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Ibrahim Maalouf Gives His Trumpet a Human Voice

Sep 15, 2016

By NATE CHINENSEPT. THE NEW YORK TIMES Bridging musical cultures comes naturally to the trumpeter and composer Ibrahim Maalouf. Born(...)

Why This Lebanese Street Food Is Gaining Traction in the U.S.

Sep 15, 2016

by Nina Roberts Fortune It’s not as popular as pizza or falafel, but someday it could be. In Lebanon, the(...)

Syrian refugee musicians sell out shows in Germany

Sep 15, 2016

DAILY ASTORIAN At the neoclassical Concert House in Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt, busts of German composers Beethoven, Bach and Handel looked(...)

Comic on a mission for laughter and unity

Sep 15, 2016

By SHANNON E. KOLKEDY Toledo Blade No politics. No religion. One love. With that basic model, Lebanese-American comedian Nemr Abou(...)

American Muslim Voters With Nowhere to Go

Sep 15, 2016

By Francis Wilkinson Bloomberg Hillary Clinton will win overwhelming support from American Muslims in November. She is a safe harbor in(...)

How one Palestinian activist is using makeup to raise awareness of global crises

Sep 15, 2016

By Corinne Redfern Marie Claire She's only 24 years old, but Rand Jarallah has already teamed up with the United(...)

Wafa Ghnaim reveals Palestinian history through embroidery

Sep 15, 2016

Ellen Spitaleri Portland Tribune The key to understanding Wafa Ghnaim’s presentations at the Ledding Cultural Forum on Sept. 17, 18,(...)

The Native American, the Palestinian: A Spirited Fight for Justice

Sep 15, 2016

byRamzy Baroud Common Dreams Thousands of Native Americans resurrected the fighting spirit of their forefathers as they stood in unprecedented(...)

Sheriff Joe Hanna Wears his Heritage as a Badge of Pride

Sep 14, 2016

BY JOAN HANNA Arab American Institute Crediting his heritage and the way he was raised with making him the person(...)

America's Other Orchestras: Arab American Ensemble Series Episode 6

Sep 14, 2016

Philadelphia’s Garden of Eden BY: Sami Asmar/Contributing Writer The name alone tells the whole story, Al-Bustan (the Garden) Seeds of(...)

10 Habits that Arab Americans Need to Break

Sep 14, 2016

BY: Zane Ziebell/Contributing Writer & Dr. Amal David/Arab America Director of Community Outreach Arab Americans have held onto a few(...)

Israeli PM Takes Sharp Criticism Over ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Statement

Sep 14, 2016

BY: Zane Ziebell/Contributing Writer Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government have faced growing disapproval in recent years over(...)