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Dance, Storytelling, and Resistance with Shoruq Children’s Debke Troupe
Apr 5, 2017
BY: Abigail Keyes/Ambassador Blogger This spring, the Shoruq Children’s Debke Troupe is touring the United States, performing Palestinian debke and hip-hop, and sharing their stories of life in the Dheisheh Refugee Camp in the West Bank. The 18 young men(...)
Brazilian Foods With An Arab Touch
Apr 5, 2017
BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer In the world of culinary art, Brazil is to Portugal what Mexico is to Spain. These two colonies in the New World were the crown jewels of their respective motherland. However, in their cuisines, both carrying deep(...)
Summers in Paradise: Finding A "Home Away From Home" in Lebanon
Apr 5, 2017
BY: Mike Enayah/Contributing Writer In November of 1963, I was born in Kuwait to Palestinian refugee parents, which made me a Palestinian refugee by default. For the first few years of my life, I couldn't tell that I was a(...)
Arab Food Trucks Create Communities in Washington, D.C.
Apr 5, 2017
BY: Daniel Gil/Contributing Writer There’s a growing phenomenon around major cities in the country and Washington D.C. is certainly not immune. Parked on street corners, filling entire blocks, and stuffing the faces of all who are guided by their noses(...)
8 Arab Presidents That Did Not Hold Office in the Arab World
Apr 5, 2017
BY: Diego Reyes/Contributing Writer Arab have made enormous strides in their homeland, but ever since the first major waves of immigration in the late 1800s, Arabs have been landing all over the globe from the US to Europe to South(...)
Celebrating National Arab American Heritage Month April 2017
Mar 31, 2017
For Immediate Release Celebrating National Arab American Heritage Month April 2017 Arab America invites you to recognize and celebrate National Arab American Heritage Month with us this April. (WASHINGTON, DC) April 1, 2017 – During the month of April, Arab(...)
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad Removal of Power No Longer U.S. Priority
Mar 31, 2017
BY: Michelle Dermarkar/Contributing Writer Nikki Haley, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, spoke with a group of journalists this week and stated that “our priority is no longer to sit there and focus on getting Assad out.” The Trump(...)
The "Hidden Figures" of Arab Women in Science
Mar 31, 2017
BY: Vivian Pham/Ambassador Blogger The movie Hidden Figures (directed by Ted Melfi) follows the careers of three NASA mathematicians as they help to construct the first rocket to put man into space. As a statement on social equality, the film(...)
After 41 Years, Palestinians are Still Recognizing Land Day Because the International Community Won't Hold Israel Accountable
Mar 30, 2017
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer March 30 marks the 41st anniversary of Yom Al-Ard (Land Day), in which Palestinians demonstrate their resistance to the Israeli occupation and land grabs. Land Day started in March of 1976 after Israel ordered the confiscation(...)
On National Doctors' Day, We Honor the Incredible Arab American Doctors Saving Lives
Mar 30, 2017
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer National Doctors’ Day is held on March 30 every year in the US. It is a day to honor and celebrate the compassionate physicians who selflessly serve their country by healing the sick and treating the(...)
Jewish Defense League Violently Attacks Pro-Palestine Activists Outside AIPAC Conference
Mar 29, 2017
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Thousands of activists from around the world protested against the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual conference on Sunday. Arab and Jewish Americans linked arms to protest the powerful lobbying group, which supports Israel’s right-wing(...)
Jack Shaheen's 5 Tips for Combatting Arab Stereotypes in the Media
Mar 29, 2017
BY: Julia Jahanpour/Contributing Writer Jack Shaheen, writer and lecturer on social stereotypes, spoke at the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (WRMEA) conference this past Friday, sharing his observations of how Arabs are portrayed in American society and film. He began(...)4,284 Results (Page 295 of 357)