Afifa Karam: Arab American Trailblazer for Women’s Rights
Afifa Karam (1883-1924) was the first Arab American woman journalist, editor, writer, and translator in the United States. After emigrating from Amshit, a quaint Lebanese vill…
Read Moreby Pauline Mouhanna Karroum | Sep 5, 2020
Afifa Karam (1883-1924) was the first Arab American woman journalist, editor, writer, and translator in the United States. After emigrating from Amshit, a quaint Lebanese vill…
Read Moreby Pauline Mouhanna Karroum | May 24, 2020
At the turn of the 20th century, Naoum Mokarzel founded Al‐Hoda, one of the first, most influential, and longest-running Arab-American newspapers in the United States. His bro…
Read Moreby Pauline Mouhanna Karroum | Nov 17, 2019
It all started with a dream 24 years ago. Shirin Ghareeb, Deputy Director of the DC International Film Festival, wanted to bring more Arab movies to the U.S. capital. She crea…
Read Moreby Pauline Mouhanna Karroum | Oct 13, 2019
In Hollywood, Frank Lackteen (born Mohammed Yackteen) was one of the most sought-after nonwhite actors during the silent era. Surprisingly, he never got any recognition either…
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