Arab America News Updates

By: Laila Mamdouh / Arab America Contributing Writer On Monday evening, the White House hosted a highly anticipated meeting between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This encounter, set against the backdrop of the ongoing Gaza Genocide, marks a pivotal moment in the ever-evolving relationship between the… Read more »

By: Ralph I. Hage / Arab America Contributing Writer In April of 1959, the Lebanese capital of Beirut welcomed a musical legend whose visit would resonate for decades. Louis Armstrong, the renowned trumpeter and vocalist known worldwide as “Satchmo,” brought his distinctive brand of jazz to a city eager for… Read more »

By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer Following the devastating 12-day Israel-Iran conflict, the Middle East faces an extraordinary moment. Multiple peace processes are unfolding simultaneously, each holding the potential to impact the geopolitical landscape significantly. The Palestinian question is at the core of all of them: Gaza, as… Read more »

By: Ramsey Zeidan / Arab America Contributing Writer In the modern age, the Global South and the Middle East are rising to the top of the global stage. Aiming to challenge Western hegemony, the new BRICS bloc has emerged, claiming to channel the voices of the Global South. BRICS consists… Read more »

This is the eighty-ninth 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 eighty-ninth pathbreaker is Mikhail Naimy, a Lebanese-born poet, novelist, and philosopher, famous for his spiritual writings and,… Read more »

By Rena Elhessen / Arab America Contributing Writer A new film from Watermelon Pictures will soon be available in theatres nationwide. A year after its premiere, To A Land Unknown will arrive in theatres on July 11th. From Palestinian filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel comes a story of displacement and tragedy in… Read more »

By Jake Harris / Arab America Contributing Writer Dire Humanitarian Situation The humanitarian situation in Gaza is desperate. The United Nations estimates that 92 percent of buildings and structures in Gaza are either damaged or destroyed. Apart from the vast destruction of residential areas, crucial infrastructure such as hospitals have… Read more »

By: Fayzeh Abou Ardat / Arab America Contributing Writer Attempts to replicate the EU and Eurozone integration model in the Middle East face persistent structural, political, and historical obstacles. Fayzeh Abou Ardat, an Arab America contributing writer, explores why the region, despite sharing a language and culture, remains divided and… Read more »

By: B. Nimri Aziz / Arab America Contributing Writer  What further avenues help us reach Palestine?  We witness repeated attacks and compounded injustices against unarmed Palestinians, day after day. The baffled world is stunned into silence. Helpless, we merely fill hours exchanging stories of others’ suffering, citing merciless actions repeated… Read more »

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Walnuts, regarded as the oldest tree-food, appear to have originated in Persia from where they spread eastward and westward.  In Mesopotamia, inscriptions from 2,000 B.C. have been found on clay tablets indicating the existence of walnut groves within the famed Hanging Gardens of Babylon… Read more »