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Palestinian culture

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

Jumana Manna Telling Arab Stories at MoMA PS1

By: Jenny Lyu / Arab America Contributing Writer Recent thursdays are always accompanied by light rain in New York City. I was in the rain, coming down harder and harder. The sound of the rain hitting the floor urged me to pick up the pace. I desperately longed to enter a warm, dry, peaceful world. … Continued

Palestine Way Street: A Celebration to be Recognized

Paterson City Mayor Andre Sayegh, City Council President Maritza Davila, and Councilman Alaa Abdelaziz pose next to the new Palestine Way street sign (Photo Credit: Middle East Eye) By: Kimothy Wong / Arab America Contributing Writer Thousand of people in the South Paterson neighborhood in New Jersey celebrated renaming a five-block section of Main Street … Continued

Palestinian Embroidery: UNESCO Safeguarding the Palestinian Identity, Heritage, and History

By: Leyelle Mosallam / Arab America Contributing Writer Palestinian embroidery, known as “tatreez” in Arabic, is a unique style of stitching for the purpose of designing traditional Palestinian abayas, thobes, and keffiyehs. In an effort to protect the Palestinian identity, heritage, and history, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added traditional Palestinian … Continued

Dr. Waleed Mahdi Discusses Identity and Arabism

“Arab America Empowerment Summit is unprecedented in its inclusion of Arab Americans from different backgrounds, most notably Yemeni Americans.” Waleed F. Mahdi is assistant professor of US-Arab cultural politics at the University of Oklahoma. He conducts research at the intersection of area studies and ethnic studies as he explores issues of cultural representation and identity … Continued

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