SOURCE: MONDOWEISS BY: DR. JAMES J. ZOGBY This past week, former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner lost her bid to fill the open congressional seat in Ohio’s 11th district. The winner was Shontel Brown, the chair of the Democratic Party in the district’s largest county. What was troubling about this election was the role played … Continued
By: Ahmed Abu Sultan/Arab America Contributing Writer Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat, otherwise known as Yasser Arafat, was a Palestinian leader. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004 and President of the Palestinian National Authority from 1994 to 2004. Ideologically, he was an Arab nationalist and was a … Continued
By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer Tunisian President Saied recently removed Prime Minister Mechichi and then suspended Parliament in the single country that turned an Arab Spring moment into a nascent democracy. Saied has been accused of unleashing “a coup against the revolution and constitution.” Tunisia is a true test of Biden’s democracy … Continued
By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī / Arab America Contributing Writer White or Wrong? There was an alleged mass shooting at a Boulder, Colorado grocery store on March 22, 2021. This followed the Atlanta, Georgia spa shooting by a white man who had a “really bad day.” In the same token, social media quickly ruled that the Boulder suspect … Continued
By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer A recent, dire report has emerged that questions Iraq’s continuation as a democracy. The origin of the report derives from one Iraqi’s perceptions based on a series of catastrophes surrounding the failure of several health facilities. Meanwhile, as if Iraq had not been hit hard enough by … Continued
Source: Washington Watch By: James Zogby A decade ago, we were in the throes of what observers in the West termed the “Arab Spring.” An assessment is now in order. Because analysts in the West first assumed that these uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen were organically linked, mirroring the revolutions that brought down … Continued
By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī / Arab America Contributing Writer “Nearly every Arab American who fights against racial stereotyping, the ideological racism suffered by Palestinians, and the perennial antagonism to Islam, owes Ibrahim a tremendous debt. “ Dr. Edward Said Dr. Edward Said’s Guru There would be no Edward Said in America if Dr. Ibrahim Abu-Lughod did … Continued
By: Noureldin Mohamed/Arab America Contributing Writer Another one of our Arab gems located on the Eastern Mediterranean shore, Lebanon, is in chaos. Famous for its ethnic diversity, beauty, and rich history, Lebanon is having another rough year in 2020. Corruption, austerity, unemployment, recession, and sectarianism brought Lebanon’s stability to its knees. It all started when … Continued
. By: Pamela Dimitrova / Arab America Contributing Writer For years there is a question in international politics, that remains unanswered – What is the main challenge to peace and security in the Middle East? There are many suggestions -terrorism and extremism; civil war and foreign interventions; sectarianism, corruption, and authoritarianism. With so many factors, … Continued
By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī / Arab America Contributing Writer “Edward Said is one of America’s most distinguished literary scholars and critics. He is an exile in the very particular sense that the country in which he was born, spent his childhood, no longer exists.” Exiles (1986 BBC Documentary) Exiled This quote is from the 1986 … Continued
By John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer Daniel Jadue would not be the first Palestinian to head a Latin American government if he were to win Chile’s presidential election. He would be following in the footsteps of Carlos Facussé (Honduras, 1998-2002), Antonio Saca (El Salvador, 2004-2009) and Nayeb Bukele (El Salvador, 2019-present). However, he … Continued
By: Safa M. Qureshi/Arab America Contributing Writer Yemen, the Arab peninsula’s poorest country, is one of the region’s richest in history and heritage. Situated in a mountain valley at an altitude of 2,200 meters, Sanaa has been inhabited for more than 2,500 years. In the 7th and 8th centuries, the city of Sanaa became a major … Continued
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