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Go topBy Ali Harb Middle East Eye Arab Americans are white without the privilege, community advocates say as they press the US government to widen ethnic categories in the US census, which classes even black Sudanese Arabs as “white”. Activists are pushing for a “Middle East and North Africa” box to be included in the next … Continued
By Boston College Medical Express A group of epidemiologists are advocating for the increased visibility of, and focus on, Arab Americans in discussions about mental and physical health issues in the U.S., in an article published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine. “There is no checkbox for Arab/Middle Eastern origin in medical and public … Continued
Baghdad in the 1960s, Al Jumhoriyah Street, the Latin Church and the back of Caliph’s Mosque BY: Weam Namou/Ambassador Blogger They say that Baghdad means the “gift of God” in Persian. That definition reflects the memory I have of my birth country, not the news, which is saturated with accounts of prolific violence and a … Continued
By Karim Samshi-Basha Birmingham magazine Considering the family I came from lives thousands of miles away–across an ocean and a continent–I have made my own family right here in Birmingham. It’s easy to reflect on why I love Alabama–home to the most down to earth people, and an odd sport called “foot” ball, except they … Continued
By Todd Spangler , John Wisely and Niraj Warikoo Detroit Free Press U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly can expect tough questioning when he meets with local Arab-American leaders Monday as part of a visit to metro Detroit. Travel restrictions sought by President Donald Trump on visitors from majority-Muslim countries have sparked concern and anger, … Continued
BY: Weam Namou/Ambassador Blogger It was a sunny April afternoon four years ago when I was working on my book that I received a call from Eman Jajonie-Daman, an attorney friend and magistrate at the 46th District Court. She said there were French reporters and filmmakers in town doing a web documentary entitled, My Beloved … Continued
by Kat Chow NPR When Atoosa Moinzadeh filled out past census forms, she found herself in a racial identification conundrum. Moinzadeh identifies as Iranian American. But the census forms don’t have a box for Iranian American. The closest she could come to identifying herself the way she wanted was to choose the box for “white,” … Continued
Reuters Arab News At first glance, the Cairo art installation appears to be a mural in red and purple hues, of three people at a table. Then, one of the subjects pours bright pink paint from a teapot into a cup. Another lights a cigarette, and the scene comes into focus. The installation, called “After … Continued
By James Sanna Wicked Local Cambridge For 10 years, a group of Cambridge residents has been building bridges between two cities on opposite sides of the world. Starting in 2007, the Cambridge-Bethlehem People-to-People Project has brought Cantabrigians to the West Bank city of Bethlehem and has brought stories of Bethlehem’s residents and Palestinian residents of … Continued
By Sarah Harvard Mic.com On Tuesday, the New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force announced it’s investigating a threat made on social media against prominent Brooklyn activist Linda Sarsour, the New York Daily News reported. A man identified as Glenn Maccioli asked to find Sarsour’s home location on Facebook so he could “spit in … Continued
Press release: Arab American National Museum Explore the excitement and connection that storytelling can bring through the stories of every day Arab Americans during Hikayat: Personal Narratives From a Cultural Perspective. The event is presented by the Arab American National Museum (AANM) and Palestinians Podcast from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, March 18 inside the Museum’s … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Buzzing throughout social media is talk of #DayWithoutImmigrants. Latino immigrants across Washington, DC are preparing to close their restaurants, skip work, keep the kids home from school, and refrain from purchasing any goods on Thursday, February 16. The campaign is aimed at showing their economic power and protesting President Trump’s policies … Continued
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