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Rep. Mo Brooks Rudely Rejects Iftar Invitation #HummusHaters

Jun 28, 2016

With all the anti-Arab bashing we see in the news every week, Arab America is determined to expose those who discriminate against our community. We will recognize those who vilify the positive influence and contributions Arabs have made to the(...)

Arab America Reaches 600,000 Likes on Facebook

Jun 28, 2016

PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC: This week, Arab America reached 600,000 likes on Facebook. Thanks to the increasing original content from our contributing writers, we are able to stay engaged with Arab American Facebook users all over the country, as well(...)

Clinton Wins: Language Criticizing Israel taken out of DNC Platform

Jun 28, 2016

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer On Saturday, Democrats finally approved the much-anticipated draft of the party platform, which affirms the party’s support for Israel. The platform writing committee debated late into the night about what conditions regarding Israel were to be(...)

Immigrants, Refugees, and Foreign Policy: What Brexit has to do with the Arab World

Jun 27, 2016

BY: Julia Kassem/Contributing Writer Voters who opted for Britain to leave the European Union Thursday have, in other words, voted for a British Exit, or “Brexit.” Those that opted to leave the European Union won with 51.9% of the vote,(...)

Answering Questions About Amman: As Told by Real Housewives of New York

Jun 24, 2016

BY: Kristina Perry/Contributing Writer When I tell people I’ve lived in Jordan for a half a year, I get mixed reactions. While the majority of reactions are positive, I find myself fielding the same range of questions about the Arab(...)

Between love and hate, there is Gaza

Jun 24, 2016

By Basman Derawi We Are Not Numbers Painting by Malak Mattar Do you love Gaza? Or do you hate Gaza? When I applied for my job as a physiotherapist, one of my interviewers asked me to “talk about Gaza in English."(...)

She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World

Jun 24, 2016

She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World BY: Clara Ana Ruplinger/Contributing Writer This summer, Washington’s National Museum of women in the arts is displaying She Who Tells a Story, or in Arabic, Rawiya (راوية), which brings together(...)

Opinion: Democrats Stage Sit-In for Futile Bill that Harms Arab Americans

Jun 23, 2016

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer After four failed attempts by U.S. Senate Democrats to pass legislation concerning gun control, the House Democrats began a sit-in. These legislative attempts came in response to last week’s shooting at an Orlando nightclub by Omar(...)

Casting Call for Elderly Arab Woman in Thesis Film

Jun 23, 2016

Casting director Nadine Foty is in need of an elderly Arab woman (age 70-80) to play the role of Samia in a short film called Il Mahal. The film is being produced for a Master's thesis program by students. There(...)

WATCH: Hummus for the Homeless

Jun 23, 2016

“Hummus for the Homeless” is Arab America’s Ramadan 2016 program that gives back to the homeless in Washington, DC every Friday during the holy month. With the help of generous donors from the Arab American community, our team has been(...)

We Can't Turn Our Backs Again on Refugees

Jun 22, 2016

Imagine being a parent explaining to their children what the sounds of bombs are. “When the shelling became heavier, I would tell them it was fireworks, but I could not lie any longer," one mother says in the video. The(...)

10 Things More Likely to Kill You Than a Refugee

Jun 22, 2016

BY: Kristina Perry WASHINGTON, DC: These are trying times for the United States as xenophobia threatens the underlying narrative of this nation of immigrants. Throughout the 2016 campaign trail, the stump speeches of some presidential candidates have been sprinkled with references(...)