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Meet 13 Famous Yemeni Americans

By: Claire Boyle/Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: The Yemeni American community has existed in the United States since around the 1890s, and they have been emigrating to the country since around the 1860s. Yemeni Americans have settled in places such as New York City, Chicago, Brooklyn, South Dearborn in Michigan, and various cities within the … Continued

Couscous: From the Berber Tribe to the Whole World

By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer Couscous is well known around the world and has rapidly become a very popular ingredient. It is healthy, delicious, has a neutral taste, can be combined with just about anything, and it can be used in dishes from stuffed fish to stew to a light salad. Along with all … Continued

Arab Fashion: Why it Matters to Understand Their Culture

By: Sophia Segal/Arab America Contributing Writer Arab clothing is not only for fashion, it’s part of their culture, religion and faith. It’s about understanding someones life the way they live it than assuming that it’s wrong or that a person doesn’t like it because other people don’t understand where this culture is coming from. Now … Continued

10 Arab Movies and TV Shows to Watch on Netflix

By: Sophia Segal/Arab America Contributing Writer In these times of uncertainty and in our months of quarantine we turned to Netflix; it made staying inside just a little more bearable. Many of us binged Netflix more than we care to admit. It’s also a great time to explore more of Netflix than just re-watching the … Continued

Greater Syrian Diaspora at 78RPM: Anton Abdelahad

By: Richard M. 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 … Continued

Voting as an Arab American in 2020

By: Sophia Segal/Contributing Writer for Arab America          As Americans, we live in a government that was built as a democracy; it’s our right to vote and take part in who we want to represent us not only as a country and to all citizens but also the world. As a citizen, … Continued

Just How Similar is Arabic to Urdu?

By: Safa M. Qureshi/Arab America Contributing Writer Arabic is one of the most used languages in the world. It has influenced many languages such as Persian, Turkish, Malay, Hindi, Urdu, Indonesian, Tagalog, Somali, Swahili, and even Spanish. Arabic can be said to be the origin of Urdu. The main difference between Urdu and Arabic is … Continued

Syrian Refugees are Changing the Western World’s Food Scene

By: Clara Jude/Arab America Contributing Writer In western countries such as Germany, Sweden, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, Syrian food is thriving. This is due to their ongoing civil war.  As refugees flee and spread across the world, they took their cuisine with them.   In many cases, women who have … Continued

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