By: Heba Mohammad/Arab America Contributing Writer In my professional life, I have the great honor of meeting and working with new people to advance shared values and goals for the betterment of our country. A majority of my introductions to a new ally begin with a bit of education about our community: there are 3.7 … Continued
By: Mohamed Mohamed/Arab America Contributing Writer Rashida Tlaib, Democrat-elect to the US House of Representative from Michigan’s 13th Congressional district, recently made history when she became the first Palestinian-American woman to be elected to the US House of Representatives. She also made history being the first Muslim woman Representative-Elect along with Ilhan Omar, the Somali-American … Continued
By: Ivey Noojin/Arab America Contributing Writer Nano Raies is a Syrian-American singer, songwriter, and composer who currently lives in Boston. She was the first Syrian to attend Berklee College of Music, which is one of the best schools for music in the country. She immigrated to the United States with hardly anything and has been … Continued
Arab American newcomers to the US get to the U.S. now by airplanes, not anymore by boats. As it is common in the Detroit area to refer to newcomers as “boaters”, indicating that they lack a full assimilation and/or characterized by pronounced accent. In the case of many Arabic speakers, in addition to dealing with new … Continued
The Arab American Institute expressed concern and disappointment with the release of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) 2017 hate crime statistics. As expected, hate crime surged yet again in 2017. However, the data contained some glaring omissions, including three of the most severe acts of bias-motivated violence committed last year. And while career officials … Continued
In fact, much of the ease of modern life, and degree to which its conveniences are safe for us to use, must be attributed to Ralph Nader. His transformative influence in the field of consumer affairs cannot be overstated. Nader has taken on many titles throughout his remarkable career, including those of activist, politician, attorney, presidential candidate, and auto-reformer.
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