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15 Arab Americans Who Stole the Spotlight in 2017

By Noor Almohsin/Arab America Contributing Writer There are Arab Americans achievers in various fields. As a community, it has a number of accomplished members who do well to themselves, community and the society.  Arab Americans have a high rate of education nationally compared to other groups, and those achievers are among hundreds of them if … Continued

How I Became an Arab American Car Designer

By: Mike Enayah/Arab America Ambassador Blogger I was born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents. I was raised straddling two identities: one is the son of refugees that needed to always be practical. For most Palestinians, a professional highly marketable career path was a survival necessity. The second identity was formed by parents who encouraged arts, … Continued

I Want To Grieve Like Everyone Else

By: Mike Enayah/Ambassador Blogger As I do every morning, I pick up my phone to check any missed messages, and glance at some news feeds. Last Monday I was horrified by the news of the mass shooting in Las Vegas. As I was reading the details of the attack, my heart sank as any red-blooded … Continued

At NUSACC Expert Roundtable, Egyptian Defense Attaché Highlights Strategic Cooperation and the Role of Egypt as a Regional Lynchpin.

Major General Khaled Shawky (left), Egypt’s Defense Attaché, with David Hamod (right) NUSACC President & CEO. week, as part of the Chamber’s Expert Roundtable Series, the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) hosted Major General Khaled Shawky – Egypt’s Defense, Army, Naval & Air Force Attaché to the United States and Canada – for an … Continued

Lebanese American Richard Ashooh Confirmed as Assistant Commerce Secretary

Photo credit: www.nh1.com On Thursday, the U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed former Republican congressional candidate, Lebanese American Rich Ashooh, of New Hampshire to be assistant commerce secretary heading up export administration. Ashooh is the second Arab American to be appointed in the Trump administration after Dina Habib Powell, U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy to … Continued

Welcome to “The Worst View,” a Bethlehem Hotel by Banksy

BY: Yara Jouzy/ Contributing Writer The occupied Palestinian city of Bethlehem opened its newest hotel this week called the “The Hotel With the Worst View in the World”. Plastered all over the walls of the hotel are works by famous British graffiti artist and pro-Palestine activist, Banksy. The walled off hotel is made up of … Continued

Crain’s 40 Under 40: BRYAN ZAIR, 39

It’s Crain’s 25th anniversary of honoring 40 metro Detroit professionals who have made their marks before age 40.  Bryan Zair is a Detroiter. The son of Chaldean immigrants from Iraq, Zair worked full time at his father’s convenience store in Detroit’s Brightmoor neighborhood while in college. He spent three years as an associate at Clark … Continued

Crain’s 40 Under 40: DANA ANTOUN, 37

It’s Crain’s 25th anniversary of honoring 40 metro Detroit professionals who have made their marks before age 40.  There are business success stories, and then there is Dana Antoun. Hired at Rochester Hills-based WABCO Holdings Inc. as a project manager, Antoun has been promoted twice within her first year at the company for the unexpected … Continued

The Wonderful World Of Tunisian Ceramics

  BY: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing writer As we walked through Nabeul, Tunisia’s ceramic capital, I could hardly believe my eyes. Everywhere I looked, colourful ceramics and unglazed pottery filled the shelves inside the countless shops, and spilled onto the sidewalks. Bowls, ewers, jugs, plates, tiles and innumerable other articles of every description, coming in a myriad of … Continued

Palestinian family seeks to make a ripple with a tipple

 Sarah Benhaida Yahoo News Nearly 20 years ago, Nadim Khoury created the first Palestinian brewery. Now, with his son Canaan, he wants to add Palestine to the map of the world’s wines. In 2013, after Canaan returned from studying in the United States, they founded a winery in the village of Taybeh set in the … Continued

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