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Bargaining The Arab Way: Six Hints on How to “Get a Deal”
Mar 7, 2018
By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer Arabs are known to be quite the bargainers. If the buyer is not familiar with the Arab style of bargaining, a “buyers beware” notice might be a good idea. This is not intended in(...)
Palestinian Maftoul To Warm Your Winter Days
Mar 7, 2018
By Blanche Shaheen/Arab America Contributing Writer My favorite indoor respite from the iced-over lawns, crisp air, and dark leafless trees of winter, is a warm bowl of chicken soup. I love closing my kitchen doors to sequester the spicy aroma(...)
Now is the Time for Women’s Solidarity
Mar 7, 2018
By: Leila Diab/Arab America Contributing Writer March 8 is International Women’s Day, and throughout March 2018, we will metaphorically constitute a worldwide celebration of the rising pillars for a new generation of women’s voices and actions to challenge unjust civil and(...)
The Common English Mistakes that Arabs Make
Mar 7, 2018
By: Randa Necola/Arab America Contributing Writer There are many things in life that are very different like: men and women, hot and cold, or left and right. English and Arabic are different languages that do not share a common alphabet(...)
Middle Eastern Foods that Kept Us Healthy During the Depression Years: Part 2
Mar 7, 2018
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The following dishes are a few of those we enjoyed during the Depression years. The spices and herbs that I include in the ingredients were often not available and my mother had to substitute(...)
Bahbah: After 50 Years, AIPAC is Becoming Less Effective in Supporting Israel and Fighting Palestinian Rights
Mar 7, 2018
By: Bishara A. Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist Even as 20,000 members of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) meet in Washington, D.C., for its annual policy conference, AIPAC is on the path of becoming less relevant and less effective(...)
Arab Americans Take Proactive Stance on Gun Control
Feb 28, 2018
By Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer After the Women's March became a worldwide protest advocating for multiple civil rights reforms, now it's the turn of March for Our Lives--a powerful stream demanding urgent changes in gun control legislation. Student organizers are(...)
Who are the Christian Arabs? Some Facts about Who they are and their Place in the World
Feb 28, 2018
Photo: A Procession of Priests in Bethlehem in Palestine: the Birthplace of Christianity By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer Arabs represent different branches of the Christian faith Historically, as we know, Christians Arabs were well established in the Middle East(...)
Middle Eastern Foods That Kept Us Healthy During the Depression Years: Part 1
Feb 28, 2018
By Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer During the 1930's Great Depression, the hot winds were fierce as they blew across the western Canadian prairies. No more than eight years old, I was struggling with a pail of water, half as(...)
Queens of Arabia Felix (The Happy Yemen)
Feb 28, 2018
By: Noor Almohsin, Arab America Contributing Writer The Yemen Republic today was a piece of heaven on earth. Historically, the southern of the Arabian Peninsula was known as Al-Yemen Al Saeed (The Happy Yemen). It was called so because of(...)
In Arab Culture, Your Reputation is Everything
Feb 28, 2018
By: Randa Necola/Arab America Contributing Writer Arabs and Arab Americans care about their reputation almost more than anything in life. One of the most important pillars of the Arab culture is to keep a super reputation. Arab Americans bring this(...)
Diversity: The Struggle and the Celebration of Arab-Americans
Feb 28, 2018
By: Judge William J. Haddad (Ret.)/Arab America Contributing Writer In 2009 I chaired the implementation of The Council of Arab Religious Leaders of Chicagoland (ARC) which consisted of Christian and Muslim Clerics. At our June 20, 2009 "Unity Celebration" I(...)4,375 Results (Page 271 of 365)