Michael Springmann Arab America Contributing Writer On January 7, 2018, Ha’aretz, an Israeli newspaper, published a list of 20 organizations the Israeli government had previously blacklisted. Additionally, Israel is denying entry to members of the groups, including, the American Friends Service Committee (a Quaker assembly with a Nobel Peace Prize), the Jewish Voice for … Continued
By Noor Almohsin/Arab America Contributing Writer There are Arab Americans achievers in various fields. As a community, it has a number of accomplished members who do well to themselves, community and the society. Arab Americans have a high rate of education nationally compared to other groups, and those achievers are among hundreds of them if … Continued
By: J. Michael Springmann/Arab America Contributing Writer Responding to her fans’ calls for canceling a planned concert in Israel, New Zealand pop singer Lorde bravely announced she had made a bad decision and called off the event. This brought out the Izzie attack dogs, even though her statement was in keeping with her practice of … Continued
Over 100 Arab American democratic leaders issued a letter to the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Tom Perez, expressing disappointment in the removal of Dr. James Zogby from the Executive Committee of the DNC. The letter, attached to this e-mail, read: “Today, there are an estimated 3.7 million Arab Americans living in all … Continued
By: Michaela Schrum/Arab America Contributing Writer After ignoring the advice from numerous foreign policy advisors in the United States and the international community, President Trump last Wednesday announced that the United States would move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Since then, the world has … Continued
Meriam Helal/Arab America Contributing Writer The Christian community has reacted differently to Trump’s decision to move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, recognizing it as the capital of Israel. American evangelicals are in favor of this decision, while other Christians, Catholics, and especially Orthodox Christians, are extremely against it. Pope Francis expressed his … Continued
Compiled By: The Arab America Team Wednesday, December 6, 2017, President Trump announced his administration’s plan to formally recognize the city of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Such a move has caused much uproar from the international community as well as from think tanks and organizations in the United States. The following is a compilation of … Continued
By: Michaela Schrum/Arab America Contributing Writer It’s been an eventful week, to say the least as two pertinent issues affecting the Arab American community, including President Trump’s inflammatory Tweets directed against Muslims and the Supreme Court’s reinstatement of the Trump travel ban directed against Muslim counties. Trump’s Inflammatory Tweets Last week, President Trump retweeted a series … Continued
By: Kameron Dreher/Arab America Contributing Writer Gigi and Bella Hadid are probably two of the most popular supermodels on the scene right now. Garnering more than 52.1 million followers on Instagram and over 8 million on Twitter combined, the sisters have made their mark in the fashion/social media world. However, it seems few are aware … Continued
By: Mike Enayah/Arab America Ambassador Blogger One day, I told Uncle Sam that I loved him. He frowned and replied: you can’t love me little Abdul.. I asked, why Uncle why? He replied: because freedom is not your fate, your religion teaches hate, and whispered: “your genetics are not so great.” I almost believed him, … Continued
By: J. Michael Springmann/Arab America Contributing Writer In August 2017, Swedish activist Benjamin Ladraa began his self-funded walk from Gothenburg, Sweden, where he’s been living, to Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Palestine. That’s roughly 4,800 km., nearly 3,000 miles. A Red Cross employee, he resigned, selling all he had and using all his funds to finance the trip. … Continued
SOURCE: ALBAWABA Published November 1st, 2017 Dogs at the Habiba and Friends Animal Shelter in Cairo (Facebook) Almost a week after a group of Swiss tourists rescued a donkey from the Giza district and flew it to Switzerland for $930, an American woman reportedly airlifted 14 dogs and a cat out of Egypt on Sunday, … Continued
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