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Spas in the Arab World - Miracle Waters at Work

Sep 12, 2018

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer We were standing with our friends in the Merinides Hotel overlooking the city of Fez - the historic jewel of the Moroccan urban centres. Below us the ancient city, dominated by the minarets of(...)

Keeping Sustainable Farming Alive, with an Autumn Freekeh Recipe Inspired by a Palestinian Farmer’s Box!

Sep 12, 2018

By: Blanche Shaheen/Arab America Contributing Writer Every time any of us visit a farmer’s market, we make a strong statement. Many choose farmer’s market produce over supermarket produce because they value the exceptional flavor, they want to support family-run farms(...)

What Issues are on the Minds of Arab Americans?

Sep 12, 2018

By: Alena Khan/Arab America Contributing Writer As Arab Americans growing up in a post 9/11 world, there are many challenges and topics to complain about. Whether it’s political or cultural, Arab Americans face many challenges and issues on a day(...)

Is EU the Only Hope to Solve the Palestinian/Israeli Crisis?

Sep 12, 2018

By: Alena Khan/Arab America Contributing Writer As faith is gone for America to solve the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, all eyes are on EU as the only hope. However, since Israel has passed the new nation-state bill confirming Israel as a Jewish(...)

Michigan's Newest Arab American Church to be Dedicated: St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church

Sep 11, 2018

Named after a saint known for his miracles around the world, the St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Community is proud to announce the opening of a stunning 29,000-square-foot church in Macomb County, Michigan located in the greater Detroit area. A Dedication(...)

Bahbah: Trump’s Dual Punch--Closes PLO Office and Declares War on the ICC

Sep 11, 2018

By: Bishara A. Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist On Monday, September 10, 2018, the Trump administration announced that it will be shutting down the PLO diplomatic delegation in Washington, DC. The State Department’s statement justified the US’s decision because it alleged(...)

Statement by Ambassador Dr. Husam Zomlot, on the US Administration’s Decision to Close the Palestinian Mission to the US.

Sep 10, 2018

Statement by Ambassador Dr. Husam Zomlot, head of the PLO General Delegation to the United States, on the US administration’s decision to close the Palestinian mission to the US. "We condemn in the strongest terms, the US administration’s decision(...)

Egyptian Life Reveals Itself on Cairo’s Metro

Sep 5, 2018

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer On my first day in Cairo, Adel, my taxi driver, was taking me to the heart of the city through what must be one of the most congested traffic in the world. Noting that(...)

Bahbah: Two Top Concerns from Palestine--Liquidation and Leadership

Sep 5, 2018

By: Bishara A. Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist I am writing this column from Palestine where the two top concerns on people’s minds are the news of the latest US assault on UNRWA and its decision to cut off funding to(...)

Someone Doesn't Love Lana

Sep 5, 2018

By: Michael Springmann/Arab America Contributing Writer Pop singer/songwriter Lana Del Rey has just canceled her September 7 appearance at Israel's Meteor Festival. (She had pulled out of an earlier engagement in 2014.) According to Variety, the entertainment trade paper, "the(...)

Nikki Haley Hates--No Matter if it's the UN, UNRWA, or Iran

Sep 5, 2018

By: Michael Springmann/Arab America Contributing Writer According to the Arab Center, Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, participated in an August 28 discussion at the pro-Israel Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. After accepting the Jeanne J. Kirkpatrick(...)

Chaldeans--Are they Arabs?

Sep 5, 2018

The Chaldean State during the 11th-6th centuries B.C. controlled an area along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in what is now present-day Iraq By John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer The Chaldean faith is an old Middle Eastern Christian sect that(...)