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Go topBy: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer While in Damascus in the mid 1980s, I had read that Almuñécar had raised a statue to honor Abderramán Al-Dakhal who had landed, in 755 A.D., in this Andalusian town. Fleeing the massacre of the members of his Umayyad dynasty in Damascus, he had single-handedly established Al-Andalus – a … Continued
By: Sarah Elbeshbishi/Arab America Contributing Writer Minced lamb or beef mixed with bulgur, pureed onion, and various spices kneaded together forms a staple Lebanese dish that is also popular throughout the Levante region, one that is eaten raw and known as kibbeh nayeh. In Lebanon, the people used to kill animals on Sundays or feast … Continued
SOURCE: XINHUA NET TUNIS, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) — On the terrace of a two-floor Dar El Souk cafe, located in the heart of Douz town in southern Tunisia, local university students were drinking coffee, while enjoying the traditional Sahara dance performances. On the souk square, the folk bands wearing farmla jackets and balga shoes, known … Continued
This week, Lebanese American musical artist Leila Milki released her new holiday video for the holiday season. The video features the Christmas carol “Angels We Have Heard On High,” along with Lebanese icon Fairuz’s rendition, “Nejmet Eid.” Recorded live at Blue Dream Studios, Los Angeles. In announcing the video, Milki wished “all a peaceful holiday … Continued
SOURCE: PRESS & GUIDE Hashim Al-Tawil, an art history professor at Henry Ford College and chair of the Art History Department, recently published a textbook called History of Arab Art. Al-Tawil’s impetus for writing the textbook was the dearth of textbooks about Arab art in the pre-Islamic era. He has been involved in the history … Continued
Dear Supporter, Although we are the descendants of a great civilization; unfortunately, the region of our forefathers is retreating from a unified Arab identity to a sectarian one; and we, as Arab Americans, are experiencing unprecedented racism as a result of inaccurate information through the media and prejudicial political rhetoric. At Arab America, our mission is to advocate … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer It was probably about 25 years ago when my grandchildren were hovering around me as we took a walk to the playground near my house. Now as everyone knows, the minds of young tots are a flurry with questions that need answers and who other than ‘Jiddy’ (grandfather) could … Continued
By: Blanche Shaheen/Arab America Contributing Writer Ask people from any Middle Eastern country where Baklava originated, and they will all claim to have invented this popular dessert. It is widely believed, however, that the Assyrians at around 8th century B.C. were the first people who put together the concept of chopped nuts between layers of … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer In the past, to the Arabs in the Arabian Peninsula, hunting the houbara bustard was as natural as life itself. Since the beginning of time, a Bedouin riding his horse or camel with a falcon on his wrist and accompanied by his faithful saluki dog, searching for houbaras, was … Continued
Pheonician Statuettes By: Hashim Al-Tawil/Arab America Contributing Writer History of Arab Art introduces a new outlook to this hitherto marginalized field of cultural and artistic creativity, which has been inundated by myth and outdated convention. It is essentially a reinterpretation of the visual tradition among the Arab people since around 2000 BCE to the present … Continued
SOURCE: CIVIL EATS BY: SONJA SWANSON When Lamees Dahbour set up her weekly tent at Off The Grid, the San Francisco-based food truck fair, this year, she didn’t just unpack trays of fragrant falafel, crisp ejja (vegetable fritters), and creamy mutabal (eggplant dip). She also unfurled a red, black, white, and green Palestinian flag and … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer “There is no more beautiful city in the world than Granada. Not even Cairo, Baghdad or Damascus with their wealth and splendour can compare with Granada.” These words inscribed on the emblem of one of the last Arab royal families in Granada describe well this Moorish city at the … Continued
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