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Arab America Announces Spring 2021 Internship/Externship Opportunities

Arab America, the leading provider of digital media regarding the Arab and Arab American identity, announces its Spring 2021 internship/externship opportunities. Application Deadline: Open until all positions are filled. Term: January-May 2021 (4 Months) Due to the Coronavirus crisis, we are currently accepting off-site work-at-home applicants Responsibilities: Interns selected will be asked to focus on … Continued

BBC Study Shows Social Changes in the Arab World

By: Noah Chani/Arab America Contributing Writer Before delving into this, it might be helpful to give some clarity on what exactly we are referring to. Many Americans have a hard time with this understanding so we will just try to kill it before it grows legs. Islam is a religion, that happens to be the … Continued

This is how Arab American Women are Getting Involved

By: MacKenzie DiLeo/Arab America Contributing Writer Arab American women continue to make an impact all across the country. Whether you are looking to get involved yourself or would just like to be educated, the following article shares various organizations for Arab Americans to get involved. The following organizations raise awareness and work toward progress on … Continued

Ghassan Kanafani: The Novelist and Political Activist

By: Lindsey Penn/Arab America Contributing Writer Ghassan Kanafani, one of the most well-known Palestinian writers, is famous for his many stories about Palestinian life after the Nakba. His books are globally famous, and many have been translated into multiple languages. Kanafani is one of the founders of the “resistance literature” genre, which speaks about socio-political … Continued

From Michigan, With Love: One Man’s Worldwide Quest for Peace

By: Holly Johnson/Arab America Contributing Writer Peace, love, truth, and compassion. These are four adjectives that Yusif Barakat lives by. Known simply as Yusif, Barakat, an 85-year-old advocate for harmony, has spent more time than he can count getting into, as John Lewis so eloquently stated, “good trouble.” Born in 1935 in Haifa, Palestine, Barakat … Continued

Here are 4 Organizations you can Donate to for Lebanon

“Support Lebanon”/mumsinbeirut.com By: Laila Shadid/Arab America Contributing Writer In the wake of the Beirut blast on August 4, many of us are wondering how we can help from so far away, where we can donate, and which organizations are most credible. The ammonium nitrate explosion killed at least 171 people, wounding thousands, and left many … Continued

Help Me, Help You–Biden Campaign Readjusts its Course: a New ‘Plan for Partnership with Arab Americans’

By John Mason, Contributing Writer/Arab America Just a week or so ago, Palestinian American political activist, Linda Sarsour, was disavowed from the Democratic national campaign. Nevertheless, she continues to support Biden. In the meantime, the campaign, almost as if to vindicate Sarsour, issued the Biden ‘Plan for Partnership’ with Arab Americans, which demonstrates clear support … Continued

Meet Ihssane Leckey: Moroccan-American Candidate for Congress

By: Laila Shadid/Arab America Contributing Writer “I am Ihssane Leckey, Donald Trump’s worst nightmare. A fearless woman of color ready to end corporate greed.” These were the words 35-year-old Ihssane Leckey spoke in her campaign video titled, “The New Face of Congress.” The Moroccan-American former Wall Street regulator is running against eight other Democratic candidates … Continued

‘Moroccan Doll’ Dounia: R&B, Feminism, and Body Positivity

By: Laila Shadid/Arab America Contributing Writer With a head of voluminous curly red hair and a blunt in her mouth, Moroccan-American singer-songwriter, Dounia, poses for a mirror selfie—one of the many Instagram posts which characterize her feminist, body-positive platform.             View this post on Instagram           … Continued

Palestinian American Democrats Regret their Party Platform’s Failure on Palestinian Rights

By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer Palestinian American delegates who attended the virtual Democratic National Party meetings to draft its platform came away largely disappointed, coming up with a policy which, in almost knee-jerk fashion, continues to support Israel’s apartheid policy towards Palestinians. Palestinian-American Democratic Delegates protest their input to party platform is ignored Seven … Continued

Rashida Tlaib Declares Victory in Michigan Congressional Primary Election

By: Laila Shadid/Arab America Contributing Writer Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is back for a second term with nearly 66 percent of the vote for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District. “Thank you to every neighbor, community member, voter, volunteer, door-knocker, friend, staff, and family member. Thank you for believing in me and my team as we serve … Continued

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