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We Finally Heard “Habibi” — And It Meant We Belong
Apr 22, 2026
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sesame Street (@sesamestreet) Ramy Youssef’s appearance on “Sesame Street” didn’t look like a major cultural moment at first. It was simple. He greeted Elmo with “Salamu Alaykum,” explained that it means(...)
How Developmental Changes Are Affecting Preserved History Across the Arab World
Apr 22, 2026
Photo: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 By London Sewell/ Arab America Contributing Writer Across the Arab world, rapid development is reshaping cities, landscapes, and daily life. While new roads, towers, and tourism projects bring economic growth, they also affect how(...)
National Arab American Heritage Month: 2026 Celebration Recap
Apr 22, 2026
By: Rita Yelda / Arab America Contributing Writer On Thursday, April 16, 2026, over 250 people gathered for the Arab America Foundation’s National Arab American Heritage Month Signature Celebration at the Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria, Virginia. April is(...)
Cotton and Capital: The Looming Question of Decolonization in Egypt
Apr 22, 2026
Botanical Register, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Mitzi Tapang / Arab America Contributing Writer Narratives of decolonization do more than describe imperial, foreign rule. At its core is the identification of the structures through which the empire was reproduced—through(...)
History of the Strait of Hormuz
Apr 22, 2026
Map of the Strait of Hormuz. Photo Credit: Goran_tek-en, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Jake Harris / Arab America Contributing Writer During the 2026 Iran War, the controversy related to passage of international shipping has become a crucial talking(...)
Israel Seizes More Territory but Risks Losing its Soul
Apr 22, 2026
Photo: Greater Israel, Wikimedia Commons By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer Israel complied last week with President Trump's demand for a short ceasefire in Lebanon, while he negotiated with Iran, but Israel’s military automatically created a provocative "yellow"(...)
Pathbreakers of Arab America—Arwa Damon
Apr 22, 2026
Photo Wikipedia By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is our one-hundred and seventeenth in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series features personalities from various fields, including entertainment, business, sports, science, the arts,(...)
Syria’s Return to the World: A Real Opening or a Fragile One?
Apr 22, 2026
Photo by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Aziz Hellal / Arab America Contributing Writer After more than a year of monumental change following the end of the Assad regime in December 2024, Syria is(...)
The Spillover Effect: Why Conflict in the Arab World Expands Beyond Borders
Apr 22, 2026
Ongoing Conflicts Via WikiMedia Commons By Ben Samuels/Arab America Contributing Writer Regional conflict in the Arab World and its surrounding states is rarely contained to the original states involved. These conflicts often cross borders, leading to further escalation and prolonged(...)
THE LIFE OF ĪLĪYĀ ABŪ MĀDĪ
Apr 19, 2026
Photo Credit: Wiki Commons By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Īlīyā Abū Māḍī was born in 1889 in the village of al-Muḥayḍitha, which was at the time of his birth a part of Greater Syria. Like the other children of(...)
Tlaib, Dingell Introduce Resolution Recognizing Arab American Heritage Month 2026
Apr 15, 2026
Washington DC--April 15, 2026 Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) reintroduced a resolution recognizing April as Arab American Heritage Month to honor the history, culture, and achievements of Arab Americans in the United States. “Arab Americans have made profound and(...)
The Evolution of Arab American Heritage Month Since Its Recognition
Apr 15, 2026
By: Londyn Sewell / Arab America Contributing Writer Recognition, Representation, and Awareness Arab American Heritage Month, celebrated every April, is still fairly new on a national level, but the idea behind it has been around for a long time. What(...)5,005 Results (Page 1 of 418)