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Go topBy: Ghassan Abu Diab/Arab America Contributing Writer I knew Saba Shami, “Abu Yusuf,” as he liked to be called, and accompanied him for more than ten years, in the United States of America, specifically in its capital, Washington DC, where the political arena is for the real gladiators, and where the “survival” is “for the strongest” in the competitive domains of advocacy where … Continued
By: Fred Shwaery/Arab America Contributing Writer It is with profound sadness that we report the passing of a giant in the Arab American and Palestinian community, Saba L. Shami. He passed away on September 17 after a bout with cancer at the age of 65. Saba was influential in local, state, and national politics. Long … Continued
By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer Western media and the Arab world, what a story! For years, there has been a lot of criticism about the media’s coverage of the Arab world and its people. Just like other racial, religious, and ethnic groups in the past, Western media portrayed the Arab world as a breeding … Continued
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
By: Sophia Segal/Arab America Contributing Writer It’s been 19 years since 9/11, and it still strikes a lot of negative tension amongst people. Fears of people around the United States increased in curiosity about Arabs and Arabic in general. Throughout the almost two decades since 9/11, there have been an increase in teaching and learning … Continued
By: Richard Breaux/Arab America Contributing Writer Our interest in 78 rpm records of the Syrian/Lebanese diaspora stems from the three estate sales-worth of records we located here in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and the one estate of records from Janesville, Wisconsin. What is fascinating about Janesville and La Crosse compared to, say, Milwaukee or other cities … Continued
Arab America is proud to highlight episodes of Arab American Stories, the Emmy Award-winning 13-part series presented by Detroit Public Television that explored the diversity of the Arab-American experience. The Series Arab American Stories highlights the diversity within the Arab American community. The series showcases the lives of 39 different Arab Americans from around the … Continued
By: Holly Johnson/Arab America Contributing Writer Peace, love, truth, and compassion. These are four adjectives that Yusif Barakat lives by. Known simply as Yusif, Barakat, an 85-year-old advocate for harmony, has spent more time than he can count getting into, as John Lewis so eloquently stated, “good trouble.” Born in 1935 in Haifa, Palestine, Barakat … Continued
By: Richard Breaux/Arab America Contributing Writer Anthony George Shaptini was born Anthony Elias George on July 29, 1893, in Saint Louis, Missouri to Elias and Mary George, immigrants to the United States from Chabtine, Greater Syria (now Lebanon). Mary George had four sons, Anthony was her second child and three daughters. One document suggests Anthony … Continued
Arab America is proud to highlight episodes of Arab American Stories, the Emmy Award-winning 13-part series presented by Detroit Public Television that explored the diversity of the Arab-American experience. The Series Arab American Stories highlights the diversity within the Arab American community. The series showcases the lives of 39 different Arab Americans from around the … Continued
By: Sophia Segal/Arab America Contributing Writer The years you spend at university are great times to create memories while discovering what your true passions are in life. It’s also a place to make friends and find where you fit. All universities have organizations/clubs that you can join. They are open to everyone who wants to … Continued
By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer In the U.S. there are millions of scholarships offered every year through universities, private companies, non-profits, and even private citizens. Most of these scholarships have specific limits, whether it is finances, merit, career path, gender, or even ethnicity. Compared to other ethnic groups, Arab Americans do not have nearly … Continued
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