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Arab America Announces Fall 2020 Internship/Externship Opportunities

Arab America, the leading provider of digital media regarding the Arab and Arab American identity, announces its fall 2020 internship/externship opportunities. Application Deadline: Open until all positions are filled. Term: September-December 2020 (4 Months) Due to the Coronavirus crisis, we are currently accepting off-site work-at-home applicants Responsibilities: Interns selected will be asked to focus on … Continued

Finally Getting a Place at the Academic Table—A  New Faculty Chair in Palestinian Studies at Brown University

By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer The first faculty endowed chair in U.S. academia dedicated to the study of Palestine and Palestinians was announced by Brown University. Renowned professor Beshara Doumani has been named the first holder of the ‘Mahmoud Darwish’ Chair of Palestinian Studies. Doumani is a noted scholar who has mentored generations of … Continued

Archbishop Hilarion Capucci: A Freedom Fighter for Palestine, Loved by Arab Christians and Muslims, A Retrospective

By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer While some dramas during the Ramadan season are racing to promote the idea of ​​normalization with Israel, the series “Hares Al-Quds”–Guardian of Jerusalem, traces the biography of the late Archbishop Hilarion Capucci, a Syrian Melkite Christian cleric, born in Aleppo. The series was written by Hassan Youssef and directed by … Continued

Which Box Should Arab Americans Choose on the 2020 Census?

By: Stephanie Abraham/Arab America Contributing Writer The U.S. Census Bureau recently extended the 2020 Census deadline to the end of October due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is good news because it postpones Census workers from going door to door at a time when we should all be social distancing. It also gives extra time to … Continued

How Israel is using Coronavirus and Trump Policy to further Annex Palestinian Sovereign Territory

By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer The Coronavirus in Israel and the occupied territories combined with the machinations of Israeli politics, and the Trump administration-inspired culture wars between Democrats and Republicans over Palestinian sovereignty, represent a formidable obstacle to any sense of peace and tranquility in the region. News from the Arab Palestinian-Israel region in … Continued

National Arab American Heritage Month Receives 18 State Proclamations from Governors

WASHINGTON DC–This week the Arab America Foundation received its 17th gubernatorial proclamation commemorating National Arab American Heritage Month. The Arab America Foundation through Arab America.com has launched a grassroots effort to organize teams of Arab American activists in over 25 states. Several team members approached governors from all fifty states. “Given the current Coronavirus crisis … Continued

The Consequences of the Coronavirus in Lebanon

By: Yasmina Hage/ Arab America Contributing Writer Lebanon is known for its citizens who like to live life to the fullest. Lebanese people like to have fun and enjoy everything. In fact, it is known that Lebanon is a country that never sleeps! Restaurants, for example, stay open all night, in addition to bars and … Continued

During National Arab American Heritage Month Arab Americans Provide Resources Amidst Coronavirus Crisis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (WASHINGTON, DC) April 1, 2020 – Each year during the month of April, the Arab America Foundation (through Arab America) and organizations across the country formally recognize the contributions of Arab Americans during National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM). For over a century, Arab Americans have made valuable contributions to virtually every … Continued

Governors Issue Proclamations in Commemoration of National Arab American Heritage Month-April 2020

National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM) commemorates the Arab American heritage and culture and pays tribute to the contributions of Arab Americans in April of each year. The following proclamations have been issued by State Governors in commemoration of National Arab American Heritage Month for April 2020. 22 State Governor Proclamations 1. Arkansas 2. Colorado … Continued

Are Arab Americans Rising to Become the New Minority in America?

By: Yaseen Rashed/Arab America Contributing Writer Arab Americans are quickly rising to become America’s new minority class. Recent political developments in the middle east have forced many to migrate to the Western world which undoubtedly left its mark on the fabric of the American experience. The first wave of Arab immigrants was in the early … Continued

Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.—Where Would He Stand Today on the Palestine-Israel Situation?

By: John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer Martin Luther King (MLK) famously wrote from a Birmingham, Alabama jail where he was imprisoned for protesting segregation, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” … Continued

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