Advertisement Close

Arab

Arab Fashion: Why it Matters to Understand Their Culture

By: Sophia Segal/Arab America Contributing Writer Arab clothing is not only for fashion, it’s part of their culture, religion and faith. It’s about understanding someones life the way they live it than assuming that it’s wrong or that a person doesn’t like it because other people don’t understand where this culture is coming from. Now … Continued

A Journey to Learn about Arab Communities in China

By: Yidan Fan / Arab America Contributing Writer              Today, there is a large number of Arab communities living in China. They came to China to study, work, or develop their own businesses. By reading this article, let’s take a journey together to get to know Arab communities in China. … Continued

Labels for Arabs and Why they Might be Incorrect

By: Emily Tain/Arab America Contributing Writer Labels we use to describe ourselves and others are fluid and subject to time, political climate, and personal experience. Because of this, it can be difficult to find a way to label someone when you are unfamiliar with their culture. Arabs are often subject to hearing a myriad of … Continued

Staying Connected to Our Culture: Wholesale Distributors of Arab Food Products

By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer There are many Arab grocery stores throughout the U.S., but many of them are just small businesses. Without a large network of wholesale-distributors, it would be difficult to provide authentic Arab food products. These wholesalers/distributors/importers provide a steady flow of Arab food products to local Arab stores and major … Continued

10 Arab Movies and TV Shows to Watch on Netflix

By: Sophia Segal/Arab America Contributing Writer In these times of uncertainty and in our months of quarantine we turned to Netflix; it made staying inside just a little more bearable. Many of us binged Netflix more than we care to admit. It’s also a great time to explore more of Netflix than just re-watching the … Continued

The 10 Hottest Arabic Party Songs You Need To Know Right Now

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

The Mariam Foundation in the City of Mariam

By: Sophia Segal/Arab America Contributing Writer This   This year has definitely been challenging, to say the least, and we all have tried our best to muster up the strength to persevere during these unprecedented times. COVID-19 has taken its toll, and many of us have been blessed with our health, but unfortunately, too many … Continued

8 Must See Documentaries About Arabs and the Arab World

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

Check Out These 14 State-of-the-Art Architecture Projects in the Arab World

By: Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer Traditional Arab architecture will always look marvelous and full of meaning – it has majesty and abundance of wonderful colors and ornaments, but it also carries the weight of serving and representing the community. The most emblematic constructions from the past are generally related to faith, education, politics or … Continued

Muslim, Arab, and North Carolinian

SOURCE: THE DAVIDSONIAN BY: SAFI EL-GAMAL The 9/11 assembly in 5th grade: a packed auditorium, anxious whispers, and a restless crowd of angsty middle schoolers. I remember entering the building confused, as I had correlated these random numbers to signify some foreign terrorist attack against my great nation; a nation that had granted my immigrant … Continued

Have yourself a Filipino, Arabic, or Chamorro Thanksgiving

SOURCE: 48 HILLS BY: TAMARA PALMER Getting bombarded with pitches to pen Thanksgiving restaurant roundups is traditionally one of my annual irritations—I usually prefer to pass. But some truly tempting offerings have crossed my inbox and my social media feeds this year that I’d love to share with you. Rather than praising Pilgrims (or encouraging … Continued

724 Results (Page 50 of 61)