SOURCE: JTA WASHINGTON (JTA) — A congressional panel heard testimony on whether the United States should move its Israeli Embassy to Jerusalem. The hearing Wednesday by the national security subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee was not attached to any bill. Since 1995, Congress has recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and mandated … Continued
SOURCE: TIME BY: PHILIP ISSA (BEIRUT) — Lebanon’s Future Movement party of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who resigned from Saudi Arabia under mysterious circumstances five days ago, demanded on Thursday that he return from the kingdom immediately. Riyadh, meanwhile, ordered all Saudi citizens out of Lebanon — its first concrete action against the Mediterranean country … Continued
In ‘wake-up call’ to Trump-led Republican Party, Democrats win in local and statewide races across US SOURCE: MIDDLE EAST EYE BY: ALI HARB DEARBORN, United States – Dearborn City Council President Susan Dabaja leaped with excitement when the final results of the local election came in on Tuesday night. She then kissed her husband and … Continued
Arab-American groups and activists are trying to get community members more involved in local politics. SOURCE: MIDDLE EAST EYE BY: ALI HARB DEARBORN, United States – In the Michigan city with the highest concentration of Arabs in the US, many Arab Americans are campaigning and seeking political office, but few of their fellows may vote for … Continued
Tonight, CW’s ‘DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’ will unveil Zari, prime-time television’s first Muslim superhero. It’s our ‘Cosby Show’ moment, but without, you know, Cosby. SOURCE: DAILY BEAST BY: DEAN OBEIDALLAH You name it and Donald Trump has fought it. From Mitch McConnell to “fake news” to even his Holiness Pope Francis. But come Tuesday night Trump has a new opponent … Continued
By: Noor Almohsin/Arab America Contributing Writer Since the Arab Spring turmoil in the Middle East, the Palestinian issue has not become the major matter that concerns the Arab States. Historically, Arab Officials at different levels were most outspoken about the Palestinian case at various national and international congregations. This outpouring support for Palestine dramatically … Continued
SOURCE: HOUSTON CHRONICLE BY: YOUSEF MUNAYYER Like most in the United States, I watched with a heavy heart as images of devastated communities in Texas filled our TV screens after Hurricane Harvey. I was also inspired by the widespread efforts of people coming together to first rescue those in danger and then begin … Continued
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN BY: SAEED KAMALI DEHGHAN The Syrian city of Raqqa, once de facto capital of the Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate, has fallen to US-backed forces after a gruelling four-month battle. The recapture of Raqqa after three years of Isis rule is a symbolic loss to the terrorist group, which is under intense pressure … Continued
SOURCE: ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE BY: JAMES J. ZOGBY Despite the fact that the stock market is at record highs and the unemployment rate, which began its substantial decline during the Obama Administration, is now at record lows, we spend our days haunted by the gnawing sense that life has spun out of control. In recent … Continued
SOURCE: REFINERY29 BY: RACHEL SELVIN Watch the video here In 2010, as the Arab Spring was sending shockwaves across the Muslim world, Brooklyn native Rabyaah Althaibani met Basheer Othman. Othman is a Yemeni journalist who’d spent his career agitating against ideological extremism, and was a natural ally in Althaibani’s network of organizers working to amplify … Continued
SOURCE: THE JERUSALEM POST BY: ANNA AHRONHEIM Israeli jets destroyed Assad regime SA-5 anti-aircraft battery after it fired on Israeli reconnaissance planes. The Syrian Army has warned of “dangerous consequences” following an air strike by Israel on a regime SA-5 antiaircraft battery east of Damascus, after it fired a surface-to-air missile at Israeli jets. Syria’s SANA … Continued
SOURCE: TEEN VOGUE BY: DE ELIZABETH Ever since the rollout of President Trump’s initial Muslim Ban in January, there’s been an influx of resistance in a multitude of ways. Some people took to the streets to protest, while others utilized art and fashion to take a stand against the current presidential administration. And even though the first versions of Trump’s ban were … Continued
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