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Go topArab America is proud to highlight episodes of Arab American Stories, the Emmy Award-winning 13-part series presented by Detroit Public Television that explored the diversity of the Arab-American experience. The Series Arab American Stories highlights the diversity within the Arab American community. The series showcases the lives of 39 different Arab Americans from around the … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer In the Middle Eastern lands, where the date palm carries an aura of mystery and romance, there is a common belief that it is the oldest cultivated fruit tree in the world. In its native homeland, the Arabian Peninsula, the inhabitants have no doubt that it was first grown in Paradise. According … Continued
By: Safa Eljazouli/Arab America Contributing Writer If you are an epicure and you’ve never been to Morocco, then I urge you to plan a future trip to the country. I promise, your taste buds will be in heaven. Moroccan cuisine is one of the most delicious and appreciated cuisines in the world. Chefs everywhere get inspiration … Continued
Nathalie Handal’s Life in a Country Album By: Alanoud M. Alajmi/Arab America Contributing Writer In “A Rhyme for the Odes” Mahmoud Darwish writes: No land on earth bears me. Only my words bear me, / a bird born from me who builds a nest in my ruins / before me, and in the rubble of the … Continued
By: Richard Breaux/Arab America Contributing Writer What do you do when you find several dozen 78 rpm records all in Arabic and you can neither read, nor speak the language? You research the musicians and record labels and write about them.…at least that’s what Arab America contributing writer, Richard Breaux did. The result is bound … Continued
Arab America is proud to highlight episodes of Arab American Stories, the Emmy Award-winning 13-part series presented by Detroit Public Television that explored the diversity of the Arab-American experience. The Series Arab American Stories highlights the diversity within the Arab American community. The series showcases the lives of 39 different Arab Americans from around the … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer I was watching on television in Toronto when, as a part of the Silk Road Festival being held in Aleppo Syria, a scene was being re-enacted of caravans arriving, after a long journey, from China. “It must have commenced its journey in Xi’an”, I thought to myself. I had … Continued
By: Blanche Shaheen/Arab America Contributing Writer Even though I run a food blog and cooking show, there are times when I am not as motivated to spend long hours in the kitchen, especially during the summer. Moreover, during sweltering hot weather, I would rather just eat a dinner of what Arabs call “nawashif” or a … Continued
By: Yasmina Hage / Arab America Contributing Writer It is often not well known, but many Lebanese have lived in West Africa for generations. This phenomenon leads to a beautiful cultural mix among the Lebanese in Africa. The Historical Facts The violence of the Druze community prompted a third of the Christian community to flee … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer “This is the heartland of our nation. It’s the place where Spain was born.” Our guide appeared proud as we drove through the Castilian countryside on our way to Tordesillas and Valladolid – two of Spain’s historic cities. She continued, “From here, our greatest medieval kings, Charles V and … Continued
Arab America is proud to highlight episodes of Arab American Stories, the Emmy Award-winning 13-part series presented by Detroit Public Television that explored the diversity of the Arab-American experience. The Series Arab American Stories highlights the diversity within the Arab American community. The series showcases the lives of 39 different Arab Americans from around the … Continued
By: Yasmina Hage/Arab America Contributing Writer We often differentiate between “white” Africa and “black” Africa. Some Arabs in Africa do not like to be called Africans, and some people in Sub-Saharan Africa do not like to recognize Arabs as Africans. Yet Sub-Saharan African culture and Arab culture have a lot in common. North Africa feels … Continued
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