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The Top Ten 21st Century Buildings in the Arab World
Jun 27, 2020
By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer Year after year, architects design more modern and mind-blowing buildings in the Arab World. Among them are modern museums, research centers, hotels, restaurants, offices, apartments, and even water towers. In the United Arab Emirates(...)
A Revolution for Foreign Workers in the Arab Countries of the Middle East
Jun 25, 2020
By: Yasmina Hage/Arab America Contributing Writer In the Middle East, many countries are facing war or economic hardship. This situation is also present in other countries. As a result, in the Middle East, some Arab countries welcome foreigners from their(...)
Greater Syrian Diaspora at 78 RPM: Mohammed El-Bakkar
Jun 24, 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(...)
Revisiting "Arab American Stories"--Bridge Builders
Jun 24, 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(...)
The Burgeoning Arab Community in the American South
Jun 24, 2020
By: Holly Johnson / Arab American Contributing Writer Picture this – the year is 1931. The Empire State Building has been completed after a record 13 months, The Star-Spangled Banner has just become the national anthem, Greta Garbo is dominating(...)
ABIR: The Arab Pop Princess
Jun 24, 2020
By Laila Shadid/Arab America Contributing Writer “Arab Pop Princess” she is indeed. With over 200 million worldwide streams, 7 million YouTube views, and the Gold hit record, “Finest Hour,” Abir has achieved fame and following at only 25-years-old. It all(...)
Haughtily from Atop a Mountain Plain Ronda Guards Its Moorish Remains
Jun 24, 2020
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer In the late 1990s, we left Algeciras, on the southern coast of Spain, in the early morning hours and were soon driving on a highway twisting through fantastic mountain scenery, until we reached a(...)
Fattoush: There's no Better way to Celebrate the Summer!
Jun 24, 2020
By: Blanche Shaheen/Arab America Contributing Writer There is no better way to celebrate the summer harvest than with fattoush, a crisp salad of vegetables and herbs accented with tangy lemon and sumac. Fattoush actually might be one of the very(...)
Season Two of the Hit Series Ramy, Finally Out!
Jun 24, 2020
By: Yasmina Hage/Arab America Contributing Writer Ramy Youssef's series, "Ramy," was a big hit! Based in a New Jersey town, the comedian plays a young Egyptian man looking for a place in this world while struggling with his devotion to(...)
Muslim Heroines Find their Way into New American Literature
Jun 24, 2020
By: Barbara Nimri Aziz/Arab America Contributing Writer Years ago, in John Killins' writers’ workshop of largely African-Americans, one member woefully explains the thwarted plot of her novel in progress—how, despite her effort to feature a Black hero: “By the second(...)
The Division among Arab Americans in the 2020 Election
Jun 24, 2020
By MacKenzie DiLeo/Arab America Contributing Writer It has proven difficult to find a poll that accurately reflects the political beliefs of Arab Americans. Specifically when it comes to their party affiliation and who they voted for in recent elections. The(...)
How the Coronavirus Has Impacted Arab American Restaurants
Jun 23, 2020
By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer As the world has dealt with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), one business especially affected by lockdowns and social distancing has been restaurants. Even in the U.S., with less complete shutdowns, restaurants could only offer(...)4,333 Results (Page 197 of 362)