza Ceasefire is quite evidently hanging on by a thread. Accusations of breaches have been rampant. The Israeli government accused Hamas of breaching(...)
When Japan Visited Fairuz
Oct 29, 2025
Fairuz in the studio-From the archives of Reema Rahbani By Ralph Hage/Arab America Contributing Writer صباح ومسا شي ما بْيِنْتَسَى ترَكْت الحبّ وأخدْتْ الأسى شو بَدّي دُور؟ لَشو عم دُور؟ على غيرو في ناس كتيرْ لكن بيصيرْ ما في غيرو(...)
The Hidden Pioneers of the Medieval Arab World
Oct 29, 2025
Photo Credit: Mediaeval Arabic manuscript from Islamic Spain via Wikimedia Commons By: Fayzeh Abou Ardat / Arab America Contributing Writer The Middle Ages have frequently been depicted throughout history as a period when women were restricted to household duties. However,(...)
Save the Ceasefire. Free Marwan Barghouti
Oct 28, 2025
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, taken by BDalim By Ghassan Rubeiz/Arab America Contributing Writer The ceasefire in Gaza is as fragile as ever. Hamas, despite being in tatters, still considers itself the leading Palestinian resistance movement. It takes credit for the diplomatic isolation(...)
The Ottoman Empire’s Legacy in Today's Middle East
Oct 28, 2025
Flag of the Ottoman Empire. Photo Credit: © Wikimedia Commons, 2025 via Wikimedia Commons – CC BY 4.0 By: Amir Kobeissi / Arab America Contributing Writer The Ottoman Empire, which was once one of the strongest forces this world has(...)
Beans and Bread
Oct 28, 2025
Photo Credit: Pexels By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Broad beans are a favoured food in both Egypt and the Sudan. From the days of the Pharaohs until our times broad beans have been the food of the masses in(...)
Hope in Zohran Mamdani
Oct 22, 2025
Photo Credit: Pexels, Zohran Mamdani at the Resist Fascism Rally in New York City By: Laila Ali / Arab America Contributing Writer In the heart of New York City’s mayoral race, a conversation far bigger than the five boroughs has(...)
Defunct Arab National Flags and Their Meaning
Oct 22, 2025
By Jake Harris/Arab America Contributing Writer Since the creation of the modern nation-state, there have been symbols, motifs, and banners that have given empires, kingdoms, and republics a visual identity. Since the days of Muhammad and the foundation of the(...)
Yalla, We Can't Wait to See You this Weekend! Updated Schedule for the CONNECT Empowerment Summit 2025
Oct 22, 2025
Arab America Foundation Billboard in Paterson, NJ Some of the speakers and performers who will be at the Connect Empowerment Summit 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REGISTER HERE (WASHINGTON, D.C., October 22, 2025) It’s almost here! Join us Friday–Saturday, October 24–25(...)
Pope Leo to Visit Türkiye and Lebanon
Oct 22, 2025
Pope Leo XIV on the loggia after his election. Photo By Edgar Beltrán / The Pillar, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons By: Emma Campbell / Arab America Contributing Writer Pope Leo XIV’s First Apostolic Journey On May 8, 2025,(...)4,892 Results (Page 7 of 408)