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Staying Connected to Our Culture: Wholesale Distributors of Arab Food Products

Jan 1, 2021

By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer There are many Arab grocery stores throughout the U.S., but many of them are just small businesses. Without a large network of wholesale-distributors, it would be difficult to provide authentic Arab food products. These(...)

Arabic For Dummies 101: Modern Standard Arabic vs Levant Arabic

Dec 31, 2020

Being fluent in spoken Arabic is completely different than being fluent in written Arabic. With written Arabic, MSA is almost always used. Standard Arabic is used for newspaper articles, books, news, legal documents, commercials, road signs, advertisements,(...)

Halal Nail Polish- A Game Changer

Dec 31, 2020

By: Safa M. Qureshi/Arab America Contributing Writer As is the case for many observant, Muslim women, manicures have long posed a religious problem. Thus, beauty and fashion brands are increasingly looking for ways to cater to Muslim clientele. In this(...)

The Arabs Who Left Their Mark on Colombia

Dec 30, 2020

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer "Nashara al-Islam bi-khawafiq al-aclam (Islam spread under waving banners)." I could not believe my eyes as I read these words etched in Arabic on a church bell preserved in the Palacio de la Inquisición(...)

Greater Syrian Diaspora at 78RPM: Midhat Serbagi

Dec 30, 2020

Midhat Serbagi Passport photograph, 1923; Ancestry.com 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(...)

Highs and Lows for Arab Americans at Home and Abroad—A 2020 Retrospective

Dec 29, 2020

By: John Mason/ Arab America Contributing Writer Here, we review some of the major events that affected Arab Americans as well as Arabs around the world. In all, 2020 was a tumultuous year for many of the world’s citizens. The(...)

Habibah and Nafeeseh Knafeh

Dec 29, 2020

By: Lindsey Penn/Arab America Contributing Writer Knafeh is one of the most popular desserts in the Levant. What makes the knafeh so special? The dessert has cheese in it, unlike many other Arab desserts. It is made with wheat, cheese,(...)

Some of the Organizations Who Help Syrian Refugees

Dec 29, 2020

By: Tasnim Elnasharty/Arab America Contributing Writer Lebanon alone has over 1.5 million Syrian refugees, with the global number of Syrian refugees totaling something like 5.6 million people. However, there are no conventional refugee camps. Rather, Syrian refugees live in casual(...)

Arab Immigrant Integration In America

Dec 28, 2020

By: Udochi Esomonu/ Arab America Contributing Writer America is a nation founded on the principle of welcoming diversity, of welcoming individuals from all walks of life, cultures, ethnicities, religions, creeds, and backgrounds. America is a nation that masks in the(...)

The Significant Power of the Arab Family

Dec 28, 2020

By: Yaseen Rashed/ Arab America contributing writer The Arab family holds a lot of power and influence in each other’s lives. There is an emphasis on family in Arabic culture as it is seen as being the most important pillar(...)

Kamal Shouhayib, an Outstanding Businessman

Dec 25, 2020

By: Yasmina Hage/ Arab America Contributing Writer Kamal Shouhayib is a Lebanese man who immigrated to the United States when he was 19 and studied Engineering for three years at Michigan Technological University. He is the perfect example of immigrants(...)

Popular Arab Food in China

Dec 25, 2020

By: Yidan Fan / Arab America Contributing Writer China has a long history of commercial trade and cultural exchanges with Arab countries. As early as over 2,000 years ago, during the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian was ordered to go(...)