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Trump Beating Clinton in Israeli Absentee Ballots 49% to her 44%

Nov 4, 2016

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer According to the Israeli-American voting organization, iVoteIsrael, as many as 30,000 American citizens living in Israel have cast their ballot. Of those who sent in absentee ballots, 49 percent voted for Republican nominee Donald Trump and(...)

Video: Arab America Ambassadors Urge You to Vote on November 8

Nov 4, 2016

Arab America Ambassadors Urge You to Vote November 8 The Arab America Ambassador Network reaches from California to New Jersey, and our passionate members are making sure Arab Americans vote on November 8. Hear their voices of encouragement as they(...)

Who will be the next US president according to the Arab world?

Nov 4, 2016

BY: Hala Atirah/Contributing Writer Countless polls have been issued that ask Americans what they think about the presidential elections that are only four days away. But what do Arabs, nearly 9,000 miles away, think about the U.S. election? Arab perceptions(...)

OPINION: Arab Americans Should Reject Both Clinton and Trump this Election

Nov 3, 2016

BY: Sam Husseini/Contributing Writer I regularly have breakfast with two other Arab American journalists at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. One is planning on voting for Hillary Clinton because of Donald Trump's xenophobia and misogyny. The other journalist plans(...)

What We Carried: Fragments from the Cradle of Civilization

Nov 3, 2016

BY: Weam Namou/Ambassador Blogger What We Carried: Fragments from the Cradle of Civilization is an ongoing project currently on view at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan and the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie, Illinois. The exhibit includes photos(...)

Arab America Poll Shows Growing Support for Clinton, Consistent Support for Stein

Nov 2, 2016

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer For the last three months, Arab America has been featuring a presidential poll on the front page of the website, as well as our social media platforms. If you have not already, we urge all readers(...)

Arab Americans and Muslims Mobilized to Vote More Than Ever Before

Nov 2, 2016

BY: Kristina Perry/Contributing Writer In less than a week, the new president of the United States will be elected. This presidential race has already increased early voter turnout in epic proportions, especially in battleground states, such as Florida. There has(...)

After Two Years, Lebanon Finally Has a President Again

Nov 2, 2016

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Michel Aoun, 81, was chosen president of Lebanon on Monday, ending a political stalemate that lasted more than two years. Lebanon had been without a head of state since May of 2014 when Michel Suleiman’s term(...)

Meet Ish Ahmed: The Only Arab American on the Michigan Ticket

Nov 2, 2016

BY: Haya Bacharouch/Ambassador Blogger and Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Ismael “Ish” Ahmed was nominated by the Michigan Democratic Party in August to run for an open seat on Michigan’s State Board of Education. He is the only Arab American running on the(...)

Masgouf: An ancient dish withstanding the test of time

Nov 2, 2016

By: Adriana Murray/Arab America Contributing Writer The world cannot overlook Iraq as a home to ancient recipes still being used today to bring people together. At the top of the list of Iraq’s finest meals is masgouf, a Mesopotamian meal(...)

Sayyed Darwish - The Father Of Modern Arab Music

Nov 2, 2016

BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer “Visit me once a year, it will be a pity if you forget me completely, I fear that love would come in a glimpse and go, I left you once(...)

Arab Contributions To The Game Of Chess

Oct 26, 2016

BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer Some have called chess the highest plane of human pleasure; others, an admirable effort of the human mind. Yet, in the past, some religious leaders have condemned it as a sinful type of diversion. However, for most(...)