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The Mariam Foundation in the City of Mariam
Dec 16, 2020
Hamada Hamed is the founder of the Mariam Foundation, which greatly expanded after his sister, Mariam, lost her fight to cancer at a young age. By: Sophia Segal/Arab America Contributing Writer This This year has definitely been challenging, to(...)
A Jordanian Feast
Dec 16, 2020
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Jordan with its deserts, mountains, farmlands, sandy beaches, ancient towns, modern cities, and historic ruins is a land ideal for any tourist who wishes to explore and enjoy the lands of the Arab east. (...)
Black Lives Matter Resources for Arab-Americans
Dec 16, 2020
By: Dani Meyer/Arab America Contributing Writer We begin by offering condolences and prayers to the family of George Floyd and all other families who had loved ones taken from them by police violence and systemic racism. In our grief, we(...)
UNESCO Celebrates World Arabic Language Day on December 18th
Dec 16, 2020
Source: UNESCO.org By: Mariam Kanaan/Arab America Contributing Writer Every year, the United Nations celebrates the Arabic language. In 2012, the UN declared December 18th World Arabic Language day to celebrate the 1973 anniversary of when the General Assembly of the(...)
Greater Syrian Diaspora at 78RPM: Toufic Barham and Danny Thomas
Dec 16, 2020
Toufic Barham with Danny Thomas, photo courtesy of 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(...)
Online Arab Art Exhibits You Can Visit For Free
Dec 15, 2020
By: Dani Meyer/Arab America Contributing Writer Are you looking for a new activity you can do right from your couch? Many museums have started to put their collections online and launched virtual tours to help people with quarantining. While you(...)
5 Greek and Levantine Dishes That Are Very Similar
Dec 15, 2020
By: Emily Tain/Arab America Contributing Writer Despite being made up of a myriad of different countries, the Mediterranean has historically been a hub for cultural diffusion. The ancient entanglement of Egypt, Rome, and Greece(...)
Check Out the Evolution of Coffee Culture in 5 Arab Countries
Dec 14, 2020
By: Safa M. Qureshi/Arab America Contributing Writer "The Middle East represents one of the world’s modern coffee culture hot spots, with high growth prospects for major chains across many markets and burgeoning opportunities on the horizon for the specialty coffee(...)
8 Must See Documentaries About Arabs and the Arab World
Dec 14, 2020
By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer Documentaries are one of the best tools for learning more about places, people, cultures, and/or events in an engaging and quite powerful manner. Reading and listening can be informative and are, of course, important;(...)
The State of Health Care in the Arab World
Dec 11, 2020
By: Noah Chani/Arab America Contributing Writer In many countries, the health care services that we enjoy are simply an afterthought. In much of the Arab world, health care systems are lacking accessibility and neglect to include many aspects of human(...)
10 U.S. Cities With Names From the Arab World
Dec 11, 2020
By: Colby Cyrus/Arab America Contributing Writer So much of America exists in the Arab world: from food chains to clothing stores, and car companies to banks, it is not difficult(...)
The Map With No Name
Dec 10, 2020
By: Katie Teague/Arab America Contributing Writer When you think about it, a map is more than just markings on a page; it is one way we confirm the sovereignty (or lack thereof) of nations and states around us. In a(...)4,376 Results (Page 168 of 365)