Author Archives: Arab America

Auditions being held in Los Angeles this weekend for Sleeping on Stones, a dramatic feature film in Hebron, directed by Nicole Ballivian (Driving to Zigzigland). Seeking the following actors: *Boys ages 7-12 *Palestinian-American males who speak fluent Arabic, ages 17-22 Please see the cast breakdown for more information: http://www.backstage.com/casting/sleeping-on-stones-la-27661/

The Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development offers summer internship positions with its educational program, the Palestine Center, for undergraduate students. The internship program provides students with an opportunity to conduct primary-source research, develop writing and organizational skills, build valuable D.C. contacts, gain hands-on experience and observe the extensive political and policy-related happenings in … Continued

Arab America announced today that it has expanded reach to Georgia in addition to providing events, news, and information to the Arab American communities in California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Washington, D.C. “As part of our grass-roots expansion, we are excited to add the Georgia Arab American community to the tier of markets served … Continued

Organizations representing people of Middle Eastern and North African descent are asking the Census Bureau to add a new ethnic category on forms. People of this heritage are now categorized as “white,” a decades-old practice advocacy groups say is inaccurate. Arab-American Population in the U.S.The new category would be broader than the Arab ancestry data … Continued

What transpired this week regarding ABC Family’s TV pilot, Alice in Arabia, was in a word: astounding. I say that for two reasons. First, because ABC Family announced on Monday the outlandish and arguably racist premise for its pilot of the show. And secondly because ABC Family canceled the pilot on Friday after a backlash … Continued

ACCESS, the largest Arab American human services nonprofit in the United States, announced Lina Hourani Harajli as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) this week. Harajli joined ACCESS in 2000 as a member of the finance department. She was promoted to director of business operations in 2010. Prior to that, she worked in the private sector … Continued

During the past few weeks, as the current round of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations continue, the demand by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) recognize Israel as a Jewish state has elicited a variety of controversial comments. Perhaps, the most surprising reaction was the revival of a formula that the two … Continued

Fears of potential stereotyping in the one-hour drama are among the protests ABC Family is pulling its recent series order for “Alice in Arabia” amid protests from Muslim and Arab-American civil rights groups. “The current conversation surrounding our pilot was not what we had envisioned and is certainly not conducive to the creative process, so … Continued

17-year old Charlie Kadado is not your ordinary teen. His hobbies include reading journalism textbooks, researching information about the publishing industry, and interviewing newsmakers like anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall. When a celebrated traditional publisher selected Kadado’s children’s book for publication in December of 2013, Charlie seriously considered signing the exclusive contract. But instead of selling … Continued

Hunein Maassab witnessed a transformational moment in public health when he was a young doctoral student at the University of Michigan. It happened on April 12, 1955, the day his mentor, Dr. Thomas Francis Jr., announced that he had completed a vast field trial involving nearly two million children to determine the effectiveness of what … Continued

The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, with great sadness, announces the passing unto life eternal of His Eminence the Most Reverend Metropolitan Philip (Saliba), Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of All North America. May his memory be eternal! Philip Saliba (June 10, 1931 – March 19, 2014) was the Archbishop of New … Continued

As current City Council President, Andre has a record of sensible leadership and if elected, he will become the first Arab American mayor of Paterson. The polls show that Andre is a frontrunner in a contentious race, but he needs our community’s support to pull ahead. As you may know, Paterson holds national significance for … Continued