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Why is Gold Jewelry So Vital to Arab Culture?

February 8, 2023

By Salma Heram

By: Salma Heram / Arab America Contributing Writer Throughout the Arab world and the diaspora, gold jewelry is seen as an essential part of Arab culture. Often adorning Arab women, gold jewelry has become a quintessential aspect of being Arab, from wearing simple pieces on a daily basis to large, ornate ones for weddings and … Continued

Archaeologists Glance Into Fox Burrow in Iraq, Find 4,000-year-old Sumerian Port

March 23, 2018

By Ani Karapetyan

The ancient harbor uncovered near Ur, homeland of Abraham, is the oldest port found in Iraq and shows the Sumerians weren’t only good farmers, they were skilled sailors too SOURCE: HAARETZ BY: ARIEL DAVID Archaeologists digging in southern Iraq have uncovered the remains of a large harbor built more than 4,000 years ago by the … Continued

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