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Inaccurate Representation of Muslim Women and Men In Hollywood

Jul 3, 2020

By: Raneem Ghunaim/ Arab America Contributing Writer Is the representation we get in movies and TV shows accurate? To answer that question, no we don't. Over the years the Arab/Muslim community has had such a bad reputation(...)

Her Fascinating Story, a Writer from Nazareth- May Ziadeh

Jul 3, 2020

By: Raneem Ghunaim/ Arab American contributing writer Palestinians in general have many talents, they are filled with knowledge and creativity. One of those people is May Ziadeh who is a writer from Nazareth Palestine. Take a look at her fascinating(...)

Arab Americans in the United States Military

Jul 2, 2020

By: Grace Friar/Arab America Contributing Writer The United States has a long and proud military heritage with countless individuals who have sacrificed their lives to protect this country and our way of life. Arab Americans have proudly served since the(...)

Healthy Spices and Seasonings found in your Arab Kitchen

Jul 1, 2020

By: Joyce Behrens/Arab America Contributing Writer With COVID-19 circulating everyday life, it's essential to keep healthy during these difficult times. Not only with fruits and vegetables, but from condiments too. Seasonings and spices have a long history. In early history,(...)

Revisiting "Arab American Stories"--Entrepreneurs

Jul 1, 2020

Arab America is proud to highlight episodes of Arab American Stories, the Emmy Award-winning 13-part series presented by Detroit Public Television that explored the diversity of the Arab-American experience. The Series Arab American Stories highlights the diversity within the Arab(...)

Bahbah: Nine Factors will Determine Whether Israel will Annex Parts of the West Bank

Jul 1, 2020

By: Bishara A Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist Today is July 1st, a day that will go down in history books as the day when Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to begin the process of annexing up to 30 percent(...)

Abu Dhabi's Gourmet Strip Offers the Best in Arabian Gulf Food

Jul 1, 2020

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab American Contributor Writer "When night falls, you should come here and sit in our Breakwater Local Café. It's teeming with people. Everyone is in a good mood, sipping on their coffee, dining on the finest of Gulf(...)

Ahmad Shawqi the Prince of Poetry and His Remarkable Poems

Jul 1, 2020

By: Raneem Ghunaim/Arab America Contributing Writer Ahmad Shawqi an Egyptian poet born in 1868 in Cairo, Egypt and died on Oct 13, 1932, in Cairo, Egypt. He was a prolific poet with a fine command of rhyme and diction. His(...)

Greater Syrian Diaspora at 78 RPM: Odette Kaddo

Jul 1, 2020

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(...)

Meet the Arab-American Community in New Jersey

Jun 30, 2020

By: Emily Deveraux/Arab America Contributing Writer Edited by: Raneem Ghunaim Immigrating to the U.S. Historically, New York is revered as the first magnet city. Many people flooded in from Ellis Island, and they are thought to have stayed within New(...)

Don't Dis My Ability; The Growing Acceptance of Disabilities in Arab Society

Jun 28, 2020

By: Holly Johnson/Arab America Contributing Writer Disabilities impact the daily lives of over 1 billion people, or 15% of the World’s Population, according to a 2019 statistic by the World Bank. Disabilities come in a variety of forms, affecting individuals(...)

Five Arab Street Artists with Serious Talent

Jun 28, 2020

By MacKenzie DiLeo/Arab America Contributing Writer Street art displays creativity and originality in the most natural form. Some call it vandalism and others call it graffiti, but to me it symbolizes the true meaning of art; the freedom to express(...)