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Save Sheikh Jarrah! The Palestinian Neighborhood Threatened with Eviction
Jun 25, 2021
By Ruqyah Sweidan, Arab America Contributing Writer Sheikh Jarrah Eviction Protest. Image: ArabNews. Sheikh Jarrah is A Palestinian neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. In 1956, the Jordanian government promised a transfer of official documents authenticating the community with Palestinian ownership. Yet,(...)
Saudi Arabia is Revolutionizing Urban Development
Jun 25, 2021
Oil Fields By: Wael Sultan/Arab America Contributing Writer Saudi Arabia is building its destiny and reputation away from oil, In fact, it doesn’t want anything to do with oil in the future. This initiative emerged from Saudi Vision 2030, a(...)
The Beauty and History behind the Hijab
Jun 25, 2021
Source: Unsplash The hijab is a beautiful and intricate fabric worn with the intention of covering one's face, head, or body. It is often a spiritual representation of modesty in Islam. Women choose to wear it for many different reasons.(...)
President Biden Announces 17 Key Nominations, Two are Arab American
Jun 24, 2021
Photo: Left, Ismael Ahmed, Right, Kinan Azmeh JUNE 23, 2021 STATEMENTS AND RELEASES WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following 17 individuals to serve in key roles, including two Arab Americans: Ismael Ahmed, Nominee(...)
Roots of Gaza conflict to be probed by UN
Jun 23, 2021
Source: UN By: John Quigley / Contributing Writer After prior rounds of hostilities between Gaza and Israel, the United Nations Human Rights Council has set up inquiry commissions to look into violations of humanitarian law. This time it is going(...)
‘Souk’ and Ye Shall Find – Tunis’s Kasbah
Jun 23, 2021
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer At the end of Boulevard Habib Bourguiba, Tunis’s Champs Elysées, we made our way through Avenue de France to the imposing Bab Behar (Sea Gate) better known as Porte de France. At one time(...)
Danger Among Us, Part 1: Surveillance of Arab-Americans--Operation Boulder
Jun 23, 2021
Photo: From "The Rise of the Arab American Left" By: Omar Mansour / Arab America Contributing Writer Long before 9/11, Arabs and Muslims have been on the receiving end of institutionalized racism from the American government and law enforcement agencies.(...)
Eight Best Caves in the Arab World That You Should Explore
Jun 23, 2021
By Evan Ploeckelman / Arab America Contributing Writer Did you know that the Arab World is home to a myriad of different caves to explore? Here are eight different cave systems within different countries in the Arab World that will(...)
Dr. Jack Shaheen: Resisting the "TV Arab"
Jun 23, 2021
https://twitter.com/WRMEA/status/884448651531177986 By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī/ Arab America Contributing Writer Before the silver screen, the television, and social media, stories were told by storytellers in spoken word. In ancient cultures, orators speak of religion, history, wars, and epics, etc. In the(...)
How To Travel the Arab World Through Wwoofing
Jun 23, 2021
An image from an organic farm in Tagounite, Morocco. Credit: Wwoof By: Arab America Contributing Writer/ Waverly Nohr While we read about the wonders, landscapes, and treasures of the Arab world, actually visiting the countries can seem both intimidating as well as(...)
Machboos- Kabsa- The Comfort Food of the Arabian Peninsula
Jun 23, 2021
The Comfort Food of the Arabian Peninsula Photo: Blanche Shaheen By Blanche Shaheen / Arab America Contributing Writer If you ask anyone in an Arab household how they would define comfort food, many would name some combination of meat, rice, onions and(...)
Visit the Digital Giza Project for At-Home Archaeological Adventures!
Jun 22, 2021
By: Dani Meyer/Arab America Contributing Writer With ancient Egyptian artifacts located all around the world, it has become increasingly difficult for scholars to gain access to all the materials they need for research. With this in mind, in 2000, Harvard(...)4,333 Results (Page 132 of 362)