By Mehdi El Merini / Arab America contributing writer Since the renewed violence in the Israel-Gaza conflict began on October 7, calls for boycotting companies perceived as supporting Israel have intensified globally. The financial consequences for some major corporations have been significant, as activists coordinate consumer boycotts targeting these brands. Notable examples include McDonald’s, Starbucks, … Continued
By: Rania Basria / Arab America Contributing Writer In recent weeks, Morocco has been rocked by major protests by doctors, ushering in a new chapter in the fight for better working conditions and resources in the country’s healthcare system. This newest wave of demonstrations reflects growing frustration among medical professionals with the healthcare sector’s chronic … Continued
By: Arab America Contributing Writer In the past couple of weeks, numerous videos have gone viral showing individuals getting reprimanded for showing their support for Palestine by wearing the keffiyeh. Berlin recently banned Palestinian keffiyehs in schools. Despite the censorship of the symbolic Palestinian keffiyeh, people in support of Palestine are finding new ways to … Continued
By: Joanna Sawtari / Arab America Contributing Writer The writer’s strike has been an ongoing issue for weeks, with protests spanning all over Los Angeles demanding better pay. It has impacted many aspects of the entertainment industry. From shutting down the production of movies and TV shows to barring actors from promoting their work. Arab … Continued
By: Anthony Bayyouk / Arab America Contributing Writer Video games and social media have become very popular across the Arab World. Technology saw a huge influx during the Arab Spring when it was used to organize protests and show the world what was happening in the Middle East. With the rise of technology and video … Continued
By: Tasnim Elnasharty/ Arab America Contributing Writer Nowadays, we all know about the COVID-19 pandemic that shocked all the people around the world; in other words, the Coronavirus outbreak. The World Health Organization is around the clock is fighting the effect of this virus all over the world. Countries, with the help of the government … Continued
Pink Floyd co-founder says verses from Mahmoud Darwish, the Palestinians’ national poet, relevant to ‘all victims of settler colonialism everywhere’ SOURCE: THE TIMES OF ISRAEL BY: AFP AND TOI STAFF Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters joined a trio of Arab Israeli artists for a new song billed as a response to the US recognition of … Continued
By: Michaela Schrum/Contributing Writer King Muhammed VI of Morocco pardoned over 600 people in Moroccan prisoners September 1, 2017 for Eid- Al-Adha after pardoning over 1,000 in late July for Eid Al-Fitr. Many of these prisoners were convicted protesters from Al Hoceima in the Berber Rif region, a region that has become famous for the … Continued
BY: Daniel Gil/Contributing Writer The continued politicization of the issue of climate change can make it difficult to foresee a reasonable shift towards bipartisan action and the way we try and address it as a country. Debates on man-made global warming have become an entrenched aspect of modern politics in the United States punctuated by … Continued
By Democracy Now! Among those who spoke out at the March for Science in Washington, D.C., on Saturday was Flint’s Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, an Iraqi-American doctor who discovered the connection between rising blood lead levels in the children of Flint, Michigan, and the switch to the Flint River as a water source. State officials initially … Continued
By Kim Bellware The Huffington Post On Sunday, hundreds rallied in Washington, D.C., during the first day of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee 2017 Convention, to protest the expansion of Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. “We’re protesting [AIPAC] en masse as Jews to say that to be Jewish in America … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer On Thursday morning, the United State Senate held a hearing to vote on whether David Friedman will become the next U.S. Ambassador to Israel. Friedman, who was President Trump’s bankruptcy lawyer for 15 years, has a long history of funding Israel’s illegal settlements program and advocating far-right views on the conflict. … Continued
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