By: Tara Gerashi and Mikaela Bell / Arab America Contributing Writers Imagine your home country disintegrates into violence. You gather your children and flee for your lives. Against all odds, you survive the conflict and the border crossings to move to a new country and are likely forced to move again. You learn new languages, … Continued
By: Bishara A. Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist On Thursday, February 2nd, Republicans in the House of Representatives showed their ugly face by voting unanimously to strip Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat, from her seat in the House’s Foreign Affairs Committee. This was not an unprecedented action in the US Congress. Sadly, when Democrats and … Continued
By: Alison Norquist / Arab America Contributing Writer With a touching and poignant introduction by Aja Monet, Mohammed el-Kurd’s debut collection of poetry rings with the truth of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Monet tells of how she first met el-Kurd and his grandmother, after whom the group is named, during her time volunteering in … Continued
‘Mo’ immerses the viewer in the life of Mo Amer’s character, Mo Najjar. His is a Netflix TV story of a Palestinian American’s whose journey to asylum in Houston, Texas concludes. We observe the delicate balances between the show’s version of Amer’s story and Najjar’s. John Mason, contributing writer, shows how ‘Mo’ creates “a sense of side-splitting laughs combined with heartfelt drama.” Another facet of Mo Amer’s character is his promotion and hosting of the next season of the televised debate series, Doha Debates. It is a series defined as an entertaining, educational tool funded by the non-profit Qatar Foundation.
By Evan Ploeckelman / Arab America Contributing Writer Many religions have risen and fallen throughout the history of the Middle East. One such community which has withstood the religious changes of the region is the Mandeans. Their unique faith is in trouble, however, due to the conflicts in Iraq over the last few decades and … Continued
By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī / Arab America Contributing Writer White or Wrong? There was an alleged mass shooting at a Boulder, Colorado grocery store on March 22, 2021. This followed the Atlanta, Georgia spa shooting by a white man who had a “really bad day.” In the same token, social media quickly ruled that the Boulder suspect … Continued
By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī/ Arab America Contributing Writer Before the silver screen, the television, and social media, stories were told by storytellers in spoken word. In ancient cultures, orators speak of religion, history, wars, and epics, etc. In the Arab and Muslim world, stories are still performed. However, these stories are muted by Western orientalist … Continued
By: Yasmina Hage/ Arab America Contributing Writer In a time of crisis like today, everyone is working to make themselves useful. As a reminder, Arabs are very present abroad for generations and many of them feel concerned with what affects their host country. So, they will try to find ways/ideas to help. Moreover, some of … Continued
SOURCE: EMIRATES WOMAN BY: SALMA HAIDRANI Proving the point that fashion can be humanitarian, too… A dress made from a refugee tent stole the show at a fashion event in London. ‘Dress For Our Time’ made its debut at the fashion capital as part of London Arabia Art & Fashion Week earlier this month. The … Continued
By: Kameron Dreher/Arab America Contributing Writer Gigi and Bella Hadid are probably two of the most popular supermodels on the scene right now. Garnering more than 52.1 million followers on Instagram and over 8 million on Twitter combined, the sisters have made their mark in the fashion/social media world. However, it seems few are aware … Continued
SOURCE: THE EMBASSY OF JORDAN AMMAN — Female coaches of the Reclaim Childhood organisation from east Amman and Zarqa on Thursday got together with former WNBA/NBA players for a coaching-for-coaches clinic where they learned drills from professionals with the aim of transferring them to the young girls in their communities. Organised by the US embassy on … Continued
BY: Yara Jouzy/Contributing Writer A Palestinian identity isn’t complete without the political cartoon of a refugee child, Handala. In 1975, the famous Naji Al-Ali created this 10-year-old boy, who will remain at this age until the occupation of Palestine ends. He is an exceptional child, where the laws of nature and age are forbidden. Handala … Continued
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