By: Ala Abed-Rabbo/Arab America Contributing Writer Dubai is located in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula on the coast of the Persian Gulf and lies directly within the Arabian Desert. It is the most overcrowded city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), even including the capital of the Emirate of Dubai. The city claims … Continued
By: Ahmed Abu Sultan/Arab America Contributing Writer Soap is a salt of a fatty acid used in a variety of cleansing and lubricating products. Soapy surfactants are used for washing, bathing, and housekeeping. The earliest recorded evidence of the production of soap-like materials dates back to around 2800 BC in ancient Babylon. A formula … Continued
By: Clara Jude/Arab America Contributing Writer The 20th century marks a turning point for females around the world. Throughout this time women stood up and made their voices heard. They began to come together in the fight for their rights. Many important females used their fame … Continued
By: Holly Johnson/Arab America Contributing Writer Music is the universal language, an art form of thoughtful expression that bridges the gap between cultural and geographic differences. It has the ability to completely entrance us, invoking passionate emotions and forever connecting us to the time, place, and people that remind us of our favorite tunes. If … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Jordan with its deserts, mountains, farmlands, sandy beaches, ancient towns, modern cities, and historic ruins is a land ideal for any tourist who wishes to explore and enjoy the lands of the Arab east. But the picturesque country and its many attractions are only one aspect of enjoyment which … Continued
Toufic Barham with Danny Thomas, photo courtesy of Ancestry.com 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 … Continued
By: Dani Meyer/Arab America Contributing Writer Are you looking for a new activity you can do right from your couch? Many museums have started to put their collections online and launched virtual tours to help people with quarantining. While you might have checked out some of the more famous museums, like the Louvre or the … Continued
By: Emily Tain/Arab America Contributing Writer Despite being made up of a myriad of different countries, the Mediterranean has historically been a hub for cultural diffusion. The ancient entanglement of Egypt, Rome, and Greece is an obvious display of this diffusion, yet many forget about the Middle East and … Continued
By: Safa M. Qureshi/Arab America Contributing Writer “The Middle East represents one of the world’s modern coffee culture hot spots, with high growth prospects for major chains across many markets and burgeoning opportunities on the horizon for the specialty coffee sector,” says Young. By comparison, in a study from 2017, the US ranks as the … Continued
By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer Documentaries are one of the best tools for learning more about places, people, cultures, and/or events in an engaging and quite powerful manner. Reading and listening can be informative and are, of course, important; but watching something, seeing pain, suffering, hope, confusion, understanding, and much more with one’s own … Continued
By: Noah Chani/Arab America Contributing Writer In many countries, the health care services that we enjoy are simply an afterthought. In much of the Arab world, health care systems are lacking accessibility and neglect to include many aspects of human health. Although great strides have been made in attempt to tackle the health care deficiencies … Continued
By: Colby Cyrus/Arab America Contributing Writer So much of America exists in the Arab world: from food chains to clothing stores, and car companies to banks, it is not difficult to find many traces of the United States in this part of the world. Yet, … Continued
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