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First Look: Sophisticated Arab Dining at Dyafa in Oakland

Jun 8, 2018

SOURCE: BERKELEYSIDE BY: BENJAMIN SETO Chef Reem Assil made a splash last year when she opened Reem’s in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood, introducing(...)

IHOP’s New Name is Confusing the Masses. But for Arabic Speakers, It’s always been IHOB.

Jun 8, 2018

SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST BY: SAMANTHA SCHMIDT On Monday, the International House of Pancakes prompted Internet furor with one head-scratching tweet. “For(...)

Arab American Civil Rights Group Responds to Confirmation of Kenneth Marcus as Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights for Education

Jun 8, 2018

Washington, DC - Today, Arab American Institute Executive Director Maya Berry released the following statement in response to the(...)

Roseanne Barr's Tweet is a Symptom of a Problem We're too Scared to Confront | Opinion

Jun 7, 2018

SOURCE: DETROIT FREE PRESS BY: DAWUD WALID Comparing black folks such as Jarrett to apes is an old racist trope(...)

Anger in Israel after Argentina Cancels Soccer Match

Jun 7, 2018

SOURCE: CNN BY: SCHAMS ELWAZER, ELENA GYLDENKERNE, AND MICHAEL SCHWARTZ (CNN) Argentina has called off a pre-World Cup exhibition match(...)

Singer Lamjarred Exports Moroccan Dialect to Arab World

Jun 7, 2018

SOURCE: FORBES BY: ALISON LAKE Just a short ferry ride from Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar, Morocco is richly(...)

Arab Women Authors Narrate More Than Women’s Experience

Jun 7, 2018

SOURCE: DEARBORN BLOG A flood of women’s memoirs seems to have landed in the literary marketplace, along with quasi memoirs(...)

ACLU, Immigrants’ Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Census Citizenship Question

Jun 6, 2018

The American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Liberties Union, and Arnold & Porter filed a federal lawsuit today on(...)

"Celebrate Israel" is Nothing to Celebrate

Jun 6, 2018

By: Manal Itraish/Arab America Contributing Writer The crowd cheered loudly when a band of ambitious Code Pink activists, led by(...)

Bahbah: Can the Palestinians Outsmart the Israelis?

Jun 6, 2018

By: Bishara A. Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist Strategic thinking requires the weaker party to think of ingenious ways to overcome(...)

How Hard is it for an Arab or Muslim American to Run for Office?

Jun 6, 2018

By: Alena Khan/Arab America Contributing Writer The misconceptions and challenges that nearly all Muslim-Americans face in their daily lives affect(...)

11 Influential Arab American Social Media Influencers

Jun 6, 2018

By: Udochi Esomonu/Arab America Contributing Writer As time progresses and technology advances, the internet, specifically through social media, has become(...)