By: Anthony Bayyouk / Arab America Contributing Wrtier After a long day at school or work, people in Gaza will go home to find fish on the dinner table. The small enclave about the same size as Detroit is located in the southwest part of Palestine and borders the Mediterranean sea. The fishing culture in … Continued
By: Leyelle Mosallam / Arab America Contributing Writer Palestinian embroidery, known as “tatreez” in Arabic, is a unique style of stitching for the purpose of designing traditional Palestinian abayas, thobes, and keffiyehs. In an effort to protect the Palestinian identity, heritage, and history, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added traditional Palestinian … Continued
OMAR KAMAL Monday, October 18, 2021 The Appel Room–7 pm Jazz at Lincoln Center Omar Kamal has a voice that transcends borders and decades. Kamal’s honest, pure power and capacity for connection is the same genius that has defined the careers of the greatest singing legends – influences felt in his eclectic catalog and captivating performances from Sinatra’s jazz … Continued
By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī / Arab America Contributing Writer “Nearly every Arab American who fights against racial stereotyping, the ideological racism suffered by Palestinians, and the perennial antagonism to Islam, owes Ibrahim a tremendous debt. “ Dr. Edward Said Dr. Edward Said’s Guru There would be no Edward Said in America if Dr. Ibrahim Abu-Lughod did … Continued
By Evan Ploeckelman / Arab America Contributing Writer The Armenian Quarter is the quarter of Jerusalem that does not seem to fit alongside the Muslim, Jewish, and Christian quarters. However, it has been an integral part of Jerusalem for centuries, and still plays a role in the conflict between Palestine and Israel. History of Armenians … Continued
By John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer Daniel Jadue would not be the first Palestinian to head a Latin American government if he were to win Chile’s presidential election. He would be following in the footsteps of Carlos Facussé (Honduras, 1998-2002), Antonio Saca (El Salvador, 2004-2009) and Nayeb Bukele (El Salvador, 2019-present). However, he … Continued
By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī / Arab America Contributing Writer “Edward Said is one of America’s most distinguished literary scholars and critics. He is an exile in the very particular sense that the country in which he was born, spent his childhood, no longer exists.” Exiles (1986 BBC Documentary) Exiled This quote is from the 1986 … Continued
By Christian Jimenez/Contributing Arab American Writer When people think of American football, especially the NFL, most people think of it as an American centric sport. However, the NFL has made great strides in its diversity by including people from many different backgrounds and ethnicities. One of these groups to make this stride to American football … Continued
By: Ruqyah Sweidan/Arab America Contributing Writer For generations, Palestinians have struggled in obtaining full, unequivocal recognition of their identity. The scarring events of 1948 have forever changed the course of the name Palestine on any paper. Subsequent conflicts resulted in the partition of the land. Palestinians thus ended up scattered throughout Israel, Jerusalem, the West … Continued
By: Claire Boyle/Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: The whole world watched in amazement when NASA’s Perseverance Rover and its attached helicopter, Ingenuity, made its historic landing on Mars in February 2021. The Mars 2020 mission has been a project in the making for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), since 2013. Perhaps, a little-known … Continued
By: Ruqyah Sweidan/Arab America Contributing Writer The preservation of Palestinian culture, sovereignty, and land is a constant struggle. It is a life-long mission ingrained in the hearts of Palestinians. Despite the efforts of other powers to erase them, they continue to build and record their history. The occupation targets all aspects of Palestinian life, including … Continued
The author analyzes the timing of the offensive on Gaza. There are still places in the world in which Muslims have been constant victims of ongoing war. They spend the holy month of Ramadan in conditions that the conservative media censors. Furthermore, the Eid festivals are celebrations that are observed in conflict. Humanity can longer neglect the Palestinian genocide and America has been an accomplice to Israel’s brutality for over half of a century.
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