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Potato and Sumac Appetizer

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The first time I had a taste of sumac was when my father had ordered it along with some other Syrian food ingredients from an Arab wholesaler in Montreal. This was in the late 1930s on our farm in southwestern Saskatchewan.  Dad always praised my mother’s cooking but would … Continued

Stanford Hunger Strikes

By: Laila Ali / Arab America Contributing Writer For 24 days, Stanford students and faculty placed their bodies on the line, refusing food in protest of their university’s financial and political ties to Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza. The hunger strike, which began on May 12 and ended June 5—the final day of spring quarter … Continued

Byzantine Influence on Early Islamic Architecture

By: Ralph I. Hage / Arab America Contributing Writer Early Islamic and Byzantine architecture share common features such as domes, arches, and mosaics. This is due to their shared cultural heritage and the exchange of ideas throughout the Eastern Mediterranean and the Arab World. These elements highlight the continuity of these architectural traditions while also … Continued

When Jordan and Iraq United: The Arab Federation

By Liam Nagle / Arab America Contributing Writer When one thinks of Pan-Arabism and Arab unification, they might think of the United Arab Republic – the unification of Syria and Egypt, which existed between 1958 and 1961. However, there is a lesser-known unification of two Arab states that occurred in 1958 as well: the Hashemite … Continued

A Warning from an Arab American to his Divided Country

By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer As a young man, I never imagined leaving my homeland behind: for me, Lebanon was the place to be.  True, there was considerable corruption; we took explicit sectarian power sharing for granted. However, there were abundant freedoms, including worship, politics, business, education, and cultural expression. I had, perhaps … Continued

Israel Planning to Expand West Bank Settlements Further

By: Jake Harris / Arab America contributing writer The year is 1967, tensions had been building between the State of Israel and its Arab neighbors. Much of this tension can be traced back to the 1956 Suez Crisis in Egypt. The French and British had owned and operated the Suez Canal since 1869. Gamel Abdel … Continued

A Rising Epicenter of Music in Gulf States

By: Rena Elhessen / Arab America Contributing Writer Saudi Arabia is among the Gulf states that are bringing forth a new era of music to the region. American metal and rock bands are performing in Gulf countries, some for the first time. Bands including Guns N’ Roses, Smashing Pumpkins, and Metallica are performing in the … Continued

The Man Who Visited Death- A Poem by Samih Al-Qasim

By Luke McMahan/ Arab America Contributing Writer Luke McMahan has been a student of Arabic for two and a half years; and all throughout this time he has been told how wonderful Arabic poetry is. But because not many translations exist online of anything but the most famous poems, he had to wait to progress … Continued

The Met Announces the Repatriation of 3 Stolen Artifacts to Iraq

By: Katie Beason / Arab American Contributing Writer This May, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that the institution is returning three artifacts stolen from Iraq to the custody of the Iraqi people. This announcement came in partnership with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit, which included these three Iraqi artefacts amongst the more … Continued

A New Era of AI Strategy in the Gulf

By: Ramsey Zeidan / Arab America Contributing Writer In the new age of Artificial Intelligence, governments are forced to invest in AI or risk falling behind. AI capabilities now mean geopolitical power, and few countries understand this better than the Gulf States. In a controversial visit to the Middle East last month, President Donald Trump … Continued

Mario Parodi – Ottoman-born Italian Guitar Maestro

By: Ralph I. Hage / Arab America Contributing Writer Mario Parodi was an Italian classical guitarist. But he wasn’t just any guitarist. He was one of the most talented to have ever played. What linked him to the Arab world was the place of his birth–the Ottoman Empire, which at that time encompassed parts of … Continued

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