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Storytelling At The Al-Nawfara Coffee-House Enhances Damascus's Charm

Jun 28, 2017

By: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer The muezzin’s evening call to prayer sounded soothing as we made our way through the side streets of old Damascus to the Al-Nawfara (the fountain) Café, famous as a story-telling haunt. In a few minutes we(...)

Rising to the Top: The Story of a Young Syrian Refugee Turned Musician

Jun 28, 2017

By Nur Watad/Contributing Writer Amongst the 40,000 refugees Canada has welcomed over the past two years, and amid the thousands of families that were scattered all over the country in hopes of settling and starting a new life, a family(...)

On Independence Day: 5 Ways Arabs Impacted America

Jun 28, 2017

By Daniel Gil/ Contributing Writer As the fourth of July draws closer our doorsteps, windows, cars, and other such things become adorned with American flags and symbols of our love for the United States. So in keeping with the patriotic(...)

11 Sidesplitting Arab American Comedians

Jun 27, 2017

By Daniel Gil/ Contributing Writer Arab America compiled a list of outrageously funny Arab America comedians who have had an impact on their communities and who continue to use comedy as a tool to address various relevant social issue such(...)

Trump’s Travel Ban Partially Reinstated by Supreme Court, ACLU Immediately Challenges

Jun 26, 2017

By Daniel Gil/ Contributing Writer The Supreme Court announced Monday that it would uphold a revised version of President Trump’s travel ban on six nations and would review the case in full later this fall; the American Civil Liberties Union(...)

A Focus on U.S. Leadership Surrounds the Gulf States Crisis

Jun 26, 2017

By Colby Cyrus/Contributing Writer In the midst of a crisis overtaking the Gulf Cooperation Council, a panel discussion hosted by the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW) aimed to understand where the United States goes from here. The(...)

Community Rebuilds Muslim Teen’s Memorial Set Ablaze in Dupont Circle

Jun 22, 2017

By Daniel Gil/Contributing Writer On a scorchingly hot Wednesday in Washington, DC, people stroll through Dupont Circle and stop to read signs surrounded by flowers memorializing a teen killed over the weekend. Seventeen year old Nabra Hassanen was reportedly murdered(...)

Iran Quietly Enters Syrian Conflict

Jun 22, 2017

By: Daniel Gil/Contributing Writer Iran quietly entered the Syrian conflict on Sunday with a missile strike targeting “terrorist bases.” The strike was Iran’s first military attack on a foreign country in thirty years, and came as a response to a(...)

Archbishop Joseph Absi Elected Melkite Patriarch of Antioch

Jun 21, 2017

By Ani Karapetyan/Contributing Writer Today, 71-year old Archbishop Joseph Absi was elected by the Melkite Greek Catholic Synod as the new Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. Absi took the position after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of(...)

Dupont Circle Memorial for Slain Muslim Teen is Set on Fire

Jun 21, 2017

By Daniel Gil/ Contributing Writer The memorial vigil in Dupont Circle of a teenager found dead in Fairfax County, V.A. over the weekend was set on fire Wednesday, according to fire officials in Washington, D.C. Officials responded to a fire(...)

Congressman Dan Kildee Observing Ramadan by Fasting

Jun 21, 2017

Photo Credit: Huffington Post For Sixth Year in a Row, Kildee and Staff Give up Food and Water on Longest Day of the Year to Gain Deeper Understanding of the Meaning of Ramadan WASHINGTON – Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05)(...)

From Broken to Fabulous: Meet the Arab American Instagrammer Taking the Internet by Storm

Jun 21, 2017

All images are published with permission courtesy of Faiza Rammuny By: Tanya Nawas/Staff writer Relationship guru, comedian, blogger and Instagrammer Faiza Rammuny is an expert in bringing together her love of giving advice on relationships and Arab upbringing. Faiza’s career as an(...)