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Go topJack G. Shaheen, pictured in 2016, lobbied to shatter demeaning stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims in popular culture. Credit: American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee By: Sam Roberts Source: The New York Times Jack G. Shaheen, who diplomatically but tenaciously lobbied to shatter demeaning stereotypes of Arabs in popular culture as “billionaires, bombers, belly dancers and boisterous bargainers,” died on … Continued
Source: Time By: Lily Rothman Milestone moments do not a year make. Often, it’s the smaller news stories that add up, gradually, to big history. With that in mind, in 2017 TIME History will revisit the entire year of 1967, week by week, as it was reported in the pages of TIME. Catch up on last … Continued
Letters From Baghdad More influential than her friend and colleague T.E. Lawrence (a.k.a. Lawrence of Arabia), why she (Gertrude Bell) has been written out of the history she helped make? Voiced and executive produced by Academy Award winning actor Tilda Swinton, Letters from Baghdad tells the extraordinary and dramatic story of British spy, explorer and … Continued
Jack G. Shaheen in an undated photo. (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) By Adam Bernstein and Abigail Hauslohner July 11 at 3:34 PM Jack G. Shaheen, an Arab American scholar, author and activist who devoted his career to challenging venomous stereotypes of Arabs in film and television — usually depicted, he once said, as “billionaires, bombers and belly dancers” … Continued
By Will Youmans/Contributing Writer Anyone who has written a word about Hollywood’s misrepresentations of Arabs owes a debt of gratitude to Dr. Jack Shaheen. His legacy is even more pronounced for the generations of media scholars whom he mentored and inspired. When the professor, activist, and lecturer passed away July 10, 2017, Dr. Shaheen left behind a … Continued
Birzeit University in Palestine is running a campaign to keep our 25 most-deserving female student leaders enrolled. This campaign aims to eliminate the financial burdens faced by these bright young women who are doing amazing work on and off-campus, despite the obstacles they face. This campaign was born out of a conversation with Aseel Harb, … Continued
By Colby Cyrus/Contributing Writer Fresno State was simply looking for someone who demonstrated “active scholarship in the candidate’s area of expertise with a special focus on Edward Said’s intellectual legacy.” The search for such an individual; however, soon took a rather convoluted turn. The administration at Fresno has chosen to abruptly terminate the process of … Continued
BY: Yara Jouzy/ Contributing Writer Palestinians have been prisoners and detainees in Israeli prisons for decades, facing brutal, inhumane, and illegal treatment. Every year, these prisoners restart a movement of solidarity and carry out an open-ended hunger strike. On Monday, almost 1,100 Palestinian prisoners joined a hunger strike for Palestinian Prisoner’s Day, where Palestinians … Continued
Arab American women are becoming designers, models, and editors, changing the way the world views individual creativity and style.
BY: Diego Reyes/Contributing Writer World Vision, a Christian charity that provides humanitarian relief all around the globe, has been cleared of providing funds to Hamas by the Australian government. Last year, Israel accused World Vision of sending funds to Hamas with the goal of shutting them down due to the fact that they were helping the Palestinian … Continued
REGISTER HERE FOR THIS EVENT The March 24 all-day conference “The Israel Lobby and American Policy” at the National Press Club features the following program: 8:00-9:00 AM Registration and “Two Blue Lines”: A documentary film screening in the Ballroom. Exhibition hall opens in adjacent Holeman Lounge. 9:00 AM Conference Organizer Welcoming Remarks 9:10 AM Grant Smith: The series … Continued
BY: Diego Reyes/Contributing Writer Tensions in the Middle East continue to rise as Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) confirmed that it is highly likely that President Trump will move the United States Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The Florida congressman told reporters on Sunday that he has been touring sites in Jerusalem for a new embassy … Continued
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