Arab American stories, cross-checked and bilingual
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A Jordanian Shawarma Chain Born in Illinois Makes Its Texas Debut in Richardson
سلسلة أردنية للشاورما انطلقت من إلينوي تفتتح أول فروعها في تكساس بمدينة ريتشاردسون
Nashmi, a Jordanian street-food chain that got its U.S. start in a Chicago suburb last year, is opening its first Texas location in Richardson, joining a fast-growing cluster of Arab-owned restaurants in the Dallas suburb.
A Taste of Petra Comes to Jacksonville: Jordanian-Owned Cafe Opens in Murray Hill
طعم البتراء يصل إلى جاكسونفيل: افتتاح مقهى أردني الملكية في حي موراي هيل
Petra Cafe & Kitchen, a Mediterranean and Middle Eastern restaurant founded by Jordanian American business partners, has opened on Jacksonville's Edgewood Avenue, bringing Turkish coffee, Syrian shawarma and hookah lounge seating to the city's Murray Hill neighborhood.
Across the River, Apart: Dearborn's Arab Businesses Weigh the Cost of the US-Canada Trade Fight
عبر النهر، متباعدون: تجار ديربورن العرب يقيّمون ثمن الحرب التجارية بين أمريكا وكندا
A months-long US-Canada tariff standoff has pushed one of Dearborn's fastest-growing Yemeni coffee chains to shelve a Toronto expansion, as the Arab American business corridor that has long drawn Canadian customers across the border watches visitor traffic slip.
From a Family Butcher Shop in Bell: How Cedar's Tacos Is Taking Halal Mexican Street Food to Orange County
من محل جزارة عائلي في بيل: كيف تتوسع "سيدارز تاكوس" الحلال المكسيكية إلى مقاطعة أورانج
Cedar's Tacos, a halal Mexican food stand started by Mohamad Nabir Farhat in front of his family's Bell meat market, is planning its first permanent restaurant in Orange County, blending the Arab and Mexican communities of South LA into one menu.
From Abu Dhabi to Seattle's Chinatown: Ahmed Suliman Builds a Second Home for Arab Flavor at ShibShib
من أبوظبي إلى حي الصينيين في سياتل: أحمد سليمان يبني بيتاً ثانياً للنكهة العربية في "شيب شيب"
Chef Ahmed Suliman, born in Abu Dhabi to Sudanese parents, has opened ShibShib, a new Arab-spiced cocktail bar in Seattle's Chinatown-International District, building on the James Beard-recognized success of his restaurant Cafe Suliman.
From a Nearly-Broke Manhattan Opening to 50 Restaurants: How a Lebanese Refugee Built NAYA Into Fast Casual's Fastest-Growing Chain
من افتتاح شبه مفلس في مانهاتن إلى 50 مطعماً: كيف بنى لاجئ لبناني سلسلة "نايا" لتصبح الأسرع نمواً في قطاع المطاعم السريعة الكاجوال
Hady Kfoury fled two wars in Lebanon and nearly went broke opening his first restaurant in Manhattan in 2008. This month his Lebanese fast-casual chain NAYA opened its 50th location, as he aims for 200 by 2030.
From Dearborn to Every Corner: Yemeni Coffee Chains Are America's Fastest-Growing Coffee Sector
من ديربورن إلى كل زاوية: سلاسل القهوة اليمنية هي الأسرع نموًا في قطاع المقاهي الأمريكي
Yemeni-American coffeehouse chains like Qahwah House, Qamaria, and Haraz — most born in Dearborn, Michigan — have exploded from 60 U.S. locations in 2024 to a projected 148 by the end of 2026, making Yemeni coffee the fastest-growing segment in the American cafe industry.
From Bakery Stand to Worker-Owned Flagship: How Reem's California Is Rewriting the Rules of the Restaurant Business
من عربة مخبز إلى مقر رئيسي مملوك للعمال: كيف تعيد "ريمز كاليفورنيا" كتابة قواعد صناعة المطاعم
Chef Reem Assil reopened her flagship Reem's California in Oakland's Jack London Square this year as a worker-owned cooperative shared with three of her own apprenticeship graduates — a rare ownership model for an Arab food business built after a decade of turbulent openings and closings.
Missing $1.1 Million Grant Money Plunges Dearborn's American Arab Chamber of Commerce Into Second Scandal in Four Years
اختفاء 1.1 مليون دولار من منحة حكومية يوقع الغرفة التجارية العربية الأمريكية في ديربورن بثاني فضيحة مالية خلال أربع سنوات
The American Arab Chamber of Commerce fired its executive director and opened a law-enforcement investigation after roughly $1.1 million in state grant money meant for the organization went missing — the second major financial scandal to hit the Dearborn-based chamber in under four years.