By: Uffe Gjerding / Arab America Contributing Writer Arab America contributing writer, Uffe Gjerding, explores Denmark’s crucial role in advocating for peace and international law amidst the ongoing war in Gaza. With a forthcoming seat on the UN Security Council and an upcoming EU chairmanship, Denmark will have a unique opportunity to make a meaningful … Continued
This is the eleventh in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, and politics, among other areas. Arab America highlights our eleventh pathbreaker, Farouk Shami, Arab American, and proud son of Palestinian Muslim parents. A true entrepreneur, he has innovated highly popular hair and skin products that are marketed worldwide. He and his family have been ardent supporters of Palestinian human rights and Farouk is a generous supporter of people in the U.S. and around the world who are in need.
Arab American and Muslim Rep. Ilhan Omar has been threatened by new House leader McCarthy from serving on the Foreign Affairs Committee. While she’s accused of antisemitism, her criticism is of Israeli oppressive action against Palestinians. On another front, John Mason, contributing writer, reports on how the state of Virginia is launching a legal case against those who support the BDS or boycott on Israel. Yet a third accusation of antisemitism concerns an invitation to Human Rights Watch former head Kenneth Roth from Harvard’s Kennedy School—one which was subsequently withdrawn.
By: Norah Soufraji/ Arab America Contributing Writer A Remarkable True Story The newly released Netflix film The Swimmers tells the remarkable true story of two heroic Syrian sisters named Yusra and Sara Mardini. Directed by Sally El-Hosaini, The Swimmers is a striking and heartfelt depiction of the Syrian refugee experience framed within the central relationship … Continued
By: Carrie Stewart/ Arab America Contributing Writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah is a British-Egyptian activist, blogger, and software developer who started a hunger strike more than 7 months ago. According to freealaa.net, he is “a fiercely independent thinker who fuses politics and technology in powerful prose, an activist whose ideas represent a global generation which has only … Continued
By: Caroline Umphlet / Arab America Contributing Writer In light of recent events, Arabs are uniting together to show their support of women’s rights and safety. Incidents Naira Ashraf was an Egyptian student tragically killed on June 20th by a classmate. The culprit has been sentenced to capital punishment, sending a message to the people. … Continued
The following is a review of how the U.S. suppresses and criminalizes the rights of Palestinians. It points to how the U.S. Government attacks Palestinian rights movements. This review shows how critics of Palestinians conflate antisemitism and criticism of Israel. Contributing writer, John Mason, reports on an important discussion by the Arab Center Washington DC. This concerns U.S. Government bias against Palestine.
Amal Clooney has taken her concern about Russia’s attack on Ukraine to the United Nations Security Council. Contributing writer, John Mason, describes how she has censored that body for ignoring the war crimes against the Ukrainian people, most notably women and children. As a champion of worldwide humanitarian causes, Clooney lends her legal human rights expertise to confronting some of the most disturbing abuses of peoples’ basic human rights.
The entire religion of Islam is based on Tawhid, which is the practice of believing in the oneness of God. Tawhid is emphasized in the Shahada, which states “there is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger.” While believing in the oneness of God is the top priority of a Muslim, fighting for justice and equality is considered the supreme virtue in Islam.
‘Hunger Ward’ marks the last in Filmmaker Skye Fitzgerald’s humanitarian trilogy that explores war and displacement.
By: Raneem Ghunaim/ Arab America Contributing Writer Israel has illegally occupied the state of Palestine for over 72 years now. The cruelty and harsh reality that Palestinians had and still, to this day, have to live through are unbelievable. The media likes to show certain parts of the occupation, sometimes even … Continued
SOURCE: HUFFPOST BY: MJ ROSENBERG The most common response to those who actively oppose Israel’s violations of human rights was encapsulated in a column in the New York Daily News that appeared last week. Written by author Susan Shapiro it attacks pretty much all critics of Israel, with special emphasis on pro-Palestinian rights advocate, Linda Sarsour, as biased against … Continued
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