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Famous Cities in Morocco Series (Episode 9 of 13): Taliouine

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, and Rabat; Morocco has everything one might hope to experience. These places boast historical monuments, such as the Hassan II Mosque, the Jemaa el-Fnaa, … Continued

Salads from Biblical Lands

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 our times, tasty uncomplicated cold dishes made of various vegetables and pulses have graced the … Continued

Between a Glorious Past and Problematic Reality: Cultural Identity Crisis in Syria

Over the last decade, the Syrian uprising went from peaceful demonstrations to armed conflict, and people’s rightful demands for a reformed democratic political system were dimmed within an acute economic and humanitarian crisis with no solutions in sight. SOURCE: ENAB BALADI BY: SALEH MALAS During conflicts, social psychology concepts such as cultural identity, nationality, belonging, … Continued

Famous Cities in Morocco Series (Episode 8 of 13): Agadir

By: Claire Boyle / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: The country of Morocco has so many interesting towns and cities as well as beautiful landmarks. From the astonishing city of Casablanca to Marrakech, Fes, and Rabat; Morocco has everything one might hope to experience. These places boast historical monuments, such as the Hassan II Mosque, … Continued

Ancient Rome Comes Alive in Jerash: Jordan’s Roman City

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer No sooner had we sat down in the semi-reconstructed Hippodrome at Jerash, Jordan’s Roman city, a massive arena that once seated 15,000 spectators then, in the distance, I witnessed the appearance of a part of a Roman Legion.  In a few minutes a re-enactment of the golden days of … Continued

Spending a Day Enjoying Toronto’s Little Araby

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The aroma flowing out from the freshly baked fatyir bi za’tar (thyme pies) were mouth-watering as my daughter and I sat down to have our breakfast at the Arz Fine Foods on Lawrence Ave. E. – on a strip called by Toronto’s residents who originate from the Middle East, … Continued

Famous Cities in Morocco Series (Episode 7 of 13): Tangier

By: Claire Boyle / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: The country of Morocco has so many interesting towns and cities as well as beautiful landmarks. From the astonishing city of Casablanca to Marrakech, Fes, and Rabat, Morocco has everything one might hope to experience. These places boast historical monuments, such as the Hassan II Mosque, … Continued

Olympian Myles Amine: Carrier of a Wrestling Family Legacy

By Omar Mansour / Arab America Contributing Writer On August 5th, 2021, Lebanese-Sammarinese-American Myles Amine ended his Tokyo Olympic run with pride, returning home having secured a bronze medal. Amine qualified for the Olympics by placing fifth at the last World Championships in 2019. As well as being the three-time third-place finisher at the NCAA … Continued

A Journey to Sintra – Portugal’s Town of Fairytale Palaces

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Lord Byron, the 19th century Poet Laureate of England, in his verse, portrayed Sintra as ‘the glorious Eden where he longed to spend his last days’, and the English poet Robert Southey described it as ‘the most blessed spot in all the inhabitable globe’.  Their praise and those of … Continued

The Phoenicians, the First Sailers to Discover West Africa?

By: Christian Jimenez/Contributing Arab America Writer When people think of explorers, many people think of Europeans such as Vasco de Gama, Columbus, or Ferdinand Magellan.  However, did you know that the Middle East had their own set of explorers from ancient Lebanon known as the Phoenicians, and did you know that they could be the … Continued

A Brief History of Falconry in the Arab World

by Dani Meyer/Arab America Contributing Writer Falconry is the ancient art of taking wild quarry with a trained bird of prey. If you’ve spent any time in the Arab world, you may have seen a falcon on an airplane, heading to the Gulf (yes, on an airplane!). Falconry has been transformed from hunting for sustenance … Continued

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