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Go topBY: Nisreen Eadeh/Arab America Contributing Writer The Palestinian keffiyeh is a black and white checkered scarf that has taken on a significant meaning in the past few decades. Traditionally, the keffiyeh was worn by farmers as a tool for staying cool while working in the heat, staying warm while working in the rain, or protecting their … Continued
By: Leila Diab/ Arab America Contributing Writer We are captives, even if our wheat grows over fences And the swallows rise from our broken chains. We are captives of what we love, what we desire and what we are. -Mahmoud Darwish (Palestinian Poet) Around the world, many countries celebrate a singular day their people stood … Continued
By: Haider Umar/Arab America Contributing Writer In 2017, president Donald Trump made history when he declared a nationwide Muslim ban. The Muslim ban, caused massive outrage amongst the American Muslim communities because it seemed as if president Trump had singled out a religion’s followers as unfit to enter the U.S. This law to most appeared … Continued
By: Bishara A. Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist The much-anticipated and frequently delayed so-called “deal of the century” heralded by US President Donald Trump as the ‘ultimate deal’ leading to the path for peace between Israel and the Palestinians is expected to be unveiled in June. The timing was determined to coincide with Benjamin Netanyahu’s forming … Continued
By: Warren David/Arab America Contributing Writer It’s April, and we are celebrating National Arab American Heritage Month, but there is something wrong with this picture. During the month of April, Americans across the country are celebrating the contributions Arab Americans have made to the diversity of this nation. It’s a time when school districts, municipalities, … Continued
WASHINGTON DC–Arab America is proud to announce that nine members of Congress have confirmed to attend the National Arab American Heritage Month Commemoration on Tuesday, April 30th in Washington DC. The Arab American community reached another milestone this week when Arab America, received its 69th proclamation from the 22nd state, commemorating National Arab American Heritage … Continued
By John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer The ‘Arab Spring’ all began on December 17, 2010, when 27-year-old street vendor Mohamed Abu Azizi set himself on fire in his home town of Sidi Bouzid in central Tunisia. He had been threatened by municipal authorities because he couldn’t afford to bribe them, even though a license to … Continued
This year’s Palestine Advocacy Day & Training by the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) doubled from last year, with over five hundred participants of all backgrounds and faiths representing thirty-two states, and meeting with the offices of one hundred and ninety-one Members of Congress. This year was unique following the historic election of the first two Muslim Congresswomen. … Continued
By: Bishara A. Bahbah/Arab America Featured Columnist In the most recent Gallup poll conducted in February of this year and released in March 2019, a total of 50 percent of Americans indicated their support of an independent Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza – the highest level of support since 2012. The highlights … Continued
By: Ray Hanania/Arab America Contributing Writer There are a dozen mosques in Chicagoland and there are almost as many Arab Christian churches. And, yet, like in the Middle East, there is very little cooperation between them. But the upcoming holidays for both of them present a unique opportunity for Christian and Muslim Arab leaders to … Continued
By: Hamza Khan/Arab America Contributing Writer Iman Awad quietly contemplates her next move as she stands with a cadre of rising youth leaders from across Maryland in the cavernous hallway of a Federal Senate Building. An aide for a senior Democratic senator has just flaked on a meeting. The Egyptian American is slightly bewildered but … Continued
CreditCreditSource photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA Source: NY Times SOURCE: NEW YORK TIMES BY: NATHAN THRALL On June 9, 2016, the committee tasked with drafting the new Democratic Party platform held its second day of hearings at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, in the upscale Woodley Park neighborhood of Washington. The platform, which is rewritten every presidential-election … Continued
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