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Go topBy: Yara Jouzy/ Contributing Writer It’s July and the heat is only going to get worse during August. So, as the summer gets hotter, we try to find new ways to get cooler. What would be a better way to do so than with refreshing Arab summer drinks? It’s all about the fresh fruit juices, … Continued
By Laila Elreedi/ Contributing Writer Countless times, we, as teens have heard adults claim, “teens these days have it easy.” I mean, let’s face it, we do have access to a great number of services and instant resources and information at our fingertips through smartphones and apps. We can simply check the weather, get directions, … Continued
Nur Watad/ Arab America Ambassador Blogger Served often as a mezza/hordeurve, a full meal course, as street food, or as a main dish, falafel reaches mass popularity all over the world as one of the most favorite Arab foods. Falafel is a traditional Arab food found all over the Sham (Greater Syria) and Arab African … Continued
By Daniel Gil/ Contributing Writer That empty spot on the magic red carpet has finally been filled. After months of casting calls and over 2,000 auditions later, Disney finally announced on Saturday their choice for the cast of their live-action remake of the beloved 1992 animated film, but it’s not enough for the Arab community. … Continued
Source: Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – As an American soccer player of Iraqi parents, Justin Meram is distressed by detentions and deportation threats within his Chaldean Christian community, a fallout of the US government’s agreement with Baghdad to remove Iraq from its travel ban targeting seven Muslim-majority countries. “Being a Chaldean American, being an Iraqi … Continued
By: Paula Katinas Source: Brooklyn Daily Eagle Rev. Khader El-Yateem apparently isn’t taking any chances. A City Council candidate hoping to get his or her name on the ballot for the Sept. 12 primary is required by election law to submit at least 450 signatures from voters in the district who are registered in the … Continued
Source: Time By: Lily Rothman Milestone moments do not a year make. Often, it’s the smaller news stories that add up, gradually, to big history. With that in mind, in 2017 TIME History will revisit the entire year of 1967, week by week, as it was reported in the pages of TIME. Catch up on last … Continued
Letters From Baghdad More influential than her friend and colleague T.E. Lawrence (a.k.a. Lawrence of Arabia), why she (Gertrude Bell) has been written out of the history she helped make? Voiced and executive produced by Academy Award winning actor Tilda Swinton, Letters from Baghdad tells the extraordinary and dramatic story of British spy, explorer and … Continued
Jack G. Shaheen in an undated photo. (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) By Adam Bernstein and Abigail Hauslohner July 11 at 3:34 PM Jack G. Shaheen, an Arab American scholar, author and activist who devoted his career to challenging venomous stereotypes of Arabs in film and television — usually depicted, he once said, as “billionaires, bombers and belly dancers” … Continued
By Daniel Gil/ Contributing Writer Shisha has found a home far from its birthplace in the Middle East. Its new home is within the dusty college dorms, tiny sublets, and shared apartments of young adults in the United States. An alternative to cigarettes, the tobacco-based product has enjoyed a relative increase in usage among the … Continued
By Ani Karapetyan/Contributing Writer Hip-hop artist DJ Khaled has achieved his second No. 1 with his new album Grateful on the Billboard 200. Grateful is the tenth studio album by DJ Khaled and was released on June 23, 2017. The album features top figures in music, such as Rihanna, Drake, Chance the Rapper, Beyonce, … Continued
Photo: Bol Bol By David Demaria/Contributing Writer Bol Bol has some big shoes to fill. His father, Manute, was a legendary giant, and not just because of his 7’7” frame, but because of the work he did off the court. Manute Bol was born in the town of Gogrial in what was then part of … Continued
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