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Spinach: The Prince of Vegetables

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer “Come on! Eat your spinach!  Don’t you want to grow up and be as strong as Popeye?”  How many times have mothers, in such words, urged their long-suffering offspring to consume this vegetable made famous by that comic strip hero? More often than not, children have to be forced … Continued

More Than Just Habibi: 8 Expressions of Endearment from the Arab World to Try Out This Valentine’s Day

Habibi sticker designed and sold by nadiabdeir  By: Dina Kobeissi/Arab America Contributing Writer The Arabic words habibi and habibti have spread more and more within non-Arab societies. Translating to “my love” for men and women respectively, the words have been labeled as “arguably one of the Arabic world’s biggest cultural exports.” Rappers like Drake have even … Continued

A Review of “We Hunt The Flame” by Hafsah Faizal

BY: Sara Alsayed / Arab America Contributing Writer The 2019 Sand of Arawiya duology We Hunt the Flame, written by Hafsah Faizal, is an extraordinary book that captures ancient Arabian nights. The book’s richly detailed world is beautiful in its description and usage of words and allows the readers to delve into a world of assassins, … Continued

10 Interesting Things About Oman

By: Nouha Elyazidi / Arab America Contributing Writer Oman is a beautiful country located on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. For a quick introduction, Oman has a population of 5.1 million (2020), their official language is Arab and their official religion is Islam. This Arab nation has a very rich history that can … Continued

Whale Sharks: The World’s Largest Fish in the Persian Gulf

By: Leyelle Mosallam / Arab America Contributing Writer The Middle East is often overwhelmingly stereotyped as just deserts. One would be surprised by how diverse the Middle East environment and ecosystem actually are. While the desert offers great tourist attractions such as camel rides, dune bashing, and quad biking, the Middle East is beginning to … Continued

Why KFC is a Luxury in Gaza

How many stories have you heard of Palestinians in Gaza, being deprived, or denied of basic human rights, such as medical attention, education, travel, the right of business?  Palestinians living in Gaza aren’t allowed to fish past a certain point off their own coast. They are even being deprived of something as small as fast food, like KFC which is a huge luxury in Gaza.

Arab Influences in the Culinary Art of Mexico

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer During this century, the Arab emigrants from the Middle East to Mexico were surprised to find a number of foods which were not strange to their culinary taste. These dishes, with the exception of hot peppers as an ingredient, could have easily been cooked in the kitchens of their … Continued

Amnesty International: Israel is an Apartheid State

“Israel is not a state of all its citizens… [but rather] the nation-state of the Jewish people and only them”Message posted online in March 2019 by Israel’s then prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu By: Omar Mansour / Arab America Contributing Writer Yesterday morning, Amnesty International put out a new report terming Israel an apartheid state, practicing … Continued

Ancient Arab Beauty Secrets You Can Find In Your Kitchen

By: Blanche Shaheen / Arab America Contributing Writer When people think of Arab beauty, they might think of kohl lined almond eyes, thick lush  hair, high cheekbones, full lips, and flawless  glowing skin. Arab women  have had many years to practice, as their beauty regimens have evolved for centuries since 3500 BC, even  before the … Continued

A Trip to Taroudant – Morocco’s Medieval City

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer “Where is the cleanliness of Agadir?”, I remarked to my daughter as we made our way through garbage-littered lush green countryside on our way to Taroudant, Morocco’s medieval city. Like most Third World countries where the tourists play, that resort was clean, but beyond, people lived amid the litter … Continued

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