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Actor Kal Penn Cooks for Palestinian Refugees on MasterChef

Jan 4, 2017

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer On the hit FOX television series, MasterChef, actor and public servant Kal Penn of ABC’s Designated Survivor participated in a special Celebrity Showdown episode, where stars win money for charities of their choosing. Penn competed against(...)

8 Reasons Why Learning Arabic Should Be Your New Year Resolution

10 Reasons Why Learning Arabic Should Be Your New Year's Resolution

Jan 4, 2017

BY: Nadine Ismail/Ambassador Blogger Happy New Year! Everyone is busy jotting down his or her New Year's resolutions and finding ways to commit to the goals. Most resolutions include getting healthy, finding a better job, or traveling. However, have you(...)

7 Arab Americans on Forbes 30 Under 30

Jan 4, 2017

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Forbes released its annual 30 Under 30 list on Tuesday, kicking off the New Year with stories of success and optimism. The list includes 20 categories ranging from media to medicine to sports and entrepreneurship. Each(...)

Netanyahu's Tantrum Continues, But Arab Americans Must Remain Committed to Palestine

Dec 28, 2016

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continue to exchange blows in the aftermath of the United Nations Security Council resolution on illegal Israeli settlements that took place on Friday. The UNSC resolution was introduced(...)

Featured Poem: The Welcome

Dec 28, 2016

BY: Daughter of the Diaspora/Ambassador Blogger A rap at the door to my house. A figure peers through the shadows. Who comes a knocking at this time of night, Pleading for a warm welcome? I know not who you(...)

20 Ridiculous "Arab" Stock Photos

Dec 28, 2016

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Stock photos can come in handy for people and businesses looking to avoid copyright lawsuits. Arab America sometimes looks for stock photos to include on our website, but we usually don't find the right photo because our searches yield(...)

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,(...)