By: Nate Fox / Arab America Contributing Writer The history of the Arab world is one plagued with colonialism and imperialism. African Americans can relate to this struggle against oppressive rule. By acknowledging these parallels, Arab Americans can find deeper connections and solidarity with the African American community, especially in celebrating Juneteenth. History and Importance … Continued
For Immediate Release Washington DC (June 12, 2024): The Arab America Foundation announced today the awardees of their 30 Under 30 initiative–Class of 2024. Thirty outstanding Arab Americans were announced from a diverse group. A panel of judges from different Arab nationalities from around the country reviewed the applications. The awardees are: Yahia Adla, Reem … Continued
This is the forty-ninth of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. Our forty-ninth pathbreaker is Abraham Aiyash, an American politician who serves as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 4th district. Contributing writer, John Mason, writes how Aiyash, a Muslim, was taught by his immigrant parents the value of public service. Aiyash is Michigan’s first Muslim in House majority leadership. He was elected as the House Majority Leader for the 2023-2024 session and is a staunch opponent of President Biden’s support of Israeli President Netanyahu’s murderous actions against Palestinians in Gaza. Aiyash said he decided to run for office because of his “deep and lifelong commitment to public service.
This is the forty-eighth of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. Our forty-eighth pathbreaker is Elaine Hagopian, a retired Sociology professor at Simmons College in Boston and one of this country’s leading Arab American activists. Contributing writer, John Mason, reports how in 1967 Hagopian joined other Arab American intellectuals in founding the Association of Arab American University Graduates (AAUG), according to Elaine, “to change the way the Arab Israeli conflict is perceived in the United States.” Her father was an immigrant from Damascus.
By Liam Nagle / Arab America Contributing Writer Every year since 2014, June has been celebrated as, among other things, National Immigrant Heritage Month! In a landscape that has increasingly become hostile towards immigrants and immigration, it is important to recognize and honor immigrants and their accomplishments in the United States. The President has once … Continued
For Immediate Release Washington DC (Wednesday, May 29, 2024): The Arab America Foundation announced today that nominations are open for 20 Under 20 (Class of 2024) and applications are now being accepted until Wednesday, June 26, 2024. 20 Under 20 is a celebration of accomplished young Arab Americans. The program spotlights young students who have … Continued
This is the forty-seventh of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. Our forty-seventh pathbreaker is James Zogby, Lebanese Arab American, and co-founder in 1985 with his brother, John, of the Arab American Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based political and policy research firm. Contributing writer, John Mason depicts Zogby as a major player in U.S. domestic politics, representing the Arab American perspective, and a preeminent rooter for Palestinian aspirations.
Women Innovators (WIn) Fellowship is committed to supporting women entrepreneurs in the MENA region by providing them with the necessary tools and resources to excel and lead “The work ethic that these women entrepreneurs exhibit is a blessing and is indicative of our home culture.” – H.E. Abdullah Bin Rashid AlKhalifa, Bahraini Ambassador to the … Continued
Riyadh International Disputes Week, Organized by the Saudi Center forCommercial Arbitration, Attracts Nearly 5000 Practitioners“Consistent with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, the Kingdom is positioning itself to more effectively facilitate commerce with global traders and investors.”– David Hamod, NUSACC’s President & CEO Washington DC – The National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC), America’s top commercial gateway to the Middle East and … Continued
This is the forty-sixth of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. Our forty-sixth pathbreaker is Linda Sarsour, a political activist who has led significant liberal movements to improve human rights. Contributing writer, John Mason describes how she has fought for Muslim rights in the context of 9/11 and the Supreme Court ban on Muslim immigration, and then joined the BLM movement, linking Black and Palestinian human rights. President Obama called her “A Champion of Change.” Linda has been outspoken on the horrific results of the Hamas Israel war.
By: Will Youmans / Arab America Contributing Writer Few famous people have undergone such a rapid transformation in reputation as has the world’s most famous barrister, Amal Clooney. Since October, social media users from around the world asked why she, a notable international human rights lawyer of Palestinian descent on her mother’s side, had been … Continued
Yesterday, representatives from the American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine, the American Arab Chamber of Commerce, Arab America, the Arab American Institute, and the U.S. Palestinian Council met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. These national organizations are the drafters and endorsers of “In This Moment: An Arab American Agenda” a document that aims to protect … Continued
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