By: Claire Boyle / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: On November 30, 2021, the FIFA Arab Cup soccer tournament kicked off in the country of Qatar. The ‘Arab Cup’ ran until December 18, 2021, and during the timeframe of the competition, many exciting matches took place. So, what is the purpose of the FIFA Arab … Continued
“Arab America Empowerment Summit is unprecedented in its inclusion of Arab Americans from different backgrounds, most notably Yemeni Americans.” Waleed F. Mahdi is assistant professor of US-Arab cultural politics at the University of Oklahoma. He conducts research at the intersection of area studies and ethnic studies as he explores issues of cultural representation and identity … Continued
Meet Tarek M. Sobh, Lawrence Technological University New President
By: Anthony Bayyouk / Arab America Contributing Writer The Arab world is home to societies with the highest incomes and societies with the lowest incomes in the world. The MENA economy is affected by many factors including political instability, geopolitical location, climate, and conflict dynamics. During the Ottoman Empire Arabs traded goods around the world. … Continued
By: Isra Saleh / Arab America Contributing Writer Women’s human rights, of which access to safe abortion is only one of many, have not progressed in the Arab World since the colonial period when French and British regimes supported pro-birth policies to increase the population of the colonized lands. By not addressing these colonial laws … Continued
By: Anthony Bayyouk / Arab America Contributing Writer The long-awaited Grand Egyptian museum is soon to open. Egypt has anticipated opening a new museum for over two decades. The current well-known and respected Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, located in Tahrir Square in the center of Cairo, has been welcoming visitors for over a century. The … Continued
By: Christian Jimenez/Arab America Contributing Writer The sport of soccer is the most popular in the world and it is enjoyed by billions across every country. With everyone excited for the next World Cup in Qatar in 2022, I decided to write an article about one of the most famous Arab soccer players today. His … Continued
By Evan Ploeckelman / Arab America Contributing Writer While many nations in the Arab World have participated in the Winter Olympics, these nations usually experience some form of snow, with nations like Lebanon, Algeria, and Morocco, with their large, snow capped mountains, regularly sending athletes to the winter games. Besides those three, however, only one … Continued
By: Omar Mansour / Arab America Contributing Writer Yale University is the third-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, established 320 years ago in 1701. Part of a select group of private, mostly out of reach institutions for many, one might be inclined to gamble on Yale having had at least a single … Continued
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: Waverly Nohr/ Arab America contributing writer The ancient Egyptians were notorious for making a candle-like product, known as rushlights. The Romans and Egyptians first made rushlights out of animal tallow-soaked reeds. The modern candle has evolved when the Romans started to use papyrus to create a wick more similar to the kind we have today. From animal tallow, the wick … Continued
By: Christian Jimenez/Arab America Contributing Writer Today Egypt is the largest country in the Arab World, and besides some minority religions such as the Copts, most of the country follows the Sunni branch of the Islamic faith. However, this fact was not always the case as Egypt was once controlled for centuries by the Romans … Continued
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