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Arabic’s Influence on the ‘Tongue’

Mar 23, 2016

BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer A good part of the food we eat in the West is of Arab origin, not only in its ingredients, taste and design, but linguistically as well. This is an undeniable fact, not well-known even to(...)

Arab America Accepting Applications for Fall 2016 Internships

Mar 22, 2016

Arab America, the leading provider of digital media to and about Arab Americans is accepting applications for Summer 2016 Internships in Washington DC. Application Deadline: Open until all positions are filled Start Date: September 6th, 2016 End Date: December 10th, 2016 Positions Available: 4(...)

Political opportunists use Brussels attacks to legitimize U.S. anti-Muslim rhetoric

Mar 22, 2016

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Early this morning at 3 am E.T., Brussels suffered from two attacks. Waking up to this news, I immediately knew that today would be a difficult day for Muslims and Arabs across the country. Although it’s(...)

Interview with Playwright Jamil Khoury

Mar 17, 2016

BY: Leila Diab/Arab America Contributing Writer In the heat of moments in trying times and in the course of chain events that resonate within many of our global and national communities, playwright Jamil Khoury cleverly sought to convey in(...)

Arab America Picks a President: What a Week!

Mar 16, 2016

BY: Fred Shwaery/Arab America Contributing Writer What a week this has been! It started with Arab Americans uniting behind Bernie Sanders and awarding him a win in Michigan. Next, we had a civil and informative Republican candidates' debate from Miami(...)

Mediterannean Cooking from the Garden with Linda Dalal Sawaya—Falafel, oh yes!

Mar 16, 2016

BY: Linda Dalal Sawaya/Contributing Writer Oh, yes, falafel! A vegetarian and vegan's favorite Arabic food; and they may not even know it is Arabic. falafel and condiments © linda dalal sawaya 2016 Yesterday I was out in the garden in search(...)

Cruising Through The Land Of The Pharaohs

Mar 16, 2016

BY: Habeeb Salloum For two days we had toured the ancient Egyptian ruins at(...)

Arab Americans in Michigan: Did We Do That?

Mar 9, 2016

BY: Fred Shwaery/Contributing Writer Our weekly column, Arab America Picks a President, has been about providing information you can use to get involved in this election. We've left the late-breaking news to the major news outlets and one-sided comments to(...)

Arab America Picks a President: Winning the Nomination

Mar 9, 2016

BY: Fred Shwaery/Arab America Contributing Writer Here we are, just a few states into the primaries and caucuses and most of the candidates have suspended their campaigns. The Democrats are down to two candidates and the Republicans are down to(...)

Mediterranean Cooking from the Garden with Linda Dalal Sawaya—spanokopita with gluten free pita

Mar 9, 2016

BY: Linda Dalal Sawaya/Contributing Writer A couple of weeks ago I wrote about making Greek spanokopita without the pita, and that was delicious. It is a close cousin to our Lebanese spinach pies. Yet I promised to make an attempt at(...)

The ‘Ud - Once Its Music Captivated Europe

Mar 9, 2016

BY: Habeeb Salloum "Oh ‘ud! If it was not for consolation, I wouldn't have touched thee, that I declare. To my heart , I wouldn't have pressed you, And none would've heard my songs anywhere." The(...)

Mediterranean Cooking from the Garden with Linda Dalal Sawaya—easy to make springtime lentil soups

Mar 2, 2016

lentil soup ingredients © linda dalal sawaya 2016 BY: Linda Dalal Saway/Contributing Writer Portland days already feel like early spring with sunshine, blustery wind, rain showers, hail, and clouds swiftly passing, opening the sky to the sun once again for a(...)