By: Bishara A. Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist Hamas’ massive attack over the weekend on Israel was unprecedented in its scale, scope, nature, and the number of casualties it inflicted. The coordinated attack from land, sea, and air required meticulous intelligence and logistical and military planning. Israel is taken by utter surprise, and its billions … Continued
By: Saba Jobah / Contributing Writer Yemen is a war effected country so brutalized, even the youth have not been spared of the brutal war. The war itself, the government not prioritizing mental health, and the pre-existing social stigma all played a factor in creating a mental health emergency within Yemen. More specifically, 55% children … Continued
By: Claire Boyle / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: The city of Chicago is known for many things; its deep-dish pizza, interesting politics, worldwide cultures, Lake Michigan, and the 1871 Great Chicago Fire. But were you aware that Chicago is also a center of immigration for refugees of the Arab World to come to and … Continued
By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī / Arab America Contributing Writer The loss of Arab culture in America is not only the concern of Arabs in this country. Anyone of MENA and SWANA heritage mourns and suffers the loss. At the heart of the matter is the semitic language of Arabic, which is spoken by Arabs and … Continued
By: Omar Mansour/Arab America Contributing Writer Arab Americans are typically not regarded as an immigrant community with a historical tie to labor movements. However, Arab American involvement in labor movements are an inseparable part of the history of workers’ protests in the United States. One such example is the story of when Arab-American auto workers … Continued
SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES BY: ERIC SCHMITT, THOMAS GIBBON-NEFF, AND BEN HUBBARD WASHINGTON — The American military has started withdrawing some equipment, but not yet troops, from Syria as part of President Trump’s order to wind down that battleground against the Islamic State, two Defense Department officials said on Friday amid continuing confusion over … Continued
The Trump administration’s policies don’t represent a radical shift. The White House has simply abandoned the facade of neutrality and rubber-stamped the Israeli government’s agenda. SOURCE: FOREIGN POLICY BY: DALIA HATUQA For decades, Palestinian leaders have engaged in a rigged peace process, seeking to force the international community’s blueprint for a Palestinian state onto the … Continued
SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST BY: LIZ SLY BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned in comments broadcast Thursday that he would wage war to expel U.S. troops from northeastern Syria if dialogue fails to bring the area back under government control. It was not the first time that Assad has threatened to attack U.S. troops, but … Continued
SOURCE: IMEMC NEWS Ahmad Majdalani, Executive Committee Member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), has called on Palestinians to protest against the relocation of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, declaring a “day of rage.” Speaking in a radio interview with the Voice of Palestine, Majdalani declared the relocation of the embassy as a “grave provocation,” … Continued
U.S. forces at the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) headquarters in Mount Karachok near Malikiya, Syria, April 25, 2017.(Rodi Said/Reuters) SOURCE: NATIONAL REVIEW BY: DAVID FRENCH We should not stumble into war.One of the interesting aspects of the Trump era is the extent to which our political culture is obsessing over marginalia while truly … Continued
SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST BY: ADAM TAYLOR One of the most complicated episodes in Syria’s ever-twisting war took place the night of Feb. 7. In that incident, U.S. troops and their Syrian allies near the town of Deir al-Zour were attacked by hundreds of fighters loyal to the Syrian regime. The Americans responded with a devastating … Continued
SOURCE: DEFENSE ONE BY: TRITA PARSI Iran’s various rivals and opponents are seeking a UN resolution that would return Tehran to pariah status and undermine its regional gains. In today’s Middle East, when parties look for a greater power to pressure regional actors not to escalate, they don’t turn to Washington. They turn to Moscow. … Continued
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