Become a Happy Healthy Arab contributor
Welcome to Happy Healthy Arab, the first non-profit media platform dedicated to health and wellness in the Arab world! Our contributor community is an essential part of our mission. Now here’s a simple guide to becoming an HHA contributor:
There are no set-in-stone criteria for length or format, but a good rule-of-thumb for length is 300 to 500 words. Breaking up your piece into sections will boost clarity and help the reader follow along.
We’d love to hear from you about any of the following topics (please remember that you must have permission from the copyright holder to use any third-party text, photos, videos or other content):
Enjoying Food: Topics should revolve around food and tie into physical and mental well-being. Articles can be about the links between nutrition and physical or mental health, eating habits, dietary lifestyles, traditions around food in the Arab world and how they relate to healthy eating or how they can be accommodated to fit into a healthier lifestyle.
Loving yourself: Topics include behaviors that induce physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. Articles can be about sports, sleep, mindfulness, body image, self-confidence, self-love or anything a person can do for themselves.
Living together: Topics include mental health, addictions, interpersonal relationships (romantic, family, friends), parenting, dealing with death and grief, relationship with technology, dealing with social media, life lessons and advice (related to Arab tradition) and inspirational philosophy, wonder, gratitude and the power of giving back.
Healthy recipes: Recipes must be - besides delicious - very clear, detailed and easy to follow along for an amateur cook. They should include a picture, the ingredients (and the number of servings, if applicable), the method and optionally, a tip or note from the chef.
All contributors are required to provide a one to two-line biography, and a link to their profile/activities/company if they wish.
Now that you have a sense of what topics to write about, here are a few guidelines to keep in mind when submitting your pieces. Remember, you must have permission from the copyright holder to use any third-party text, photos, videos or other content.
Your story will be stronger if you reference the science informing your points and opinions. Please note that it’s always good to acknowledge the other side of ideas, such as any critics’ concerns about study findings or theories. Similarly, if you choose to quote someone else, or a book or film you feel is relevant, make sure to put the quote in quotation marks, and provide the source where you found it.
Happy Healthy Arab does not publish community pieces that are promotional in nature, endorse supplements or medications, or that offer prescriptive medical advice.
We do not accept posts:
- that promote or link to a product, service, or media offering (such as a network, show, podcast, etc.);
- that a third party pays you to write.
Happy Healthy Arab seeks to publish pieces that are relevant to our core topics (as listed above), and does not publish explicit, vulgar, or otherwise inappropriate content.
While we’re excited to read your submissions, your writing must be relevant to our core topics. If it is not, we reserve the right to decline the submission. Additionally, we respectfully ask that you do not use inappropriate, explicit, derogatory, or otherwise offensive language. We reserve the right to censor curse words and other similar language, and to decline pieces that violate these editorial guidelines.
Please note that we may remove content that doesn’t adhere to these guidelines.
Please also note: On occasion, our editors may update your headline or featured image to make your post as social and search-friendly as possible.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens after I’ve submitted my article/recipe for review?
After you submit your article/recipe, it will be added to our queue and reviewed by our editorial team.
How long will it take for my article/recipe to be published?
We try to publish articles/recipes as quickly as possible—our average turnaround is between a week and a month.
How long should my article be?
Articles that are between 300 and 500 words generally perform best.
Can I publish articles that I published somewhere else first?
Yes.
Why was my headline changed after I submitted?
On occasion, our editors may update your headline or featured image to make your post as social and search-friendly as possible.
How often can I write?
As often as you like!
If you know of anyone who could contribute to the Happy Healthy Arab platform, please forward this page to them!
