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So…Where are our Arab American candidates?

Feb 10, 2016

“Our difficulties are in political properties…the failure to institute campaign finance reform,” Executive Director Maya Berry of the Arab American(...)

Mediterranean Cooking from the Garden with Linda Dalal Sawaya—from Mardi Gras to Lent

Feb 10, 2016

mjaddarah and salata © linda dalal sawaya 2016 Mardi Gras is today as I write this, which marks the day before(...)

The Arab Muwashshah And Zajal Poetry And Their Influence On European Music And Song

Feb 10, 2016

BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer For a month I had explored Agadir, Morocco's 'Queen of Resorts', and its many touristic pleasures.(...)

BDS movement faces attack in six state legislatures

Feb 9, 2016

Alex Kane Mondoweiss Advocates of boycotting Israel are under attack in a number of states across the country. State(...)

UNHCR Statement on the Situation in Turkey

Feb 9, 2016

Geneva/ Ankara, 9 February 2016 - UNHCR expresses its gratitude for the generosity shown by the Turkish authorities and(...)

Sanders discussed Mideast with J Street, Arab American Institute

Feb 9, 2016

Times of Israel Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said he took advice on the Middle East from J Street(...)

Palestinian doctor aims to boost West Bank medical services

Feb 9, 2016

Associated Press After Dr. Saleem Haj-Yahia performed the first-ever successful artificial heart transplant in the West Bank last month(...)

Want to practice Arabic? Syrian tutors are ready to lend a voice | netnebraska.org

Feb 9, 2016

PBS NewshourWhen Aline Sara, a Lebanese-American student at Columbia University, wanted to practice her Arabic, she couldn’t find the right(...)

Movies show deep infuence on thinking

Feb 9, 2016

Richa KavelakarThe News RecordWhether “13 Hours” was intentionally released days before the Iowa caucus or not, this Michael Bay production(...)

Jenifer Lopez faces Twitter backlash over plans to perform in Israel

Feb 9, 2016

Tome Wyke for Mailonline Daily Mail.com Jennifer Lopez is facing a social media backlash from pro-Palestine supporters over her(...)

Sounds of occupation shape political art by wounded Palestinian

Feb 9, 2016

Amira Hass Haaretz The Israel Defense Forces soldier who wounded Rehab Nazzal in Bethlehem on Friday, December 11, 2015,(...)

Let liberal Jews weep for their dream of Israel, and move on — Alice Rothchild

Feb 9, 2016

By Philip Weiss Mondoweiss The other night I went to Hunter College to hear Alice Rothchild read from her new book, On(...)