Loading ...The Best Arab Restaurants to Eat When Visiting New York
BY: Jackson Chasen-Buckley/ Arab America Contributing Writer … Continued
travel
Top Study Abroad Destinations for Students Interested in Arab Culture
MNN By: Jackson Chasen-Buckley – Arab America Contributing Writer Thinking of taking the opportunity to study abroad for a semester? For any student who is interested in Arab culture, there are hundreds of potential destinations. In addition to receiving a wonderful education, students who travel to Arab countries have the opportunity to explore some of … Continued
The Best Things to Do in Dubai, According to People Who Live There
SOURCE: TRAVEL AND LEISURE BY: KATIE LOCKHART Dubai is a post-modern mecca, a sci-fi metropolis with an excess of nearly everything. Think Las Vegas by the sea, sans gambling, heavy drinking and prostitution. The United Arab Emirates has over 200 nationalities from around the world that call the desert oasis home. According to those who … Continued
What a 1,000-mile solo walk through the Middle East taught me
“For the next three and a half months, my routine was simple. I’d wake and walk, eat, and talk.” By: Leon McCarron Source: The Telegraph Travel I left Jerusalem on a cold and grey December morning. Armed police watched in bemusement as I staggered down narrow streets, stooped under the weight of an oversized pack, and … Continued
Video: How a new generation is reviving the old heart of Tunis
JUDY WOODRUFF: And now to a story about history and culture in Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab spring. Its democracy is new and fragile, and its economy has been hurt by terrorist acts that have scared away tourists. But among the signs of hope, a rise in citizen efforts to take part in the … Continued
Gaza: Deep Roots, Resilient Branches
BY: Anas Mohammed-Ali Alfarra/ Ambassador Blogger As with many Palestinians, my life has been a series of international moves to and from Palestine—for me, in particular, Gaza—inspired by hopes and fears, and always influenced by the fluctuating realities of the Israeli occupation. I was born in Egypt. Then we moved to Saudi Arabia, and then … Continued
Travel: The Ancient Path Through Palestine
By Lizzie Porter BBC Shamous is the snappiest of dressers. She matches fluorescent pink Wellington boots with turquoise leggings and a black ra-ra dress. Playing on the shell of a burnt-out go-kart, she sticks her nose in the air and grins cheekily through the desert wind. The sparky four year old lives in Ras al-Auja … Continued
Morocco’s Top Ten Beautiful Natural Sites
By Larbi Arbaoui Moroccan World News Taroudant The diversity of Morocco’s landscapes, waterfalls, beaches, desert, climate and culture makes it among the world’s most beautiful countries. Through its geographical position in the Mediterranean basin, the Kingdom, thanks to its rich nature and diverse landscapes, always makes it to the lists of famous countries that appear … Continued
Travel website says Jordan ‘best place’ to travel in 2017
The Jordan Times Jordan has topped a list of 35 of the “World’s Best Places to Travel in 2017” compiled by travel website Matador Network. The website, the “world’s largest independent travel publisher”, described Jordan as a “completely safe oasis isolated from the instability of the region”. “Jordan is a place of supernatural beauty,” the … Continued
Jordan slams door on Gazans
BY: Enas Fares Ghannem, We Are Not Numbers/Contributing writer “We regret to inform you that your application was not accepted.” —The Jordanian Representative Office This message has been received by almost every Palestinian from Gaza who has applied for what is called a “non-objection” letter from Jordan since last August. Such a letter is required before … Continued
A Gaza Story: Occupation of the Mind
BY: Aya Nashwan/Contributing writer We Are Not Numbers I never thought my dream of pursuing education outside Gaza would turn into a curse one day. I was determined to travel abroad to study, believing it was my best chance to escape the prison that Gaza has become. I never dreamed that when the time came, … Continued
35 Results (Page 3 of 3)