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America's Other Orchestras: Arab American Ensemble Series Episode 2

Jul 20, 2016

The Arabic Music Retreat BY: Sami Asmar/Contributing Writer It is rare when an experimental event turns into a national and international institution of historical significance. This is what happened when twenty years ago, a handful of musicians decided to hold(...)

Arab America Picks a President: The Republican National Convention

Jul 20, 2016

BY: Fred Shwaery/Contributing Writer The Republicans are in Cleveland and the Democrats will be in Philadelphia next week. There are so many events to join in these conventions so if you're anywhere near Cleveland or Philadelphia, consider stopping in to(...)

Lebanon 1970 - Psychedelic Funk Rock

Jul 20, 2016

BY:Eugene Smith/Contributing Writer Psychedelic Funk Music of Lebanon in the 60's and 70's: Cultural Conversation through Sound Once a tourism advertisement for westerners, this footage offers a grainy window into the joie de vivre of pre-civil war Lebanon. Scantily clad(...)

Tips for How to Prevent Hate Incidents Against Arab Americans in Schools

Jul 20, 2016

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer The Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a list of twenty ways to prevent and respond to hate incidents against Arab Americans in schools. The report also applies to Muslim(...)

Roman Remains In The Arab World

Jul 20, 2016

(photo: Volubilis, Morocco) BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing writer Very few people when thinking of Rome and its historical glory will have any inkling that today the Arab world is the greatest depository of Roman remains. From Morocco in the west(...)

Turkish Coup and the Arab World

Jul 19, 2016

BY: Andrew Hansen/Contributing Writer The Coup Late Friday night, shock swept through the world as the Turkish military attempted to seize power from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. As media outlets were shut down and people took to the streets, the(...)

Jordan slams door on Gazans

Jul 19, 2016

BY: Enas Fares Ghannem, We Are Not Numbers/Contributing writer "We regret to inform you that your application was not accepted." —The Jordanian Representative Office This message has been received by almost every Palestinian from Gaza who has applied for what is(...)

International Community Urges Carlos Santana to Cancel Tel Aviv Performance

Jul 19, 2016

BY: Andrew Hansen/Contributing Writer On Saturday, legendary guitarist Carlos Santana performed in Stuttgart, Germany where many activists supporting the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) met outside the concert venue to ask Santana to cancel(...)

Tragedy in Nice, Countering New Extremism

Jul 18, 2016

By: Eugene Smith/Contributing Writer The Tragedy On Thursday night, thousands were gathered along the historic Promenade des Anglais in coastal Nice to celebrate Bastille Day, a national holiday symbolic of freedom and French unity. The fireworks had just ended and(...)

Is Gov. Mike Pence Good or Bad for Arab Americans?

Jul 15, 2016

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Indiana Governor Mike Pence has been in the politics game for nearly 20 years, and was chosen as Donald Trump’s Vice Presidential running mate for the 2016 presidential elections. After unsuccessfully running for Congress in 1988 and(...)

Missouri Gubernatorial Candidate Sells “ISIS Hunting Permits" #HummusHaters

Jul 15, 2016

With all the anti-Arab bashing we see in the news every week, Arab America is determined to expose those who discriminate against our community. We will recognize those who vilify the positive influence and contributions Arabs have made to the(...)

A Response to Egyptian Criticism of American Race Relations

Jul 15, 2016

BY: Kristina Perry/Contributing Writer This past week, Egyptian officials released a statement condemning recent police brutality in the United States, and called for an exposure of the hypocrisy of American stances on human rights violations. Egypt has frequently been a subject(...)