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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(...)
Arab America Picks a President: What happens at the conventions and how can you be a part of it?
Mar 2, 2016
By Fred Shwaery/Arab America Contributing Writer The candidates have been picking up convention delegates from the state caucuses and primaries. Super Tuesday has come and gone. Whew! There are more states still to vote before the conventions. What happens at(...)
Government Says: iSpy on American Muslims and Arabs
Mar 2, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer The War on Terror implemented by President George W. Bush in 2001 has often been defined as an international military front against terrorist organizations from al-Qaeda to ISIL. However, the seedy underbelly of the War on(...)
Umm Kalthum - Legendary Songstress Of The Arabs
Mar 2, 2016
BY: Habeeb Salloum The Moroccan wedding feast had been sumptuous and now we were enjoying an evening of music with its gripping melodies whose history could be traced back to the Moors in Spain. The dozen musicians clothed in(...)
Sanders' Visit in Dearborn Appeals to Arab Americans
Feb 24, 2016
(Photo: Evan Vucci, AP) Sanders’ visit to UAW local 600 on Monday paid homage to southeast Michigan’s auto workers and unions that comprised a considerable share of the candidate’s constituency. His visit to Dearborn garnered a following from college students(...)
Mediterranean Cooking from the Garden with Linda Dalal Sawaya—balila and spanokopita (without the "pita")
Feb 24, 2016
the two balilas (on the left, the "disaster" and on the right, the redone version © linda dalal sawaya 2016 Balila is an Arabic word that rolls off the tongue in a musical way. And as music is filled with(...)
Arab America Picks a President: What is a caucus and primary, how do you participate in them?
Feb 24, 2016
We're well into the presidential election and the candidates are traveling from state to state following the calendar of caucuses and primaries. So, what is a caucus and a primary and how do I participate in them? Let's say you(...)
Arab America Picks a President
Feb 17, 2016
BY: Fred Shwaery/Arab America Contributing Writer We are 11 months from inaugurating a new president and vice president. Much has been happening and much will unfold between now and Inauguration Day. Through it all, Arab Americans have been a(...)4,375 Results (Page 354 of 365)