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The Ancient Poems that Explain Today

Aug 23, 2018

SOURCE: BBC BY: PAUL COOPER A bleak landscape stretches out in all directions, broken only by wind-hewed formations of sandstone.(...)

Four Saudi Women Won a Hackathon to Make the Hajj Safer

Aug 23, 2018

SOURCE: QUARTZ BY: DAN KOPF The Hajj is a huge feat of logistics. In 2018, an estimated 1.5 million people will(...)

After Cortez, Tlaib, and Omar Victories: What’s Next for Palestine Advocacy?

Aug 23, 2018

SOURCE: PALESTINE SQUARE BY: TAHA ALFOQAHA When Rashida Tlaib announced to a room full supporters in the pre-dawn hours of(...)

Here it is: The Secret to Making Great Tasting Hummus

Aug 22, 2018

By: Cait O'Connor/ Arab America Contributing Writer From black bean to caramelized onion to pumpkin spice, the flavors of hummus(...)

Is ICE too Icy?

Aug 22, 2018

By: Alena Khan/Arab America Contributing Writer Immigrants have been fighting against the expansion of immigration enforcement for years. Before Trump(...)

No Blue Sky for Trump Team Negotiations

Aug 22, 2018

By: Kareem Rosshandler/Arab America Contributing Writer Since George H.W. Bush, every American president has made direct negotiations between Palestinians and(...)

The Umayyad Mosque - Damascus' Crowning Glory

Aug 22, 2018

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer From the dawn of Islam, Damascus and its Umayyad Mosque, one of the most(...)

Maronite Christian Arabs of Lebanon: An Important Piece of the Fabric of the Multi-Religious Arab World

Aug 22, 2018

By: John Mason/ Arab America Contributing Writer Arab Christian Maronites (a sect of Catholic) of Lebanon present a complicated picture(...)

Back to School: No Peanut Butter Sandwiches for Arab Students, Please!

Aug 22, 2018

By: Udochi Esomonu/Arab America Contributing Writer School is quickly approaching, as the summer has surpassed its midpoint, it is important(...)

The U.S. Will Spend Billions in Syria—Just Not on Rebuilding It

Aug 21, 2018

SOURCE: THE ATLANTIC BY: KRISHNADEV CALAMUR When President Donald Trump said on Twitter this weekend that the United States had(...)

Italy Threatens to Send Stranded Migrants back to Libya unless Europe Steps in to Help

Aug 21, 2018

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT BY: BEL TREW Italy has threatened to send nearly 180 migrants stranded on an Italian coastguard vessel “back to Libya” if(...)

For Rashida Tlaib, Palestinian Heritage Infuses a Detroit Sense of Community

Aug 21, 2018

SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES BY: ELIZABETH DIAS DETROIT — The family was standing outside the black iron fence of(...)