Washington, D.C. – A diverse group of Arab American public servants, professionals, and advocates launched a support committee endorsing Vice President Joe Biden for President. Arab Americans for Biden will serve as an organizing committee to engage the Biden/Harris supporters among the 3.7 million Arab Americans across the country. Situated in some of the most … Continued
By: Bishara Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist A look at the Arab world today makes you want to scream in agony. Even though a League of Arab States exists consisting of 22 Arab countries, it cannot be compared, by any stretch of the imagination, to the European Union (EU) countries who have fought bloody wars against … Continued
By: Sophia Segal/Arab America Contributing Writer PACs are very prominent in American politics, and Arab American PACs are not different; they have been around for years and giving the Arab American community a voice. This article doesn’t include every Arab American PAC in the United States but it presents key ones that have been inclusive … Continued
By: John Mason/ Arab America Contributing Writer Presidential candidate Joe Biden’s usage of the phrase Insha’Allah during a chaotic debate with President Trump lit up Arab Twitter. For those who recognized the Arabic phrase during the debate, its usage implied any number of different meanings, good, bad, and indifferent. Since Insha’Allah is a heavily freighted … Continued
By: Lindsey Penn/Arab America Contributing Writer After the devastating blast in Beirut on August 4, 2020, Lebanon’s Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, resigned. The blast killed nearly 200 people, wounded thousands, and left hundreds of thousands without homes. For many, the blast was a tipping point. The government was corrupt, and even before the blast happened, … Continued
By: Ghassan Abu Diab/Arab America Contributing Writer I knew Saba Shami, “Abu Yusuf,” as he liked to be called, and accompanied him for more than ten years, in the United States of America, specifically in its capital, Washington DC, where the political arena is for the real gladiators, and where the “survival” is “for the strongest” in the competitive domains of advocacy where … Continued
By: Fred Shwaery/Arab America Contributing Writer It is with profound sadness that we report the passing of a giant in the Arab American and Palestinian community, Saba L. Shami. He passed away on September 17 after a bout with cancer at the age of 65. Saba was influential in local, state, and national politics. Long … Continued
Lulu Seikaly, Democratic Candidate for Texas’ 3rd Congressional District/The Texas Signal By: Laila Shadid/Arab America Contributing Writer “A fresh voice for North Texas.” If elected, Lulu Seikaly (D-TX) will be Texas’ first Arab American congresswoman. The 34-year-old lawyer and first-time politician is up against incumbent Van Taylor (R-TX), whom she describes as “an extension of … Continued
By: Bishara Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist As Washington celebrated yesterday the normalization and establishment of diplomatic agreements between Israel and two Arab countries–the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain – Palestinians were asking themselves: Is this the beginning of the end of the Arab support for Palestine? Has Israel broken – once and … Continued
By: Ahmed Abu Sultan/ Arab America Contributing Writer. Ever since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Arab world has been plunged into a state of constant conflict and division. There were many reasons that contributed to these results such as foreign intervention and internal conflict. The efforts made by both the British and the … Continued
By: MacKenzie DiLeo/Arab America Contributing Writer Rashida Tlaib is a congresswoman for Michigan’s 13th congressional district, which includes Detroit and its surrounding cities. Tlaib, an Arab American, is the daughter of Palestinian immigrants. In 2008, Tlaib became the first Muslim woman to serve in the Michigan Legislature. She is most known for her efforts to … Continued
By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer The story of the Israel-UAE peace accord comes with some strings attached. The U.S. and Israel had to compromise significantly in order for the UAE to appear it had won the day. This is a bizarre tale of a rich Arab country … Continued
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