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NBA Plays Ball with Hasbara and Removes “Occupied Territory” from Website

Jan 3, 2018

By: Michael Springmann/Arab America Contributing Writer Last week it was reported that the NBA (National Basketball Association) had agreed to(...)

Arab American Hoda Kotb to Replace Matt Lauer as 'Today' Co-Anchor

Jan 2, 2018

NBC announced Tuesday that Arab American, Hoda Kotb, will co-host the Today Show with Savannah Guthrie. Both will become the(...)

Salah Named Arab Football Player of the Year

Jan 2, 2018

SOURCE: DAILY MAIL Liverpool and Egypt striker Mohamed Salah was named Arab Player of the Year for 2017 on Monday(...)

Following Recall, PLO Ambassador to U.S. to Return to Washington

Jan 2, 2018

Responding to Trump’s moves on Jerusalem, Abbas has said that the Palestinians will no longer work with the US as(...)

Arab World Won't Be Led by Tehran or Ankara, U.A.E. Says

Jan 2, 2018

SOURCE: BLOOMBERG BY: ABBAS AL LAWATI “The Arab world is at an impasse and the solution is to cooperate(...)

Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates Introduce VAT for First Time

Jan 2, 2018

SOURCE: BBC NEWS Value Added Tax (VAT) has been introduced in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for the(...)

How America is Transforming Islam

Jan 1, 2018

SOURCE: THE ATLANTIC BY: EMMA GREEN Being young and Muslim in the U.S. means navigating multiple identities. Nothing shows that(...)

7 Women's Rights Victories for the Arab World in 2017

Dec 31, 2017

SOURCE: STEP FEED BY:RAYANA KHALAF There is no doubt that women in the Arab world face a slew of societal(...)

Robert Christgau on Love Songs from (and to) the Arab World

Dec 31, 2017

The Dean of American Rock Critics reviews Marcel Khalife and Mahmoud Darwish's 'Andalusia of Love' and Omar Souleyman's 'To Syria,(...)

WWE just Got Its first Arab Woman in the Ring, and She's Ready to Rumble

Dec 30, 2017

SOURCE: LOS ANGELES TIME BY: NABIH BULOS Shadia Bseiso, a Dubai-based TV host and voice artist, is a CrossFit aficionado(...)

Editorial: The Problem Is the Israeli Police, Not the Arab Victims

Dec 30, 2017

Arab towns and villages have become unpoliced territory, so criminals can keep operating as the masters of Israeli-Arab society SOURCE:(...)

Arab Parliament Set to Block Israel's Bid for UN Security Council Seat

Dec 30, 2017

SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: JACOB WIRTSCHAFTER The Arab Parliament gave a co-ordinated, region-wide response on Thursday to Washington’s decision to(...)