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Kohl - The Cosmetic Of Seductiveness
Dec 28, 2016
BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing writer "Sultry are her eyes with kohl beautified, razor sharp swords, they pierce my throbbing heart." So wrote an Arab bard reminiscing about the kohl-painted eyes of his beloved. The words of this poet well describe,(...)
Arab American YouTubers Respond to Delta Incident, Insist it Wasn't Fake
Dec 23, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Arab American YouTube stars Adam Saleh and Slim Albaher have released two videos to quell the accusations that they were kicked off a Delta flight as a prank. The two sat down to discuss the events(...)
Christmas in Iraq
Dec 23, 2016
BY: Weam Namou/Ambassador Blogger The government of Iraq declared Christmas an official holiday for the first time in 2008, but for the last several years, Iraqi Christians celebrated it quietly and somberly. Families would attend church, but they would not(...)
VIDEO: Arab American YouTube Star Kicked Off Delta Flight for Speaking Arabic
Dec 21, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Arab American YouTube star, Adam Saleh, was kicked off a Delta Airlines Flight for speaking Arabic on the phone with his mom earlier today. Him and his friend Slim were kicked off after more than 20(...)
Christmas on Our Saskatchewan Homestead
Dec 21, 2016
BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing writer The snow storm was in its fury as I played with my siblings thinking of Christmas a week away to come. It was in the early 1930s during my youth when I thought of all the(...)
25 Arab Americans Who Stole the Spotlight in 2016
Dec 21, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Arab Americans enjoyed several major accomplishments this year that were felt among the entire community. Arab Americans broke barriers in the fields of entertainment, politics, and medicine. They won massive awards, saw their dreams come true,(...)
Remembering the Arabs We Lost in 2016
Dec 21, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer The Arab world lost many talented figures in 2016 that everyone will miss. Throughout the year, Arab America tracked the unfortunate deaths of famous Arabs who were beloved internationally. Here are just 9 Arabs whose passings(...)
Abbas Shuffles Around Palestinian Ambassadors, Ignores Concerns of Corruption
Dec 19, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer The Palestinian Authority, headed by President Mahmoud Abbas, is shaking up their diplomatic assignments for 2017. With the new Trump administration taking office in January, so will a new Palestinian ambassador to the United States. Husam(...)
Trump Chose the Least Diplomatic Person to be Ambassador to Israel
Dec 16, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Every U.S. Ambassador to Israel has been a disappointment to Arab Americans, and no one expected the Trump Administration to alter that tradition. While the appointment of David Friedman to the position is not surprising, the(...)
Controversial Anti-Semitism Bill Won't Pass Congress this Year
Dec 16, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act will not make it through Congress this year. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Tim Scott (R-SC) first introduced the bill in the Senate on December 1. It was fast-tracked and passed the(...)
US Navy Sings Egyptian Patriotic Song in Arabic to Hegazy
Dec 16, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Resurfacing on the Internet this week is a video of the U.S. Navy Chorus, the Sea Chanters, entertaining Egyptian Army Chief Hegazy during his visit to America in May. The video of the Navy band’s performance(...)
Arab Americans Donate Hattas and Warm Clothing to Those in Need
Dec 15, 2016
Arab America invited members of the community to bring an item of warm clothing with them to donate at our networking event, “Hattas and Hats for the Homeless”, on Tuesday, December 13. We welcomed supporters into the Cultural DC Gallery(...)4,333 Results (Page 313 of 362)