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The Decline of Arab Nationalism and the Islamic Revival
Jun 25, 2025
Photo Credit: Pexels By Jake Harris / Arab America Contributing Writer The early 20th century saw increased western intervention in the middle east, and the rise of secular Arab nationalism. A cornerstone of this Arab Nationalism was the idea of(...)
From Dearborn to Beirut: Ford Cars Were Assembled in Lebanon
Jun 25, 2025
Charles Corm & Cie. advertisement (Photo courtesy of the Charles Corm Foundation) By: Ralph I. Hage / Arab America Contributing Writer Let’s imagine it’s 1929 in Beirut for a moment. Amidst the city’s dusty, unpaved streets and horse-drawn carriages, you’ve(...)
Bridges of Culture: Arab Contributions to Italy
Jun 25, 2025
Photo Credit: Pexels By: Fayzeh Abou Ardat / Arab America Contributing Writer Southern Italy, particularly Sicily and parts of Calabria, carry a profound legacy of Arab influence. This influence began with the Arab conquest of Sicily in the 9th century.(...)
Rafic Hariri: His impact in Lebanon Before and After his Death
Jun 25, 2025
Visit of Rafic Hariri, Lebanese Prime Minister, to the EC. Photo Credit: © European Union, 2025 via Wikimedia Commons - CC BY 4.0 By: Amir Kobeissi / Arab America Contributing Writer Lebanon’s modern history is deeply connected with the life(...)
Pathbreakers of Arab America—Michael DeBakey
Jun 25, 2025
Photo -- Baylor University By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the eighty-seventh in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series features personalities from various fields, including entertainment, business, sports, science, the arts,(...)
The Influence of Abdel Halim Hafez on Arab Youth
Jun 25, 2025
Abdel Halim Hafez performing in Paris 1974. Photo credit: Sami.elsaadany - Wikimedia - CC BY-SA 4.0 By: Layla Mahmoud / Arab America Contributing Writer In a region where music has long served as a reflection of emotion, history, and national(...)
Nut Rolls – Nashab
Jun 23, 2025
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer In the 10th century Kitab al-Tabikh by the Baghdadi author Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq, we find a recipe for ruqaq, very thin sheets of dough, no doubt the precursor to the modern Arab world’s marquq(...)
Rethinking the UN: Western Support, Middle Eastern Skepticism
Jun 18, 2025
Photo Credit: Niklas Jeromin via Pexels By: Laila Mamdouh / Arab America contributing writer The UN’s and it Role in the Middle East: Aspirations The United Nations (UN) is the world’s leading international organization, founded in 1945 with the mission(...)
Pathbreakers of Arab America—Dina Katabi
Jun 18, 2025
Photo MIT By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the eighty-sixth in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series features personalities from various fields, including entertainment, business, sports, science, the arts, academia, journalism,(...)
Is Trump Yielding to Netanyahu by Entering the War with Iran?
Jun 18, 2025
Photo courtesy of © OpenStreetMap contributors. Map data licensed under ODbL 1.0. By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer In the pretext of responding to an "existential threat", Israel attacked Iran on June 12. The targets included nuclear infrastructure, military(...)
A Single Banner. A Single Act. That’s How It Began.
Jun 18, 2025
Photo courtesy of the author. By: B Nimri Aziz / Arab America Contributing Writer Should I, or shouldn’t I? Can I, or can’t I? I may be alone. No villager who had accompanied me to protests 6-8 years ago hinted(...)
Visiting the Middle East During Conflict: The Israel-Iran War
Jun 18, 2025
Source: Pexels By Rena Elhessen / Arab America Contributing Writer The ongoing Israel-Iran war began last week, and the affects of this conflict are already being seen throughout the region of the Middle East. The geographic positions of Israel and(...)4,713 Results (Page 8 of 393)