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Abir, Moroccan Pop Vocalist, to Perform and Make Brief Remarks at Connect Arab America: Empowerment Summit 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REGISTER HERE (Washington, D.C., October 19, 2022) The Arab America Foundation is excited to announce that Abir, Moroccan Pop Vocalist, has been confirmed to perform and make brief remarks at the CONNECT Arab America: Empowerment Summit on Saturday, November 5, 2022, at the Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park, Falls Church, Virginia. Born Abir … Continued

Karim Jaber, Lebanese Pop Vocalist to Perform at Connect Arab America: Empowerment Summit 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REGISTER HERE (Washington, D.C., October 19, 2022) The Arab America Foundation is excited to announce that Karim Jaber, the Lebanese Pop Vocalist, has been confirmed to perform at the CONNECT Arab America: Empowerment Summit on Saturday, November 5, 2022, at the Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park, Falls Church, Virginia. Karim Jaber is … Continued

Nibal Malshi, Arab Classic Vocalist, to Perform at Connect Arab America: Empowerment Summit 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REGISTER HERE (Washington, D.C., October 19, 2022) The Arab America Foundation is excited to announce that Nibal Malshi, Arab Classic Vocalist, has been confirmed to perform at the CONNECT Arab America: Empowerment Summit on Friday, November 4, 2022, at the Falls Church Marriott Fairview Park, Falls Church, Virginia. Nibal Malshi is a … Continued

Ma’rib – A Journey to the Queen of Sheba’s City

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Some one and a half hours after leaving Sana’a, Yemen’s capital for Ma’rib, better known as Queen of Sheba’s City, I was excited.  A lifetime of longing to visit this historic city and examine evidence of its famous dam was about to be fulfilled.  As we drove onward, the … Continued

Maloula: A Town Where Christ Can Still Feel at Home

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The sun shone brightly as we drove north from Damascus on an excellent four lane highway which once wound its way through barren hills. However, today, trees that were eventually planted now line both sides of the roadway.  Villages have expanded into towns that dot the land, breaking the … Continued

Arab Pioneers in South-Western Saskatchewan

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer From the East they came; men searching for a better life. Leaving their Syrian villages behind, they landed in New York – the American port of entry where millions of immigrants had once poured into the United States. From there they worked their way westward. Toiling as labourers or … Continued

Paradoxical Views of Lebanon—Citizens ‘Robbing Banks’ to withdraw Their Own Money—Juxtaposed to Lebanese Rejoicing over Mayyas Dancers’ Win on ‘America’s Got Talent’

Some Lebanese are actually robbing banks to take their own money. This anomaly is occurring in the context of a worsening economic crisis. Lebanese banks have placed strict controls on deposits, foreclosing millions of clients from foreign currency savings. In contrast, the Mayyas are a Lebanese women’s dance group who won ‘America’s Got Talent’ prize. Contributing writer, John Mason writes that their victory brought a rare moment of joy and unity to the Lebanese people, who’ve been struggling with three years of profound economic adversity and political deadlock.

The Medieval Schools of Fez – Morocco’s Intellectual Heritage

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Called the ‘Holy City of Morocco’, Fez is, above all, noted for its Qarawiyin mosque – the symbol of the country’s intellectual life and its most prestigious historic site.  For more than eleven hundred years it has been the haven for Islamic scholars and religious officials.  Enhancing this aura … Continued

Alain Nasreddine Named Assistant Coach of the Dallas Stars: Lebanese Canadian Breaks Barriers for the Future

By: Claire Boyle / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: On July 1, 2022, the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL) named former NHL defenseman and the New Jersey Devils’ interim coach, Alain Nasreddine, as one of their two assistant coaches starting in the 2022-2023 season. Nasreddine is of Arab and French Canadian descent, … Continued

Captivating Seville: Spain’s City of Moors and Flowers

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer I was almost exhausted as I laboured up the last few steps of the Giralda – Seville’s most outstanding monument.  A former minaret of that city’s once Grand Mosque, it appeared, after a ten-minute climb, to reach for the sky and its top an almost unattainable goal.  Yet, I … Continued

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