BY: AYANA HARRY SOURCE: PIX 11 NEW YORK A Palestinian-American activist whose role as a commencement speaker had come under protest from critics opposing her stance on Israel was given a standing ovation by graduating students Thursday after she told them they must commit to demanding change. Thursday was the first commencement of the City … Continued
BY: Yara Jouzy/ Contributing Writer Growing old can have its perks especially, in the Arab world. Arab Americans have carried with them this tradition of paying the utmost love, respect, and attention to their elderly relatives. With old age comes a lot of responsibility, including the guidance and monitoring of all roles family members assume … Continued
(Photo: United Shades of America) By: Julie Hinds Source: Detroit Free Press Sitting in Detroit’s Dilla’s Delights doughnut shop, W. Kamau Bell is talking to a friend days after Donald Trump was elected president. They’re both comics and old pals, so the conversation should be relaxed and funny. But as Zahra Noorbakhsh, cohost of the … Continued
Algerian American Amina Mabizari applied to 16 universities, including eight Ivy League institutions, and seven of those Ivy League schools accepted her. Alif Mabrook! BY: Marcelino Benito Source: KHOU/ABC News Every student dreams of reading these words: “Congratulations on your acceptance!” But Elsik High School senior Amina Mabizari read them 15 times. She applied to 16 … Continued
BY: Laila Elreedi/Contributing Writer Undoubtedly, the majority of teenagers, like myself, look up to someone for a sense of inspiration and advice. We need a role model to guide us during life’s struggles. Simply someone with a clear set of standards to help influence and shape their Arab values and personal traits. The role model for teenagers may … Continued
President Donald Trump arrives in the Kennedy Garden of the White House in Washington, May 1, 2017. By: Jamie Dettmer Source: Voice of America It isn’t the first time a new U.S. President has promised a fresh start in American-Arab relations. Eight years ago Barack Obama promised a beneficial reset in a speech delivered in Cairo … Continued
Nabil Youssef has been suspended without pay on tenure charges. (Caitlin Mota | The Jersey Journal) By Caitlin Mota The Jersey Journal The Lincoln High School teacher who filed a discrimination lawsuit against administrators and the school district has been suspended without pay on tenure charges. In his 2014 lawsuit, Nabil Youssef alleged he was … Continued
By ENJOLI FRANCIS,ERIC NOLL, ESTHER CASTILLEJO ABC NEWS Growing up, Joseph Abboud always believed that dressing well, and presenting himself well, would open doors. So much so, that in his high school yearbook, Abboud’s peers voted him “Best Dressed.” His idea paid off: Abboud became an award-winning U.S. menswear designer and author, opening up his … Continued
By Ali Harb Middle East Eye Arab Americans are white without the privilege, community advocates say as they press the US government to widen ethnic categories in the US census, which classes even black Sudanese Arabs as “white”. Activists are pushing for a “Middle East and North Africa” box to be included in the next … Continued
By Boston College Medical Express A group of epidemiologists are advocating for the increased visibility of, and focus on, Arab Americans in discussions about mental and physical health issues in the U.S., in an article published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine. “There is no checkbox for Arab/Middle Eastern origin in medical and public … Continued
Baghdad in the 1960s, Al Jumhoriyah Street, the Latin Church and the back of Caliph’s Mosque BY: Weam Namou/Ambassador Blogger They say that Baghdad means the “gift of God” in Persian. That definition reflects the memory I have of my birth country, not the news, which is saturated with accounts of prolific violence and a … Continued
By Karim Samshi-Basha Birmingham magazine Considering the family I came from lives thousands of miles away–across an ocean and a continent–I have made my own family right here in Birmingham. It’s easy to reflect on why I love Alabama–home to the most down to earth people, and an odd sport called “foot” ball, except they … Continued
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