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

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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

Greater Syrian Diaspora at 78RPM: Fadwa Abeid

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By: Richard Breaux/Arab America Contributing Writer What do you do when you find several dozen 78 rpm records all in Arabic and you can neither read, nor speak the language? You research the musicians and record labels and write about them.…at least that’s what Arab America contributing writer, Richard Breaux did. The result is bound … Continued

Influential Arab American Journalists

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By: Emily Devereaux/Arab America Contributing Writer Journalism is a crucial skill. This medium has one of the most important roles in society because it is the ability to share news, influence opinions, and contribute to the dialogue on a macro level. Because journalism is so essential to the way people think about and understand the … Continued

More Arab Americans Go for Bitcoin

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After immigrating to the US, people from Arab countries, now known as Arab Americans, managed to maintain their culture up to a large degree. However, they couldn’t avoid Western civilization’s influence and eventually adopted other customs and habits. It has always been common in the Arabic world to use real money or precious metals like … Continued

Greater Syrian Diaspora at 78 RPM: Russell Bunai

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By: Richard Breaux/Arab America Contributing Writer What do you do when you find several dozen 78 rpm records all in Arabic and you can neither read, nor speak the language? You research the musicians and record labels and write about them.…at least that’s what Arab America contributing writer, Richard Breaux did. The result is bound … Continued

Revisiting “Arab American Stories”–Traditions

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Arab America is proud to highlight episodes of Arab American Stories, the Emmy Award-winning 13-part series presented by Detroit Public Television that explored the diversity of the Arab-American experience. The Series Arab American Stories highlights the diversity within the Arab American community. The series showcases the lives of 39 different Arab Americans from around the … Continued

How Did the World React to Israel’s Annexation Plan?

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By: Raneem Ghunaim/Arab America Contributing Writer Ever since Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced on May 28, 2020, that he was committing to annexing parts of the West Bank in July, many Palestinians and people from all backgrounds began to take action. Realizing, that if this plan was to fully go through even more Palestinians … Continued

Revisiting “Arab American Stories”–Innovators

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Arab America is proud to highlight episodes of Arab American Stories, the Emmy Award-winning 13-part series presented by Detroit Public Television that explored the diversity of the Arab-American experience. The Series Arab American Stories highlights the diversity within the Arab American community. The series showcases the lives of 39 different Arab Americans from around the … Continued

Fairouz Foty in America!

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By: Yasmina Hage/Arab America Contributing Writer Fairouz Foty is an operatic spinto soprano of Palestinian and Egyptian origins. She grew up in Washington, DC. and is very attached to her Arab roots.  Fairouz wants to make everything possible to promote and give a more accurate image of her heritage and Arab history in this field. … Continued

Greater Syrian Diaspora at 78 RPM: Amer and Sana Kadaj

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By: Richard Breaux/Arab America Contributing Writer What do you do when you find several dozen 78 rpm records all in Arabic and you can neither read, nor speak the language? You research the musicians and record labels and write about them.…at least that’s what Arab America contributing writer, Richard Breaux did. The result is bound … Continued

Arab America Foundation Launches 40 Under 40

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For Immediate Release Washington DC: The Arab America Foundation announced today nominations are open for their new initiative, 40 Under 40, and applications are now being accepted until August 15th. 40 Under 40 is a celebration of accomplished young Arab Americans. The program spotlights professionals in all fields and business sectors, including education, law, public … Continued

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