By: Masha Lukovenko / Arab America Contributing Writer Experience the top three film festivals in 2024 in a celebration of Arab American and Arab world cinema. San Diego Arab Film Festival offers live screenings and Arabic cuisine, while the Arabian Sights Film Festival in Washington, DC, promises a captivating dive into daring and unconventional Arab … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (WASHINGTON, DC) March 27, 2024–The Arab America Foundation proudly announces that Palestinian vocalist Mona Miari will perform with the New York Arabic Ensemble Takht on Thursday, April 18th, at the National Arab American Heritage Month Commemoration: Tribute to the Palestinian Heritage and Identity. The event will take place at the UDC Theater … Continued
By: Lujain Al-Khawi / Arab America Contributing Writer Let us not skip over 7,000 years of Yemeni history when we discuss Yemen’s current sociopolitical climate. As a proud Yemeni-American, I am reminded of the glorious history of Yemen by family members whose scholarly work I will share in this article, along with some familial experiences. … Continued
By: María Teresa Fidalgo-Azize | Arab America Contributing Writer Over the last twenty years, I have understood that nothing is more American than forgetting the past. It is through the obliteration of memory, an obliteration perpetrated with great deliberation by the state upon its citizenry, that American identity is fashioned. But conditional citizens will insist … Continued
By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer On March 25, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution demanding an immediate, lasting ceasefire and the release of October 7 hostages. The Resolution was not vetoed this time by the US; Washington offered an abstention vote. Israel’s officials were upset by this turn of events. … Continued
This is the thirty-ninth 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 thirty-ninth pathbreaker, Ali Abunimah, is a Palestinian American activist and journalist. Contributing writer, John Mason, reports that Ali is a co-founder of The Electronic Intifada website and is described as “the leading American proponent of a one-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.” Ali’s mother is a 1948 refugee from a Palestinian village that became part of Israel, and his father is from a village in what is now the occupied West Bank.
By: Masha Lukovenko / Arab America Contributing Writer Intro Enjoy this year’s Ramadan with this great selection of delicious and delightful traditional Middle Eastern and Arab iftar recipes and dishes. Traditional appetizers and starters include Moroccan Harira. Meat dishes include kofta, shish tawook, and a variety of lamb. Classic Ramadan side dishes like casserole with … Continued
By: Malak Hassouna / Arab America Contributing Writer Music bonds us all. Arabic music shows the rich diversity of the Arab world. In recent years, Arabic pop and rap music have received much-needed international recognition, making it simpler than ever to listen to and discover more Arabic music. It has also changed in significant ways … Continued
By: Bishara A. Bahbah / Arab America Contributing Writer No one knows what will happen once the vicious genocidal war comes to an end in Gaza. However, several things must happen before discussing the type of peace that can potentially emerge between Israel and the Palestinians. Israel, the new Palestinian government, Hamas, and the international … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer My first introduction to tajine, a dish that vies with couscous as Morocco’s national dish, took place in Rabat at the home of my friend Idriss. I had met him during his student days in Toronto after he had finished his studies at Laval University in Quebec City. Before … Continued
This is the thirty-eighth 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. Contributing writer, John Mason, reports on our thirty-eight pathbreaker, Noura Erakat, a noted Palestinian American activist, university professor, legal scholar, and human rights attorney. Noura’s research interests focus on human rights law, humanitarian law, national security law, refugee law, social justice, and critical race theory, emphasizing the Israel-Palestine conflict. Erakat has been especially vocal on the latest go-around of the Israel-Palestine conflict, namely the Gaza war.
By: María Teresa Fidalgo-Azize | Arab America Contributing Writer Creation is a form of thinking. It’s abandoning a certain world of preoccupations in order to enter into another. Etel Adnan, Beginning with Color: An Interview with Etel Adnan March, the assigned month to celebrate Women’s achievements, grants many a space to learn about hidden female … Continued
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