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Jamil El-Reedy: Egypt's Lone Winter Olympics Participant
Sep 13, 2021
Source: Cairo Scene By Evan Ploeckelman / Arab America Contributing Writer While many nations in the Arab World have participated in the Winter Olympics, these nations usually experience some form of snow, with nations like Lebanon, Algeria, and Morocco, with(...)
A History of Volubilis: The Roman-era Ruins in Morocco
Sep 13, 2021
The magnificent Roman-era ruins of Volubilis in Morocco. Photo: Wikipedia By: Claire Boyle / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: Morocco has so many exquisite cities, monuments, relics, and such interesting history, but were you aware that your exposure to this(...)
Bahbah: The U.S. Botched its Post-9/11 Policies
Sep 11, 2021
Photo Credit: Ray Stubblebine / Reuters By: Bishara A. Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist The 20th anniversary of 9/11 is a time period to evaluate whether the United States’ reactions and policies to the rare attacks on U.S. soil(...)
Bayan Galal: Yale's First Arab Student Government President
Sep 8, 2021
Bayan Galal By: Omar Mansour / Arab America Contributing Writer Yale University is the third-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, established 320 years ago in 1701. Part of a select group of private, mostly out of reach(...)
Coptic Fashion in Late Antiquity
Sep 8, 2021
Example of a Coptic Tunic By: Lyric Ludwig/ Arab America Contributing Writer Middle Eastern fashion and clothing are often subject to stereotypes throughout various forms of media. In movies and TV especially, Arabs and Muslim people in general are often(...)
The Disputed Dish- Knafeh
Sep 8, 2021
The Palestinian way of knafeh. Credit: CleoButtera By: Waverly Nohr/ Arab America Contributing Writer Knafeh is a dish that can be found throughout the Arab world. Although its main components are fairly standard, many countries have imparted their own twists(...)
20 Years out from 9/11, Islamophobia still on the rise
Sep 8, 2021
9/11 created a whole new world for Muslim Americans to cope with Illustration: Pinterest By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer Imagine, 20 years ago this week—the horrific attack on the twin towers. Terrorist-manipulated planes hit New York’s twin(...)
Famous Cities in Morocco Series (Episode 9 of 13): Taliouine
Sep 8, 2021
The beautiful Tislit Gorges in Taliouine, MoroccoPhoto: Wikimedia Commons By: Claire Boyle / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: Morocco has so many interesting towns and cities as well as beautiful landmarks. From the astonishing city of Casablanca to Marrakech, Fes,(...)
The Six Palestinian Prisoner's who Escaped Gilboa
Sep 8, 2021
The tunnel the Palestinian prisoners used to make their escape By: Leyelle Mosallam / Arab America Contributing Writer Early in the morning on Monday, September 6th, six Palestinian prisoners escaped out of Israel's highest security prison, Gilboa. Israeli authorities reported(...)
A look into the Proud Past: Omar Al Mukhtar: Teacher, Resistance Leader, "Lion of the Desert"
Sep 7, 2021
By Ruqyah Sweidan, Arab America Contributing Writer Sheikh Omar. Source: 5Pillars. It is often difficult for both Arabs and Americans to realize the gravity of Arab heroism when its history is shrouded by current conflicts. Libya, for example, is embroiled(...)
Salads from Biblical Lands
Sep 7, 2021
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer In the countries of the Middle East where civilization goes back to the dawn of history, the inhabitants have enjoyed vegetarian salads, simple yet nourishing. From the days of Sumer and the Pharaohs until(...)
How Similar are the Arabic and Persian Languages
Sep 6, 2021
Source: Discover Discomfort By Evan Ploeckelman / Arab America Contributing Writer Arabic and Persian are two of the most important and widely spoken languages in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asian regions. One might think they would be(...)4,049 Results (Page 96 of 338)