Al Jazeera America announced today that is will close its cable TV and digital operations by April 30 of this year. The decision by the AJAM board was “driven by the fact that our business model is simply not sustainable in light of the economic challenges in the U.S. media marketplace”, said AJAM CEO … Continued
Photo: Samir When she was three years old, my daughter Amal would repeatedly tell me “When I grow up, I want to be a doctor, so that you will work with me”. Years went-by and Amal graduated as a dentist in May 2015 from Boston University. As a resident at the prestigious University of Texas … Continued
Photo: CBS News The White House announced on Sunday that Rafaai Hamo, a recent Syrian refugee will be seated in the box with the First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden and Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President, at the State of the Union Address on Tuesday. He is among about two dozen guests to sit … Continued
BY: Amal David, Ph.D./Director, Community Outreach Mr. Trump, I am an American of Christian Arab background who grew up in Jesus’ home town of Nazareth. I attended Catholic and Orthodox schools all my life. In fact, it was Lubbock Christian University in Texas that attracted me to immigrate to the United States. Christmas has always been … Continued
BY: Adrian Tafesh/Contributing Writer A few months ago the Iran Nuclear Agreement was the U.S.-Israel policy issue that dominated the headlines, and was declared a barometer by which the public would judge candidates in the coming months. Well, a considerable amount has happened on the campaign trail since and the spotlight has largely fallen away … Continued
BY: Adrian Tafesh/Contributing Writer Donald Trump’s rhetoric on immigration, Islam, and Syrian refugees has finally come to a boiling point. His fascistic policy proposals were hardly ever veiled, and yet he is managing to find bolder and bolder ways to flaunt them. It is a story as old as this country, older even. It goes like … Continued
ACCESS joins the worldwide outpouring of grief for the victims of the recent attacks in Beirut, Paris, Baghdad, Syria and across the world, including the four members of our Dearborn community killed in Lebanon. We stand with the international community in unequivocally condemning the horrific acts, and stand firm in our commitment to resist … Continued
Arab America is seeking applications for internship opportunities at our Washington DC office. Intern Duties: Interns selected will be asked to focus on two or more of the following areas: ● Posting content to website and keeping social media sites up-to-date ● Researching events, and writing on culture of Arab Americans ● Planning … Continued
This young woman from Gaza saw the beginning of what could be the Third Intifada on her 21st birthday. What does this portend?
BY: Adrian Tafesh/Contrubuting Writer We have for the last few months been in the election season. A season that, not unlike the approaching holiday season, is all about marketing and lasts entirely too long. The question is one of how each candidate can best market themselves to a voting public and, more importantly, ultra-wealthy donors. It’s … Continued
An aura of contentiousness and vitriol circumvented Sterling Heights’ city building Friday, September 11th. The unanimous 9-0 vote against the mosque, undertaken by Sterling Heights’ Planning Commission, fed into a breeding ground for hatred that not only followed the vote, but surrounded the anti-mosque protests weeks prior. Following the decision, Muslim attendees were greeted with … Continued
By: Barbara Nimri Aziz When a former Syrian student of mine, Walid, announced that he’d resolved to pay smugglers to get him to Europe, I thought of his classmates and so many youths I hear from, now scattered across the globe. I’d known them in Damascus where I’d been teaching workshops in media. I stayed … Continued
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