By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab American Contributor Writer “When night falls, you should come here and sit in our Breakwater Local Café. It’s teeming with people. Everyone is in a good mood, sipping on their coffee, dining on the finest of Gulf foods, or just puffing on water pipes. It’s the city’s heart of traditional relaxation, enjoyed … Continued
By: Richard Breaux/Arab America Contributing Writer What do you do when you find several dozen 78 rpm records all in Arabic and you can neither read, nor speak the language? You research the musicians and record labels and write about them.…at least that’s what Arab America contributing writer, Richard Breaux did. The result is bound … Continued
By: Holly Johnson/Arab America Contributing Writer Disabilities impact the daily lives of over 1 billion people, or 15% of the World’s Population, according to a 2019 statistic by the World Bank. Disabilities come in a variety of forms, affecting individuals differently, depending on the type, and severity of the disability. While disabilities can occur at … Continued
By MacKenzie DiLeo/Arab America Contributing Writer Street art displays creativity and originality in the most natural form. Some call it vandalism and others call it graffiti, but to me it symbolizes the true meaning of art; the freedom to express your creativity in a new and unique way. Street artists come from varying backgrounds and … Continued
By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer Year after year, architects design more modern and mind-blowing buildings in the Arab World. Among them are modern museums, research centers, hotels, restaurants, offices, apartments, and even water towers. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), there are many complex and unique modern buildings. This list aims to cover multiple … Continued
By: Yasmina Hage/Arab America Contributing Writer In the Middle East, many countries are facing war or economic hardship. This situation is also present in other countries. As a result, in the Middle East, some Arab countries welcome foreigners from their neighbors and the rest of the world who are looking for opportunities. These foreigners dream … Continued
By: Richard Breaux/Arab America Contributing Writer What do you do when you find several dozen 78 rpm records all in Arabic and you can neither read, nor speak the language? You research the musicians and record labels and write about them.…at least that’s what Arab America contributing writer, Richard Breaux did. The result is bound … Continued
Arab America is proud to highlight episodes of Arab American Stories, the Emmy Award-winning 13-part series presented by Detroit Public Television that explored the diversity of the Arab-American experience. The Series Arab American Stories highlights the diversity within the Arab American community. The series showcases the lives of 39 different Arab Americans from around the … Continued
By: Holly Johnson / Arab American Contributing Writer Picture this – the year is 1931. The Empire State Building has been completed after a record 13 months, The Star-Spangled Banner has just become the national anthem, Greta Garbo is dominating the big screen, Nevada has legalized gambling, and the term “American Dream” has been published … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer In the late 1990s, we left Algeciras, on the southern coast of Spain, in the early morning hours and were soon driving on a highway twisting through fantastic mountain scenery, until we reached a high point overlooking the city of Ronda, perched atop gigantic pillars of rock amid green … Continued
By: Blanche Shaheen/Arab America Contributing Writer There is no better way to celebrate the summer harvest than with fattoush, a crisp salad of vegetables and herbs accented with tangy lemon and sumac. Fattoush actually might be one of the very first salads in history to use croutons. This popular salad belongs to the family of … Continued
By: Yasmina Hage/Arab America Contributing Writer Ramy Youssef‘s series, “Ramy,” was a big hit! Based in a New Jersey town, the comedian plays a young Egyptian man looking for a place in this world while struggling with his devotion to Islam. In January 2020, Ramy Youssef received the Golden Globe for best actor in a … Continued
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