Tonight’s episode of TLC’s All-American Muslim focused on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. At the heart of the show was the Amen family’s debate over whether siblings Bilal and Shadia’s attendance at a commemoration ceremony was about them showing interfaith unity or feeling pressured to apologize for a horrible act they were not responsible for. … Continued
BY: Suzanne Manneh/Contributing Writer Janaan Attia, a second generation Egyptian American and Coptic Christian from Oakland, California, is concerned about what the future holds for Egypt following that country’s parliamentary elections last week. But Attia, like many Egyptians both here and back in Egypt, is becoming equally concerned by how the country is being portrayed … Continued
BY: Ryah Aqel/Staff Over a week has passed since Egyptians first took to the streets on January 25th in the largest protests Egypt has seen in decades. Every once in a while, Arab Americans are met with a new crisis affecting the citizens of their native countries and each crisis is met with mobilizing efforts of … Continued
President Obama on Wednesday appointed the first U.S. ambassador to Syria since 2005, using a recess appointment to bypass opposition from Senate Republicans. Because he was appointed while the Senate is in recess, Robert Ford, a career diplomat, will not need Senate confirmation. But he can serve only until the end of the next session … Continued
The World Bank Group as Managing Director, Mahmoud Mohieldin led a mission to Cairo to discuss strengthening cooperation and partnership with the League of Arab States and concerned ministers in the Egyptian Government within the framework of the World Bank’s Arab World Initiative (AWI). The AWI is an approach to the countries of the Arab … Continued
A group of Arab Americans meeting at the Al Hewar Center in suburban Washington consider the U.S. role in Middle East peace the cornerstone of Arab-American relations. For them President Barack Obama began his first year in office in 2009 with a clear commitment to ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and support for a Palestinian state. … Continued
We the PalestiniansWe the Palestinians of the besieged Gaza Strip, on this day, two years on from Israel’s genocidal attack on our families, our houses, our roads, our factories and our schools, are saying enough inaction, enough discussion, enough waiting — the time is now to hold Israel to account for its ongoing crimes against … Continued
We are not here as politicians, they said. We come as representatives of the various churches in Jerusalem. But the trio from the Holy Land showed they were more than a match for western politicians who fancy they know all about the Middle East. Archbishop Theodosius Hanna (Greek Orthodox Church), Monsignor Manuel Musallam (Latin Catholic) … Continued
Congressman-elect Justin Amash, R-Cascade Township, scored more international publicity after this month’s election, lauded by the Arab American Institute for increasing their caucus. His election, along with that of Rep.-elect Richard Hanna, a New York Republican, brings the number of Arab Americans in Congress to five, which the institute’s blog at aaiusa.org, observes is the … Continued
A television cameraman follows Mona Makram-Ebeid into a hall filled with 500 men as loudspeakers boom campaign slogans. The men, many wearing traditional ankle-length gowns, cheer and clap as Makram-Ebeid, in a red jacket, white shirt and tan slacks, takes her place at the head table. “My family has 100 years of political history in … Continued
THE WHITE HOUSE The White House Office of the Press Secretary Michelle and I extend our greetings for a happy Eid-ul-Adha to Muslims worldwide and wish safe travels to those performing Hajj. This year, nearly three million pilgrims from more than 160 countries – including the United States – have gathered in Mecca and neighboring … Continued
A guest lecture at Henry Ford Community College on problems in Palestine turned into a passionate discussion with no clear answers for the future. Author and Middle East scholar, Norman Finkelstein, presented “Eyeless in Gaza: What Americans Aren’t Seeing in the Middle East,” at the college on Tuesday. Looking over the crowd of more than … Continued
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