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
By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer WhatsApp is one of the most popular apps in the world with usage time the highest of all apps internationally. It is less popular in the United States, but throughout Europe, Asia, and the Arab world its wildly popular. In the Arab world at least 84% of people are … Continued
By: Ahmed Abu Sultan/Arab America Contributing Writer Amal al-Atrash, better known by her stage name, Asmahan, was a Syrian singer who lived and rose to fame in Egypt. Having immigrated to Egypt at the age of three, her family knew the composer, Dawood Hosni, and she sang the compositions of Mohamed El Qasabgi and Zakariyya Ahmad. She also sang the compositions … Continued
By: Sophia Segal/Arab America Contributing Writer Many of us during quarantine are stressed about not being able to travel or even leave our houses. It’s hard to move around and find comfort in seeing the same thing everyday. Even now as we’re starting to be allowed out of our houses and seeing more than what … Continued
By: Bishara A. Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist Three states – Nevada, Wisconsin, and Michigan – and less than 50,000 votes could determine who the next president of the United States will be. As of approximately 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time, Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee for President of the United States, had secured 238 electoral … Continued
By: Lindsey Penn/Arab America Contributing Writer Many people consider Ancient Egypt to have had a large influence on modern beauty standards. However, beauty standards all over the world have changed. Of course, the Arab world is no exception. This article explains the beauty standards over the last 100 years of 5 countries in the Arab … Continued
By: Safa M. Qureshi/Arab America Contributing Writer The scent is a central feature of olfactory cognition. That means your brain is able to recall whether it has smelled an aroma before, and sometimes even where it was experienced. When I smell Oud (literally means sticks), I am reminded of Marymount University (my alma mater), the … Continued
By: Noah Robertson/Arab American Contributing Writer Up until 1918, present-day Palestine existed under the Ottoman Empire. As with any other empire or country, Ottomans left the empire in search of a new life with new opportunities. After 1908, Young Turk Revolution led to forced conscriptions and with World War I on the horizon. Many Palestinian … Continued
By: Mohamed Nada/Arab America Contributing Writer How can photography be used to show pride in our culture? When it comes to taking pictures, more specifically in a cultural scene, one of the most controversial things to focus on while taking these types of photos is not what the heat of the moment is or what … Continued
By: Safa M. Qureshi/Arab America Contributing Writer Arabic is one of the most used languages in the world. It has influenced many languages such as Persian, Turkish, Malay, Hindi, Urdu, Indonesian, Tagalog, Somali, Swahili, and even Spanish. Arabic can be said to be the origin of Urdu. The main difference between Urdu and Arabic is … Continued
By: Ahmed Abu Sultan/ Arab America Contributing Writer One of the few polymaths known to history, Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, immortalized himself as the structure for many sciences and algebra. The man was solely responsible for the numerals that we use nowadays. He was measuring the movement of the planets while the majority of Europe … Continued
French students learning Arabic By: Yasmina Hage/ Arab America Contributing Writer In recent years, many Arab countries in the process of development have seen their citizens move to destinations with more resources, such as France. This immigration is strongly linked to the history that connects Arab countries to France, to the strong universities for students, … Continued
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