BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Today is National Coffee Day where millions of Americans will drink an extra cup (or two) in honor of the beverage that keeps the world moving. To say thanks, take a moment to appreciate coffee’s origins: the Arab world. Coffee’s origins have been disputed as either from Ethiopia or Yemen. In … Continued
Colored Water: Dixie Through Egyptian Eyes” is a series of insightful, humorous and profound experiences of the author, then a bright-eyed, curious and intelligent Egyptian graduate student in chemistry, during the 1950s just prior to his departure from Alexandria, Egypt and after his arrival to Tallahasee, Florida for post-graduate studies. The memoir offers uncommon … Continued
By: Adriana Murray/Contributing Writer For decades, African Americans have been perceived as dangerous and threatening. Empirical research shows that the majority of Americans view black males, in particular, as more threatening than their white counterparts. Media plays a significant role in how this racial bias was formed. The popular Civil War epic, Birth of a … Continued
BY: Marissa Ovassapian/Contributing Writer Etel Adnan, born February 4, 1925, was raised in Beirut, Lebanon. Because her mother was from Greece and her father was a high-ranking Ottoman officer from Damascus, Adnan grew up speaking Greek and Turkish in addition to Arabic. This was the start of Etel Adnan’s cosmopolitan life. In Lebanon, Adnan studied … Continued
Press Release: Arab American National Museum Dearborn, Mich. (Sept. 27, 2016) – “…Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me…” -From the 1883 sonnet The New Colossus by American poet Emma Lazarus, mounted inside the Statue … Continued
BY: Marissa Ovassapian/Contributing Writer As an Armenian working at an Arab media outlet, who speaks Arabic, and has traveled to the Arab World, I have come to notice many parallels between the Armenian and Arab cultures. As different as we may be, we share more similarities than most people realize. Here are 12 characteristics that … Continued
Advance tickets go on sale Thursday, September 29. They will be available through Missiontix.com until midnight the day before the show. No Missiontix.com sales on the day of show. We always reserve a number of tickets to be sold at the theater starting one hour before the first show, even when advance tickets are … Continued
BY SHARON GAETA NBC 24 Toledo She is a woman of many talents, including designing and hand making two scarfs for two separate popes of the Roman Catholic Church. Maha Saca is not only creative but she is the founder of the Palestinian heritage center where she helps woman refugees. NBC 24 ‘s Sharon Gaeta … Continued
LEYAL KHALIFE Stepfeed I mean yes, we are a very sentimental culture, as evidenced by the fact that there is no better medicine to treat heartbreak than an Arabic song. But we’re cheesy in other ways, too. From early morning breakfasts to late night snacks to those deeply fulfilling desserts, cheese is a staple food … Continued
By Maha Salah Middle East Monitor This recipe definitely takes me back to my grandmother’s house. Every time I make it, I can hear her yelling at us to stop eating it straight from the pan as it cooled and to keep it for the “guests”. It was her go-to dessert when she had unexpected … Continued
With all the anti-Arab bashing we see in the news every week, Arab America is determined to expose those who discriminate against our community. We will recognize those who vilify the positive influence and contributions Arabs have made to the fabric of American society. And we will use hummus as our weapon. By naming those … Continued
BY: Alexa George/Contributing Writer This New York Fashion Week proved that there is more to the big event than watching Kendall Jenner walk the runway. On Monday, Indonesian fashion designer Anniesa Hasibuan did something that has never been done before: she debuted an all-hijabi line of clothing. The flowing garments and pastel color schemes made for an … Continued
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