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Oman Business Luncheon Co-Hosted by NUSACC and OCCI
May 15, 2024
The National U.S. - Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC), America's top commercial gateway to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), recently organized a business luncheon on the sidelines of the U.S. - Oman Strategic Dialogue. Luncheon participants included senior(...)
Arab America Foundation Announces Connect Arab America: Empowerment Summit October 25-26, 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan
May 15, 2024
INFORMATION HERE! For Immediate Release Washington DC (May 15, 2024): The Arab America Foundation is excited to announce the CONNECT Arab America: Empowerment Summit to be held, on Friday, October 25, and Saturday, October 26, 2024. at the Dearborn Community(...)
Deciding the Vote: Arab American Voters Keep Candidates Guessing
May 15, 2024
Photo: Wikki Commons By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer "I've had it with Biden," my activist friend's email started. "He should face consequences for his unconditional support of Israel, and I plan to work to get Trump elected." As(...)
Dearborn Stories Review: The Tic-Tac Toe Game of Displaced and Found
May 15, 2024
Zeineddine Ghassan. Source: http://wikimedia common By Teresa Fidalgoazize/ Arab America Contributing Writer After the attacks of 9/11, Uncle Sam had begun decorating his house with patriotic and athletic symbols even though he didn’t care for baseball or football. He only(...)
The Arab Revolt and the European Colonization of the Arab World
May 15, 2024
Soldiers of the Arab Revolt. Photo: Wikipedia Commons By Liam Nagle / Arab America Contributing Writer The Arabs in the Middle East and North Africa were largely under the dominion of the Ottoman Empire up until 1914. However, when the(...)
Pathbreakers of Arab America—Casey Kasem
May 15, 2024
By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the forty-fifth 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 forty-fifth(...)
Moroccan Riads: Architecture and Design as Cultural Expression
May 15, 2024
Photo: commons.wikimedia.org/ By: Rania Elshanawy / Arab America Contributing Writer Moroccan riads, with their lush internal gardens and artistically decorated walls, are more than simply structures; they represent Moroccan culture and beauty. Tucked away in Morocco's bustling medinas (ancient cities),(...)
A Critical Analysis of Apartheid Practices
May 15, 2024
Fadi Zanayed has now accomplished a very daring task - he has written a book about the Israeli Apartheid system. Apartheid is defined in the book as it relates to Israel— Apartheid is a segregated political system that separates people(...)
Mental Health Stigma in MENA
May 15, 2024
Mental Health Portrait. Source: Wikimedia Commons By: Raisa Sami / Arab America Contributing Writer In the Middle East and North Africa, stigma around mental health has been a major problem. Many individuals avoid talking about it out of social pressure(...)
Cherries and Barbecued Meat – They’re Hard to Beat!
May 15, 2024
Meatball. Source: http://wikimedia commons By: Habeeb Salloum M.S.M. / Arab America Contributing Writer Throughout the world, there are thousands of recipes for barbecuing meat. In Aleppo, Syria where one of the top cuisines in the Middle East has been developed,(...)
Mother's Day Celebrations Across the Arab World
May 12, 2024
Mother's Day Surprise and Delight. Source: Wikimedia Commons By: Rania Elshanawy/Arab America Contributing Writer Mother's Day, which is acknowledged across many cultures as a day in honor of maternal figures and motherhood, is particularly popular in Arab nations. While most(...)
A Month in Siena Review: A Visit’s Scenic Grief
May 8, 2024
A Month in Siena Book Cover. By: María Teresa Fidalgo-Azize | Arab America Contributing Writer I knew that I had come to Siena not only to look at paintings. I had also come to grieve alone, to consider a new(...)4,066 Results (Page 1 of 339)