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Shami and Levantine Dialect

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Maa'-loum

English:

Of course

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Proverb of the Day Ad'aee ala walidi wa akroh man yaqool ameen English context: I have the right to criticize someone close to me, but I will rush to that...

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Pathbreakers of Arab America—Simon Shaheen

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This is the eighty-ninth in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series features personalities from various fields, including entertainment, business, sports, science, the arts, academia, journalism, and politics. John Mason, contributing writer, highlights our eighty-ninth pathbreaker, Simon Shaheen, Palestinian-born orchestra leader who has become one of Arabic music’s most prominent ambassador and most active educators in the United States.

How Al Jazeera Started

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By Liam Nagle / Arab America Contributing Writer Since the group’s launch in 1996, the Al Jazeera Media Network has become increasingly known in households worldwide. Initially just publishing its news in Arabic, the creation of the English-language channel helped to expand its analysis of current affairs all around the globe. But before doing so, … Continued

The Night Won’t End: Biden’s War on Gaza

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By: Arab America Contributing Writer / Mehdi El Merini For most of us, the night typically means dinner with family, a movie, and preparing for bed. For those living—or more accurately, trying to live—in Gaza, the night signifies something entirely different: terror. “The night is long. The night is terrifying. The night means fear. The … Continued

Pathbreakers of Arab America—Dena Takruri

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This is the thirty-sixth of 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-sixth pathbreaker is Dena Takruri, born in San Francisco. Her father was Palestinian, born and raised in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. John Mason, contributing writer, depicts how Dena’s classic American education led her to an esteemed career in journalism, though one she purposely skewed towards an impassioned view of her fellow Arabs and Palestinians.

Foukara Joins Connect Arab America’s Empowerment Summit, A Role Model for Arab American Journalists in America.

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“America has been a land of opportunity. But a community’s success here is neither a foregone conclusion nor an irrevocable result.” By Isra’ Saleh / Arab America Contributing Writer Born and raised in Morocco, Al Jazeera Washington Bureau Chief, Abderrahim Foukara talks to Arab America about the challenges of being an Arab in America. Abderrahim’s … Continued

Al Jazeera is no longer Qatari

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By: Abdel Nasser Salama Source: Middle East Monitor Angry global reactions regarding the demands to shut down Qatar’s Al Jazeera channel confirm that the channel is no longer Qatari, except in the understanding of us Arabs. It has gained the attention of viewers across the world, not only with its news coverage in Arabic, or … Continued

Jon Ossoff and The Al Jazeera Effect

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By E. Tammy Kim The New Yorker Next week, voters in Georgia’s Sixth District will elect a replacement for Representative Tom Price, who resigned his seat, in February, to become Donald Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services. Of the eighteen candidates who have entered the race, one has drawn national attention as a kind … Continued

How the Israel lobby fakes anti-Semitism

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  By Asa Winstanley The Electronic Intifada Undercover video shot by Al Jazeera reveals the lengths to which some leaders of the UK’s influential pro-Israel networks will go to discredit their critics. Part three of The Lobby, broadcast on Friday night, shows the chairperson of Labour Friends of Israel falsely claiming a Palestine Solidarity Campaign supporter … Continued

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