By: Claire Boyle / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: The country of Morocco has so many interesting towns and cities as well as beautiful landmarks. From the astonishing city of Casablanca to Marrakech, Fes, and Rabat, Morocco has everything one might hope to experience. These places boast historical monuments, such as the Hassan II Mosque, … Continued
By: Christian Jimenez/Arab America Contributing Writer When people think of the Houthis, most think of them as the Shia rebel group in northern Yemen fighting a civil war with the government, and a proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran. However, there is more to the Houthis than just their involvement in the Yemeni Civil … 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
By Evan Ploeckelman / Arab America Contributing Writer Located in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, about 200 kilometers away from Sharm El Sheikh, lies St. Catherine’s Monastery. Built by the Byzantines in the 500s, the site is significant to Christians, Muslims, and Jews as the supposed location of Moses’ encounter with the burning bush, as … Continued
By Omar Mansour / Arab America Contributing Writer On August 5th, 2021, Lebanese-Sammarinese-American Myles Amine ended his Tokyo Olympic run with pride, returning home having secured a bronze medal. Amine qualified for the Olympics by placing fifth at the last World Championships in 2019. As well as being the three-time third-place finisher at the NCAA … Continued
By: Claire Boyle / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: The country of Morocco has so many interesting towns and cities as well as beautiful landmarks. From the astonishing city of Casablanca to Marrakech, Fes, and Rabat, Morocco has everything one might hope to experience. These places boast historical monuments, such as the Hassan II Mosque, … Continued
By Evan Ploeckelman / Arab America Contributing Writer The Comoros, a tropical island nation off the coast of Africa in the western Indian Ocean, is the southernmost Arab nation and member of the Arab League. In fact, it is the only nation in those categories to be completely below the Equator. However, these islands are … Continued
By: Christian Jimenez/Contributing Arab America Writer When people think of explorers, many people think of Europeans such as Vasco de Gama, Columbus, or Ferdinand Magellan. However, did you know that the Middle East had their own set of explorers from ancient Lebanon known as the Phoenicians, and did you know that they could be the … Continued
By: Ahmed Abu Sultan/Arab America Contributing Writer Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat, otherwise known as Yasser Arafat, was a Palestinian leader. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004 and President of the Palestinian National Authority from 1994 to 2004. Ideologically, he was an Arab nationalist and was a … Continued
By Contributing Arab America author / Christian Jimenez When people think of Islamic powers in Europe, most think of the empires of Al-Andalus in Iberia and the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans and Hungry, but did you know that there was an Islamic and Arabic influence on the Italian island of Sicily? The Aghlabids and … Continued
By: Christian Jimenez/Arab America Contributing Writer There have been many interesting and important battles throughout World Histories such as the Battle of Milvian Bridge or the Battle of Yarmouk, but another interesting battle and one that is important to the history of Morocco is the Battle of Alcacer Quibir. History of Morocco and Surrounding Empires … Continued
By: Claire Boyle / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: The country of Morocco has so many interesting towns and cities as well as beautiful landmarks. From the astonishing city of Casablanca to Marrakech, Fes, and Rabat, Morocco has everything one might hope to experience. These places boast historical monuments, such as the Hassan II Mosque, … Continued
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