By Salma Heram, Arab America Contributing Writer As we move into the spring, many cultures around the world have different traditions for welcoming the season. One beloved by many for its symbolization of growth, rebirth, and hope. In Egypt, locals of all ages, walks of life, and faiths join together to welcome the spring season, … Continued
By: Muna Killingback / Arab America contributing writer From date-filled pastries molded in the shape of Christ’s crown of thorns to boy and girl scouts marching and playing drums and bagpipes, Palestinian Christians continue to celebrate Easter in the land where Christianity was born. In Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories–the West Bank including East … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Easter was always an exciting time when growing up on our southern Saskatchewan homestead. We children could not wait for Mother to make her famous Easter baklawa. It was a special treat made only on the special holidays. The hand-made filo dough oozing with syrup with each crispy bite … Continued
By: Blanche Shaheen / Arab America Contributing Writer When Palestinians, Lebanese, Jordanians, and Syrians celebrate Easter, no bunnies or chocolate creme eggs enter into the equation. Instead, Easter is filled with the symbolism of Christ’s resurrection, with date cookies like mamoul, or breads like Ka’ak Asfar, or “Yellow Bread” in Arabic. There are so many … Continued
By: Blanche Shaheen / Arab America Contributing Writer During Ramadan and Easter, there is a special cookie that has traveled through time since the age of the Egyptian Pharaohs. Today this cookie carries religious and cultural significance for both Arab Christians and Muslims, where they make these cookies only once a year. That ancient cookie … Continued
By ALEX GLADU Bustle On Sunday, Pope Francis led the Vatican’s traditional Easter Sunday Mass in Rome. Tens of thousands of people gathered in the streets, amid tight security checkpoints and bright flowers, according to the Associated Press. As the Catholic Church and Christians around the world celebrated the holy day, Pope Francis’ Easter message … Continued
By Robert Berger Voice of America Easter dawned in Jerusalem with a sunrise service at the Garden Tomb, where the faithful sang hymns of the resurrection. This holy site seeks to recreate the setting of the burial place of Jesus according to biblical accounts: “Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, … Continued
By AMY E. ROBERTSON NPR Be it Easter or Eid, holidays in the Levantine region of the Middle East are incomplete without a shortbread cookie called maamoul. Stuffed with date paste or chopped walnuts or pistachios, and dusted with powdered sugar, these buttery cookies are the perfect reward after a month of fasting during Ramadan … Continued
By Lily Rothman,Liz Ronk TIME More than half a century ago, LIFE dispatched photographer Dmitri Kessel to Jerusalem to observe the rituals that took place there as Christians of all stripes gathered to celebrate Easter and Christmas in the places most holy to their tradition. The resulting story, published in 1955 under the headline “Holy Days … Continued
BY: Yara Jouzy/Contributing Writer This week, Arab Christians all over the world are celebrating Holy Week, one of the most significant holidays for the community. It is a week that brings Lent to an end, while the Easter festivities begin. It is a time for Arab Christians to celebrate their religion, culture, and heritage with … Continued
By Mai Abdul Rahman Palestinians are the living stones of uninterrupted generations of Christians that are linked in faith and lineage to the first Christians. Holy Week for the Christians of Palestine is the most significant living faith experience that connects them to their past, present and future, and the quintessential cornerstone of their faith. Palm Sunday … Continued
mamouls—totally fabulous Easter cookies © linda dalal sawaya 2016 These traditional Easter cookies are made in Lebanon and other parts of the Levant in press molds called ‘aalib. My beloved mother, Alice, and grandmother (sitto or teta in Arabic) preferred to devise their own method of decorating these scrumptious walnut-filled cookies—Mother says it was out … Continued
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