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“Citizenry Anger”: What Does it Mean for MENA and SWANA Americans?

By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī / Arab America Contributing Writer Understanding “Citizenry Anger” “The revolution’s on … It’s here, it’s today … I’m looking for all my other patriots to come out and help me.” Floyd Ray Roseberry Floyd Ray Roseberry is angry at the United States government, and he decided to set off bombs. Among … Continued

What Constitutes Racial Profiling?

Whether you’re driving or even just walking down a sidewalk, the threat of racial profiling can create significant anxiety.  Sometimes, it’s not even just racial profiling that might happen. For example, studies have found that law enforcement might target someone because they’re riding a motorcycle, even if they comply with laws or they’re in a … Continued

Dr. Ibrahim Abu-Lughod: Palestine’s Foremost Academic and Intellectual

By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī / Arab America Contributing Writer “Nearly every Arab American who fights against racial stereotyping, the ideological racism suffered by Palestinians, and the perennial antagonism to Islam, owes Ibrahim a tremendous debt. “ Dr. Edward Said Dr. Edward Said’s Guru There would be no Edward Said in America if Dr. Ibrahim Abu-Lughod did … Continued

Dr. Edward Said: An Undying Voice of the Dispossessed

By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī / Arab America Contributing Writer “Edward Said is one of America’s most distinguished literary scholars and critics. He is an exile in the very particular sense that the country in which he was born, spent his childhood, no longer exists.” Exiles (1986 BBC Documentary) Exiled This quote is from the 1986 … Continued

Israel’s Eid Gift to Palestine

The author analyzes the timing of the offensive on Gaza. There are still places in the world in which Muslims have been constant victims of ongoing war. They spend the holy month of Ramadan in conditions that the conservative media censors. Furthermore, the Eid festivals are celebrations that are observed in conflict. Humanity can longer neglect the Palestinian genocide and America has been an accomplice to Israel’s brutality for over half of a century.

Arab Americans: Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 and Vaccine Inequity

Raed Al-Naser / Arab America Contributing Writer From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was indisputable that racial and ethnic minority groups would be disproportionately affected. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has long documented the number of cases and mortality rates in the Latinx, African American, Asian, Alaskan/Native American, and Native … Continued

Education and Activism as a Result of the George Floyd Killing

By: Yasmina Hage/Arab America Contributing Writer As you know, on May 25, 2020, George Floyd lost his life due to police violence. George Floyd’s death was the final straw. In fact, police violence against people of color has been denounced for a long time and on several occasions in the media. However, this movement this … Continued

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