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Best Upcoming Arab Films 2024

Mar 6, 2024

By: Masha Lukovenko / Arab America Contributing Writer Arab cinema has seen a remarkable rebirth in recent years, with Middle Eastern artists justifiably taking center stage. This phenomenon has been further amplified by the growing popularity of streaming services like(...)

Naguib Mahfouz: A Neighborhood’s Diarist as a Nobel Prize Winner

Mar 6, 2024

Image of Naguib Mahfouz By: María Teresa Fidalgo-Azize/ Arab America Contributing Writer Ladies and gentlemen, you might be wondering how a man from the third world found the peace of mind to write stories. Well, you are perfectly suitable. I(...)

Pathbreakers of Arab America—Dena Takruri

Mar 6, 2024

Photo -- Palestine Writes By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the thirty-sixth 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(...)

Madame Vice President: Arab Americans Need Action, Not Words on Gaza

Mar 6, 2024

By: Bishara A Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist Since the outbreak of the Gaza War on October 7, 2023, the Biden administration has been emphatic in its support for Israel. This support permitted Israel to ravage Gaza savagely, kill(...)

Possibilities for a Ceasefire in Gaza

Mar 6, 2024

People Protesting for a Ceasefire in Gaza. Photo: Wikimedia Commons By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer A ceasefire is urgently needed in Gaza, not just to start addressing a humanitarian crisis but also to open the door to a(...)

Arab American Women: We Must Know Their Names

Mar 6, 2024

Poet and essayist Naomi Shihab Nye By: Lina Abirafeh / Arab America Contributing Writer Can you name one Arab American woman? Too many of us cannot. Starting today, we will know all their names. Arab American women have made their(...)

Awaiting Ramadan 2024

Mar 6, 2024

By: Malak Hassouna /Arab America Contributing Writer Ramadan is Islam's ninth month and the holiest month of the year for many Muslims around the world. It starts and finishes with the arrival of a crescent moon. It is more than(...)

Farida Osman: A Trailblazer for Arab Women in Sports

Mar 6, 2024

Farida Osman. Photo: Wikimedia By: Ziyan Qutub / Arab America Contributing Writer Few athletes in the world of international swimming are as esteemed as Farida Osman. Though she was born in Indianapolis, USA, on January 18, 1995, she wears proudly in(...)

The Pro-Peace Movement Calls for a Protest Vote in the Virginia Primary to Hold the Biden Administration Accountable

Mar 1, 2024

In a bold statement of dissatisfaction and disappointment, the Pro-peace community (Listen to Virginia) is mobilizing to withhold support for President Joe Biden during the Virginia primary elections on March 5th. This decision comes in response to the Biden administration's(...)

Keeping the Dream Alive: One Woman's Quest for Justice

Feb 28, 2024

In 1969, Israeli soldiers burst into Terry Ahwal's home while she and her family were eating breakfast. More than fifty years later, she still vividly sees her father's arms up in the air while young soldiers kick him, hit him,(...)

The Return Review: Grief Has No Due Date

Feb 28, 2024

Image of protesters in Libya in 2011. Image credit: Wikipedia By: María Teresa Fidalgo-Azize/ Arab America Contributing Writer Hisham Matar, The Return: Fathers, Sons, And The Land In Between Joseph Brodsky was right. So was Nabokov and Conrad. They were(...)

Is Netanyahu’s Long War Strategy Based on Hopes for Trump’s Return to the White House?

Feb 28, 2024

President Donald J. Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Wikimedia By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer News of a possible ceasefire agreement for Gaza, which leaked out over the weekend, is now being promoted by the(...)