After decades spent trying to better explain the Arab World to other Americans, all too often I have found myself running up against the same mythologies and half-truths that, year after year, stubbornly maintain an alarming ability to shape thinking about the region. One of the reasons I wrote “Arab Voices: What They Are Saying … Continued
BY: Suzanne Manneh/Contributing Writer Arabs, Muslims, Central and South Asians from throughout the San Francisco Bay Area say they are fed up with being discriminated against because of their religion or appearance. At a special Human Rights Commission hearing at San Francisco’s City Hall Thursday night, more than 150 concerned community members gathered in the main … Continued
Elite institution, indeed. Harvard University, where I’m pursuing a master’s in public policy, has now honored Marty Peretz, editor-in-chief of the New Republic and world-class bigot. This honor has come in the form of a $650,000 fund that the Department of Social Studies is creating in Peretz’s name — a nice celebration for a man … Continued
The controversy over Park51 has reached a fever pitch. Opinions and concerns from around the country have been expressed, with many falsehoods and stereotypes being propagated along the way. We feel that the voices of Muslim women are lacking in this debate, especially the voices of Muslim women who go to Park51, and as such, … Continued
Two prominent Israeli-Arab literary figures yesterday launched Qadita.net, an Arabic-language politics and culture website they say will tackle issues widely considered taboo in the Arabic press. Qadita website The site’s editors are author Ala Hlehel and Anton Shalhat, a journalist and culture critic. Hlehel said yesterday that the site is aimed at “restoring the written … Continued
BY: Khaled A. Beydoun/Contributing Writer The 2010 US Census re-initiated the debate about where Arab America fits in within the nation’s broader racial order. Reflecting their national, religious and experiential diversity, Arab Americans have affiliated with a range of varying ethnic or racial boxes, spanning from “Caucasian” to the amorphous “Other” designation. Indeed, this debate has … Continued
A Muslim woman is suing Disneyland, accusing the company’s California theme park of discrimination for telling her she could not serve customers if she chose to wear a headscarf. Imane Boudal, 26, asked her employers at Disneyland’s Grand Californian Hotel several months ago whether they would permit her to wear a headcovering while working as … Continued
The results of research project reveal that Christian Palestinians living in Israel face an identity crisis, with 70 percent claiming that they “feel lost”. This is having a particularly strong effect on the young people in the community. Presenting the details of the survey at a conference in Haifa, Dr.Jareis Khoury, Director of the Al-Liqa’ … Continued
A majority of Americans have an unfavorable impression of Islam, alone among major religions, a new poll finds. The survey by the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies found 53 percent of Americans view Islam unfavorably compared with 42 percent who view the religion favorably. Majorities view other major religions favorably: 91 percent for Christianity, 71 … Continued
Abdulkareem Saleh left his homeland to come to the United States to start a new life. When he heard authorities say Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab received training and explosives from al-Qaida in Yemen before a failed bombing attempt on a Detroit-bound airplane Dec. 25, Saleh was angry and in shock. “We are not with this,” said … Continued
The first meeting of the Joint High-level Committee of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and the League of Arab States (LAS) convened at LAS headquarters in Cairo , to discuss the best ways and means to correct the stereotyped image of Arabs and Muslims. The meeting, which brought together Arab and Islamic institutions, … Continued
The terrorist attempt on Christmas Day is the latest incident making American Muslims cringe, fearing that one errant individual will again cast suspicion on the whole religious community. In the days since the failed bombing on a Detroit-bound airliner, conversations among Muslims have taken on a tenor of disdain at the incident and frustration that … Continued
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