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Go topBy: Bishara A. Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist Historically, the use of force among warring parties has led, in several notable instances, to resolving those conflicts. The United States’ entry into World War II in support of the Allies, for example, led to the defeat of the Nazis in Europe and Japan in the Far … Continued
By: Bishara A. Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist As I write this article, I am dumbfounded by the United States and Western countries’ inaction and by the extent of Israel’s brutality in the killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. During a month of brutal fighting between Israel and Hamas, the growing list of Palestinian victims is staggering and keeps rising by the minute. Hitherto, these … Continued
By: Ghassan Michel Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer On October 7th the political landscape of the Middle East changed significantly: The framing of analysis and terminology used in discussing this crisis is highly subjective. The most regrettable change is in attitudes of both sides of the conflict; fear and anger are distorting perceptions. War objectives … Continued
This is the twentieth in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. Contributing writer, John Mason, reports on our twentieth pathbreaker Shereen Abu-Akleh, a Palestinian American born in East Jerusalem on the occupied West Bank on April 3, 1971. She was an outstanding journalist, reporting all over the Arab World but focused on Palestine for Al-Jazeera. Abu Akleh died on May 11, 2022, in Jenin on the West Bank at age 51 from a bullet wound fired by an Israeli Defense Force soldier while she was reporting.
Featured Arab American columnist, Dr. Bishara A. Bahbah, writes on the Israel-Palestine conflict from the nuanced perspective of a colleague writing a letter to their Jewish friend. From the tumultuous history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the current state of affairs, Dr. Bahbah’s letter encompasses all of the generational trauma and present implications of the … Continued
Protest Banner Encouraging the Boycott of Israeli Companies. Photo: Wikimedia By: Joud Sleilaty / Arab America Contributing Writer In the face of the ongoing war in Gaza, individuals from around the world are searching for ways to encourage a ceasefire and show support to Palestinians. One particular approach is the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) … Continued
This is the nineteenth in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. Contributing writer, John Mason depicts our nineteenth pathbreaker, Edward Wadie Said. A Palestinian American, he was born in Jerusalem during the British Mandate period in 1935 to parents Wadie and Hilda Said, a business family. Said is a renowned scholar, literary critic, political activist, ad musician. As a professor of literature at Columbia University, he is known as one of the founders of postcolonial studies, a school of thought which is highly critical of the ill effects of western colonialism.
The Internet and the War. Photo: WikiMedia By: Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction In the early morning of Saturday October 7, fighters from Gaza had took control of the Beit Hanoun crossing—the only route through which Gaza residents could reach the rest of Palestine. Soon, information spread across social media that the wall Israel had … Continued
Photo: Samanews By: Eman El-Ajlouni / Arab America Contributing Writer In the Middle East, the traditional and iconic head coverings known as the Palestinian keffiyeh and the Jordanian shemagh have become significant symbols and representation of identity, culture, and resistance. They have moved beyond their utilitarian origins as head protection against the harsh winter and … Continued
By: Ghassan Michel Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer I am shocked and perturbed by Hamas. I do not accept its approach or conduct in war. Hamas’s October 7 attack on several communities in south Israel violated the rules of war; the attack was a war crime. There is no moral justification for acts of … Continued
On October 10, 2023, a barbaric, grotesque, morbid, and surreal scene that could not be fathomable of being true, the beheading of 40 babies in Kfar Azza, a kibbutz near the south Israeli and Gaza border. Severe allegations have been spreading through social media and news, wrongly accusing the Palestinian community. Learn more about the rise in fake news and misinformation in the midst of the war between Palestine and Israel with Arab America contributing writer, Menal Elmaliki.
Photo Credits: Doctors Without Borders By: Joanna Sawtari / Arab America Contributing Writer Seeking Humanity On October 7th, Hamas carried out an attack against Israel’s occupation, drawing immediate international attention. As communities all over the world grieve, civilians in the Gaza Strip are left to grapple with the aftermath. In Gaza, hospitals, churches and even … Continued
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