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Averroes - The Great Muslim Philosopher Who Planted The Seeds of the European Renaissance
Mar 14, 2015
BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer Abû al-Walîd Muhammad Ibn Rushd, better known in the West as Averroës, but also in medieval times as Avén Ruiz and Averrhoes, was born in 1126 A.D. in Cordova, once the illustrious capital of Moorish Spain.(...)
Tunisia's Andalusian Heritage
Feb 15, 2015
BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer It was back in the mid-1980s that I drove to Qal at el-Andles in search of the remains of the Spanish Muslims who had been forcefully evicted from the Iberian peninsula. Stopping our auto, I asked(...)
Do Nations Express Themselves In Their Foods?
Feb 14, 2015
BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer Do nations express themselves in their foods? It is a question that I thought would be worth examining. Mulling over this interesting theory i n my mind led me to examine my own experiences during more than(...)
Arabic Contributions to the Spanish Language
Feb 8, 2015
BY: Habeeb Salloum/Conrtibuting Writer From the desert they came - men filled with religious zeal and riding under banners inscribed with the motto "There is no god but God and Muhammad is His messenger". After establishing the Middle East and North(...)
The Odyssey Of the Arabic Language and Its Script
Feb 7, 2015
BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer The Arabic language is the youngest of Semitic idioms which include Aramaic, the Assyro-Babylonian tongues, Ethiopic, Hebrew and South Arabic like Sabean and Himyaritic. However, it is the nearest to the original archetype, 'Ursemitisch', from which(...)
Wake Up and Smell the Arabic Coffee
Nov 12, 2014
BY: Ameera David/Contributing Writer Just last week, the Arab American National Museum presented their first ever coffee exhibit titled “From Mocha to Latte: Coffee, the Arab World, and the $4 cup". The showcase, which runs until August 2010, takes visitors on(...)
Empowering Arab American Identity Through Theater
Sep 3, 2014
BY: Suzanne Manneh/Contributing Writer Heather Raffo knew she wanted to “make theater her life,” as early as elementary school. She eventually earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature from the University of Michigan, but a “life changing” visit to Iraq(...)
How Arab American Artists are Addressing Gaza Tragedy
Aug 6, 2014
BY: Suzanne Manneh/Contributing Writer Nearly 2000 Palestinians have died in Gaza since the Israel Defense Forces began the current military campaign on July 8. Approximately 25 percent of those killed are children. The devastating violence and destruction affecting Gaza has led(...)
Egyptians ‘True Muscle’ in Revolution and Hip-hop
Jul 19, 2013
BY: Suzanne Manneh/Contributing Writer Editor’s note: Egypt has once again garnered global media attention following the popular uprising and ousting of the country’s fifth president, Mohamed Morsi, on July 3rd. Morsi— an Engineering professor at California State University, Northridge from(...)
‘Arab Idol’ Mohammed Assaf Renews Hopes for Palestinians, Arab World
Jun 23, 2013
A few months ago over dinner, my mother enthusiastically said, “a Palestinian singer from Gaza made Arab Idol’s second season!” “His name is Mohammed Assaf,” she told me, adding that he is reminiscent of the iconic, late Egyptian singer, Abdel(...)
El Cajon Killing Revives Fears of Islamophobia
Mar 31, 2012
BY: Suzanne Manneh/Contributing Writer Members of San Diego’s Iraqi community are expressing shock and surprise at the death of Shaima Alawadi, found lying in a pool of blood in the family’s El Cajon home last week. For many, the San(...)
One Year On, Arab Pride and the Long Road Ahead
Jan 26, 2012
BY: Suzanne Manneh/Contributing Writer Tareq, a Syrian American graphic designer living in Silicon Valley, says his life has “completely changed 100 percent over the past year,” a change he credits to protests in Egypt’s Tahrir Square exactly one year ago(...)4,333 Results (Page 357 of 362)