BLOG Archives - Arab America

Impact of Morocco's 2030 FIFA World Cup Bid

Dec 18, 2024

Moroccan fan during the 2018 World Cup match against Spain. Photo source: Wikimedia Commons - Aleksandr Podgorchuk By Mehdi El Merini / Arab America contributing writer Morocco’s successful joint bid with Spain and Portugal to host the 2030 FIFA World(...)

Scholarship Season in the Arab World: A Mixed Bag of Hope and Despair

Dec 18, 2024

Source: NNU. This picture shows Palestinian graduates of the NNU in Nablus, West Bank. By Yara Marei / Arab America Contributing Writer Studying by the dim glow of a candle is a cliché often used by Arab parents to emphasize(...)

Crafting Identity: The Art of Arab Calligraphy

Dec 18, 2024

Page from the Qur'an of Sultan Ibrahim - Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons By: Rania Basria / Arab America Contributing Writer Arabic calligraphy, a timeless artistic expression, goes beyond its function as a writing system to become a powerful emblem of(...)

The History of Syria’s Flags

Dec 18, 2024

Syria's flags: Photo Source : Wikimedia Commons By: Fedal Hanoun / Arab America Contributing Writer In this piece, Arab American contributing writer, Fedal Hanoun, explores the evolution of Syria's national flags, reflecting its rich cultural heritage, political changes, and struggles(...)

How Arab Americans Shaped Modern Arabic Literature

Dec 18, 2024

Four members of the Pen League in 1920. Left to right: Nasib Arida, Kahlil Gibran, Abd al-Masih Hadda, and Mikhail Naimy. By: Arwa Almasaari / Arab America Contributing Writer December 18th is World Arabic Language Day, marking the UN’s 1973(...)

Pathbreakers of Arab America—Rashida Tlaib

Dec 18, 2024

Photo: Rashida Tlaib Official Website By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the sixty-eighth of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, arts, academia, journalism, and(...)

Threats to Syrian Unity from the Inside and the Outside

Dec 18, 2024

Photo Credit: CNN By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer The critical weeks after the fall of Assad's regime may shape decades of history for Syria and its neighbors. Unfortunately, shaken by the pace and implications of change, the(...)

The Nahda: An Arab Renaissance

Dec 18, 2024

An assortment of Egyptian figures, including some from the Nahda. Photo: Wikipedia Commons By Liam Nagle / Arab America Contributing Writer There have been numerous cultural movements in the Middle East and North Africa. Perhaps the most famous of these(...)

All I Still Want for Christmas Is a Ceasefire

Dec 18, 2024

Photo Credit: Vatican Media By: Stephanie Abraham /Arab America Contributing Writer At this time last year, Arab America published my piece “Cancel Christmas?, which announced that Christmas would not be celebrated publicly in the Holy Land. This meant that those(...)

Fair Trade Gifts from the Middle East, The Gifts That Keep on Giving

Dec 17, 2024

By: Blanche Shaheen / Arab America Contributing Writer If you are feeling tired, anxious, or overwhelmed this holiday season there is a way you can simplify your life in the most rewarding way. By trading out your corporate purchases for(...)

Kufta Malabbasi - Appetizing Coated Meat Balls

Dec 16, 2024

Photo Credit: Wiki Commons By: Habeeb Salloum / Arab America Contributing Writer This Saudi Arabian dish was likely first prepared in Baghdad in the days of the famous 8th/9th century caliph Harun al-Rashid. A dish cooked twice was the specialty(...)

Pain, Perseverance, and Prizes

Dec 11, 2024

By: Barbara Nimri Aziz / Arab America Contributing Writer We must continue to celebrate while we praise our martyrs; we must struggle to maintain and fortify our budding artistic community while we assist needy families overseas; we must reaffirm our(...)