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Remembering Dr. Jack Shaheen: Pioneer who put media misrepresentation of Arabs on the map
Jul 10, 2017
By Will Youmans/Contributing Writer Anyone who has written a word about Hollywood’s misrepresentations of Arabs owes a debt of gratitude to Dr. Jack Shaheen. His legacy is even more pronounced for the generations of media scholars whom he mentored and(...)
DJ Khaled’s Grateful Scores No. 1 Album
Jul 8, 2017
By Ani Karapetyan/Contributing Writer Hip-hop artist DJ Khaled has achieved his second No. 1 with his new album Grateful on the Billboard 200. Grateful is the tenth studio album by DJ Khaled and was released on June 23, 2017.(...)
Sudanese Basketball Player Follows Father’s Big Footsteps
Jul 5, 2017
Photo: Bol Bol By David Demaria/Contributing Writer Bol Bol has some big shoes to fill. His father, Manute, was a legendary giant, and not just because of his 7’7” frame, but because of the work he did off the court.(...)
Uncertainty Defines Future of Peace Process Between Israel and Palestine
Jul 5, 2017
Photo Credit: Washington Post By Colby Cyrus/Contributing Writer When Donald Trump took office, he inherited a position packed with complicated issues. Job creation, international terror, and tax reform; all made the list of priorities. As with several recent administrations, the(...)
Meet the Revolutionary Lebanese Jazz Musician Tarek Yamani
Jul 5, 2017
By Ani Karapetyan/Contributing Writer “A magician with his chromatics and disquieting passing tones.” This is how New York Music Daily referred to Lebanese jazz musician, Tarek Yamani. Indeed, the award winning composer has created a real magic in jazz by(...)
Panel Discussion On Hate Crimes Stresses Lack of Accurate Data as Major Contributor to Issue
Jul 3, 2017
By Daniel Gil/Contributing Writer At an AAI (Arab American Institute) panel discussion addressing the increase in hate crimes and hate groups in the U.S. held on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning, experts outlined a number of reasons and responses tailored to(...)
10 Must See Cities in the Arab World
Jul 1, 2017
By Dan Gil/Contributing Writer The summer is in full swing in the United States and across the northern hemisphere which means scorchingly hot days mixed with trips to the beach, barbecues, baseball games, and over everything: vacations to beautiful places(...)
Storytelling At The Al-Nawfara Coffee-House Enhances Damascus's Charm
Jun 28, 2017
By: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer The muezzin’s evening call to prayer sounded soothing as we made our way through the side streets of old Damascus to the Al-Nawfara (the fountain) Café, famous as a story-telling haunt. In a few minutes we(...)
Rising to the Top: The Story of a Young Syrian Refugee Turned Musician
Jun 28, 2017
By Nur Watad/Contributing Writer Amongst the 40,000 refugees Canada has welcomed over the past two years, and amid the thousands of families that were scattered all over the country in hopes of settling and starting a new life, a family(...)
On Independence Day: 5 Ways Arabs Impacted America
Jun 28, 2017
By Daniel Gil/ Contributing Writer As the fourth of July draws closer our doorsteps, windows, cars, and other such things become adorned with American flags and symbols of our love for the United States. So in keeping with the patriotic(...)
11 Sidesplitting Arab American Comedians
Jun 27, 2017
By Daniel Gil/ Contributing Writer Arab America compiled a list of outrageously funny Arab America comedians who have had an impact on their communities and who continue to use comedy as a tool to address various relevant social issue such(...)
Trump’s Travel Ban Partially Reinstated by Supreme Court, ACLU Immediately Challenges
Jun 26, 2017
By Daniel Gil/ Contributing Writer The Supreme Court announced Monday that it would uphold a revised version of President Trump’s travel ban on six nations and would review the case in full later this fall; the American Civil Liberties Union(...)4,333 Results (Page 292 of 362)