Arab America News Updates

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The harsh, rainless prairies of our Saskatchewan homestead in the 1920s and 1930s called for ways and means for families to do what they could to sustain living. There was no waste.  In the kitchen this meant that whatever we were able to grow… Read more »

By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer Lebanon faces an existential choice: disarm Hezbollah or confront threats of Washington and Tel Aviv. (The US supports the Lebanese army with training and weapons; Tel Aviv bombs perceived “terrorist” Hezbollah). The dilemma is between state sovereignty and vulnerability to external intervention.… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REGISTER HERE (WASHINGTON, D.C., August 20, 2025) The Arab America Foundation is excited to announce its speakers for the CONNECT Empowerment Summit to be held on Friday, October 24, and Saturday, October 25, 2025, at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe, 100 Frank W. Burr Boulevard, Teaneck, NJ. “The CONNECT… Read more »

This is the ninety-second in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series features personalities from various fields, including entertainment, business, sports, science, the arts, academia, journalism, and politics. Our ninety-second pathbreaker is Randa or Ra Jarrar, a Palestinian Egyptian/Arab American, award-winning novelist, short story writer, essayist,… Read more »

By: Ramsey Zeidan / Arab America Contributing Writer Pro-Palestinian sentiment has reached an all time high globally as of 2025, and it’s reflected everywhere you look. Whether it’s speaking events, fashion shows, political forums, or concerts, people are making their voices heard. In particular, there’s been a growing trend in… Read more »

By: Fayzeh Abou Ardat / Arab America Contributing Writer Arabic is sometimes viewed as a single, united language, with soaring classical poetry, Quranic passages, and the shared medium of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). However, underlying this uniting layer is a huge and convoluted web of dialects spoken variants of Arabic… Read more »

By: Laila Mamdouh / Arab America Contributing Writer In today’s fast-moving political debates, the word “antisemitism” is everywhere. It’s hurled in arguments, defended against in news cycles, and wielded as a charge in social media disputes. But pause for a moment: do we actually know what “Semitism” even means? Is… Read more »

By: Jake Harris / Arab America Contributing Writer The promotion of online influencers to promote a narrative has become a massive campaign strategy pushed by Donald Trump. It’s been part of a larger effort by the MAGA movement to appeal to younger voters. The youth vote had been a weak… Read more »

By Ralph I. Hage/ Arab America Contributing Writer Kuwait, a country nestled at the head of the Persian Gulf, has experienced rapid modernization over the last century. Yet, beneath the glass towers and sprawling highways lies a deep architectural heritage. Traditional Kuwaiti architecture, once widespread across the old districts of… Read more »

Arab America, the leading provider of digital media regarding the Arab and Arab American identity, announces Fall 2025 virtual internship opportunities. Application Deadline: Open until all positions are filled. Term: 4 Months–Beginning August/September (Flexible) Responsibilities: Interns selected will be asked to focus on four or more of the following areas:… Read more »