BY: Diego Reyes/Contributing Writer Tensions in the Middle East continue to rise as Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) confirmed that it is highly likely that President Trump will move the United States Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The Florida congressman told reporters on Sunday that he has been touring sites in Jerusalem for a new embassy … Continued
BY: Diego Reyes/Contributing Writer When President Trump nominated his bankruptcy lawyer and longtime friend David Friedman to be the American ambassador to Israel, controversy and opposition rose quickly. Arab and Jewish Americans have been angered over the nomination, due to Friedman’s long history of human rights violations and funding of Israel’s illegal settlements program. As … Continued
BY: Diego Reyes/Contributing Writer Conflict between the U.S. and Yemen reached new heights last week. After the January 28 U.S. black ops operation in Yemen, the media and Congress are debating whether the deadly event was successful or not. The operation’s main objective was to gain information needed to aid future strikes against Al Qaeda … Continued
By Israa Suliman/Contributing Writer from We Are Not Numbers Dear Native Americans: Although we are of different color, religion, culture and place, I have learned, as I read about the protests at Standing Rock, that we have much more in common than differences. When I read your history, I can see myself and my people … Continued
BY: Adriana Murray/Contributing Writer While last week seemed to fly by with all the craziness from the election, the Washington, DC community mourned the loss of the beloved Arab American Professor Irfan Shahid of Georgetown University. Professor Shahid was born in Nazareth in 1926 when the city was still part of Palestine. However, he later … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer At a CNN town hall with President Barack Obama on Wednesday, a Gold Star mother asked him why he does not say “Islamic terrorism.” In his response, President Obama said he does not like to associate “murderers” with the entire religion of Islam. He went on to say that using the … Continued
By Kristine Guerra The Washington Post The Muslim boy who found himself in the national spotlight after he was wrongfully arrested for bringing a homemade alarm clock to school is now at the center of a lawsuit accusing conservative media companies and personalities of defaming the teen and his family. According to the defamation lawsuit, … Continued
Colored Water: Dixie Through Egyptian Eyes” is a series of insightful, humorous and profound experiences of the author, then a bright-eyed, curious and intelligent Egyptian graduate student in chemistry, during the 1950s just prior to his departure from Alexandria, Egypt and after his arrival to Tallahasee, Florida for post-graduate studies. The memoir offers uncommon … Continued
BY HANNAH ALLAM McClatchy DC Three days after the Emmys, the Arab diaspora is still abuzz about Egyptian-American Rami Malek’s groundbreaking win for best actor in a drama series for his role as a hacker on the USA Network’s Mr. Robot. Malek was the first nonwhite actor to win in that category since 1998. Arabs … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer World leaders gathered at the United Nations on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing refugee crisis. At the UN’s annual Summit for Refugees and Migrants, President Obama delivered his final speech to the General Assembly. The president called on fellow world leaders, organizations, and corporations to double down on their efforts to … Continued
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 fabric of American society. And we will use hummus as our weapon. By naming those … Continued
BY: Zane Ziebell/Contributing Writer The Obama Administration plans to increase the number of refugees the United States will take in during fiscal year 2017 to 110,000. Secretary of State John Kerry told lawmakers that, “the administration wants to admit 110,000 international refugees in the fiscal year that begins October 1.” The new number of refugees … Continued
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