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The Value of Traditional Arabic Music in the U.S.

By: Sami Abu Shumays / Arab America Contributing Writer I’ll never forget a conversation I had around 15 or 16 years ago when flying cross-country to perform. A chatty middle-aged white woman sat next to me on the first leg of my flight, engaging me in small talk.  Eventually she asked what I did for … Continued

​​Salom Rizk’s Syrian Yankee: A Misfit in Arab American Literature?

By: Arwa Almasaari / Arab America Contributing Writer Salom Rizk’s Syrian Yankee (1943) has largely been avoided in Arab American literary discussions, not only due to its assimilationist rhetoric but also because of its promotion of problematic views, such as anti-Arab racism and Islamophobic tropes. However, understanding Rizk’s personal history and the historical context in … Continued

Hezbollah Must not Give Israel a Pretext to Occupy South Lebanon

By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer It seems that early on Tuesday, Israel started a ground invasion of Lebanon, aimed at neutralizing Hezbollah’s infrastructure and influence. Reports are not clear yet on the intensity and long-term plan of this operation. Israel has complex motives in trying to re-occupy resource-rich southern Lebanon. Perhaps the most … Continued

Pathbreakers of Arab America—Khalil Jahshan

This is the fifty-ninth of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. Our fifty-ninth pathbreaker is Khalil Jahshan, a Palestinian-American political analyst, media commentator, and organization executive. He serves as Executive Director of Arab Center Washington DC, a nonprofit think tank focusing on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Contributing writer, John Mason depicts Khalil as impassioned by the long-festering Israeli Palestinian issue and a fervent supporter of Palestine.

The Culinary Diversity of the Levant: Comparing Traditional Dishes Across Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine

By: Rania Basria / Arab America Contributing Writer Imagine the Levant not just as a geographical region, but also as a vast kitchen where each country prepares its own interpretation of its shared tradition.  The Levant extends over the eastern Mediterranean and includes Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine. Arab America Contributing Writer, Rania Basria explores … Continued

Rita… Love Me – A Poem by Mahmoud Darwish

By Luke McMahan / Arab America Contributing Writer Luke McMahan has been a student of Arabic for two and a half years, and throughout this time, he has been told how wonderful Arabic poetry is. But because few translations exist online of anything but the most famous poems, he had to wait to progress in … Continued

Israel Miscalculates as it Turns the War from Hamas to Hezbollah

By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer Although most Israelis want an end to the war, an exchange of captives, and a withdrawal from Gaza, their government is not listening. Extensive and ongoing demonstrations have done little, if anything, to bring about a ceasefire in Gaza. Meanwhile, the border conflict with Lebanon is intensifying. Israel’s … Continued

Resisting Erasure

By: Samira Rafidi Meghdessian with Joseph Eric Cadora / Arab America Contributing Writers When I first picked up A History of the City of Ramallah (its original Arabic title), it had been on my parents’ bookshelf for years and was known simply as Ammo (Uncle) Joseph’s book. Many years later, I was inspired to translate … Continued

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