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Go topBy: Lama Obeid / Arab America Contributing Writer As the crisis in Gaza deepens and the humanitarian needs grow, many have turned to creative and sustainable ways to offer support—moving beyond one-time donations. Writers, poets, and publishers are responding by creating books that document and reflect on the situation through essays, poetry, and art. In … Continued
By: Rena Elhessen / Arab America Contributing Writer The Cannes Film Festival 2025 has passed, bringing representation and stories to the big screen. In a first for the festival, a Western film institute representing the Arab world hosted an all-female panel. The Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI) hosted the panel meant to spotlight acclaimed … Continued
By: Mariam Aburdeineh / Arab America Contributing Writer Maintaining your cultural identity is even more important when you are away from your homeland, says Simon Sakkab, Palestinian American author of the 2023 children’s alphabet book Palestine A to Z. “[Palestinian] survival and existence are bound to our history, heritage, and culture,” he said. “It is … Continued
By: Layan Srour / Arab America Contributing Writer Wanees Zarour is a Palestinian composer, violinist, oud, and buzuq player based in Chicago. Born and raised in Ramallah, he was immersed in music from a young age, surrounded by a family of music lovers. Over the past two decades, he’s become a central figure in Chicago’s … Continued
Your Holiness, On behalf of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF), its President, Board of Directors, and the devoted Palestinian Christian community, I extend our warmest and most heartfelt congratulations on your election as the Supreme Pontiff of the Holy Catholic Church. We lift our prayers with joy and reverence, asking the Lord to … Continued
By: Rena Elhessen / Arab America Contributing Writer It has been a year since the nation witnessed the rise of student protests against the University’s fiscal involvement in the on-going Israel-Hamas war. Following continued discontent with university policy and investments, students turned to encampments as a form of protest. The first of these encampments emerged … 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: Lina AbiRafeh / Arab America Contributing Writer Sunday, 11 May, is Mother’s Day. We buy flowers, maybe go to brunch, write cards thanking our mothers for being “the best mom ever.” Yeah, that’s great, but as anyone who has ever mothered (literal or figurative) would argue–EVERY day is Mother’s Day. That aside, what’s the … Continued
In a significant step for global independent cinema, Watermelon Pictures has announced the launch of Watermelon+, a groundbreaking new streaming platform that will go live worldwide on May 8, 2025. The platform is set to feature one of the most comprehensive collections of Palestinian and international films ever assembled, offering a vibrant, deeply moving archive … Continued
By: B Nimri Aziz / Arab America Contributing Writer “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk” is the title of a soon-to-be-released film featuring photojournalist Fatima Hassouna, the most recent of more than 208 assassinated Gazan journalists. With no prior knowledge of this film’s content, I knew it must emanate from Palestine. These eight … Continued
By Rena Elhessen/Arab America Contributing Writer Palestinian representation has arrived on the big screen, thanks to Watermelon Pictures. Palestinian-British filmmaker Farah Nabulsi’s debut film, The Teacher, is out in theaters, and to say it is a must-watch is an understatement. Farah Nabulsi is known for her short films, highlighting Palestinian stories of survival. The most … Continued
This is the eighty-first in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series features personalities from various fields, including entertainment, business, sports, science, the arts, academia, journalism, and politics, among others. Our eighty-first pathbreaker, Philip Hitti, is a Lebanese-born professor and scholar of Arab and Middle Eastern history, Islam, and Semitic languages, and a founder of Arab and Oriental studies in the U.S. John Mason,, contributing writer, focuses on Hitti as a strong proponent of an equitable political solution for Arabs who lived for centuries in what was historically known as Palestine.
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