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Welcome to the afikra Library

Since 2014, we have created a digital archive of all afikra content and made it free to browse and explore. This collection represents our community’s collective exploration of the histories & cultures of the Arab world. Please note that all community presenters are not experts in the topic they are presenting on, but rather curious to explore and dedicated enough to do the research and share it with the rest of the community.

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Posts in FWD

FWD: "Aliya Ogdie Hassen: Mother of Dearborn Arabs" - L’Orient Today

FWD: "Aliya Ogdie Hassen: Mother of Dearborn Arabs" - L’Orient Today

Muhammad Altalib, London

Community Presentation, FWD, LondonGuest UserMarch 7, 2024immigration, arab women

FWD: “What Syrian Cuisine Can Teach Us About Humanity" - Antonio Tahhan

FWD: “What Syrian Cuisine Can Teach Us About Humanity" - Antonio Tahhan

Khaled Arnaout, Boston

Community Presentation, FWD, Culture Food & Tradition, BostonGuest UserMarch 7, 2024Food, syrian

FWD: “Molokhia: How a Humble Green Leaf Both Divides and Conquers the Middle East” - Middle East Eye

FWD: “Molokhia: How a Humble Green Leaf Both Divides and Conquers the Middle East” - Middle East Eye

Dania Homsi, Amman

Community Presentation, FWD, Amman, food and heritageGuest UserMarch 7, 2024molokhia, food

FWD: "Autour d’une expédition romaine en Arabie Heureuse sous Auguste" - Robert Fazy

FWD: "Autour d’une expédition romaine en Arabie Heureuse sous Auguste" - Robert Fazy

Yasmin AlKhowaiter, Riyadh

Community Presentation, FWD, Riyadh, HistoryGuest UserMarch 7, 2024history, french-swiss

FWD: "Men in the Sun” - Ghassan Kanafani

FWD: "Men in the Sun” - Ghassan Kanafani

Jude Abou Haidar, Beirut

Community Presentation, Beirut, FWDGuest UserMarch 7, 2024men in the sun, refugee

FWD: “Objects of War" - Lamia Joreige

FWD: “Objects of War" - Lamia Joreige

Alessandra El Chanti, Doha

Community Presentation, FWD, History, DohaGuest UserMarch 7, 2024Lebanese civil war

FWD: "Aicha Ech-Channa, ‘Moroccan Mother Teresa,’ dies at 81" - The Washington Post

FWD: "Aicha Ech-Channa, ‘Moroccan Mother Teresa,’ dies at 81" - The Washington Post

Soukayna Remmal, Montreal

Community Presentation, FWD, MontrealGuest UserMarch 7, 2024aicha, activism

FWD: "Levantine Love of Yerba Mate Tells a 160-Year Trans-Atlantic TaleI” - Inside Arabia

FWD: "Levantine Love of Yerba Mate Tells a 160-Year Trans-Atlantic TaleI” - Inside Arabia

Yara Farhat, London

Community Presentation, History, food and heritage, FWD, LondonGuest UserMarch 7, 2024levantine, mate

FWD: "A Field Guide to the Street Names of Central Cairo" - Humphrey Davies & Lesley Lababidi

FWD: "A Field Guide to the Street Names of Central Cairo" - Humphrey Davies & Lesley Lababidi

Theo Rossi, Amman

Community Presentation, FWD, AmmanGuest UserMarch 7, 2024cairo, street names

FWD: "Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Arabian Gulf Breakfast" - PBS

FWD: "Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Arabian Gulf Breakfast" - PBS

Zuhoor El Sayegh, Abu Dhabi

Community Presentation, Abu Dhabi, food and heritage, FWDGuest UserMarch 7, 2024khameer, balaleet

FWD: "Talli Embroidery in Abu Dhabi" - Abu Dhabi Culture

FWD: "Talli Embroidery in Abu Dhabi" - Abu Dhabi Culture

Mariam Musa, Abu Dhabi

Community Presentation, FWD, Abu Dhabi, Art Arch & DesignGuest UserMarch 5, 2024Embroidery

FWD: "El Beida Wel Hagar” - Mahmoud Abu Zaid

FWD: "El Beida Wel Hagar” - Mahmoud Abu Zaid

Abdallah Al-Ani, Amman

Community Presentation, FWD, Film Music & Pop Culture, AmmanGuest UserMarch 5, 2024El Beida Wel Hagar

FWD: "Why Anime Has Such Deep Roots in the Arab World" - Middle East Eye

FWD: "Why Anime Has Such Deep Roots in the Arab World" - Middle East Eye

Caroline Schaefer, NYC

Community Presentation, NYC, FWD, Art Arch & DesignGuest UserMarch 5, 2024art, anime

FWD: "Maryam Al-Hassan, the singer who brought the voice of the Sahrawi issue to the world" - Raseef22

FWD: "Maryam Al-Hassan, the singer who brought the voice of the Sahrawi issue to the world" - Raseef22

Tarik Zahr, NYC

Community Presentation, NYC, FWDGuest UserMarch 5, 2024sahrawi

FWD: "The Great Migration of the Bani Hilal" - AramcoWorld

FWD: "The Great Migration of the Bani Hilal" - AramcoWorld

Amr Ismail, Dubai

Community Presentation, History, FWD, DubaiGuest UserMarch 5, 2024Bani Hilal

FWD: "Here’s Why Dana Salah Shed Her King Deco Moniker to Embrace Her Arab Heritage" - Savoir Flair

FWD: "Here’s Why Dana Salah Shed Her King Deco Moniker to Embrace Her Arab Heritage" - Savoir Flair

Jinan Shbat, DC

History, FWD, DC, Community PresentationGuest UserMarch 5, 2024arab heritage

FWD: "Youssef Ibn Tachfin"-The Background

FWD: "Youssef Ibn Tachfin"-The Background

Oussama Es-Saloua, Marrakesh

Community Presentation, History, FWDGuest UserMarch 4, 2024history, ibtachfin

FWD: "Footnotes in Gaza"- Joe Sacco

FWD: "Footnotes in Gaza"- Joe Sacco

Marya Atasi, Toronto

Community Presentation, FWD, TorontoGuest UserMarch 4, 2024history, footnotes

FWD: "Rajie Cook: The Last Word”- Palestine Museum US

FWD: "Rajie Cook: The Last Word”- Palestine Museum US

Tala Alkhaldi, Toronto

Community Presentation, FWD, Art Arch & DesignGuest UserMarch 4, 2024history, rajiecook

FWD: "She Who Wrote: Enheduanna and Women of Mesopotamia, ca. 3400–2000 BC" - The Morgan Library and Museum

FWD: "She Who Wrote: Enheduanna and Women of Mesopotamia, ca. 3400–2000 BC" - The Morgan Library and Museum

Zeinab Azarbadegan, London

Community Presentation, FWD, HistoryGuest UserFebruary 16, 2024enheduanna, Ancient Mesopotamia