This year’s Palestine Advocacy Day & Training by the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) doubled from last year, with over five hundred participants of all backgrounds and faiths representing thirty-two states, and meeting with the offices of one hundred and ninety-one Members of Congress. This year was unique following the historic election of the first two Muslim Congresswomen. … Continued
By: Bishara A. Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist In the most recent Gallup poll conducted in February of this year and released in March 2019, a total of 50 percent of Americans indicated their support of an independent Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza – the highest level of support since 2012. The highlights … Continued
By: Ray Hanania/Arab America Contributing Writer There are a dozen mosques in Chicagoland and there are almost as many Arab Christian churches. And, yet, like in the Middle East, there is very little cooperation between them. But the upcoming holidays for both of them present a unique opportunity for Christian and Muslim Arab leaders to … Continued
By: Hamza Khan/Arab America Contributing Writer Iman Awad quietly contemplates her next move as she stands with a cadre of rising youth leaders from across Maryland in the cavernous hallway of a Federal Senate Building. An aide for a senior Democratic senator has just flaked on a meeting. The Egyptian American is slightly bewildered but … Continued
CreditCreditSource photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA Source: NY Times SOURCE: NEW YORK TIMES BY: NATHAN THRALL On June 9, 2016, the committee tasked with drafting the new Democratic Party platform held its second day of hearings at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, in the upscale Woodley Park neighborhood of Washington. The platform, which is rewritten every presidential-election … Continued
By John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer In this posting, we look at one additional aspect of the Arab diaspora to the Americas. Last week, we reviewed the general diaspora to Latin America of proportionately many more Arabs than immigrated to the U.S. and Canada. Here we will detail the contribution of Arabs to specific South and … Continued
By: Shayma Amour/Arab America Contributing Writer The MENA region has been witnessing an array of instabilities, social disturbances, and serious economic challenges and has been going through many ups and downs for ages. While women and girls are facing many forms of discrimination against them in the Arab world such as gender inequality, many Arab … Continued
March 30 marks the 43rd anniversary of Yom Al-Ard, Land Day, in which Palestinians demonstrate their resistance to the Israeli occupation and land grabs. Land Day started in March of 1976 after Israel ordered the confiscation of 2,000 hectares of land owned by Palestinian citizens of Israel in the villages near Galilee. During the confiscation, 6 Palestinians … Continued
By: Heba Mohammad/Arab America Contributing Writer Fifty individuals were murdered in New Zealand last week in a premeditated attack on two mosques in Christchurch. These victims, of different backgrounds and with varying life experiences, were targeted by a white supremacist with a destructive agenda. This act of violence re-amplifies important conversations the global community, Muslim … Continued
By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer In previous postings, we described Arabs who were part of the diaspora to North America. These included immigrants, to the U.S. and also immigrants to Canada. In this piece, we look at Arab immigration to South and Central America. Since there are large numbers of immigrants to countries of … Continued
Source: The Washington Post By Ilhan Omar March 17 at 8:01 PM Since I began my first term in Congress, I have sought to speak openly and honestly about the scale of the issues our country faces — whether it is ending the crippling burden of student debt, tackling the existential threat of climate change … Continued
Keynote: Susan Abulhawa, “Israel More than Apartheid” Susan Abulhawa will present the keynote speech at the sixth Israel Lobby & American Policy Conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on March 22. Her address is entitled “Israel: More than Apartheid,” and will examine the nature of Israel’s presence in the world, beginning with its claim … Continued
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