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James Zogby

Pathbreakers of Arab America—James Zogby

This is the forty-seventh 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-seventh pathbreaker is James Zogby, Lebanese Arab American, and co-founder in 1985 with his brother, John, of the Arab American Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based political and policy research firm. Contributing writer, John Mason depicts Zogby as a major player in U.S. domestic politics, representing the Arab American perspective, and a preeminent rooter for Palestinian aspirations.

Prominent Arab American Activists in Arab American History

By: Adam Abdel-Qader / Arab America Contributing Writer Arab American Heritage Month is a time of year to honor the remarkable contributions of Arab American activists. Their contributions have progressed American society and the lives of all Arab Americans in the United States.  These trailblazers have made significant strides in advocating for civil rights and … Continued

Congressman Jamaal Bowman—a Blast of Fresh Air in Support of the Arab Cause

Congressman Jamaal Bowman spearheaded a letter dated April 13 from colleagues to the Biden administration counseling greater fairness towards the Palestinian people. John Mason, contributing writer, reports on how Bowman’s upbringing in a Bronx, N.Y. public housing project might make him a strange bedfellow with Palestinians. But the point is that he developed his compassion for these militarily occupied people through his own experience with police intimidation.

How President Trump will affect the Middle East

Jeremy Lawrence Esquire Last November we asked the hypothetical question of “What a potential Trump presidency might mean for the Middle East?” And now, from last Friday we will find out. We spoke to three political commentators and asked them to grapple with a few opening questions of what all this means for our region. *** … Continued

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