The National · 12 Nov 2026
Habibi: Is Arab culture having a moment?
This week on Culture Bites, hosts Enas Refaei and Farah Andrews kick things off with classic Arabic greetings before getting into a bigger question: is Arab culture having a moment? Last week, Abdul El-Sayed used “habibi” and “alhamdulillah” in his US midterm elections victory speech, firmly placing the Arabic language in the cultural conversation. It follows a year of highly visible moments, from Anne Hathaway’s viral “inshallah” moment to Elyanna’s World Cup song.
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