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10 Ridiculous Questions that Egyptian American High School Students are Asked

Nov 15, 2017

By: Mario Habashy/Arab America Contributing Writer 1. Can you read hieroglyphs? Yes, we know that Egyptians were once notorious(...)

Trump Team Begins Drafting Middle East Peace Plan

Nov 14, 2017

SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES BY: PETER BAKER WASHINGTON — President Trump and his advisers have begun developing their own concrete blueprint(...)

Washington Watch: President Trump Wasn't on the Ballot. Nevertheless, He Lost.

Nov 14, 2017

SOURCE: ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE BY: JAMES J. ZOGBY With all due respect to the gubernatorial candidates who won their elections(...)

Israeli and Syrian Musicians Brighten These Brooklyn Knights

Nov 13, 2017

SOURCE: LOS ANGELES TIMES BY: MARL SWED The Brooklyn-based ensemble the Knights bombed when it was in residence at the(...)

Google Honors Classic Lebanese Singer Sabah on her 90th Birthday

Nov 13, 2017

SOURCE: STEP FEED BY: MARIAM NABBOUT Friday, November 10, would have been late Lebanese music icon Sabah's 90th birthday. To(...)

It's Time to Get Excited About the IPAF

Nov 13, 2017

SOURCE: ALBAWABA The Arab world’s most highly sought-after literary prize, the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (or “the Arab(...)

Syrian Actor Ghassan Massoud on his Enduring Career and Passion for Historical Roles

Nov 13, 2017

SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: SAEED SAEED There is a reason why you will rarely see Ghassan Massoud in a role(...)

An Arab Bakery in Oakland Full of California Love

Nov 12, 2017

SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES BY: REBECCA FLINT MARX Before she embarked on a baking career, Reem Assil grew up(...)

Why aren’t more Arab Women Saying #MeToo?

Nov 12, 2017

SOURCE: AL-ARABIYA The allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein have shaken the world. So far, more than 30 women have(...)

Beginning again in Brooklyn: Syrian Refugees Start Anew in Ridge with Aid from Downtown Do-Good Group

Nov 12, 2017

SOURCE: THE BROOKLYN PAPER BY: JULIANNE MCSHANE They got a new lease on a new life. A Syrian refugee family(...)

Arab Start-ups Key to Building Localised Digital Economy

Nov 11, 2017

Governments, corporates, entrepreneurs urged to work together to build ‘friendly’ ecosystem for growth at World Economic Forum. SOURCE: THE NATIONAL(...)

eL Seed: Can The Beauty Of Arabic Calligraphy Shift Perspectives?

Nov 11, 2017

SOURCE: NPR About eL Seed's TED Talk Using Arabic calligraphy, eL Seed paints messages of hope on the sides of(...)