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Tajine - Morocco’s Tasty Contribution to the Culinary World
Mar 26, 2024
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer My first introduction to tajine, a dish that vies with couscous as Morocco’s national dish, took place in Rabat at the home of my friend Idriss. I had met him during his student days(...)
Pathbreakers of Arab America—Noura Erakat
Mar 20, 2024
Noura Erakat, distinguished legal expert. By John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the thirty-eighth of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics,(...)
Etel Adnan: Arab American Art Medium Virtuosa
Mar 20, 2024
Etel Adnan By: María Teresa Fidalgo-Azize | Arab America Contributing Writer Creation is a form of thinking. It’s abandoning a certain world of preoccupations in order to enter into another. Etel Adnan, Beginning with Color: An Interview with Etel Adnan(...)
Significance of Schumer’s Denouncement of Netanyahu and Call for New Israeli Elections
Mar 20, 2024
Senator Charles Schumer's Visit to Israel in 2023 By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer The full impact of the brave speech of Charles Schumer is hard to judge. When Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, Israelis were on(...)
Palestinian Actress and Comedian Maysoon Zayid to Perform at the National Arab American Heritage Month Commemoration, April 18, 2024
Mar 20, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (WASHINGTON, DC) March 20, 2023--The Arab America Foundation proudly announces that Palestinian actress and comedian Maysoon Zayid, the first Arab American woman comedian in the U.S., will perform on Thursday, April 18th, at the National Arab American(...)
6 Best Arab Graphic Novels You Must Read Before You Get Old
Mar 20, 2024
By: Menal Elmaliki / Arab America Contributing Writer 1. The Apartment in Bab El-Louk "How similar yet different we all are." A blue door graces the front cover of the graphic novel, The Apartment in Bab el-Louk, written by Donia(...)
Trending Modest Fashion 2024
Mar 20, 2024
By: Malak Hassouna /Arab America Contributing Writer Modest fashion is trending in which people wear less revealing attire to express religious, spiritual, or personal interests. Modest attire can be elegant and contemporary while being non-revealing. For example, Muslim women frequently(...)
Traditional Arab Folktales
Mar 20, 2024
Photo: Wikimedia Commons By: Ziyan Qutub / Arab America Contributing Writer At the core of Arab culture is a reservoir of intriguing stories that have been told from one generation to another—these are the traditional folktales of the Arabs. They are(...)
Mansaf: The Pride of Jordanian Cuisine
Mar 19, 2024
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The first time I sat down to a feast featuring mansaf was in the countryside near Amman, the capital of Jordan. Surrounded by distinguished-looking men in flowing Arab robes, I reclined quietly beside my(...)
Abu Dhabi Makes Waves With Its First Major Art Biennale
Mar 19, 2024
Image credit: Google Images By: Masha Lukovenko / Arab America Contributing Writer Public Art Abu Dhabi unveiled its first installation, a multimedia piece called WAVE by the Seoul-based collective district. Abu Dhabi is the latest city aiming to put itself(...)
Fayrouz Saad Appointed as Assistant Secretary for Partnership and Engagement at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Mar 16, 2024
Photo: Fayrouz Saad/Linkedin On February 25, Lebanese American Fayrouz Saad was appointed Assistant Secretary for the Office of Partnership and Engagement at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In her new role, Saad serves as the principal advisor to DHS(...)
Arab America Foundation Announces Events Commemorating National Arab American Heritage Month--April 2024
Mar 13, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (WASHINGTON, DC) March 13, 2024--Today, the Arab America Foundation announced events commemorating National Arab American Heritage Month in Washington, DC, for April 2024. On Saturday, April 13th, the Kennedy Center, in collaboration with the Arab America Foundation,(...)4,375 Results (Page 35 of 365)