BY: Riley Bryant / Arab America Contributing Writer Fresh out of the dry sands of Giza, archaeologists have uncovered hundreds of ancient commodities, including statues, sarcophagi, and mummies that have been well-preserved for nearly 2500 years. The discovery comes right on the heels of a forecasted economic decline in Egypt, and it is hoped that … Continued
A young Iraqi Arab woman was found in a café speaking classical or standard Arabic to her friends. She just happened to be a woman of color, a descendant of slaves. Her story of being recruited by a major TV station as a newscaster underscores the exception to the rule of Iraqi ‘blacks’ rising to positions of prominence. Contributing writer, John Mason, tells this story and relates his experience with color differences among Arabs he’s lived with.
Ahmed Adaweyah brought the Egyptian musical genre of Shaabi to the mainstream, making it a global sensation. This new genre of music has defined Egyptian popular music to this day, creating a distinctive Egyptian style. Origins of Shaabi Music Shaabi music originated in Egypt, specifically Cairo, during the 1970’s as a form of street music. … Continued
By Dani Meyer/Arab America Contributing Writer Anyone who has ever visited Cairo knows that the city has an ever-present backdrop of honking cars. But, what you might not know is that these honks mean something. Taxi drivers in Cairo have been using different patterns of honks to convey different messages – anything from I love … Continued
By: Christian Jimenez/Arab America Contributing Writer In the present day there are many famous urban centers around the world such as London or New York. However, when people think of the most famous cities in the Middle East, many would think of Cairo, one of the oldest and most populous cities in the Arab World … Continued
By: Dani Meyer/Arab America Contributing Writer History Zar, a dance ritual popular in Egypt, is attributed to have its origins in Ethiopia. The ritual most likely spread beyond the Horn of Africa in the 18th or 19th centuries due to the slave trade and became popular in Egypt as a form of exorcism. Today, zar … Continued
By: Pamela Dimitrova/Arab America Contributing Writer The year of 2019 has been one of many historical firsts for the 41st edition of the Cairo International Film Festival. As not only the region’s oldest and largest annual film festival but also the only internationally accredited one in the Middle East and Africa, the CIFF has a … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: BEN EAST Author and editor Ralph Cormack brings the spirit of the Egyptian city in a new book of short stories If it’s tempting to cast the new short story collection The Book Of Cairo as a snapshot of the Egyptian capital – “a city in short fiction” is the book’s subtitle … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer “You must walk Cairo’s Mu’izz li’Din Allah Street! It’s full of history. I’m still in awe at what I’ve seen.” Husn Abboud, a budding Arab Canadian writer seemed to be in a trance as she related to me the high point of her trip to Egypt. Now, a year … Continued
By Thomas Page CNN A team of archaeologists has discovered a giant 3,000-year-old statue thought to depict Ramses II, in what the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities is describing as “one of [its] most important archaeological discoveries.” Archaeologists from Egypt and Germany began removing the quartzite statue — estimated to stand 30 feet tall — from … Continued
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