By Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer “What an honor it is today to become the 24th Secretary of Health and Human Services, here in the United States. Only in America, the grandchild and great-grandchild of immigrants from Lebanon, from the Ukraine, from England, and Switzerland gets to have that opportunity.” These were the first … Continued
Today’s announcement from the Census Bureau that the 2020 Census would not include a new “Middle Eastern or North African” category or use a combined question format is an egregious rejection of stakeholder interest that impedes the possibility of an accurate count. The decision comes after the Office of Management and Budget delayed a planned … Continued
Read HOPING’s statement in support of United Nations Relief and Works Agency @UNRWA signed by over 20 film-makers, artists, musicians and footballers https://t.co/65gKF3v9UD pic.twitter.com/Xp1e7xrVQC — HOPING Foundation (@HopingPalestine) January 25, 2018 By: Emiliya Stahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant and Olivia Wilde are only a few of the celebrities who released a petition against … Continued
By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer As an American anthropologist doing fieldwork in the Libyan Desert Oasis of Augila, I along with my wife, Nancy, experienced Qadhafi’s coup on September 1, 1969. After I was called out of the Desert by the new regime, I began to see the possibility of imminent change in the … Continued
Today, the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro recognized Jerusalem as the eternal capital of the state of Palestine according to WAFA, the Palestinian News Agency. Maduro reiterated Venezuela’s support of the Palestinian people regarding US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami al-Hamdallah was on a two-day … Continued
According to news reports today from the Lebanese newspaper, The Daily Star, Lebanese Ambassador-designate to the U.S. Gabriel Issa has given up his American citizenship allowing him to submit his credentials in Washington DC on January 24th. “They wanted this to be done quickly, so I’ve been running around here [in Lebanon] to get all … Continued
Responding to the ruling today by an Israeli court that 16-year-old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi, charged with aggravated assault of soldiers and incitement, will remain in custody until the end of her trial, Magdalena Mughrabi, Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International said: “There is nothing that can justify Ahed … Continued
In a shocking announcement Tuesday, the Trump administration agreed to transfer $60 million to UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) cutting the budget by more than half. The remaining $65 million will be withheld until further notice. The total US contribution to UNRWA in 2017 was above $350 million. In early January, Trump tweeted,”With … Continued
By: Emiliya Strahilova/Arab America Contributing Writer Just before the end of 2017, the Academy announced the nine shortlisted contestants for Best Foreign Language Film of the 90th edition of the Oscars. Out of the record number of eight submissions in the Arabic language from Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, and Tunisia, only one … Continued
By Nizar Farsakh/Arab America Ambassador Blogger “When I came to Washington DC in 2011, I was amazed by all the museums, monuments and memorials and how proudly Americans tell their stories through them, stories of its citizens who had come here from all over the world. But I had this sense of loss, I could … Continued
First elected to Congress in 2000, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) announced today he will retire from Congress. In a statement released, Issa stated, “Throughout my service, I worked hard and never lost sight of the people our government is supposed to serve.” He went on to say, “yet with the support of my family, I … Continued
Mohammed Alhammami, seeing snow-covered mountains for the first time. By: Mohammed Al-Hammami/Arab America Contributing Writer A chain of mountains covered in pure white, trees extending beyond the reach of the eye, blue bodies of water mixed in with the white, brown, and green. This was the scene I drank in as I stood atop “Mary … Continued
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