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Go topBy: Bishara A. Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist Introduction In last night’s Michigan Democratic primary held on February 27, over 101,100 Michiganders, with 95% of the vote in, voted as Uncommitted, sending a stark and daunting warning to President Biden: Either you change course on the War in Gaza, stop funding Israel’s genocidal attacks … Continued
By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer In Gaza, the toll of the killed, wounded, handicapped, diseased, starved, and displaced is over two million. Is it time for a ceasefire? When will the world react? At the time of this writing, there is breaking news: the US proposes a draft resolution to the UN … Continued
This is the thirty-third 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. Our thirty-third pathbreaker, depicted by contributing writer, John Mason, is Abdullah H. Hammoud, the mayor of the City of Dearborn, Michigan. Hammoud is the first Arab American and Muslim mayor in Dearborn’s history. Born on March 19, 1990, he is the son of Lebanese Shia immigrants, who fled their country during its civil war. Hammoud is the proud leader of a community that is home to one of the largest Middle Eastern and Muslim populations per capita in the U.S. He has most recently played a critical role in representing this population in its response to the massive loss of Palestinian lives in the Hamas-Israel war.
By: Malak Hassouna / Arab America Contributing Writer On January 21, 2024, the fourth annual Joy Awards in Saudia Arabia took place, bringing together artists from all over the Middle East to celebrate their achievements. One of the moments that stole the night was the tribute video to Adel Emam and his receiving the Arab … Continued
By: Khalil E. Jahshan / Arab America Contributing Writer The Biden administration announced its first Middle East initiative of the new year on January 4, 2024, by dispatching Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the area to ensure the continuity and prominence of American regional diplomacy. The veracity of Washington’s intensive engagement in the increasingly … Continued
By: Sam Husseini / Arab America Contributing Writer It’s an old joke that people in the US learn geography by making war. Now, there’s a chance to learn some by working for peace — and thus reorient the world. With South Africa submitting an 84-page application to the International Court of Justice (also called the World Court) invoking the … Continued
Liz Magill’s Resignation The resignation of University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill made headlines this past weekend following her statements at the hearing on antisemitism. Her resignation follows her controversial responses to the question of whether the call for the genocide of Jews violates Penn’s code of conduct. Magill answered that the call for the … Continued
By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Contributing Writer There are some strong signs that we are close to a ceasefire in Gaza. The votes in the United Nations Security Council on December 8 were telling. Israel does not have much more time to continue the military operation. Tel Aviv’s image in the world community has taken a … Continued
By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Contributing Writer Officials in the US Administration are gradually developing courage in confronting Israel about the nature of its War in Gaza. On December 2, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned the Israeli Defense Forces against the continuation of excessive and indiscriminate shelling in Gaza, a strategy assumed to contribute to … Continued
By: Stephanie Abraham / Arab America Contributing Writer Christmas has been canceled in the Holy Land. Decorations that have hung for years in Bethlehem have been taken down, parades will not take place, and streets typically overflowing with tourists are empty. Thus, the cultural and religious holiday that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ will … Continued
By: Ghassan Michel Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer In war times, morality is selective. An Israeli observer recently captured the current mood in Israel with three words: blood is boiling. Israel’s fury about Hamas’s attack of October 7 on innocent civilians is fully justified. However, Tel-Aviv’s violation of international laws, by revenge killing of … Continued
Photo: Wiki Commons By: Ghassan Michel Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer In Foreign Policy, Hisham Melhem captures the framing of the Gaza war, on both sides of the conflict: Some ranked Hamas’s butchery with the Holocaust, a shocking trivialization of the greatest crime against the Jews in modern times. Some on the other side … Continued
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