By: Raneem Ghunaim/Arab America Contributing Writer Ever since Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced on May 28, 2020, that he was committing to annexing parts of the West Bank in July, many Palestinians and people from all backgrounds began to take action. Realizing, that if this plan was to fully go through even more Palestinians … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer In the late 1990s, we left Algeciras, on the southern coast of Spain, in the early morning hours and were soon driving on a highway twisting through fantastic mountain scenery, until we reached a high point overlooking the city of Ronda, perched atop gigantic pillars of rock amid green … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer One of the most sought-after meccas by today’s international tourist, Benidorm has become a byword for those seeking sun and sand. The most flourishing center of tourism on the Spanish Mediterranean coast, it offers the visitor everything from relaxation to scenery and excitement. Its endless skyscrapers huddling even closer … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer “Spare him a penny woman, For I cannot call to mind, A sadder fate for a human, Than to be in Granada blind.” So wrote the Mexican poet Icaza – these lines now inscribed on the walls of Alhambra, Granada’s renowned citadel. Making my way inland from the coast … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The January wind was biting cold as I trudged through a blinding Toronto snow storm on my way to a travel agency. My fingers and toes were beginning to become numb, yet, I hardly felt the cold for my mind was on a journey I had been planning for … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer My heart tingled with emotion and excitement as I stepped into the fabled Great Mosque of Córdoba. Six times I had journeyed to what was once the capital of western Islam to visit its Mezquita-Catedral. Yet for me, the magic of this former religious structure had not diminished with … Continued
SOURCE: THE LOCAL The remarkably well-preserved remains of the Caliphate city of Medina Azahara, a medieval Arab Muslim town near the Spanish city of Cordoba, was added to Unesco’s list of World Heritage sites on Sunday. The 10th-century Moorish site provides “in-depth knowledge of the now vanished Western Islamic civilisation of Al-Andalus, at the height … Continued
SOURCE: YABILADI BY: LATIFA BABAS Pressured to abandon their faith and convert to Christianity, the life of Moriscos in Spain was almost unbearable following the Expulsion decreed by King Philip III. While, everyone claims that they have surrendered to this pressure and ended up integrating into the new Christian society, new poems written in Arabic … Continued
SOURCE: THE NEWBERRY CONSORT For our fall concert this year, taking place Nov. 3-5, we will be presenting a program of the music of the Sephardic Jews in Spain in the 15th century, and unlike some of our past Renaissance music concerts, this one will feature a Middle Eastern instrument our audiences may not have heard … Continued
A figure by a pool at the Alhambra by Henry Stanier Granada by Nizar Qabbani Translated by Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer After touring the Alhambra Palace in Granada with a beautiful Andalusian guide, the Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani wrote: At the entrance of Alhambra was our meeting, How sweet is a rendezvous not thought of before. … Continued
BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer “It’s that time again! You know what I hate most in going away on a trip? It’s buying gifts to take back for daughters who have everything!” I remarked to a friend during our last day on Spain’s Balearic Islands. She smiled, “In the Balearics, it’s the easiest place in the … Continued
Dia al-Azzawi with his drawing, which is being woven into a tapestry by TIM CORNWELL The Art Newspaper A giant tapestry depicting the massacres at Sabra and Shatila in Lebanon in 1982 may go on display alongside Picasso’s Guernica in the Reina Sofía museum in Madrid. Ramzi Dalloul, a Palestinian businessman and collector of Arab art, … Continued
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