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The Ancestors Of All Fine Horses - The Magnificent Arabian

Dec 14, 2021

By: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer Swiftly riding across the barren endless waste, a Bedouin astride his beautiful Arabian (Arab horse) is a magnificent picture as old as time. The desert Arab’s fortune and honour, this majestic creature was for untold centuries(...)

The Angel: Netflix Movie, Ashraf Marwan and the Egyptian-Israeli Conflict

Dec 14, 2021

By: Noureldin Mohamed/Arab America Contributing Writer The Egyptian-Israeli War was one of the largest conflicts in the Arab World. The 1978 Camp David Accords settled the conflict, and this peace treaty still stands, halting a heated struggle between the two(...)

Greek Presence in the Ancient Near East- Lost History

Dec 13, 2021

Greek mercenary at Abu Simbel, photo by Eduardo Guillen Tello By: Lyric Ludwig/Arab America Contributing Writer It is well known that the ancient Near East is and has been a cultural crossroads for many thousands of years, facilitating trade between(...)

Huda Shaarawi: The Early 20th Century Egyptian Female Activist

Dec 13, 2021

By: Noureldin Mohamed/Arab America Contributing Writer Born Nour Al-Huda Mohamed Sultan Shaarawi on June 23, 1879, in the Egyptian city of Minya, she was a member of the famous El-Shaarawi family. Her father, Muhamed Sultan Pasha El-Shaarawi, later became the(...)

The Inland Sea: Qatar's Most Natural and Unique Landscape

Dec 8, 2021

By: Leyelle Mosallam / Arab America Contributing Writer Where the desert meets the turquoise blue sea, the Inland sea is one of the rarest places on earth. Formally known as, “Khor Al Adaid”, the Inland sea is located at the(...)

The Historian’s Toolkit—Tools of the Trade (Episode 2 of 3): Primary Sources and Manetho’s "Aegyptiaca" (History of Egypt)

Dec 8, 2021

An old historical map and magnifying glass. Photo: Brewminate By: Claire Boyle / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: Welcome to The Historian’s Toolkit! This is a three-part series focusing on the tools of the trade that historians use to study(...)

Netflix Launches "Celebrating Arab Cinema" Film Collection

Dec 8, 2021

By: Omar Mansour / Arab America Contributing Writer Just two months after launching the "Palestinian Stories" collection on October 14th, featuring 32 award-winning films created by Palestinians or about Palestinian stories, Netflix is following it up with its “Celebrating Arab(...)

Men in The Sun: By Ghassan Kanafani

Dec 8, 2021

By: Anthony Bayyouk / Arab America Contributing Writer Ghassan Kanafani was the spokesperson for the Popular Front For The Liberation of Palestine. Kanafani was born in April 1936 in Acre, which is located in northern Palestine. In 1948 his family(...)

Muhammara- The Festive Dip of Syria

Dec 8, 2021

By: Blanche Shaheen / Arab America Contributing Writer For some people, a unique dip can add so much to a party. A simple appetizer like a dip can become a magnet of togetherness, initiating conversations and bringing people to a(...)

They’re at it again—Islamophobes on Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s case—only this time it’s a Congresswoman

Dec 8, 2021

Comic Viones Claytoonz.com By John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer It was a lie from the beginning—the elevator story. Congresswoman Boebert fabricated a story about Congresswoman Omar that was clearly hate-mongering against Muslims. The story escalated to lots of(...)

Drinking Arak--A Gourmet Ritual in the Middle East

Dec 7, 2021

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Called by the Arabs of the Middle East, ‘the milk of lions’, arak, also known as arack and arraki, is the national alcoholic drink of Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine. It is given this nickname because of its(...)

Instruments You Might Not Know Have an Arab History

Dec 6, 2021

By: Dani Meyer/Arab America Contributing Writer There are lots of traditional Arab instruments that are still found in the Arab world today. But, what you might not know is that many modern instruments have(...)