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Couscous: From the Berber Tribe to the Whole World

Jan 25, 2021

By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer Couscous is well known around the world and has rapidly become a very popular ingredient. It is healthy, delicious, has a neutral taste, can be combined with just about anything, and it can be(...)

Female Arab Attorneys that are Making History

Jan 25, 2021

By: Pamela Dimitrova/ Arab America Contributing Writer Female Arab Attorneys' was a term that was rarely heard in the MENA countries. Today, this is changed - there are hundreds of women, practicing in the area of law, who are fighting(...)

Beauty and Politics Brought on Her Misery- Fawzia Fuad of Egypt and Iran

Jan 22, 2021

By: Raneem Ghunaim/ Arab America contributing writer Her beauty and her father's intense involvement in Politics brought on her to her misery. This is the story of Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt and Iran. She was born on November(...)

5 Innovative Arab Women: Artists Pushing the Boundaries of Gender

Jan 22, 2021

By: Sarah Chaudhry/Arab America Contributing Writer Surrounded by a strong patriarchy, art in the Middle East mainly encompasses work through a certain lens. There is a dearth of female artists who are pursuing art(...)

From Al-Rabita movement to Arab America, a Common Desire

Jan 21, 2021

By: Yasmina Hage/Arab America Contributing Writer The goals of Arab Americans were shared by Arab intellectuals who immigrated to the United States more than 100 years ago. Indeed, a movement called Al-Rabita was created to achieve these goals. But what(...)

Greater Syrian Diaspora at 78RPM: Semi Sheheen

Jan 20, 2021

By: Richard Breaux/Arab America Contributing Writer What do you do when you find several dozen 78 rpm records all in Arabic and you can neither read, nor speak the language? You research the musicians and record labels and write about(...)

Saffron - The Most Precious Spice in the World

Jan 20, 2021

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer For centuries, worth its weight in gold, pure saffron, was and remains today, the most precious spice in the world. A miracle of nature with an enticing aroma and an exotic taste, saffron, without(...)

Bahbah: Lessons We Should Take from the Outgoing Trump Administration

Jan 20, 2021

Photo: Sky News By: Bishara A. Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist Today is a great day in American history. We are celebrating a monumental victory for American democracy and a triumph of good over evil. The now dejected President Trump became(...)

From Dearborn To the ‘Big Apple’: Meet Robert Saleh, the First Muslim American NFL Head Coach

Jan 20, 2021

Photo: Michigan Live By: Claire Boyle/Arab America Contributing Writer The New York Jets football team announced last week that they had hired Robert Saleh as their new head coach. Why is this such great news? Well, for one, Saleh has(...)

Check Out the Role of Immigrant Arab and Muslim American Physicians and Scientists in the COVID-19 Response

Jan 20, 2021

Photo: Arab America By: Dr. Raed Al-Naser, M.D., F.C.C.P./Arab America Contributing Writer It is time to acknowledge the role of immigrant Arab and Muslim American physicians and scientists in our nation’s COVID-19 response. COVID-19 has pushed the US healthcare system(...)

Warak Enab (Stuffed Grape Leaves or Dolmas)

Jan 20, 2021

By: Blanche Shaheen/Arab America Contributing Writer As children living in foggy San Francisco, my Arab American parents would drive us to the warm wine country in Napa Valley in the mid-summer. We would knock on the vintner’s doors and ask(...)

Biden’s Day 1—Ending the Muslim Ban and Trump’s Assault on Black and Brown People

Jan 20, 2021

Photo NBC News By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer The past weeks of former President Trump’s actions and inactions have left law-abiding Americans in a state of turmoil and anger. However, relief is here. President Biden has solid(...)