Arab American activist Rasmea Odeh reflects her thoughts on the one-year anniversary of her deportation from the U.S to Jordan. Today is the one year anniversary of my deportation, and I miss you all very much. I miss the colorfulness of my life with you, and the value that you added to it! My life now … Continued
By: Ionut Gitan/Arab America Contributing Writer At the Najjar family home in New York, traditional Syrian dishes were served side-by-side typical American fare for the feast. On one plate, the earthy flavors of stuffed Syrian grape leave mixed with the creamy, melted cheese of Italian lasagna. Over the feast, the Najjar family reminisced about their journey … Continued
By: Nizar Farsakh/Arab America Ambassador Blogger Museum of the Palestinian People (MPP) is an initiative to establish a space in Washington D.C., where Palestinians can tell their stories their own way. For far too long, the Palestinian story has been reduced to a single story, either of victims or of terrorists, a story told by … Continued
Many Jews lived for centuries in what long ago had become part of the Arab World. They no longer live there, except for a very small number. We don’t generally think of Jews as Arabs. In fact, it’s quite the contrary—our impression is that these two groupings are vastly different, often at loggerheads. This has not always been the case, however. When Jews are considered “Arab,” it is because of the people themselves who had lived in Arab countries, where they shared with the Arabs the latter’s language and culture.
SOURCE: BLOOMBERG BY: ALAA SHAHINE AND LIN NOUEIHED Arab countries will step in to help the UN agency serving Palestinian refugees after the U.S.’s decision to cut off funding, Egypt’s foreign minister said, as President Donald Trump’s allies seek to contain the fallout of his attempt to re-write the rules that have underpinned decades of … Continued
SOURCE: LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS BY: EDWARD SAID Now that some of the euphoria has lifted, it is possible to re-examine the Israeli-PLO agreement with the required common sense. What emerges from such scrutiny is a deal that is more flawed and, for most of the Palestinian people, more unfavourably weighted than many had first … Continued
By: Leila Diab/Arab America Ambassador Blogger In memory of the over 3,000 Palestinian refugee victims of the Sabra and Shatila massacre on September 16-19, 1982. In Memory of Sabra and Shatila… Never Forget…Not I Their eyes were filled with hope and love I gazed upon their faces. But my eyes were filled with a saving … Continued
SOURCE: THE INTERCEPT SINCE A SAUDI-LED coalition began bombarding Yemen in March 2015, more than 10,000 people have been killed and over 2 million displaced. Yemenis are suffering mass starvation and, thanks to the destruction of the country’s water treatment plants, the world’s worst cholera outbreak, with a million cases in 2017 alone. And while most … Continued
By: Alena Khan/Arab America Contributing Writer Our right to freedom of speech has faced its obstacles throughout history, and in the recent months, we face another–the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018. The proposed bill along with the new addition of Kenneth Marcus in the Department of Education (ED) is challenging free speech on college campuses, … Continued
SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST BY: ISHAAN THAROOR Historically, the United States has been the most welcoming nation on the planet for refugees. Since the adoption of the 1980 U.S. Refugee Act, it has taken in around 3 million of the more than 4 million refugees who have been resettled around the world. But President Trump … Continued
SOURCE: FADER BY: ANASTASIA HOWE BUKOWSKI Of the many musical genres birthed in the States, trap has lent itself especially well to the development of a genuinely international and de-territorialized sound, magnetically attracting more traditional sonic cultures and styles across the globe. Morocco’s ‘trap’ scene in particular is remarkably robust; in a country lacking serious … Continued
SOURCE: THE INTERCEPT BY: JON SCHWARZ, ALICE PERI ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1993, Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization signed the Oslo Accords on the lawn of the White House. Following some nudging from U.S. President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chair Yasser Arafat shook hands, thrilling the 3,000 assembled potentates. The … Continued
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