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Pathbreakers of Arab America—Jamie Farr

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This is the forty-first 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 forty-first pathbreaker, Jamie Farr, aka Jameel Joseph Farah, aka Corporal Klinger, is a well-known Arab American actor and comedian, as depicted by Arab AMerica contributing writer, John Mason. Farr was born to Lebanese immigrant parents in Toledo, Ohio. While Jamie was raised in a typically American way, he never forgot his Arab origin, often reminiscing about it in fluent Arabic.

Kamel El Adad + 1 Bringing Smiles Into Our Homes This Ramadan

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By: Malak Hassouna / Arab America Contributing Writer  Last Ramadan, we were introduced to Kamel El Adad, where Ahmed (Sherif Salama) and Layla (Dina Elsherbiny) meet and decide to get married, creating a wonderfully chaotic family of nine. There were seven kids originally in season one. In season two, we add one to the mix, … Continued

Adel Emam: A Man of No Party, Just a Patriot 

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By: Malak Hassouna / Arab America Contributing Writer  On January 21, 2024, the fourth annual Joy Awards in Saudia Arabia took place, bringing together artists from all over the Middle East to celebrate their achievements. One of the moments that stole the night was the tribute video to Adel Emam and his receiving the Arab … Continued

Pathbreakers of Arab America—Second in Series: Salma Hayek

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This is the second in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent with Arab America contributing writer, John Mason. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, science, academia, and politics, among other areas. We will endeavor to represent the broad array of Arab Americans, including a mix of women and men, countries of origin, and fields of endeavor. Our second pathbreaker case is the illustrious Mexican-born, of Lebanese heritage, Arab American actor Salma Hayek.

Pathbreakers of Arab America—First in a Series: Rami Malek

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This is the first in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series will include personalities from entertainment, science, academia, and politics, among other arenas. We will endeavor to represent the broad array of Arab Americans, including a mix of females and males, countries of origin, and fields of endeavor. John Mason, contributing writer, presents as the first pathbreaker case, illustrious Egyptian American actor Rami Malek.

Arab-American Producers And TV Writers:

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By: Anthony Bayyouk / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: Did you know about the amount of Arab-Americans in the production and film industry? The Middle East has a long history of entertainment from the Egyptian singer-songwriter umm Kulthum to the current Lebanese singer Fairuz. There has never been a dull moment in Middle East entertainment. … Continued

Arab-American Music Producers

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  By: Anthony Bayyouk / Arab America Contributing Writer Did you know that some of your favorite songs are produced by Arab Americans? From Michael Jackson to Britney Spears, Arab Americans have produced thousands of songs that go platinum. This list consists of five of the biggest Arab-American music producers.  The purpose of this list … Continued

Yasmine Al-Bustami, Actress on CBS’s NCIS: Hawai’i and the CW’s The Originals, to Speak at CONNECT Arab America Empowerment Summit

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REGISTER HERE (Washington, D.C., November 10, 2021) The Arab America Foundation is excited to announce that Yasmine Al-Bustami, CBS’s NCIS Hawai’i and CW’s The Originals actress has been confirmed to be a speaker at the CONNECT Arab America: Empowerment Summit on Saturday, November 13, 2021, at the Doubletree Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan. … Continued

Casablanca: Similarities and Differences Between the City and the Movie

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By: Claire Boyle / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: Over the years, the city of Casablanca in Morocco has inspired much fanfare, beautiful sights, and lush landscapes. Perhaps, the other reason why Casablanca (the city) is so famous is the 1942 Academy Award-winning film, Casablanca which starred Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid. Did … Continued

10 Arab Movies and TV Shows to Watch on Netflix

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By: Sophia Segal/Arab America Contributing Writer In these times of uncertainty and in our months of quarantine we turned to Netflix; it made staying inside just a little more bearable. Many of us binged Netflix more than we care to admit. It’s also a great time to explore more of Netflix than just re-watching the … Continued

Inaccurate Representation of Muslim Women and Men In Hollywood

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By: Raneem Ghunaim/ Arab America Contributing Writer        Is the representation we get in movies and TV shows accurate? To answer that question, no we don’t. Over the years the Arab/Muslim community has had such a bad reputation in Hollywood. Many of our favorite shows and movies have included stereotypes and racist comments through their episodes. It … Continued

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