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Go topBy: Noah Robertson/Arab American Contributing Writer Up until 1918, present-day Palestine existed under the Ottoman Empire. As with any other empire or country, Ottomans left the empire in search of a new life with new opportunities. After 1908, Young Turk Revolution led to forced conscriptions and with World War I on the horizon. Many Palestinian … Continued
By: Lindsey Penn/Arab America Contributing Writer Lately, you may have seen the keffiyeh rising in popularity. A scarf that is traditionally from the Arab world has now spread all around the world, partly due to diasporas. Throughout the Arab world, there are multiple types and styles of the keffiyeh. Each style symbolizes something (or somewhere) … Continued
By: Ghassan Abu Diab/Arab America Contributing Writer I knew Saba Shami, “Abu Yusuf,” as he liked to be called, and accompanied him for more than ten years, in the United States of America, specifically in its capital, Washington DC, where the political arena is for the real gladiators, and where the “survival” is “for the strongest” in the competitive domains of advocacy where … 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
By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer The story of the Israel-UAE peace accord comes with some strings attached. The U.S. and Israel had to compromise significantly in order for the UAE to appear it had won the day. This is a bizarre tale of a rich Arab country … Continued
By: Holly Johnson/Arab America Contributing Writer Peace, love, truth, and compassion. These are four adjectives that Yusif Barakat lives by. Known simply as Yusif, Barakat, an 85-year-old advocate for harmony, has spent more time than he can count getting into, as John Lewis so eloquently stated, “good trouble.” Born in 1935 in Haifa, Palestine, Barakat … Continued
By: Holly Johnson/Arab America Contributing Writer Incandescent, honey-eyed, classically smooth – these are a few of the ways in which one could describe the rich timbre of popular singer, Omar Kamal. Dubbed the “Palestinian Frank Sinatra,” Kamal is best known for his artful renditions of iconic tunes such as: “Fly Me To The Moon,” “Sway,” … Continued
By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer Linda Sarsour is an American-born Muslim of Palestinian descent and a political activist. She has led many protests, perhaps most well-known of which is the 2017 Women’s March on Washington and elsewhere. Just this past week, she gained notoriety by being disavowed from the Biden campaign, accused of practicing … Continued
By: Grace Friar/Arab America Contributing Writer Anonymous England-based artist, Banksy, has become internationally famous for his graffiti, which includes powerful messages. His artwork remains a larger-than-life voice for people who find themselves struggling in silence. Nestled against the border wall in Palestine is an interactive art experience built by Banksy in March 2017, called the … Continued
BY: Emily Devereaux/ Arab America contributing writer Pictures are worth a thousand words. The images below document Palestine before the partition through historic photographs. Palestine Before 1948 This sacred shrine built in Jerusalem by Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan in the late seventh century. It’s the oldest standing Islamic monument. … Continued
By: Bishara Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist The most debatable topic these days is who won and who lost, especially in reference to the Palestinians, from the recently announced diplomatic agreement between Israel and the UAE. The answer to that question, if one is to be truthful and somewhat objective, is it depends on whether one … Continued
BY: Raneem Ghunaim/ Arab America Contributing Writer Among Arabs, it is an unspoken rule that if one gets harmed in any way, shape, or form, everyone has to help. Their “brothers” and “sisters” pain impacts them just as if they were the ones who were harmed. Being an Arab means every other Arab is your … Continued
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