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Rewriting the Music Playbook: Harget Kart’s Art of Fusion

By: Yara Marei / Arab America Contributing Writer Imagine a band that takes the ordinary, lights it on fire, and from the ashes creates something extraordinary. This is Harget Kart—a name that, in the Arabic Jordanian dialect, means “to burn a photo card.” Just as their name suggests, Harget Kart has set the conventional boundaries … Continued

Ziad Rahbani: A Lebanese Icon

By Luke McMahan / Arab America Contributing Writer When speaking of Ziad Rahbani (زياد الرحباني), one immediately mentions that he is the son of one of the most famous and beloved Arab artists of all time: Nouhad Haddad, known better as Fairouz. She, who captured the hearts and minds of millions with a divine and … Continued

Assala Pure Art: ‘The Natives’ in Palestinian Tarweedeh Style

By: Yara Marei / Arab America Contributing Writer “Landowners” or “The Natives” is one of the most recently released songs that are getting trendy now, performed by Assala Nasri, ft. Acapella Masreya Band, and Fares Katrya. The latest music video, presented in the traditional Tarweedeh style, is a poignant and symbol-laden tribute to the native … Continued

Amr Goes to Hollywood: An Actor’s Perspective on Hateful Arab and Muslim Stereotypes and Narratives

BY: Amr El-Bayoumi / Arab America Contributing Writer Despite my ongoing commitment to avoid perpetuating demeaning depictions and narratives of Arabs and Muslims (or any other group of people for that matter), I have encountered these stereotypes and distorted narratives regularly as an actor. To name just a few of the 19th and 20th-century precursors … Continued

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