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Heritage Month: Arab Americans in Popular Music

Apr 12, 2016

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer The Arab American community knows the famous musicians who have been contributing immensely to American pop culture. Some of America’s most well known musical artists are of Arab descent, including: Shakira, Paula Abdul, Frank Zappa, Herbert(...)

Heritage Month: Arab Americans in Technology

Apr 11, 2016

BY: Sevan Araz/Contributing Writer The technology sector has dominated the lives of Americans for the last decade and continues to make strides toward modernizing global societies. Information technology represents a key method to bridging social divides and exposing what used(...)

Heritage Month: Arab Americans as Engineers

Apr 11, 2016

BY: Husayn Hosoda/Contributing Writer Like many professional fields, Arab Americans have participated and excelled in the engineering field. Arab Americans in engineering play a particularly important role in keeping society safe, improving the standard of living, and serving the(...)

Heritage Month: Arab Americans in the Foreign Service

Apr 9, 2016

BY: Sevan Araz/Contributing Writer A diplomat serves a unique role to bridge political and cognitive gaps in an increasingly tense and polarized global climate. The international community provides a platform for peace processes, especially in the Arab World, where conflicting geopolitical(...)

Michigan ex-marine tells Arab American teenagers: "I've killed your kind" #HummusHaters

Apr 8, 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(...)

The Double Standard in U.S. Refugee Resettlement

Apr 8, 2016

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer In September of last year, Secretary of State John Kerry pledged to bring 85,000 refugees into the United States, including 10,000 Syrians. At the time, this number seemed impressive, despite comparisons to the pledges of European(...)

Heritage Month: Arab Americans in Medicine

Apr 8, 2016

BY: Patrick Nahhas/Contributing Writer There is a well-known stereotype that if you're an Arab American, you have at least one relative or close friend who is working in the field of medicine. Some believe the opportunity of wealth available in(...)

Heritage Month: Arab Americans in the Armed Forces

Apr 7, 2016

BY: Husayn Hosoda/Contributing Writer Very few groups in the United States are as highly esteemed as those who honorably serve in the armed forces. The U.S. has a long and storied military history, and nearly every demographic has participated in(...)

Heritage Month: Arab Americans in Filmmaking

Apr 6, 2016

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer The names of many Arab American film actors such as Salma Hayek, Tony Shalhoub, and Vince Vaughn are well known and have been making Arab Americans proud for years. However, Arab Americans have been making an(...)

Heritage Month: Arab Americans as Entrepreneurs

Apr 6, 2016

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Arab Americans have been contributing to the U.S. economy since the late 1800s with their natural commercial skills. As one of the most successful minority ethnic groups in the U.S., Arab Americans have made a(...)

Heritage Month: Arab Americans as Inventors

Apr 6, 2016

BY: Sevan Araz/Contributing Writer The Arab World has produced an array of technological advancements responsible for fundamental shifts in global innovation. From chess to guitars, descended from the Arabian oud, inventions produced by Arab innovators have transcended regional boundaries to(...)

Arab America Picks a President: Spring Break (Part 2)

Apr 6, 2016

BY: Fred Shwaery/Contributing Writer They're still on spring break... We got hooked on watching television coverage of the debates and primary/caucus results. We stayed up late to hear the candidates' victory speeches and the next day, we talked around(...)