By Alison Norquist / Arab America Contributing Writer March 8th, 2023 marks the annual celebration of women and girls. This international holiday is a recognition of not just women’s triumphs but also the continued struggle that women face each and every day. For over 100 years, the United States has marked its calendar for the … Continued
By Alison Norquist / Arab America Contributing Writer Women, of course, have been around since the beginning. Without women, humans would cease to exist. Everything about them was created to give and sustain life. To nurture. But women are more than just mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters. They are the strong foundation upon which civilization … Continued
By Alison Norquist / Arab America Contributing Writer For more than a millennium and a half, when Arab traders and Islamic missionaries came to Africa, there has been a mixing of not only ethnicities but also cultures. Throughout the Northern half of Africa, there are varying degrees of Arab influence. In modern times, that has … Continued
The UN’s annual World Arabic Language Day falls on December 18th this year. Sponsored by UNESCO, it is a time to celebrate the beauty and power of Arabic. For the tenth anniversary, let’s take a look not only at the past but also at the future of the Arabic language!
By: Alison Norquist/ Arab America Contributing Writer An Overview The Golem and The Jinni follows two mythological beings who struggle to appear human while retaining their true selves in early 1900s New York City. Chava the golem, a being made of clay brought to life by Kaballah magic, was created for a man who wanted … Continued
By: Arab America Contributing Writer / Drew Jackson The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in modern-day Iraq is anciently and popularly known by its Greek name ‘Mesopotamia’ meaning the land between the rivers. Mesopotamian culture and history are important, not just to the Arab world, but to all of modern-day civilization. Mesopotamia is … Continued
By: Caroline Umphlet / Arab America Contributing Writer Khan al-Khalili is the most famous market in Egypt, and even one of the oldest open-air markets in the entire Arab World. Located in the heart of old Islamic Cairo, it stretches about half a square mile and is easily walkable from end to end. The market … Continued
The city of Jerusalem, the ancestral capital of the state of Palestine has been at the center of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict for decades. Sacred to the world’s three great monotheistic religions, it is a city which has represented coexistence and is at the heart of the Palestinian people’s struggle for liberation. The term “conquest” is … Continued
By: Norah Soufraji/ Arab America Contributing Writer At its peak the Ottoman Empire spanned three continents and served as the crossroads between East and West. The conquest of the Arab World began in 1516-1517 and control of the Middle East lasted for four hundred years until various defeats during WW I and the Arab Revolt … Continued
By: Mariem Hamdi/ Arab America contributing writer When you walk across each of the North African neighborhoods, particularly in the old cities you will find one spot or two designed for Hammam (or Islamic bath-houses), it is a tradition similar to a steam bath or sauna and is representative of the Byzantine and Roman baths. … Continued
By: Claire Boyle / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: On August 23, 2022, the Anaheim City Council in California voted to declare a region of Brookhurst Street as “Little Arabia.” The “Little Arabia” designation is historic because this declaration created the “first Arab American cultural district in the United States.” “Little Arabia” is well-known for … Continued
By: Malorie Lewis / Arab America Contributing Writer Arab and Muslim participation in the United States military dates back as far as the inception of this young nation. Muslim slaves are noted as defending the colonies against Great Britain in the early stages of the Revolution, they participated in the Civil War, and the World … Continued
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