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WATCH: Americans Eat Syrian Food for the First Time
May 17, 2016
In this hilarious video, several Americans are given Syrian dishes to try and their responses are overwhelmingly positive. These are Americans who know little or nothing about Syria, yet enjoy their time learning about the food and trying the traditional(...)
WATCH: May 1948 Newsreel of Palestinians being Displaced
May 17, 2016
The Middle East Monitor posted this 68-year-old British newsreel today. The video depicts the situation in Palestine in 1948, as well as Israel's declaration of independence. The two minute newsreel shows Palestinians being forced to leave their homes, getting searched by(...)
Bill Clinton: “I Killed Myself to Give the Palestinians a State”
May 16, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer On Friday, former President Bill Clinton defended his wife's position on Israel, as well as his own, after he was heckled at a Clinton campaign event in New Jersey. An audience member repeatedly yelled, "What about Gaza?" during(...)
California Voter Registration Deadline is May 23
May 16, 2016
The California primary is approaching, and it is the most anticipated primary left for this presidential election season. California is the most populous state in the country, and is also home to the largest Arab American community. Although the Republican Party(...)
Recalling Clovis: A Young Arab American's View
May 16, 2016
BY: Will Youmans/Contributing Writer Anyone fortunate enough to see Ambassador Clovis Maksoud at one of his frequent speaking engagements the last ten years or so would have witnessed the delightful scene of the frail, short, elderly man making his way(...)
The End of an Era: Dr. Clovis Maksoud 1926-2016
May 15, 2016
BY:Warren David/Arab America President With today's passing of Dr. Clovis Maksoud, we are reminded of his illustrious career as an activist, diplomat, and scholar. A defender of Arab nationalism and unity; he was a passionate advocate for Palestinian sovereignty. He(...)
Shocking Video of a Child Refugee's Journey to Safety
May 13, 2016
The organization Save the Children just published this video called "Still The Most Shocking Second Day." The video follows a little British girl through a year of her life as she suffers from war and tries to get away from(...)
Brazil Has a New President -- And he's Lebanese!
May 12, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Today, a Lebanese-Brazilian lawyer, Michel Temer, assumes presidential responsibilities of Brazil, after being the Vice President. This happened immediately after President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil was suspended for six months due to her upcoming impeachment trial. Temer was(...)
Michael Ratner, Fearless Human Rights Lawyer for Iraqis and Palestine Activists, Dies at 72
May 12, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Michael Ratner, a courageous civil and human rights lawyer, died yesterday, May 11, at the age of 72. According to his brother Bruce, Ratner’s cause of death was due to complications of cancer. As President Emeritus(...)
15 Arab Home Remedies
May 11, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer For centuries, Arabs have been using natural home remedies to fix little problems, such as cuts, stings, and aches. Many of these ingredients can also be used to combat illnesses and provide an alternative to medicine.(...)
Qawarma And Kishk - What Kept Us Healthy On The Farm
May 11, 2016
BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing writer The hot winds were fierce in the early l930’s, during the great depression, as they blew across the south Saskatchewan plains. I was no more than eight years old struggling with a pail of water half(...)
Arab American Congressmen with Conflicting Views on Trump
May 10, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Arab Americans have been mentioned more during this election cycle than any other in the past. This is largely due to the inflammatory rhetoric Donald Trump, and other presidential candidates, have said about Arab Americans, Muslims,(...)2,351 Results (Page 178 of 196)
