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Recap: “Taking Back Our Narrative” Event Sponsored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Arab America Foundation was a Smashing Success with over 1200 in Attendance from 26 States

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By: Salma Heram and Adam Abdel-Qader / Arab America Contributing Writers The Arab America Foundation, in collaboration with the Kennedy Center, hosted its historic “Taking Back Our Narrative” event from February 17-19, 2023. During the three-day event, the Arab America Foundation highlighted some of the most invaluable aspects of Arab culture and heritage through displays … Continued

The Arabian Gulf Cup and What it Means for Iraq

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By: Adam Abdel-Qader / Arab America Contributing Writer At the start of the new year, Iraq held its second international soccer tournament in Basra after three decades of global isolation. This tournament marked Iraq’s second title win in the Arabian Gulf Cup tournament since 1979. Iraq’s win and hosting of the event is a message … Continued

Emad Batayeh Performs with National Arab Orchestra at the “Taking Back our Narrative” Event presented by Arab America Foundation and Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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The Arab America Foundation is excited to announce that Emad Batayeh will perform at the “Taking Back Our Narrative” event during the weekend of February 17 to 19, 2023 at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Batayeh, an Arab American vocalist of Jordanian origin will perform on Saturday, February 18, 2023, … Continued

Usama Baalbaki Performs with National Arab Orchestra at the “Taking Back our Narrative” Event presented by Arab America Foundation and Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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The Arab America Foundation is excited to announce Usama Baalbaki, Co-Founder of the National Arab Orchestra will perform as part of the “Taking Back Our Narrative” event on the weekend of February 17 to 19, 2023, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. Baalbaki, an Arab vocalist and ‘oudist … Continued

Labor of Love: Embroidering Palestinian History

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By: Souria Dabbousi / Arab America Contributing Writer The Qatar Museum has opened an exhibition in honor of Palestine and the Palestinians. The Labor of Love exhibition takes visitors on a journey to the discovery of tatreez (embroidery). It showcases the history of tatreez and how it has been woven into the fabric of Palestinian society. History … Continued

Halima Aden Making History for the Muslim Arab Community

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By: Souria Dabbousi / Arab America Contributing Writer Halima Aden, now a Somali-American Muslim model, was born in Kenya in the Kakuma refugee camp. She moved to the U.S. at the age of 6 and has been a huge inspiration to many Muslim women today. She has broken many stereotypes of what Muslim women can … Continued

Doha Named Arab Tourism Capital for 2023

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By: Arab America Contributing Writer / Carrie Stewart The Arab Ministerial Council for Tourism had its 25th session on Tuesday 12/13 and they named Doha (the city that hosted the world cup and the capital of Qatar) as the Arab Tourism capital for 2023. “HE Permanent Representative of Qatar to the Arab League Salem Mubarak … Continued

TikTok celebrity: Sanitation workers in Jordan

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By: Jenny Lyu / Arab America Contributing Writer The Rise of Social Media Old-fashioned concepts, the Middle East is known for its ancient civilization, rich oil, and mysterious veil. However, with the expansion of social media, Arab youths – the main force of net culture in the middle east – put their life in a … Continued

Record Low Turnout for Tunisia’s Latest Parliamentary Elections

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By: Norah Soufraji/ Arab America Contributing Writer Democracy Eroding? Tunisia is widely known as the birthplace of the Arab Spring and has been seen as a success story in maintaining democracy while other Arab neighbors have fallen into instability, war, and back into the hands of autocratic regimes. However, recent political developments have some experts … Continued

Fashion Show at the Pyramids of Giza

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By: Arab America Contributing Writer / Carrie Stewart Dior’s pre-fall men’s fashion show took place on December 3rd at the pyramids of Giza this year. There were 800 guests at the show. It took place after sunset with the pyramids lighting up the night sky. It was the first fashion show to take place in … Continued

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