Advertisement Close
Menu
Arab America

Arabic 101

Arabic Word of the Day

Shami and Levantine Dialect

Arabic:

Habeebti (f)

English:

My love / my dear

Play recording

AraBIT

Arab Trivia

Money According to per capita income, Qatar is one of the richest countries in the world with a per capita GDP of nearly US $10,000.

Poll

Will a New Trump Administration Shift U.S. Policy in Favor of Palestine?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...

Copyright © 2024 Arab America

Go top

Blog

Family, a Critical Building Block of Arab Society–Including Arab America

By

Your children’s educational background, teens and young adults making their parents proud, and marriage and grandkids are critical to most families. For Arabs worldwide, these accomplishments are vitally important. So is a young adult marrying someone of similar background is often significant. A young couple’s conception of children soon after marriage is always a joy for grandparents. John Mason, contributing writer, describes how all these accomplishments reflect and reinforce Arab family values of honor, dignity, generosity, loyalty, esteem, and avoiding shame.

Egyptian Hawawshi Recipe

By

Hawawshi is a common Egyptian lunch or dinner street food. It is incredibly easy to cook and personalize according to spice or ratios of meat. The dish is usually served with tahini sauce or yogurt.

Alain Nasreddine Named Assistant Coach of the Dallas Stars: Lebanese Canadian Breaks Barriers for the Future

By

By: Claire Boyle / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: On July 1, 2022, the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL) named former NHL defenseman and the New Jersey Devils’ interim coach, Alain Nasreddine, as one of their two assistant coaches starting in the 2022-2023 season. Nasreddine is of Arab and French Canadian descent, … Continued

Getting in the Groove with “A-Pop”

By

By: Riley Bryant / Arab America Contributing Writer The Latin world has reggaeton. Almost everywhere has a “-pop,” from j-pop to afro-pop, to the more well-known k-pop. The international music industry has clearly defined genres for nearly every part of the world, each with its own regional flavor while incorporating the current global trends. Now, … Continued

Research on Arab-Related Topics

By

By: Nouha Elyazidi / Arab America Contributing Writer The Arab world is vast in its history, culture, and politics. There is so much to discover and extensive research that can be done on the Arab world, it can be difficult to locate the exact tools to conduct your research whether you are conducting a research … Continued

Is There a Yemeni Community in Kenya?

By

By: Antonia Wagura/Arab America contributing writer This article focuses on the existence of the Yemeni community in Kenya. Do they have a specific area just for Yemenis, or are Yemenis scattered and mixed with the locals? What is their way of life? How did that even happen? Well, if you are asking yourself as many … Continued

Coverage of Senseless Israeli Attack on Gaza Typical of Western Unsympathetic Reporting on Palestinians

By

Israelis have had a tough time explaining its August 5th attack on Gaza. In that attack several dozen Palestinians were killed, including six children, and wounding of 265. Palestinians did not start this attack. Speculation is that it was launched to buffer Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s political standing in the election campaign against Netanyahu. John Mason, contributing writer, discusses the fact that Israel is not alone in its bias against Palestinians—it also applies to Western media.

The Story of Sheikh Imam and Poet Ahmed Fouad Negm

By

By: Malorie Lewis / Arab America Contributing Writer The iconic revolutionary duo Blind Sheikh Imam and Poet Ahmed Fouad Negm transformed the music scene in Egypt by creating a new era of popular music. Music that frightened political regimes and outlasted its creators. Their message became an integral part of the Egyptian Revolution decades after … Continued

Sidi Bou Said, the Tunisian Santorini

By

By: Mariem Hamdi/ Arab America contributing writer Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia, “The promontory of the eternal sun”, is one of the most charming and breathtaking towns in the whole world. It is located north of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, on top of a cliff on a promontory overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and Gulf of … Continued

Cairo’s City of the Dead

By

The City of the Dead is a neighborhood in Cairo near the Citadel and below the Mokattam hills. Established around 642 CE as a cemetary, Egyptians decided to move into the old mausoleums and enclosures with tombs in Cairo’s oldest necropolis. The City of the Dead may be an unusual and bizarre environment, but the people there are making the most of what they have been given while still honoring their passed neighbors.

Amr Goes to Hollywood: An Actor’s Perspective on Hateful Arab and Muslim Stereotypes and Narratives

By

BY: Amr El-Bayoumi / Arab America Contributing Writer Despite my ongoing commitment to avoid perpetuating demeaning depictions and narratives of Arabs and Muslims (or any other group of people for that matter), I have encountered these stereotypes and distorted narratives regularly as an actor. To name just a few of the 19th and 20th-century precursors … Continued

The Spanish Territories of Morocco: Melilla and Ceuta

By

By: Nouha Elyazidi / Arab America Contributing Writer In looking at a map of Spain in Morocco, they are seemingly separated nations with the Mediterranean sea serving as a natural boundary. But to the surprise of many, there are a few areas on the north coast of Morocco that are Spanish territories. So how did … Continued

734 Results (Page 37 of 62)