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Córdoba Still Defuses The Grandeur Of The Moors
Jul 13, 2016
BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer It was the sixth time I had travelled to Córdoba, the fabled city of Moorish Spain, yet it was as if I had entered it the first time. My heart throbbed as I walked its streets(...)
Israeli-Americans Sue Facebook for $1 Billion over West Bank Violence
Jul 13, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer On Monday, the relatives of four Israeli-Americans killed by Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem between 2014 and 2016 filed a lawsuit against Facebook, suing for $1 billion. The families are accusing the social(...)
A Gaza Story: Occupation of the Mind
Jul 12, 2016
BY: Aya Nashwan/Contributing writer We Are Not Numbers I never thought my dream of pursuing education outside Gaza would turn into a curse one day. I was determined to travel abroad to study, believing it was my best chance to(...)
AMVOTE Wants You to Take a Stand Against Government Racial Profiling
Jul 9, 2016
The AMERICAN MIDDLE EAST VOTERS ALLIANCE is the first Arab-American Political Action Committee in the history of Illinois, certified in 2014. We are requesting that all Americans get involved by signing our Petition Renouncing Religious, Racial, and Ethnic profiling. The(...)
A Non-Muslim's Journey through her First Ramadan
Jul 8, 2016
BY: Clara Ana Ruplinger/Contributing writer This year, I decided to embark on a challenging journey: My first Ramadan. I am a 21-year-old woman, born to a Catholic family, but decided to explore faith through fasting. A culmination of all the(...)
Dallas Shooting: Stop the One Equals All Mentality. Join in Solidarity.
Jul 8, 2016
BY: Eugene Smith/Contributing Writer The Tragedy: On Thursday evening, the Dallas Police presided over a peaceful demonstration held by the local Black Lives Matter movement protesting the recent shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. The deaths of the two young men weighed(...)
14 Ways to Impress An Arab
Jul 8, 2016
By: Tamara Wong Azaiez/ Contributing Writer Interested in the Arab American community? Here's how to score kudos points with your in-laws, future relatives, neighbors, co-workers, and friends! Here are 14 playful ways to impress an Arab. 1.Drive a Mercedes (...)
5 Reasons Why Arab Americans Should Say #BlackLivesMatter
Jul 8, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer America witnessed two more fatal shootings of black men by police officers this week – Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana. Cities across America, big and small, demonstrated on the streets Thursday night,(...)
Chilcot Report: Arabs Respond
Jul 8, 2016
BY Andrew Hansen/ Contributing Writer “I wish Saddam would return..." These chilling words display the sentiment that many Iraqis feel following the release of the Chilcot Report, a 2.6 million worded report condemning former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for(...)
The Abu Ghraib Effect on Orange is the New Black
Jul 7, 2016
By: Tamara Wong Azaiez/ Contributing Writer Orange is the New Black is one of the hottest show for millennials, drawing in millions of viewers to Netflix every season. The show follows the prison sentence of Piper Chapman and other inmates(...)
Muslims Pray at a Church: A Symbol of Arab American Interfaith
Jul 6, 2016
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer The Church of the Epiphany rests between a café, a parking garage, and a pizza restaurant on G Street in Washington, DC. Only three blocks away from the White House, the church looks out of place(...)
Six Hummus Haters in One Holiday Weekend
Jul 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 the(...)4,636 Results (Page 359 of 387)