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RECAP: CONNECT Arab America Empowerment Summit 2025 Welcomes Over 428 Guests from 21 States on October 24-25, Building Arab American Unity and Strength

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The 2025 Arab America Empowerment Summit, held this past weekend at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe in New Jersey, brought together hundreds of Arab Americans from across the country and abroad for a powerful weekend of dialogue, culture, and community. The two-day event, organized by the Arab America Foundation, reflected the organization’s mission to unite … Continued

Save the Ceasefire. Free Marwan Barghouti

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By Ghassan Rubeiz/Arab America Contributing Writer The ceasefire in Gaza is as fragile as ever. Hamas, despite being in tatters, still considers itself the leading Palestinian resistance movement. It takes credit for the diplomatic isolation of Israel; it has not lost its popularity in the Arab and Muslim world; it is aware of the absence … Continued

Hope in Zohran Mamdani

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By: Laila Ali / Arab America Contributing Writer In the heart of New York City’s mayoral race, a conversation far bigger than the five boroughs has taken shape. Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old New York state assemblyman who represents the 31st District of Queens, has been having this conversation for months and with more nuance, depth, and … Continued

Can the Gaza Ceasefire Hold?

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By Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer The Gaza ceasefire faced its first serious threat over the weekend with violations, blame, and casualties on both sides. Yet U.S. pressure on Israel appears strong enough to save the 20-point Trump plan — for now. Trump’s personal investment is providing crucial momentum, but the near-absence of … Continued

Two Rooms, One Cause: How AUC Students Reimagined Resistance

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By: Laila Mamdouh / Arab America Contributing Writer Last week, the American University in Cairo’s (AUC) School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) found itself at the center of a campus-wide storm after hosting Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer, the former U.S. ambassador to both Egypt and Israel, for a discussion with students. The event, meant … Continued

Arab America Foundation Announces Maher Abdelqader, 2025 MVP Awardee

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REGISTER HERE (Washington, D.C., October 17, 2025) The Arab America Foundation is excited to announce that Maher Abdelqader will receive the MVP-Most Valuable Person Award for 2025 at the CONNECT Arab America: Empowerment Summit on Saturday evening, October 25, 2025, Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe, 100 Frank W. Burr Boulevard, Teaneck, NJ Maher … Continued

Trump’s Gaza Plan: Ceasefire, Not Peace Yet

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By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer Before celebrating a breakthrough in Gaza, let us recognize what this moment represents: a pause in violence, a response to a scandalous emergency—not more. The world is breathing a sigh of relief as the guns fall silent in Gaza, Israeli hostages emerge from long captivity in Hamas’s tunnels, … Continued

October 7: Two Years Later

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By Emma Campbell / Arab America Contributing Writer October 7: Two Years Later October 7, 2023, has erupted into history as another turning point in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Now, just over two years later, anniversaries have become more than remembering the dead and dying – but a way to discuss political change. What real progress … Continued

Gaza’s Twenty Points Shrink to One

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By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer On the second anniversary of a war that has consumed countless lives, Israel shelled Gaza once more on October 7—a grim reminder that peace remains as elusive as ever. Had Israel genuinely intended to implement the Trump peace plan announced just days earlier, it would have ceased … Continued

Two Years Without Tears: The Silent Grief of Gaza

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By: Laila Mamdouh / Arab America Contributing Writer Two years. Two years since the Earth in Gaza split open and swallowed families whole. Two years since laughter turned into a memory too dangerous to recall, since children’s voices, once rising in song, were reduced to whispers under dust and rubble. This week marks the second … Continued

Greta Thunberg: Advocacy, Visibility, and Solidarity with Palestine

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By: Layla Mahmoud / Arab America Contributing Writer Greta Thunberg is best known for climate action, but in recent years, she has expanded her public voice into human rights and justice, especially in support of the Palestinian people. Through protests, flotillas, social media, and public statements, Thunberg has made it clear that for her, climate … Continued

Trump’s Gaza Plan Highlights the Need for Deeper Solutions

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By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer The Trump administration’s 21-point plan for Gaza represents the US’s latest attempt at rushed crisis management. The plan calls for the immediate return of the hostages and exchange of prisoners; a ceasefire; peacekeeping by an unspecified multinational force; a gradual Israeli withdrawal; the disarming of Hamas and … Continued

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