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Possibilities for a Ceasefire in Gaza

By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer A ceasefire is urgently needed in Gaza, not just to start addressing a humanitarian crisis but also to open the door to a political solution.   After five months of fighting, the scene in Gaza is apocalyptic. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East … Continued

Arab American Women: We Must Know Their Names

By: Lina Abirafeh / Arab America Contributing Writer Can you name one Arab American woman? Too many of us cannot. Starting today, we will know all their names.  Arab American women have made their mark in America across various fields – too often without recognizing their origins. We are doubly marginalized – usually excluded from … Continued

Farida Osman: A Trailblazer for Arab Women in Sports

Farida Osman. Photo: Wikimedia By: Ziyan Qutub / Arab America Contributing Writer  Few athletes in the world of international swimming are as esteemed as Farida Osman. Though she was born in Indianapolis, USA, on January 18, 1995, she wears proudly in Egypt as her homeland. Across Egypt and even on the world stage, she is seen … Continued

Awaiting Ramadan 2024

By: Malak Hassouna /Arab America Contributing Writer  Ramadan is Islam’s ninth month and the holiest month of the year for many Muslims around the world. It starts and finishes with the arrival of a crescent moon. It is more than just fasting; it is believed to be “when the gates of heaven are opened, the … Continued

The Pro-Peace Movement Calls for a Protest Vote in the Virginia Primary to Hold the Biden Administration Accountable

In a bold statement of dissatisfaction and disappointment, the Pro-peace community (Listen to Virginia) is mobilizing to withhold support for President Joe Biden during the Virginia primary elections on March 5th. This decision comes in response to the Biden administration’s failure to uphold its promises regarding the civil rights of Arab Americans and its insufficient … Continued

Keeping the Dream Alive: One Woman’s Quest for Justice

In 1969, Israeli soldiers burst into Terry Ahwal’s home while she and her family were eating breakfast. More than fifty years later, she still vividly sees her father’s arms up in the air while young soldiers kick him, hit him, and beat him with their automatic weapons. Her mother’s shouting and pleading are also seared … Continued

 The Return Review: Grief Has No Due Date 

By: María Teresa Fidalgo-Azize/ Arab America Contributing Writer Hisham Matar, The Return: Fathers, Sons, And The Land In Between Joseph Brodsky was right. So was Nabokov and Conrad. They were artists who never returned. Each had tried, in his own way, to cure himself of his country. What you have left behind is dissolved. Return … Continued

Pathbreakers of Arab America–Kamal Boullata

This is the thirty-fifth 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 thirty-fifth pathbreaker is Kamal Boulatta, a Jerusalem-born Palestinian American visual artist and art historian. Boulatta, who was born in 1942 and passed away on August 6, 2019, has left a magnificent collection of his mostly abstract art for all to see. Contributing writer, John Mason, highlights how Kamal’s art reflects deepfelt feelings about Palestinian identity as an occupied people in their homeland and, for himself, as someone separated from his homeland – in exile.

Discovering Gaza with Five Remarkable Films

Gaza. Photo: Wikimedia By: Ziyan Qutub / Arab America Contributing Writer  Introduction: Located in an area of consistent battle and outlined by its complex sociopolitical terrain, Gaza has evolved into the main topic of film productions that confront the challenges, strength, and everyday situations met by the people who reside there. These accounts provide an understanding … Continued

Acts of Bravery in Stance with Palestinian

By: Malak Hassouna /Arab America Contributing Writer  Trigger Warning: this article talks about Self-immolation!  “Self-immolation is the act of intentionally setting oneself on fire as a form of protest. It can also refer to acts of altruistic suicide or the act of giving up one’s body in an act of sacrifice”.  What Happened on Sunday? … Continued

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