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Firing of Cartoonist Highlights Hypocrisy of Freedom of Speech

November 29, 2023

By Menal Elmaliki

Cartoonist Steven Bell recently made headlines with his what is deemed outrageous and anti-semitic cartoon that was recently published. Recently, the Guardian refused to run his latest caricature of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu (depiction of him) wearing boxing gloves, “holding a scalpel and preparing to cut a Gaza shaped incision on his abdomen, with the caption “residents of Gaza get out now.” Find out more with Arab America contributing writer, Menal Elmaliki.

The Role Social Media Plays in Social Activism for Palestine

May 24, 2023

By Yaara Aleissa

By: Yaara Aleissa / Arab America Contributing Writer Activism Presence in Social Media Social media has become a leading tool in social activism, especially for Palestinian activists. After the 2011 Arab uprisings the International Studies Journal cited that “Western media relied heavily for information and sources upon activists they came to trust”. Activists in the … Continued

Bahbah: Ukraine and Palestine: How the West Reacted to their Plights

March 16, 2022

By Nouha Elyazidi

By: Bishara A. Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist What is the most important factor that has defined the West’s reaction to the war in both Ukraineand Palestine? In my view, what has mattered the most about the invasion of Ukraine and the dispossession of Palestine is not whether their plights are just or not. … Continued

Edward Said’s Orientalism

March 9, 2022

By Sara Alsayed

BY: Sara Alsayed / Arab America Contributing Writer Orientalism is a concept that has always been prevalent in Western society; however, this term was established by Edward Said in his book Orientalism (1978). Edward Said is a Palestinian American academic, political activist, and literary critic who analyzed literature in terms of social and political factors that may … Continued

Why do Countries Want to Colonize the Arab World?

January 4, 2021

By Nana Osei

By: Nana Osei/Arab America Contributing Writer Why do so many countries want to colonize the Arab world? The Arab world is not only beautiful but powerful in many ways also. Furthermore, it contains some of the most influential and wealthy individuals in the world. The Arab world has many strategic locations that could allow many … Continued

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