By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer In the U.S. there are millions of scholarships offered every year through universities, private companies, non-profits, and even private citizens. Most of these scholarships have specific limits, whether it is finances, merit, career path, gender, or even ethnicity. Compared to other ethnic groups, Arab Americans do not have nearly … Continued
By: Tasnim Elnasharty/ Arab America Contributing Writer The position of women in the Arab world was not different from what it was in other regions of the world. Throughout history, this situation has gone through phases of discrimination that have led women to suffer restrictions on their rights and freedoms. Many of these restrictions are … Continued
By Katie Teague/Arab America Contributing Writer The job of a diplomat is fundamental for globalization. As a foreign service officer, life revolves around promoting peaceful relations between another country and your own. Such a position offers opportunities for professional travel and interactions with individuals from all over the world, thus bringing about unique awareness and … Continued
Written By Randa Necola/Arab America Contributor Writer As we enter graduation season this May, a higher than the average number of Arab American students will be graduating with high marks from colleges and universities across America. Why is it that? Arab Americans care tremendously about their children’s education. To them, education is not only an … Continued
SOURCE: FORBES MIDDLE EAST In a rare interview, Abdulla bin Ahmad Al Ghurair, the 88-year-old patriarch of one of Dubai’s storied merchant families recently agreed to talk to Forbes Middle East to reminisce about his journey from fish monger to richest man in the U.A.E., with a net worth Forbes estimates at $5.9 billion. His … Continued
What Tunisia can teach its neighbors about the value of education. SOURCE: FOREIGN POLICY BY: KIM GHATTAS Tunisia marked the seventh anniversary of its Jasmine Revolution in January with large protests in response to new austerity measures, similar to those that followed the self-immolation of a street vendor in December 2010 that first set the … Continued
By: Karim Nagi/Arab America Contributing Writer Two weeks after September 11, 2001, I was contacted by a friend. Stagnating at home, I was nervous to interact with American society. I was afraid of more terrorist attacks, like all Americans. But I was also wary of reprisals and backlash for being an Arab, worried that the … Continued
SOURCE: CAIR (WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/16/18) – The CAIR Legal Defense Fund (CAIR) today reached a court-approved agreement with Arizona State University (ASU), the Arizona Board of Regents and Arizona Attorney General to allow an event with Dr. Hatem Bazian and American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) to move forward without interruption on April 3. Initially, ASU offered … Continued
SOURCE: THE ATLANTIC BY AMANDA RIPLEY Jordan has never had a female minister of education, women make up less than a fifth of its workforce, and women hold just 4 percent of board seats at public companies there. But, in school, Jordanian girls are crushing their male peers. The nation’s girls outperform its boys in just … Continued
SOURCE: STEP FEED BY LEYAL KHALIFE American University of Beirut graduates and undergraduates … listen up! QS – a higher education think tank – recently released its 2018 ranking, listing universities in order of graduate employability. When it comes to the Arab region, AUB ranked No.1 – meaning finding and getting a job is a bit less … Continued
By: Ani Karapetyan/Contributing Writer No one knows about the value of the Hope Fund than AMIDEAST president Ted Kattouf, a former U.S. Ambassador. “Hope Fund scholars provide some of the best stories about Palestinian youth which almost no one is familiar.” he says. The Hope Fund program is producing some of the next generation of … Continued
Source: Step Feed By: Rayana Khalaf/Contributor Allan Hennessy is a name you will want to always keep in mind for a daily dose of motivation. He is blind, Muslim, gay, and a refugee. He has broken free of the limitations typically associated with these labels and made it all the way to the fourth top university in the world. … Continued
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