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Palestinian Vocalist Mona Miari to Perform with the New York Arabic Orchestra Takht at the National Arab American Heritage Month Commemoration, April 18, 2024

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (WASHINGTON, DC) March 27, 2024–The Arab America Foundation proudly announces that Palestinian vocalist Mona Miari will perform with the New York Arabic Ensemble Takht on Thursday, April 18th, at the National Arab American Heritage Month Commemoration: Tribute to the Palestinian Heritage and Identity. The event will take place at the UDC Theater … Continued

Pathbreakers of Arab America— Ali Abunimah

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This is the thirty-ninth of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. Our thirty-ninth pathbreaker, Ali Abunimah, is a Palestinian American activist and journalist. Contributing writer, John Mason, reports that Ali is a co-founder of The Electronic Intifada website and is described as “the leading American proponent of a one-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.” Ali’s mother is a 1948 refugee from a Palestinian village that became part of Israel, and his father is from a village in what is now the occupied West Bank.

Pathbreakers of Arab America—Noura Erakat

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This is the thirty-eighth of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. Contributing writer, John Mason, reports on our thirty-eight pathbreaker, Noura Erakat, a noted Palestinian American activist, university professor, legal scholar, and human rights attorney. Noura’s research interests focus on human rights law, humanitarian law, national security law, refugee law, social justice, and critical race theory, emphasizing the Israel-Palestine conflict. Erakat has been especially vocal on the latest go-around of the Israel-Palestine conflict, namely the Gaza war.

Palestinian Actress and Comedian Maysoon Zayid to Perform at the National Arab American Heritage Month Commemoration, April 18, 2024

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (WASHINGTON, DC) March 20, 2023–The Arab America Foundation proudly announces that Palestinian actress and comedian Maysoon Zayid, the first Arab American woman comedian in the U.S., will perform on Thursday, April 18th, at the National Arab American Heritage Month Commemoration: Tribute to the Palestinian Heritage and Identity. The event will take place … Continued

Pathbreakers of Arab America—Dena Takruri

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This is the thirty-sixth of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. Our thirty-sixth pathbreaker is Dena Takruri, born in San Francisco. Her father was Palestinian, born and raised in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. John Mason, contributing writer, depicts how Dena’s classic American education led her to an esteemed career in journalism, though one she purposely skewed towards an impassioned view of her fellow Arabs and Palestinians.

Keeping the Dream Alive: One Woman’s Quest for Justice

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In 1969, Israeli soldiers burst into Terry Ahwal’s home while she and her family were eating breakfast. More than fifty years later, she still vividly sees her father’s arms up in the air while young soldiers kick him, hit him, and beat him with their automatic weapons. Her mother’s shouting and pleading are also seared … Continued

Pathbreakers of Arab America–Kamal Boullata

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This is the thirty-fifth of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. Our thirty-fifth pathbreaker is Kamal Boulatta, a Jerusalem-born Palestinian American visual artist and art historian. Boulatta, who was born in 1942 and passed away on August 6, 2019, has left a magnificent collection of his mostly abstract art for all to see. Contributing writer, John Mason, highlights how Kamal’s art reflects deepfelt feelings about Palestinian identity as an occupied people in their homeland and, for himself, as someone separated from his homeland – in exile.

Pathbreakers of Arab America—Dean Obeidallah

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This is the thirty-first in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. Our thirty-first pathbreaker is Dean Obeidallah, a famed Palestinian American lawyer, comedian, and journalist. He was born in New Jersey to a Palestinian immigrant father and an Italian American mother. He is well known for his SiriusXM Progress “The Dean Obeidallah Show” and for frequent appearances on Cable TV. Dean is also known for his standup comedic performances in the U.S. and in the Arab World. Contributing writer, John Mason, writes of his passion in calling for peace in Palestine and how he vehemently rejects antisemitic and anti-Arab sentiments wherever they occur in the world.

Pathbreakers of Arab America—Amaney A. Jamal

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This is the twenty-eighth in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. John Mason, contributing writer, reports on our twenty-eighth pathbreaker, Amaney Jamal. Born to a Palestinian family displaced by war, Dr. Jamal is the dean of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics, and Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Jamal is the former Director of the Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice. She also directs the Workshop on Arab Political Development and the Bobst-American University of Beirut Collaborative Initiative.

Palestinian Cry from Gaza, ‘Write My Name,’ Goes Viral in Poem by Palestinian American

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This is the story of a poem, “Write My Name,” by Palestinian American poet, Zeina Azzam. The poem has electrified many people across the world. It depicts the plight and pain of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, as a result of the Hamas-Israeli war. Much of this report is based on an email exchange between Zeina and contributing writer, John Mason. Since her writing is direct, expansive, and, at the same time, exquisite, Mason uses her quotes liberally.

Pathbreakers of Arab America: Naomi Shihab Nye

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This is the twenty-sixth in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. Our twenty-sixth pathbreaker is Naomi Shihab Nye, a distinguished Palestinian American poet, essayist, and novelist. Contributing writer, John Mason, writes about her birth in 1952, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of a Muslim Palestinian father and an American mother. Naomi’s childhood was spent mostly in America, though while growing up, she made extended visits to Jerusalem. The duality of cultures she experienced profoundly shaped her perspective and her poetry.

Fair Policies or Racist Agenda Machines: The Censoring of Palestine by Social Media Giants

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An incident had taken place on social media, the culprit Instagram, a user claimed that his biography, written in Arabic, was auto- translated to “Palestinian terrorist.” Given Meta’s long history of anti- Palestinian sentiment, journalists and activists claiming Palestinian censorship are now questioning whether the mistranslation was an incident or a calculated event.

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