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Voting as an Arab American in 2020

By: Sophia Segal/Contributing Writer for Arab America          As Americans, we live in a government that was built as a democracy; it’s our right to vote and take part in who we want to represent us not only as a country and to all citizens but also the world. As a citizen, … Continued

Biden Drops Arabic Phrase, Insha’Allah, to Mock Trump on his Tax Returns, Lighting up Arab Twitter—Is it Praiseworthy or Pandering?

By: John Mason/ Arab America Contributing Writer Presidential candidate Joe Biden’s usage of the phrase Insha’Allah during a chaotic debate with President Trump lit up Arab Twitter. For those who recognized the Arabic phrase during the debate, its usage implied any number of different meanings, good, bad, and indifferent. Since Insha’Allah is a heavily freighted … Continued

Help Me, Help You–Biden Campaign Readjusts its Course: a New ‘Plan for Partnership with Arab Americans’

By John Mason, Contributing Writer/Arab America Just a week or so ago, Palestinian American political activist, Linda Sarsour, was disavowed from the Democratic national campaign. Nevertheless, she continues to support Biden. In the meantime, the campaign, almost as if to vindicate Sarsour, issued the Biden ‘Plan for Partnership’ with Arab Americans, which demonstrates clear support … Continued

Disavowing of Palestinian American Activist from Biden Campaign Signals the Democratic Party’s Hopelessness about Palestine

By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer Linda Sarsour is an American-born Muslim of Palestinian descent and a political activist. She has led many protests, perhaps most well-known of which is the 2017 Women’s March on Washington and elsewhere. Just this past week, she gained notoriety by being disavowed from the Biden campaign, accused of practicing … Continued

Palestinian American Democrats Regret their Party Platform’s Failure on Palestinian Rights

By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer Palestinian American delegates who attended the virtual Democratic National Party meetings to draft its platform came away largely disappointed, coming up with a policy which, in almost knee-jerk fashion, continues to support Israel’s apartheid policy towards Palestinians. Palestinian-American Democratic Delegates protest their input to party platform is ignored Seven … Continued

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