As we prepared the Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Blog Series and Giveaway for May, we decided we needed a separate month for Middle Eastern and North African Heritage. Asia has so many diverse cultures in it, that we felt it really needed more than one month to celebrate all the diversity and learn about it […]
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Visiting a Lebanese or Middle Eastern restaurant can be a daunting task for you and your family if your a “first timer”. With so many different dishes on the menu from it’s difficult ordering something you know you’d like, but also something your children will enjoy. Here, we narrow it down for you, listing the
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I love teaching my kids about the world! Lebanon is important to our family because my father-in-law was born there, but even without a personal connection I think anyone who learns about this country will want to learn more! Lebanon has a Mediterranean climate – it borders the Mediterranean Sea on the west. Lebanon also
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During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims around the world fast from dawn until sunset. This means no food or drinks, among other things. It also includes an increase of salat (the Arabic word for prayer) and recitation of the Quran, the Islamic holy book. There are five different prayers, each with its own name, time and number of
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One of the best things about doing a two-week program in Israel when I was in college was meeting Jewish people from all over the world. As expected, there were lots of Jewish women and men from the U.S. But, many of our program participants came from other places like Brazil and South America. Together,
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