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Go topArab America, the leading provider of digital media on Arab and Arab American identity, announces virtual internship opportunities for Spring 2026. Application Deadline: Open until all positions are filled. Term: 4 Months–Beginning December/January (Flexible) Responsibilities: Interns selected will be asked to focus on four or more of the following areas: *Applicants with marketing and digital … Continued
By: Laila Ali / Arab America Contributing Writer This November, on stages across New York, Michigan, and beyond, a new generation of Arab-American mayors took the oath of office. In their victory speeches, Zohran Mamdani in New York City, Abdullah Hammoud in Dearborn, and Adam Alharbi in Hamtramck each addressed their hometowns in the same … Continued
By: Taim Al-Faraje / Arab America Contributing Writer In June 2025, Saudi Arabia announced the end of its “Kafala System,” also known as the Immigrant Sponsorship System. Saudi Arabia will grant millions of employees from South and Southeast Asia the freedoms that the United Nations and other international human rights organizations have demanded for years. … Continued
The streets are alive with people, chattering and laughing, weaving between stalls piled high with food, souvenirs, and handmade crafts. The air smells of sizzling treats and fresh pastries, and everywhere you look, there’s something colorful to catch the eye. Above it all, the church bells ring nonstop, tossed back and forth by village men … Continued
This is the ninety-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. Our ninety-ninth pathbreaker, American scholar, author, and activist, Jack Shaheen, dedicated his life to challenging and exposing racial and ethnic stereotypes of Arabs in film and television. Contributing writer John Mason underscores how his work aimed to dismantle the negative portrayals of Arabs and Muslims in American media. He died on July 9, 2017 (aged 81) in Charleston, South Carolina.
By: Amir Kobeissi / Arab America Contributing Writer In recent years, relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel have been strained, yet they remain central to the Middle East and the wider Arab region. Talks of normalization often seem limited, with political, religious, and regional challenges limiting progress. Saudi Arabia’s hesitation is closely tied to recognition … Continued
This is the ninety-eighth 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. Highlighted by contributing writer John Mason, our ninety-eighth pathbreaker is Donna Shalala, an Arab American academic and politician who served in leadership positions in several universities and in the Carter and Clinton administrations, as well as in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. Shalala is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which she was awarded in 2008.
A Mother Sewing the Flag in Front of Her Daughter. Photo Credit: © Wikimedia Commons, 2025 via Wikimedia Commons – CC BY 4.0 By: Amir Kobeissi / Arab America Contributing Writer Lebanon often faces a negative reputation in mainstream media and struggles with ongoing economic and regional conflict. Its unstable political system and years of … Continued
The 2025 Arab America Empowerment Summit, held this past weekend at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe in New Jersey, brought together hundreds of Arab Americans from across the country and abroad for a powerful weekend of dialogue, culture, and community. The two-day event, organized by the Arab America Foundation, reflected the organization’s mission to unite … Continued
This is the ninety-seventh 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. Our ninety-seventh pathbreaker is Omar Yaghi, winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry and the first Palestinian scientist to win a Nobel Prize. John Mason, contributing writer, highlights that Yaghi was born in Amman Jordan to a Palestinian refugee family that had fled from Gaza during the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight.
By: Emma Campbell / Arab America Contributing Writer The Riyadh Comedy Festival spanned from September 26 to October 9, 2025. It brought major names, like Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr, Pete Davidson, Aziz Ansari, and others, to perform in Saudi Arabia. The event was organized under Vision 2030. The plan was created by Crown Prince Muhammad … Continued
By: Amir Kobeissi / Arab America Contributing Writer The Ottoman Empire, which was once one of the strongest forces this world has ever seen, continues to play a key role in the Middle East we see today. Even though the empire itself collapsed centuries ago, the empire’s influence and teachings can still be seen in … Continued
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