By: Bishara A. Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist Even as 20,000 members of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) meet in Washington, D.C., for its annual policy conference, AIPAC is on the path of becoming less relevant and less effective in its 50-year mission of strengthening US unwavering support of Israel and fighting Palestinian legitimate … Continued
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher re-opened on February 27th, with the following statement issued below. We, the heads of Churches in charge of the Holy Sepulcher and the Status Quo governing the various Christian Holy Sites in Jerusalem – the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, the Custody of the Holy Land and the Armenian Patriarchate … Continued
By Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer After the Women’s March became a worldwide protest advocating for multiple civil rights reforms, now it’s the turn of March for Our Lives–a powerful stream demanding urgent changes in gun control legislation. Student organizers are planning the march in collaboration with the nonprofit organization, Everytown for Gun Safety. The youth … Continued
By: Judge William J. Haddad (Ret.)/Arab America Contributing Writer In 2009 I chaired the implementation of The Council of Arab Religious Leaders of Chicagoland (ARC) which consisted of Christian and Muslim Clerics. At our June 20, 2009 “Unity Celebration” I hailed our community’s ability to “share our common cultural traditions while celebrating our differences”. That … Continued
By Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer On February 2, BDS received a nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize by MP and leader of the Norwegian Red Party Bjørnar Moxness. The Norwegian Nobel Committee will prepare a shortlist of the candidates for a prize by the end of March and then later in October will announce the Laureates. Meanwhile, … Continued
Michael Springmann Arab America Contributing Writer For many years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI, the Bureau) has made surveillance of Arab Americans its policy. This is a policy bordering on, if not intended as, harassment. It’s not new. It’s not a product of the Forever War against Arabs and Muslims in South and Southwest … Continued
By Michael Springmann/Arab America Contributing Writer Mennel Ibtissem, a contestant-singer on the popular French television show “The Voice”, appears to be undone for her comments about “terrorism” and Palestine. She seems to be the latest victim of what appears to be a concerted Zionist attack on anyone who questions support for Israel and the need to … Continued
By: Bishara A. Bahbah, Arab America Featured Columnist What a sad sight the Arab World is today! Countries are collapsing and brothers are fighting each other. Despite its massive natural resources, you only find pockets of wealth. There are more refugees in the Arab world than anywhere else in the world and I am not even referring … Continued
J. Michael Springmann/Arab America Contributing Writer On January 26, 2018, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of the Census announced that it “will not use…a separate Middle Eastern or North African” category on the census form.” However, the 2020 Census will still contain unchanged questions on race and ethnicity such as those delineating people of African and … Continued
By: Randa Necola/Arab America Contributing Writer Moving to a new place in your own country can be very stressful and hard to adapt with. But, what about moving to a new country where people speak a new language and have different culture? Can you imagine leaving everything in your life to start again from zero … Continued
Abbas, Trump, Netanyahu. (photo credit: REUTERS) By: Bishara Bahbah/ Arab America Contributing Writer During the meeting of the Palestinian Central Committee and following the United States’ recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Mahmoud Abbas declared, “Today is the day that the Oslo Accords end. Israel killed them. We are an authority without any authority, and an occupation … Continued
Photo Credit: Demonstrators rally in New York City to protest anti-BDS legislation, June 9, 2016. (Sipa USA via AP) Today, The American Civil Liberties Union won a victory in its federal lawsuit arguing that a Kansas law requiring a public school educator to certify that she won’t boycott Israel violates her First Amendment rights. A … Continued
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