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Go topBy: Katie Beason / Arab America Contributing Writer A casualty of violent armed conflict in modern history is the destruction of historic material culture. This includes artifacts housed in museums to archeological sites vulnerable to wholesale destruction. The motivations for these activities range from looting for resale on the black market to the explicit destruction … Continued
By: Fayzeh Abou Ardat / Arab America Contributing Writer As Europe faces increased migration flows, one key issue is often overlooked: Middle East climate refugees in Europe, driven by climate-induced displacement from the Middle East. The region, already plagued by conflict and instability, is now one of the most vulnerable to climate change globally. Worsening … Continued
By Rena Elhessen / Arab America Contributing Writer The ongoing Israel-Iran war began last week, and the affects of this conflict are already being seen throughout the region of the Middle East. The geographic positions of Israel and Iran have left the rest of the Arab world closing off airspace and redirecting flights, leaving Arabs … Continued
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
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
By: Ralph I. Hage / Arab America Contributing Writer Jaafar Tuqan was born in 1938 in Jerusalem, which was then part of Mandatory Palestine. He was the son of the renowned Palestinian poet Ibrahim Tuqan, who wrote the poem “Mawtini,” now Iraq’s national anthem. Tuqan was also the nephew of Fadwa Tuqan, a prominent Palestinian … Continued
By: Layan Srour / Arab America Contributing Writer Roula David is a creative force in Detroit’s music and nightlife scene, known for her visionary leadership at Spot Lite and UFO Factory. Growing up between Arab and American cultures, she developed a deep, lifelong connection to music that spans hip-hop, house, soul, and jazz. Roula’s journey … Continued
This is the eightieth in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, arts, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. Our eightieth pathbreaker, Rana Dajani, is a Jordanian molecular biologist and tenured professor of biology and biotechnology at Hashemite University. She has expertise in epigenetics and biomarkers of trauma among refugees, and her research has impacted Jordan’s stem cell research ethics law. Importantly, as contributing writer John Mason underscores, Rana’s vision goes beyond science to include children’s and women’s rights and opportunities.
By Liam Nagle / Arab America Contributing Writer Many people already know about the Arab Revolt – an attempt by the Arabs, led by Sharif Hussein bin Ali, to achieve independence from the Ottoman Empire during World War I. However, lesser-known is the fact that numerous bodies had already formed before the war to achieve … Continued
Yara Marei / Arab America Contributing Writer The golden sun rises over the rolling hills of northern Jordan, casting its first rays upon the ancient town of Al-Husn. For thousands of years, this land has whispered the stories of those who built, defended, and nurtured it. Some say it was once known as Dion, a … Continued
By: Marianne Christiansen / Arab America Contributing Writer The article was originally published in the Danish Christian daily Kristeligt Dagblad on February 18, 2025. It has been translated from Danish by Uffe Gjerding for Arab America. We must break the silence – and speak for those who need to hear that they are seen as … Continued
By Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer The irony is stark: while Trump wages a war against migrants to the United States, he simultaneously proposes the forced migration of two million Gazans to Arab countries already overburdened with millions of refugees from Palestine, Syria, and Sudan. King Abdullah II of Jordan met with Trump … Continued
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