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Janet Jackson Splits With Arab Husband
Apr 10, 2017
BY: Julia Jahanpour/Contributing Writer Janet Jackson, 50, split with her Qatari husband of five years, Wissam Al Mana, 41, just three months after the arrival of their child. Jackson has told friends and family that Al Mana was too controlling(...)
Bannon's Removal is Good for Arab Americans
Apr 10, 2017
BY: Diego Reyes/Contributing Writer On Wednesday, President Donald Trump removed controversial White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon from the National Security Council just months after he was elevated to the position. Although Bannon will no longer be a regular(...)
Bill Maher's Hatred of Islam Needs to Stop
Apr 6, 2017
BY: Julia Jahanpour/Contributing Writer Television comedian Bill Maher has a bad history of criticizing and demonizing Islam and the Arab world. Known for his HBO talk show Real Time With Bill Maher, he portrays a sarcastic, politically incorrect commentator, aiming to bring sanity(...)
Washington DC, Anaheim, Dearborn Heights and Others Proclaim April as National Arab American Heritage Month
Apr 6, 2017
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Arab Americans across the country have been reaching out to their local mayors, superintendents, and legislators to get proclamations for National Arab American Heritage Month (see our draft proclamation here that you can send to your(...)
The Revival: Remembering Dr. King’s Revolution of Values
Apr 6, 2017
BY: Al-Sharif Nassef/Contributing Writer April 4 this week marked 49 years since the tragic assassination of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of America's greatest revolutionaries. A faith leader and social justice activist at the forefront of the(...)
Arising Alliances with Arab Americans: An Evening of Arab Culture and Hospitality
Apr 5, 2017
Press Release Little Falls, NY - Faces of Astarte, Wellness Salon/Spa located in Little Falls is hosting ‘An Evening of Arab Culture’ on Thursday, April 6 honoring April as Arab America Heritage Month. Author and sole proprietor of Faces of(...)
Dance, Storytelling, and Resistance with Shoruq Children’s Debke Troupe
Apr 5, 2017
BY: Abigail Keyes/Ambassador Blogger This spring, the Shoruq Children’s Debke Troupe is touring the United States, performing Palestinian debke and hip-hop, and sharing their stories of life in the Dheisheh Refugee Camp in the West Bank. The 18 young men(...)
Brazilian Foods With An Arab Touch
Apr 5, 2017
BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer In the world of culinary art, Brazil is to Portugal what Mexico is to Spain. These two colonies in the New World were the crown jewels of their respective motherland. However, in their cuisines, both carrying deep(...)
Summers in Paradise: Finding A "Home Away From Home" in Lebanon
Apr 5, 2017
BY: Mike Enayah/Contributing Writer In November of 1963, I was born in Kuwait to Palestinian refugee parents, which made me a Palestinian refugee by default. For the first few years of my life, I couldn't tell that I was a(...)
Arab Food Trucks Create Communities in Washington, D.C.
Apr 5, 2017
BY: Daniel Gil/Contributing Writer There’s a growing phenomenon around major cities in the country and Washington D.C. is certainly not immune. Parked on street corners, filling entire blocks, and stuffing the faces of all who are guided by their noses(...)
8 Arab Presidents That Did Not Hold Office in the Arab World
Apr 5, 2017
BY: Diego Reyes/Contributing Writer Arab have made enormous strides in their homeland, but ever since the first major waves of immigration in the late 1800s, Arabs have been landing all over the globe from the US to Europe to South(...)
Celebrating National Arab American Heritage Month April 2017
Mar 31, 2017
For Immediate Release Celebrating National Arab American Heritage Month April 2017 Arab America invites you to recognize and celebrate National Arab American Heritage Month with us this April. (WASHINGTON, DC) April 1, 2017 – During the month of April, Arab(...)4,302 Results (Page 296 of 359)