Author Archives: Arab America

<center><iframe width=”500″ height=”281″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/nnkuxsulOC4″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe></center> Growing up, I rarely heard the ‘P’ word uttered in my suburban Atlanta community, and not once did I hear it spoken in my Hebrew school at our family’s conservative synagogue, where teachers spoke of “them” in quick, hushed tones. And whenever the ‘P’ word was mentioned, whether on … Continued

AudioNow, the leading call-to-listen platform in North America, announced today a new national access number that allows residents within the U.S. to listen live to the BBC’s Arabic broadcast. The number is: 712.432.7787. Listeners are encouraged to save this new number in their phones. As of Friday, August 9th, previous access numbers for BBC Arabic … Continued

Contrary to erroneous press reports, Rasmea Odeh is not pleading guilty. Today in the U.S.District Court in Detroit, MI, she requested a change of counsel and reported to Judge Paul Borman that she is going to trial. She has committed no crime and the government has no case. She has been in this country for … Continued

  Less than two weeks before the expiry of his six-year tenure, President Michel Sleiman plans to issue a decree granting Lebanese citizenship to about 700 people of various nationalities, including unregistered Lebanese, political sources said Wednesday. The decree must still be signed by Prime Minister Tammam Salam and Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk. Among those … Continued

It’s unusual for Cannes to showcase a film that is not finished. But when the actress Salma Hayek is producing and wants to host an evening showcasing animation from a forthcoming adaptation of Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet, exceptions can be made. Published in 1923, The Prophet is a collection of 26 essays written by the … Continued

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A Chicago activist might plead guilty in Detroit to failing to tell U.S. immigration officials about her conviction in a deadly bombing in Israel in 1969, her attorney said Saturday. A court hearing is scheduled Wednesday for Rasmieh Yousef Odeh, associate director at the Arab American Action Network in Chicago. “We are engaging in serious … Continued

On Saturday evening May 31, 2014, the National Arab Orchestra (NAO) will hold its 3rd Annual Gala at the Detroit Music Hall for the Performing Arts, 350 Madison St., Detroit, Michigan, 48226. Formerly known as the Michigan Arab Orchestra, the evening’s concert will showcase some of the finest music the Arab world has to offer, … Continued

There was a time not too long ago when nearly 400,000 children were dying each year of bacterial meningitis and pneumonia in developing nations all over the world. Yet a safe and effective vaccine against the culprit organism, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), had virtually wiped out the problem years earlier in the U.S. and … Continued

I have been saying for a fairly long time that we Arabs are not white, despite both our lack of a box on the census form and the fact that we are classified as “white” by the American government. Yes, white people, according to the federal government, we are you! For the past year or … Continued

HCEF is deeply concerned about the unceasing human suffering in Syria. Despite the divisiveness of the conflict, HCEF has found points of unity that are directly derived from our Christian beliefs, which can and should be the foundation for peace. The following appeal for Syria — focused on promoting peace, tolerance, and forgiveness — is … Continued

Danny Glover and other actors featured in a US documentary on a prominent social justice activist protested the film’s screening at a Tel Aviv festival this week, announcing their support for the cultural boycott of Israel. In a statement released on Monday, the group said they “stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine, and … Continued