By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Called by the Persians the ‘golden seeds of the sun’ and once a favoured aphrodisiac food in the Court of James I, apricots are one of the earliest fruits known to man. Some even believe that they were possibly the ‘apples’ in the Garden of Eden. Through the centuries, … Continued
By: Randa Necola/Arab America Contributing Writer Arab Americans love using WhatsApp so much that some of them call it WhatsUp or abbreviate it to just What’s. WhatsApp is the most popular free messaging application for smartphones in the Arab world. In addition, Arabs and Arab Americans use WhatsApp more than any other messaging application and … Continued
By Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer Imaan Hammam and Iman Abdulmajid shine brightly on the new cover of Vogue Arabia, proudly representing their Arab heritage. It is women’s month and the anniversary of the Arab version of the bestselling fashion magazine, at the same time. The beauty of the 21-year-old supernova in the modeling field Imaan, … Continued
By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer Arabs are known to be quite the bargainers. If the buyer is not familiar with the Arab style of bargaining, a “buyers beware” notice might be a good idea. This is not intended in a negative sense, but to highlight the cultural differences involved in “shopping” in an Arab … Continued
By Blanche Shaheen/Arab America Contributing Writer My favorite indoor respite from the iced-over lawns, crisp air, and dark leafless trees of winter, is a warm bowl of chicken soup. I love closing my kitchen doors to sequester the spicy aroma and comforting simmer of a particularly hearty soup called Maftoul. Maftoul is the Middle Eastern … Continued
By: Leila Diab/Arab America Contributing Writer March 8 is International Women’s Day, and throughout March 2018, we will metaphorically constitute a worldwide celebration of the rising pillars for a new generation of women’s voices and actions to challenge unjust civil and human rights laws. Hand in hand, women have been confronted and unjustly controlled with unfair … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The following dishes are a few of those we enjoyed during the Depression years. The spices and herbs that I include in the ingredients were often not available and my mother had to substitute others on hand. Qawarma With refrigeration, the need for qawarma in the Greater Syria area … Continued
By: Bishara A. Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist Even as 20,000 members of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) meet in Washington, D.C., for its annual policy conference, AIPAC is on the path of becoming less relevant and less effective in its 50-year mission of strengthening US unwavering support of Israel and fighting Palestinian legitimate … Continued
By Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer After the Women’s March became a worldwide protest advocating for multiple civil rights reforms, now it’s the turn of March for Our Lives–a powerful stream demanding urgent changes in gun control legislation. Student organizers are planning the march in collaboration with the nonprofit organization, Everytown for Gun Safety. The youth … Continued
Photo: A Procession of Priests in Bethlehem in Palestine: the Birthplace of Christianity By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer Arabs represent different branches of the Christian faith Historically, as we know, Christians Arabs were well established in the Middle East before the arrival of Islam. Many of them did not convert to the dominant Islamic … Continued
By Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer During the 1930’s Great Depression, the hot winds were fierce as they blew across the western Canadian prairies. No more than eight years old, I was struggling with a pail of water, half as large as myself, through a blinding sand storm. Every day my chore was to carry … Continued
By: Noor Almohsin, Arab America Contributing Writer The Yemen Republic today was a piece of heaven on earth. Historically, the southern of the Arabian Peninsula was known as Al-Yemen Al Saeed (The Happy Yemen). It was called so because of its geographic and climate nature: rainfall, valleys, and rivers. Yemen was a fertile ground capable … Continued
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