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Pathbreakers of Arab America—Linda Sarsour

May 22, 2024

By John Mason

This is the forty-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 forty-sixth pathbreaker is Linda Sarsour, a political activist who has led significant liberal movements to improve human rights. Contributing writer, John Mason describes how she has fought for Muslim rights in the context of 9/11 and the Supreme Court ban on Muslim immigration, and then joined the BLM movement, linking Black and Palestinian human rights. President Obama called her “A Champion of Change.” Linda has been outspoken on the horrific results of the Hamas Israel war.

Novel ‘A Woman is No Man’ Explores an Arab Family Experience in Brooklyn

March 12, 2019

By Ani Karapetyan

“I’m hoping that Palestinian-Americans, especially women, will feel like their stories are being shared and told,” Etaf Rum says. SOURCE: AM NEW YORK BY: MELISSA KRAVITZ When Etaf Rum was teaching a literature class at Nash Community College in North Carolina, she noticed more than ever before the lack of diverse stories on bookshelves. She … Continued

Home for a Century: The Syrians of Bay Ridge

April 6, 2017

By Arab America

By Danish Mehboob NY City Lens President Trump’s two executive orders on travel have signaled his administration’s wariness about resettling more Syrian refugees in the U.S. If the orders prevail in court, he will end a chapter of migration history that dates back more than a century, and which has reshaped several communities across the country, including … Continued

Bethlehem to Brooklyn: Palestinian-American’s historic run for NYC Council

March 5, 2017

By Arab America

By Daoud Kuttab The New Arab The Le Sajj Lebanese restaurant in Brooklyn’s Bay Ridge was packed full of people last Sunday, 26 February. The attendees were present to witness an historic announcement: An immigrant from the Palestinian town of Bethlehem was launching a campaign to be elected as the first Arab-American councillor for New … Continued

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