BY: Barbara Nimri Aziz/Contributing Writer President Obama began his address to the Cuban people in Havana invoking parallels between America’s and Cuba’s political histories: “We both live in a new world colonized by Europeans; and Cuba, like the US was built in part by slaves brought here from Africa; and Cubans, like us, can trace our … Continued
Michael Friedson of The Media Line analyzes President Obama’s response to a question about Palestine he received in Argentina. Obama gave no hope for a reconciliation of the decades long conflict and does not believe it will happen in his remaining nine months. Like so many of his predecessors, President Barack Obama appears resigned to finishing … Continued
After saying that there should be increased patrol and surveillance of Muslim Americans on Tuesday, Ted Cruz faced criticism from opponents and civil rights groups. Yesterday he spent a great amount of time defending his dangerous statements with various media outlets. Ted Cruz hit morning news shows Wednesday to defend his call for stepped-up “patrols” … Continued
Alex Emmons criticizes Clinton’s speech at the AIPAC conference this past week where she condemned the BDS movement and vowed to work against it. Despite BDS being a peaceful form of protest and free speech, Clinton contributed to the recent trend in silencing boycotters. Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton called the Israel boycott movement “alarming” in a … Continued
Zaid Jilani comments on the lack of media coverage for Bernie Sanders after giving a speech that focused on Palestinian struggles. The little coverage Sanders did receive was highlighted by the positive remarks he made about Israel at the beginning of his speech. As leading presidential candidates spoke at the Washington gathering of the American Israel … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer As the 2016 presidential election intensifies, this week became a policy test for each candidate as they were invited to speak at the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference. The conference boasted keynote speeches by many high ranking American officials, such as Vice President Joe Biden and House … Continued
By: Julia Kassem/Contributing Writer Obama’s presidency was ushered in by Iraq’s remnants, another Gaza war and lack of progress in Afghanistan. The president will be departing under the yoke of the Syrian civil war, the threat of ISIS and the pressure to bring closure, over a course of months, to a crisis that originated decades … Continued
BY: Fred Shwaery/Arab America Contributing Writer It’s March Madness time! Across the country, thousands of fans have packed arenas to support their favorite competitors. Week by week, would-be winners have fallen aside and only a few are remaining. They will continue to travel across the country in contest after contest until we reach the finals. … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Early this morning at 3 am E.T., Brussels suffered from two attacks. Waking up to this news, I immediately knew that today would be a difficult day for Muslims and Arabs across the country. Although it’s unknown who the attackers are, politicians are already putting Islam at the forefront of their … Continued
Robert W. McChesney, Prof. of Media and Communications, University of Illinois, says that Sanders has a good fighting chance to secure the Democratic nomination in spite of the traditional media’s effort to undermine his success. McChesney is the Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 2002 … Continued
Secretary Kerry has used the power and moral authority of his office to proclaim the truth about the crimes that national, ethnic, and religious minorities including Christians have suffered at the hands of ISIS. He used the word that has the moral authority to raise the international consciousness and compel the international community of … Continued
BY: Fred Shwaery/Arab America Contributing Writer What a week this has been! It started with Arab Americans uniting behind Bernie Sanders and awarding him a win in Michigan. Next, we had a civil and informative Republican candidates’ debate from Miami on Thursday. On Friday, Marco Rubio asked his supporters to vote for John Kasich in … Continued
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