By: Holly Johnson/Arab America Contributing Writer Peace, love, truth, and compassion. These are four adjectives that Yusif Barakat lives by. Known simply as Yusif, Barakat, an 85-year-old advocate for harmony, has spent more time than he can count getting into, as John Lewis so eloquently stated, “good trouble.” Born in 1935 in Haifa, Palestine, Barakat … Continued
By: Richard Breaux/Arab America Contributing Writer Anthony George Shaptini was born Anthony Elias George on July 29, 1893, in Saint Louis, Missouri to Elias and Mary George, immigrants to the United States from Chabtine, Greater Syria (now Lebanon). Mary George had four sons, Anthony was her second child and three daughters. One document suggests Anthony … Continued
By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer As far as the eye could see, orange and lemon groves stretched in all directions. The perfume diffusing from their blossoms seemed to lull us into a dream-like world of pleasure as we made our way from Valencia to Gandia – Spain’s hidden Mediterranean resort. We were still intoxicated … Continued
Arab America is proud to highlight episodes of Arab American Stories, the Emmy Award-winning 13-part series presented by Detroit Public Television that explored the diversity of the Arab-American experience. The Series Arab American Stories highlights the diversity within the Arab American community. The series showcases the lives of 39 different Arab Americans from around the … Continued
By: Sophia Segal/Arab America Contributing Writer The years you spend at university are great times to create memories while discovering what your true passions are in life. It’s also a place to make friends and find where you fit. All universities have organizations/clubs that you can join. They are open to everyone who wants to … Continued
By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer In the U.S. there are millions of scholarships offered every year through universities, private companies, non-profits, and even private citizens. Most of these scholarships have specific limits, whether it is finances, merit, career path, gender, or even ethnicity. Compared to other ethnic groups, Arab Americans do not have nearly … Continued
By Emily Tain/Contributing Writer So common is the trope of the school bully who demands lunch money and shoves classmates down on the playground. This type of bullying, physical and easy to spot, is what often comes to mind when talking about student relations. Less obvious, however, are the verbal microaggressions students intentionally or unintentionally throw … Continued
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
BY: Maria Yepez/ Arab America Contributing Writer Prior to Aug. 4, Beirut had a dynamic commercial zone composed of one of the busiest ports in the Mediterranean region, which also was responsible for a large part of Lebanon’s grain imports. Next thing we know, Beirut’s port … Continued
CICC Global Justice By: Tasnim Elnasharty/Arab America Contributing Writer Destroying Arab World Heritage Looking at the Arab World heritage, the Middle East is utilized in ruins. A thousand years back the “frantic caliph” of Cairo, Hakim, unfortunately, requested the leveling all of the churches, remembering the Holy Sepulcher for Jerusalem, Jesus’s internment site. The Mongols sacked Baghdad in 1258, which consequently, made the Tigris stream … Continued
By: Holly Johnson/Arab America Contributing Writer Incandescent, honey-eyed, classically smooth – these are a few of the ways in which one could describe the rich timbre of popular singer, Omar Kamal. Dubbed the “Palestinian Frank Sinatra,” Kamal is best known for his artful renditions of iconic tunes such as: “Fly Me To The Moon,” “Sway,” … Continued
By: Richard Breaux/Arab America Contributing Writer What do you do when you find several dozen 78 rpm records, all in Arabic, and you can neither read, nor speak the language? You research the musicians and record labels and write about them.…at least that’s what Arab America contributing writer, Richard Breaux did. The result is bound … Continued
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