By: Raisa Sami/ Arab America Contributing Writer Arab and Arab American students often receive little attention in colleges and scholarly research, and face stereotypes formed by mainstream media, entertainment, and society. These stereotypes often depict Arabs and Arab Americans as involved in war, bombings, and terrorist acts, leading to harassment and identification with these negative … Continued
By: Isra Saleh / Arab America Contributing Writer She is an Arab – Muslim who is continuously making religious and political history. The first-ever to be invited to offer prayer at a presidential inaugural. Dr. Debbie Almontaser was the founding and former principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy in Brooklyn, NY. A twenty-five-year veteran … Continued
Imagine, 20 years ago this week—the horrific attack on the twin towers. Terrorist-manipulated planes hit New York’s twin towers, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania, ending 2977 lives and followed by the mourning and grief of most U.S. and many of the world’s citizens. One direct and ugly result of this horror was an increase in the U.S. of Islamophobia, not only in everyday life but in the halls of government in Washington. Contributing writer, John Mason, writes about this 20-year period of anti-Muslim discrimination
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