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Foukara Joins Connect Arab America’s Empowerment Summit, A Role Model for Arab American Journalists in America.

“America has been a land of opportunity. But a community’s success here is neither a foregone conclusion nor an irrevocable result.” By Isra’ Saleh / Arab America Contributing Writer Born and raised in Morocco, Al Jazeera Washington Bureau Chief, Abderrahim Foukara talks to Arab America about the challenges of being an Arab in America. Abderrahim’s … Continued

Neemz Understood the Assignment, No Limits Only Endless Possibilities…

Neemz’s Palestinian heritage has constantly brought politics into the conversation. Her choice to wear her heart on her sleeve by being a proud Muslim – Hijabi shows how extraordinary of a woman she is. At the same time, Tusneem Abuhasan is a devoted fighter for individuality, something she manifests daily in her multi-creative pursuits which … Continued

Tit for tat or business as usual? AOC vows to block U.S. missile sales to Israel as Prime Minister Bennett says no to a Palestinian state

AOC vows to block U.S. missile sales to Israel as Prime Minister Bennett says no to a Palestinian state
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, congressional representative, along with several other progressive reps., is trying to halt the U.S. sale of missiles to Israel. The claim is that such missiles were used against Gaza the last time around and could be used like that again. This is a harder line of offense than is usual from the U.S. House. Meanwhile, an equally hard line has been taken by Israeli Prime Minister, Neftali Bennett, in claiming to put an end to any idea of a Palestinian state, whether part of a two-state or single Israeli-Palestinian state solution. Contributing writer, John Mason, takes us into the heart of this frayed issue.

The Woman Saving Palestinian Heirloom Seeds

SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES BY: TESSA FOX West of Bethlehem, rugged stone-strewn mountains frame a green valley winding into the sun-hazed distance. The West Bank village of Battir nestles onto the side of one of the mountains, its beige stone houses blending into the natural surroundings. From afar, the only other hint of human … Continued

Bahbah: The U.S. Botched its Post-9/11 Policies

By: Bishara A. Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist The 20th anniversary of 9/11 is a time period to evaluate whether the United States’ reactions and policies to the rare attacks on U.S. soil were effective and what lessons it should have learned. Having emerged, a decade earlier, as the sole superpower following the collapse … Continued

The Six Palestinian Prisoner’s who Escaped Gilboa

By: Leyelle Mosallam / Arab America Contributing Writer ​​Early in the morning on Monday, September 6th, six Palestinian prisoners escaped out of Israel’s highest security prison, Gilboa. Israeli authorities reported that the six prisoners managed to escape by lifting a piece of tile off the floor in their cell and crawling beneath the prison facility … Continued

Lessons From the Ben & Jerry’s Boycott

SOURCE: ARAB AMERICAN INSTITUTE BY: DR. JAMES J. ZOGBY Some expected that all hell would break loose when Ben & Jerry’s, the ice cream company, announced that as of 2022 they would no longer license the sale of their products in occupied Palestinian territories. After an initial hysterical response from Israel and its supporters in … Continued

Abu Ammar: Yasser Arafat

By: Ahmed Abu Sultan/Arab America Contributing Writer  Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat, otherwise known as Yasser Arafat, was a Palestinian leader. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004 and President of the Palestinian National Authority from 1994 to 2004. Ideologically, he was an Arab nationalist and was a … Continued

What Jerusalem Means To Us: Muslim Perspectives and Reflections

Saliba Sarsar and Carole Monica C. Burnett, eds. What Jerusalem Means To Us: Muslim Perspectives and Reflectionshttps://tinyurl.com/y38kckzj. N. Bethesda, MD: Holy Land Books/Noble Book Publishing Incorporated, 2021.  By: Rita Mashni / Special to Arab America What Jerusalem Means to Us: Muslim Perspectives and Reflections is a publication of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF), … Continued

Photos that Capture the Heartbreaking Situation in Palestine

By: Sadia Naureen/Arab America Contributing Writer Words fail to describe the horrific situation that Palestinians have been facing for more than 73 years. Despite the heavy censorship by social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook, Palestinians still manage to share a glimpse of their reality. A picture has the power to say a thousand words … Continued

Act.IL: Gamifying Anti-Palestinian Propaganda

By Evan Ploeckelman / Arab America Contributing Writer Have you always enjoyed hearing about foreign propaganda bots in the news? Have you always dreamed of spreading propaganda yourself but have been saddened by the lack of opportunity to do so? Do you have no qualms about spreading propaganda for a foreign nation with a long … Continued

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