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Go topBy Ruqyah Sweidan / Arab America Contributing Writer Around the world, artistic expression is a vital component of life. Art gives people community, identity and richness. Arabs are no different in their passion for the arts. Across the region, there have been many structures built for this purpose. Libraries, theaters, and culture houses have been … Continued
By Arab America Contributing Author/ Christian Jimenez Saudi Arabia is one of the most powerful countries in the Middle East today, containing large quantities of oil and involved with most numerous conflicts across the region as they are now in a regional cold war fighting proxy wars with Iran that is often characterized as a … Continued
By: Waverly Nohr/ Arab America Contributing Writer Americans love Middle Eastern food, and they’ve tried the delicacies from places like Lebanon, Egypt, and even Morocco, but there’s one country’s food that may have been overlooked. Yemeni cuisine may be harder to find in bigger cities across the states, which is a shame because it’s delicious. … Continued
By Omar Mansour/ Arab America Contributing Writer “War on Terrorism Hits LA,” reads the headline of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner on Januarary 27th, 1987. In 1987, the Reagan administration targeted eight individuals for deportation on the grounds that they were connected to a communist group, specifically the Marxist-Leninist group the Popular Front for the … Continued
By Evan Ploeckelman / Arab America Contributing Writer After a long trip through the Arab World, you might want to take some time to relax. One of the best ways to do that is at a hot spring, and the Arab World has plenty of those. Here are eight of the best hot springs in … Continued
By: Noureldin Mohamed/Arab America Contributing Writer The Arabian Peninsula has seen a vast transition from Ancient trade routes to modern business centers—let us look at the ancient trade routes of the Arab world. The vast expanse of Arabia is mostly taken up by the Arabian Desert, one of the largest and driest in the world. … Continued
By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī / Arab America Contributing Writer “Edward Said is one of America’s most distinguished literary scholars and critics. He is an exile in the very particular sense that the country in which he was born, spent his childhood, no longer exists.” Exiles (1986 BBC Documentary) Exiled This quote is from the 1986 … Continued
Amid these sorrowful times, wonderful things have come to the surface during the COVID era. Odds are, if you’re an Arab-American millenial you know Salem Furrha, “The Furrha Dad” of Tiktok‘s @TheFurrhaFamily. Active on Tiktok and Instagram, Furrha and co. have spread joy from their home in California–from a safe, social distance, of course. Born … Continued
By: Arab America Contributing Writer / Christian Jimenez When people think of hockey players and the National Hockey League, they think of a sport with not much diversity. However, that can’t be further from the truth as there are hockey players of Arab descent with the one of the most prominent ones being that of … Continued
By: Omar Mansour / Arab America Contributing Writer Long before 9/11, Arabs and Muslims have been on the receiving end of institutionalized racism from the American government and law enforcement agencies. The earliest example of this discriminatory policy is the little-known “Operation Boulder” initiative, a program launched by the Nixon Administration in 1972, allegedly a … Continued
By: Pamela Dimitrova/ Arab America Contributing Writer From ancient times, trade has always been central to the Arab World, quickly turning them into one of the most important figures in the world’s ancient history. This began way back in time when small groups of Arab families settled in oases grew grain and vegetables and offered … Continued
By: Pamela Dimitrova/Arab America Contributing Writer Sports in any country are promoted due to the health benefits of them among other reasons. These activities serve as entertainment and cultural tie-ups between people for the love of the games. Sports in Arab countries are prominently related to the desert sand where camels and horses rule the … Continued
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