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Egypt's Journey Through Colonization: The Lasting Impact of Ottoman and British Rule on a Nation's Development

Jun 26, 2024

Photo: Wikipedia Commons By: Rania Basria | Arab America Contributing Writer Egypt's strategic location at the crossroads of Africa, Asia, and Europe has made it a prized possession for many rulers throughout history. This unique location, along with the lush(...)

UAE Archeologists May have Found the Lost City of Tu'am

Jun 26, 2024

Part of the settlement found on Al-Siniyah. Photo: Wikipedia Commons By Liam Nagle / Arab America Contributing Writer Archeologists in the United Arab Emirates have stated that they may have discovered the long-lost city of Tu’am on the island of(...)

Arab Immigration to the United States

Jun 26, 2024

Source. Wikimedia commons By: Raisa Sami / Arab America Contributing Writer Arab immigration to the United States has been marked by several distinct waves, each driven by unique socio-economic and political factors. The present article explores the four primary waves of(...)

Maghreb Travel Guide

Jun 26, 2024

Photo source: Pexels By: Arab America Contributing Writer / Mehdi El Merini The Maghreb region, consisting of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Mauritania, offers a rich tapestry of landscapes, cultures, and historical sites that beckon travelers from around the globe. Each(...)

Ibn Sina and "The Proof of the Truthful"

Jun 26, 2024

Photo: wikimedia commons By Luke McMahan/ Arab America Contributing Writer There is perhaps no more significant figure to world academia from the Islamic Golden Age than Ibn Sina. A renowned intellectual in several arts and disciplines, his most significant contributions(...)

Visualizing a Future for Palestine Requires Knowing Her Past

Jun 26, 2024

Photo: Wiki Commons By: Miko Peled / Arab America Contributing Writer Palestinian history did not start with the Zionist invasion, and it will not end when Zionism departs. However, the history of Palestine is too often limited to the history(...)

Pathbreakers of Arab America—Justin Amash

Jun 26, 2024

Photo Wikipedia, Gage Skidmore By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the fifty-first of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among(...)

Gaza and Gazans Can’t Disappear

Jun 25, 2024

By: Barbara Nimri Aziz / Arab America Contributing Writer Do you sense that there is less and less news reaching us from the occupied Palestinian territories, expressly from Gaza? Do you feel what I fear: – that moral outrage by the(...)

Dajaj Murraq - Chicken Stew

Jun 19, 2024

Dajaj Murraq: Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons By: Arab America Contributing Writer Habeeb Salloum Murraq is a very popular aromatic chicken stew in the United Arab Emirates. During Ramadan, it is one of the most popular dishes served because of the(...)

Reviving Palestinian Tarweedeh in Modern Music

Jun 19, 2024

Source: Dana Salah Productions. This image shows the official poster for the newly released song by Dana Salah, "Ya Tal'een.". shows the singer herself sitting on sandy ground and wearing the black and white keffiyeh, and there's a grandfather with(...)

1958 Lebanon: Cold War and Sectarian Unrest

Jun 19, 2024

Photo: Wikipedia Commons By: Rania Basria | Arab America Contributing Writer The 1958 Lebanon crisis was a watershed point in Middle Eastern history and Cold War politics as a whole. From May to October 1958, Lebanon was on the verge(...)

Sadaqua: Free Water and Charity Through Advertising

Jun 19, 2024

By: Mehdi El Merini / Arab America Contributing Writer Sadaqua is a new and innovative project in Saudi Arabia and the UAE that merges sustainability, advertising, and charity by providing free drinking water in eco-friendly aluminum bottles. Founded by young(...)