Israel has expanded the reach of its cultural theft beyond the historic borders of Palestine, to various Arab countries around it SOURCE: MIDDLE EAST EYE BY: NADA ELIA As a settler-colonial country, Israel has industriously sought to erase the existence of the people indigenous to the land it occupies, so as to better appropriate aspects … Continued
By: Blanche Shaheen/Arab America Contributing Writer When my mother would make baklava for us as children, she knew we could scarf down a batch of the sticky sweet filo confection within a week. Unfortunately, my metabolism has slowed over the years, and now as an adult, I just can’t get away with that anymore. Since … Continued
SOURCE: EGYPT TODAY BY: MUSTAFA MARIE CAIRO – 17 September 2018: Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Alexandria Library) has taken an initiative to recall rich Arabian culture and heritage that was destructed in the past years by the unfortunate regional cultural demolishing, said Mostafa El Feky, manager of the library. This initiative became possible after an agreement between … Continued
SOURCE: ONEDIO BY: CHELSEA WROTS Millions of people have had to migrate from Syria since 2011. It was a country that people had to migrate from because of wars and other reasons in the past. So we collected 12 celebrities that you’ll be surprised to know that they were Syrians. 1. The famous actress from American Pie, Shannon Elizabeth … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Walnuts regarded as the oldest tree-food appear to have originated in Persia from where they spread eastward and westward. In Mesopotamia, inscriptions from 2,000 B.C. have been found on clay tablets indicating the existence of walnut groves within the famed Hanging Gardens of Babylon and an inscription carved on … Continued
By: Ivey Noojin/Arab America Contributing Writer Are you looking for a new kind of coffee? Do you miss al-qahwa al-arabiya/The Arab coffee? If so, look no further! Here is a step-by-step guide to creating traditional Arabic Coffee. History of Arabic Coffee According to folklore, an Ethiopian goat herder ate the fruit of a coffee shrub … Continued
By: Nizar Farsakh/Arab America Ambassador Blogger Museum of the Palestinian People (MPP) is an initiative to establish a space in Washington D.C., where Palestinians can tell their stories their own way. For far too long, the Palestinian story has been reduced to a single story, either of victims or of terrorists, a story told by … Continued
There’s no hiding from confrontational truths in Michael Mohammed Ahmad’s new novel The Lebs. SOURCE: NEWSROOM. UNSW BY: KAY HARRISON Michael Mohammed Ahmad is not concerned with the “performance of being a good Muslim boy”. His new novel The Lebs rejects the model minority stereotype of the “happy-go-lucky Muslim” he sees played out in some literature. … Continued
SOURCE: TIME BY: MAEN HAMMAD Hammad is a Research, Campaigns, and Communication Assistant for Amnesty International, based in the Jerusalem Regional Office. Hammad was born in Jerusalem, lived most of his life in Detroit, Michigan, and is currently based in Ramallah, West Bank. “Before Oslo it was never like this habibi [Arabic for ‘my love’]. … Continued
SOURCE: JORDAN TIMES A key element of American culture is the Arab American component, a somewhat newfangled term suggesting a diverse group of people who vary with regard to their native origins, religion and experiences of immigration to America. The term, Arab American, therefore, refers to people whose forefathers arrived from the countries of the Arab-Muslim … Continued
SOURCE: SIMPLY MOROCCO When you visit Morocco, it’s one thing to take in the beautiful scenery, but enjoying the Moroccan food is a whole other experience. The different flavors and spices are out of this world! If cumin, saffron, turmeric, ground ginger, cardamom, and paprika are some of your favorite spices, you’re in for a … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer We were standing with our friends in the Merinides Hotel overlooking the city of Fez – the historic jewel of the Moroccan urban centres. Below us the ancient city, dominated by the minarets of the Al-Karaouiyine Mosque, the home of the first true university in the world, spread out … Continued
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