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Ministerial Meeting on UNRWA Raises Remarkable US $122 million

SOURCE: UNRWA New York 28 September 2018 On 27 September, the Foreign Ministers of Jordan, Sweden, Turkey, Japan and Germany, as well as the High Representative and Vice-President of the European Union, hosted a Ministerial Meeting in New York, with the aim of mobilizing financial and political support for the United Nations Relief and Works … Continued

Food, art and literature: How Israel is stealing Arab culture

Israel has expanded the reach of its cultural theft beyond the historic borders of Palestine, to various Arab countries around it SOURCE: MIDDLE EAST EYE BY: NADA ELIA As a settler-colonial country, Israel has industriously sought to erase the existence of the people indigenous to the land it occupies, so as to better appropriate aspects … Continued

12 Celebrities You Probably Didn’t Know Were Syrian

SOURCE: ONEDIO BY: CHELSEA WROTS Millions of people have had to migrate from Syria since 2011. It was a country that people had to migrate from because of wars and other reasons in the past. So we collected 12 celebrities that you’ll be surprised to know that they were Syrians. 1. The famous actress from American Pie, Shannon Elizabeth … Continued

Letter from Rasmea Odeh: I’ve Been Away Now for a Full Year

Arab American activist Rasmea Odeh reflects her thoughts on the one-year anniversary of her deportation from the U.S to Jordan. Today is the one year anniversary of my deportation, and I miss you all very much. I miss the colorfulness of my life with you, and the value that you added to it! My life now … Continued

A Small Museum with Big Dreams!

By: Nizar Farsakh/Arab America Ambassador Blogger Museum of the Palestinian People (MPP) is an initiative to establish a space in Washington D.C., where Palestinians can tell their stories their own way. For far too long, the Palestinian story has been reduced to a single story, either of victims or of terrorists, a story told by … Continued

House Democrats Condemn Trump Administration’s Actions Harming the Palestinian People

On September 13, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), James P. McGovern (MA-02), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Betty McCollum (MN-04), Raúl Grijalva (AZ-03), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) today released the following statement condemning the Trump Administration’s recent actions harming the Palestinian people. “We are alarmed by the Trump Administration’s blatant attempts at exacerbating the ongoing humanitarian crisis in … Continued

Michigan Groups Renew Fight over Trump Travel Ban

SOURCE: DETROIT NEWS BY: MARK HICKS The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, advocacy groups and separated families are renewing a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order barring travelers from some countries with majority Muslim populations. The amended complaint filed Thursday in Detroit’s U.S. District Court argues that the restrictions are unconstitutional and … Continued

‘I’m not Angry, I’m just Arab’: Michael Mohammed Ahmad Talks Race and Masculinity

There’s no hiding from confrontational truths in Michael Mohammed Ahmad’s new novel The Lebs. SOURCE: NEWSROOM. UNSW BY: KAY HARRISON Michael Mohammed Ahmad is not concerned with the “performance of being a good Muslim boy”. His new novel The Lebs rejects the model minority stereotype of the “happy-go-lucky Muslim” he sees played out in some literature. … Continued

Two Michigan Arab Americans Named to Crain’s 40 Under 40

Two Arab Americans were among the 2018 class of Detroit Crain’s 40 Under 40. Rana Elmir, Deputy Director of the ACLU of Michigan and Khali Rahal, Assistant County Executive for Wayne County. Each year Crain’s names 40 leaders under 40 who are building and contributing to durable, and supportive communities in the greater Detroit area. … Continued

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