By: Heba Mohammad/Arab America Contributing Writer The first wave of Arab immigrants to the United States arrived in the late 1800s, bringing with them shared values and culture that would define what it means to be Arab American. The foundational identity laid by those families and their future generations brought the community together in times … Continued
By: Haneen Abu Al Neel/Arab America Contributing Writer The term cyber-feminism is not particularly new to the 21st century. However, it certainly took a turn for a much more exciting context in 2011. In the early sparks of the Arab Spring in Tunisia, where it all started, Lina Ben Mhenni blogged and tweeted away the … Continued
By John Mason, Arab America Contributing Writer Certain U.S. democratic presidential candidates are leaning towards a restructuring of U.S. security aid to Israel. They would like to tie this aid to a more balanced policy of achieving a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian problem, to disallow aid for use in new Israeli settlements on the … Continued
By Heba Mohammad/Arab America Contributing Writer Advocates for a smooth transition to democratic governance are celebrating following the successful elections in Tunisia last week. I had the opportunity to hear first-hand about the presidential elections in Tunisia from recently elected officials who were visiting the United States as part of the inaugural cohort of the U.S.-MENA … Continued
By: Bishara Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist The unfolding events in Lebanon and the recent elections in Tunisia are sending clear messages to Arab leaders – shape up or ship out! Over the past week, Lebanon was rocked with protests involving hundreds of thousands of people from all walks of life and from all corners of … Continued
By: Yaseen Rashed/Arab America Contributing Writer Social media has had an increasingly influential role among Arab youth, as in many cases, it’s seen as an outlet. Sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are growing household names as the public turns to social media to replace their news source with more life-like intel. This shift in … Continued
Application Deadline: Open until all positions are filled. Term: January-April 2020 (4 Months) Responsibilities: Interns selected will be asked to focus on four or more of the following areas: Writing content on the identity and culture of Arab Americans and other major issues that impact them Posting original and aggregated content to Arab America’s digital … Continued
By Heba Mohammad/Arab America Contributing Writer The last few weeks in Washington, DC have been exceptionally raucous as impeachment proceedings move along, but while that story takes up much of the country’s attention, issues affecting Arab Americans have not slowed down. Many of the issues at the forefront of the community’s collective consciousness will impact … Continued
By: Yaseen Rashed/Arab America Contributing Writer When someone speaks about growing up Arab-American, there’s already this pre-existing notion and familiarity with what they are about to say. The typical “brown kid in a white suburb” living with the complicated dichotomy of both their Arab and American identities is the picture that had been painted over … Continued
By: John Mason, Arab America/Contributing Writer Prior to the 9/11 attack, many Arab Americans tended to support the Republican Party. That support began to seriously fray in the poisonous post-9/11 environment. Trump’s anti-immigration policies, including barring Muslims, has alienated not only Muslim Arab Americans but Christian Arabs, as well. Muslim millennials as a subset recently … Continued
By: Mai Abdul Rahman/Arab America Contributing Writer Palestinian and Israeli women peace activists must become fully involved in shaping the peace they envision. Their shared outlook on the human cost of the Israeli military occupation on their young is an asset to Palestinians and Israelis. Had they been invited to participate, especially during the Oslo … Continued
“ …Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses to Breathe Free…“ –From Emma Lazarus 1906 poem engraved on the Statue of Liberty By John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer Here we look at the wide variety of contributions Arab Americans have made to many aspects of American society over two centuries and more: a … Continued
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