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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,(...)

Seven Muslims Kicked out of Laguna Beach Cafe #HummusHaters

May 6, 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(...)

Arab American Police Officers Maintain Integrity Despite Bullying

May 4, 2016

BY: Julia Kassem/Contributing Writer In 2014, Dearborn-headquartered “Arab American News” reported that only 7 out of 184 police officers were Arab American; just shy of 4 percent. Since that time, numerous efforts to recruit more Arab Americans, or “local job(...)

Arab America Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

May 4, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Arab America Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary WASHINGTON, DC – May 6 marks Arab America’s tenth year in providing digital media to Arab Americans on our website and through social media. Since our beginning in 2006 as(...)