The City of Fallujah, Source: Wikimedia Commons By: Nate Fox / Arab America Contributing Writer Fallujah, a name synonymous with modern warfare, is a testament to its people’s resilience and the transformative power of time. It’s been two decades since the battle laid waste to the city. This article delves into Fallujah’s current state, examining … Continued
By Liam Nagle / Arab America Contributing Writer The Palestine Liberation Organization, throughout its existence, has generally been a decentralized entity. Within this coalition is a variety of factions which, although might have different intricacies, all have one overarching goal – the establishment of a Palestinian state and the dissolution of the state of Israel. … Continued
By: Yara Marei / Arab America Contributing Writer Jordan has a rich history of contributing to the global community, and its people have made remarkable strides, particularly in the United States. From academia and engineering to medicine and the arts, Jordanians have left a memorable mark on various fields, showcasing their talents and innovation. Among … Continued
By Luke McMahan/ Arab America Contributing Writer In the eleventh century, controversial Syrian thinker and poet Al-Ma’ari responded to a rival’s intellectual challenge with an expansive epic text, The Epistle of Forgiveness (رسالة الغفران), which would be compared to Dante’s Divine Comedy, which came three hundred years later (although Dante drew no influence from it). … Continued
This is the fifty-fourth 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 fifty-fourth pathbreaker is Diana Abu-Jaber, who writes fiction about Arab and Arab-American culture and identity. As contributing writer, John Mason describes, her stories reflect her intercultural experience, growing up in New York state and Jordan, and the cross-cultural realities of her Jordian father and American-born, Irish-German mother. Diana’s stories often involve the culture of food and food production, as practiced by her two families. She is a professor of English and currently a Writer-in-Residence at Portland State University.
By: Blanche Shaheen/Arab America Contributing Writer Bulgur wheat holds a storied history in the Middle East, dating back thousands of years. Originating from ancient civilizations such as the Sumerians and Babylonians, bulgur was a staple due to its durability, quick cooking time, and versatility. Traditionally made by parboiling, drying, and cracking whole wheat grains, bulgur … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The potato, native to the indigenous peoples of the Andes, although not an original ingredient in Middle Eastern cuisine was brought back from the Americas by the Conquistadors to Spain and the British Isles and France. It was then diffused widely after 1600 to Europe and East Asia. Today, … Continued
The National U.S. – Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC), America’s top commercial gateway to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), recently hosted a business roundtable featuring H.E. Abdulla Bin Adel Fakhro, Bahrain’s Minister of Industry and Commerce. More than 30 businesses participated in the discussion, which also included senior officials from the U.S. Government, … Continued
By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer In expanding the war zone into Lebanon, Israel puts itself in great danger. Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has warned that his military is capable of taking Lebanon “back to the stone age”. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders have also threatened to turn Lebanon into … Continued
By Liam Nagle / Arab America Contributing Writer Umm Kulthum is known to many throughout the Arab world. Her career as a singer and songwriting artist spanned through much of the 1900s, spending much of her time in Egypt but also going abroad for various live performances. Her performances have also gained notoriety outside the … Continued
By: Rania Basria / Arab America Contributing Writer The 1952 Egyptian Revolution, often known as the “23 July Revolution,” was a watershed point in Egyptian and Arab history. This revolution not only ended decades of British rule, but it also established the modern Egyptian state, changing the region’s socio-political environment. Arab America contributing writer, Rania … Continued
By: Mehdi El Merini / Arab America Contributing Writer Israel’s nuclear program is a subject shrouded in secrecy and controversy, significantly directing and affecting the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East. Despite Israel’s policy of ambiguity, where it neither confirms nor denies its nuclear capabilities, substantial evidence suggests that Israel has developed a sophisticated nuclear … Continued
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