An incident had taken place on social media, the culprit Instagram, a user claimed that his biography, written in Arabic, was auto- translated to “Palestinian terrorist.” Given Meta’s long history of anti- Palestinian sentiment, journalists and activists claiming Palestinian censorship are now questioning whether the mistranslation was an incident or a calculated event.
By: Nevin Girgis/ Arab America Contributing Writer What are Mahraganat? The literal translation of ‘Mahraganat’ is ‘Festivals’, however, Egyptians know it as this generation’s style of street music. Starting in the 2010’s in communities in Imbaba and Al-Salaam City, Mahraganat haven’t stopped growing since. Following the Arab Spring in 2011, Egyptian youth expressed their feelings … Continued
By Yaara Aleissa / Arab America Contributing Writer A Temporary Solution to a Living Crisis The continuing civil war in Syria and the unrest have had a tremendous toll on its people. In Syria, 6.8 million Syrians are displaced in their own country. Some have escaped to neighboring countries, Türkiye, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq. However, … Continued
By: Arab America Contributing Writer / Mariam Alyakoob Alaa Wardi Alaa Wardi is an Iranian singer who is based in Saudi Arabia and covers many Arabic songs. Many of his songs that he covers, some featuring acapella songs, can be found in his youtube channel: Alaa Warda, which has over 1 million followers. One of … Continued
By: Riley Bryant / Arab America Contributing Writer The Latin world has reggaeton. Almost everywhere has a “-pop,” from j-pop to afro-pop, to the more well-known k-pop. The international music industry has clearly defined genres for nearly every part of the world, each with its own regional flavor while incorporating the current global trends. Now, … Continued
By: Claire Boyle / Arab America Contributing Writer National Arab American Heritage Month has gone mainstream given that there are now hundreds of public figures, organizations, businesses, educational institutions, local and state governments, and individuals who are celebrating the occasion! The National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM) initiative was launched in 2017 by Arab America … Continued
Nouha Elyazidi / Arab America Contributing Writer The most popular social media platform among generation-z is undoubtedly TikTok. The app has an estimated 1 billion users as of 2021. To be “tik-tok famous” is a big deal, it means an account/person is verified by the app and has accumulated a large influence and following. Tik-tok … Continued
By: Sophia Segal/Contributing Writer for Arab America 2020 is officially the year of TikTok; the famous video making app has been downloaded/re-downloaded over 12 billion times. We’ve watched many everyday people become major influencers. We’ve watched or taken part in the most popular trends and we continue to watch random people make videos that we … Continued
By: Noura Abou Hamze/Arab America Contributing Writer Despite all the difficulties the world is passing through with the pandemic, and especially the Arab World woes due to Covid, as well as other obstacles, the talents never fail to impress and surprise us. A 17-year-old Arab teen is currently making history with his newly released song … Continued
SOURCE: VICE BY: JAMES GREIG Palestinians are documenting their lives on TikTok, a space they say feels overall more open than other social media platforms. PHOTO: TIKTOK When Ahmed Khalifa, 24, started making political TikToks about Palestine, plenty of people tried to warn him that this might not be such a good idea. “Strangers actually reached … Continued
By Emily Tain/Arab America Contributing Writer TikTok, the hottest social media app in almost every country has come under fire recently due to data mining concerns. Made in China, the app is home to 800 million active users and has been downloaded “over 2 billion times” since … Continued
By: Emily Tain/Arab America Contributing Writer With social media platforms growing by the minute, globalization has been as easy as ever. At the click of a button, you can share content with millions upon millions of users worldwide. Coming in at #2 on the Apple App Store, TikTok is an up and coming app for … Continued
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