By: Yara Marei / Arab America Contributing Writer As the sun rose over Amman, the usually busy streets felt quieter, as if reflecting the tension in the air. In the palace, King Abdullah II reviewed the latest news from Gaza, where the war threatened lives and the peace that Jordan has long worked to protect. … Continued
An incident had taken place on social media, the culprit Instagram, a user claimed that his biography, written in Arabic, was auto- translated to “Palestinian terrorist.” Given Meta’s long history of anti- Palestinian sentiment, journalists and activists claiming Palestinian censorship are now questioning whether the mistranslation was an incident or a calculated event.
By: Menal Elmaliki / Arab America Contributing Writer THE FILM The Wanted 18 is a Palestinian-Canadian animated documentary that incorporates both documentary-style filmmaking as well as traditional fictional animation. The film centers around the real-life tragedy of Palestinians in Beit Sahour, a Palestinian town that is located east of Bethlehem. It covers “the efforts of Palestinians … Continued
By Drew Jackson / Arab America Contributing Writer A Palestinian farmer recently unearthed a Byzantine-era mosaic in Gaza, in what experts call one of the region’s most important archaeological finds. The mosaic, depicting several animals and geographic shapes, dates back to between the fifth and seventh centuries CE and has raised questions about the protection … Continued
By: Malorie Lewis / Arab America Contributing Writer On May 16th, 2022, Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan, 13th District) introduced a resolution to US House of Representatives calling for U.S. recognition of the event known as the Nabka. The Nakba was a catastrophic event that resulted in the displacement of over 700,00 Palestinian natives. Actually, the Nabka … Continued
SOURCE: JTA (JTA) —Israeli-American media mogul Haim Saban took several Democratic senators to task for signing on to a letter organized by Sen. Bernie Sanders that calls on the U.S. to “act urgently in order to help relieve the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. Twelve Democratic senators and Sanders, an independent who ran for the … Continued
By: Mohammed Moussa/Arab America Contributing Writer Arabic is the fifth-most-commonly spoken language in the world, with an estimated 250 million native speakers. It’s a useful language to know, and a university in the Gaza Strip is offering to teach it via Skype — while reducing the isolation imposed on it by a decade-long Israeli blockade. The Islamic … Continued
SOURCE: LOS ANGELES TIMES BY: ANN M.SIMMONS Deficit and desperation define life these days in the Gaza Strip. Residents make do with four hours of electricity a day. Most people don’t have access to clean water because the supply system is contaminated with sewage. Breakfast for some schoolchildren is a cup of hot water flavored … Continued
Aleppo to Euphrates, July 19. Rusafa. The pearly gates of alabaster. (American Colony Photo Department /Library of Congress) By Chloe Coleman The Washington Post John D. Whiting (1882-1951), worked as a tour guide, businessman, writer and photographer throughout the Middle East. Whiting was a member of the American Colony in Jerusalem, which had been established by Christian religious … Continued
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