Author Archives: Arab America

We’ve all heard of the comedian Jeff Foxworthy and his famous “You might be a redneck” jokes. If you haven’t, I encourage you to look them up, because they are hilarious. Inspired by him, I have decided to create a “You might be an Arab” series of my own. Here are 10 ways in which … Continued

This summer’s war in Gaza was the latest episode in a cycle of mistrust, aggression and destruction. Yet again the world is counting the cost in lives, homes, hospitals, schools, factories and other civilian infrastructure. More than 2,100 Palestinians were killed in the conflict, at least half of them civilians and around a quarter of … Continued

Last night, Alabama voters passed Amendment One, a ballot measure that prohibits Alabama courts from considering “foreign law” when deciding cases. The provision, like a series of similar laws that have been proposed in other states over the past several years, appears to have been motivated by a fear that Muslims could somehow deprive local … Continued

The National U.S. – Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) recently supported a visit to Dallas, Texas by a high-level delegation of Moroccan and U.S. Government officials participating in the U.S. – Morocco Trade & Investment Forum. More than 200 U.S. executives turned out for the Forum, which was spearheaded by Morocco’s Honorary Consul in Texas, … Continued

Monaco Business Development announced today that Destination Dead Sea Jordan broke the world record of the largest floating human image in the world on Thursday October 30th 2014. The event was witnessed by a Guinness World Record Representative. In total, 261 employees, staff and management collaborated to create the human peace sign. For the first … Continued

Washington: Arab-American and Indian-American candidates had a mixed night in the midterm elections that gave the Republican Party control of the US Senate and a larger majority in the US House of Representatives. In South Carolina, where an Indian-American was pitted against an Arab-American in a high-stakes battle for the governorship, it was the Indian-American … Continued

U.S. News & World Report, a leading U.S.-based publisher of education analysis and rankings, unveiled the inaugural Best Arab Region Universities rankings <a href=”http://www.usnews.com/education/arab-region-universities/rankings?int=9e2808″>here</a> at the World Innovation Summit for Education in Doha today. Three universities in Saudi Arabia claim the top spots, with King Saud University taking the No. 1 spot, followed by King … Continued

A French start-up is hoping to take a slice of the multi-billion Halal food market with a device allowing diners to find out within minutes whether a dish contains pork. Capital Biotech has received orders from as far afield as Turkey, Chile and Indonesia for its “Halal Test” which tests within 10 minutes whether a … Continued

Foreign-film festivals are travel without the cost, the inconvenience and the crowds. From your comfy seat in a climate-controlled movie theater, popcorn in hand, you can journey to exotic, faraway places – like a palatial villa in Tangiers and a garden in northern Iraq. Or an apartment in Damascus, with bombs exploding nearby, a prison … Continued

Visa for Music, the first edition of an event that aims to gather musicians and culture professionals from the Arab world and Africa, is set to take place between 12 and 15 November in Rabat, Morocco. The event aims to play out as more than a festival with a series of musical line ups, as … Continued

U.S. News & World Report, a leading U.S.-based publisher of education analysis and rankings, unveiled the inaugural Best Arab Region Universities rankings <a href=”http://www.usnews.com/education/arab-region-universities/rankings?int=9e2808″>here</a> at the World Innovation Summit for Education in Doha today. Three universities in Saudi Arabia claim the top spots, with King Saud University taking the No. 1 spot, followed by King … Continued

Prominent Lebanese writer, journalist and poet Georges Jurdak, who published his first book while still a teenager, died Wednesday at the age of 83. Jurdak hails from the south Lebanon village of Jdeidet Marjeyoun. He received his primary education at the local village school, and then moved to Beirut for subsequent learning. In 1950, he … Continued