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Arab America Foundation Launches 20 Under 20 in 2020

For Immediate Release Washington DC (Wednesday, October 28, 2020): The Arab America Foundation announced today that nominations are open for their new initiative, 20 Under 20, in 2020 and applications are now being accepted until Friday, November 13, 2020.  20 Under 20 in 2020 is a celebration of accomplished young Arab Americans. The program spotlights … Continued

Greater Syrian Diaspora at 78RPM: George N. Gorayeb & Arabphon Records

By: Richard Breaux/Arab America Contributing Writer What do you do when you find several dozen 78 rpm records all in Arabic and you can neither read, nor speak the language? You research the musicians and record labels and write about them.…at least that’s what Arab America contributing writer, Richard Breaux did. The result is bound … Continued

Arab America Foundation Announces 40 Under 40 Awardees–Class of 2020

For Immediate Release Washington DC (October 22, 2020): The Arab America Foundation announced today the awardees of their 40 Under 40 initiative. Forty Arab Americans from more than 14 states were announced from a pool of close to one-hundred applications. Nine judges from throughout the country reviewed the applicants. The awardees are Sirene Abou-Chakra, Mahmoud Abuqalbain, … Continued

Greater Syrian Diaspora at 78RPM: Wadeeh Bagdady

  By: Richard Breaux/Arab America Contributing Writer What do you do when you find several dozen 78 rpm records all in Arabic and you can neither read, nor speak the language? You research the musicians and record labels and write about them.…at least that’s what Arab America contributing writer, Richard Breaux did. The result is … Continued

Sponsored: Is Arab Music the Next Big Thing?

By: Mykal Kaminski/Guest Writer for Arab America How Arab Artists Are Changing Music Khaled Mohamed Khaled, better known as DJ Khaled, is one of the hottest acts on the planet. Khaled requires no ancestry review, his Arab heritage is well-known, as is the fact that he’s a self-described devout Muslim. Born in 1975, in Louisiana … Continued

An Open Letter to Fellow Chaldeans: Vote Blue in this Election

By: Mona Hanna-Attisha/Arab America Contributing Writer I am a proud first-generation Iraqi American. Specifically, I am Chaldean, an Iraqi Christian. We are part of the international diaspora of Iraqi immigrants displaced over generations, and particularly after the rise of Saddam Hussein. Many of us settled in the Detroit area. There are over a hundred thousand … Continued

Arab American Women Making an Impact: Lily Karam

By: Ivey Noojin/ Arab America Contributing Writer  Lily Karam is an activist living in California who has dedicated all of her life, and over 90 percent of her time after retirement, to helping Palestinians. Even with a career and children, she made time to support organizations relating to the Arab world. Even retirement can’t stop … Continued

Sponsored: From Accuracy to Appropriation – A Deep Insight into the Culture of the Arabs Living in America

By: Sponsored Guest Writer We live on a beautiful planet populated by people belonging to different cultures and ethnic backgrounds. Eons with people from every cultural background mixing together around the world should vouch for the unity found in diversity and cohabitation.  Cultural diversification and exchange brings in glory and adds quality to an individual’s life. … Continued

Arab Americans in the NFL Through the Years

By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer There are nearly four million Arab Americans living in the U.S. and while many are successful and make major contributions to society, they still suffer discrimination and are often derided as un-American. A sport considered very “American” is football and while there are not a large number of Arab … Continued

Arab America Ranks in the Top 100,000 of 200 Million Active Websites Worldwide

For Immediate Release WASHINGTON DC (October 14, 2020)–According to Alexa Internet, an Amazon company, and leading website ranker, the Arab America digital website, www.arabamerica.com ranks as one of the top 100,000 websites in the world. There are an estimated 1.7 billion websites worldwide, although roughly 200 million remain active. Today Arab America ranks 98,856 out … Continued

Greater Syrian Diaspora at 78RPM: Albert Rashid

By: Richard Breaux/Arab America Contributing Writer What do you do when you find several dozen 78 rpm records all in Arabic and you can neither read, nor speak the language? You research the musicians and record labels and write about them.…at least that’s what Arab America contributing writer, Richard Breaux did. The result is bound … Continued

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