Author Archives: Arab America

Dr. Amer Bisat, Managing Partner at BlackRock, was re-elected President of the Arab Bankers Association of North America (ABANA) following the Association’s annual meeting on January 22nd. Dr. Bisat is a Managing Director at BlackRock, where he manages portfolios of Emerging Markets fixed income investments. Prior to that, Dr. Bisat was a partner at two … Continued

  The Arab-American Civil Rights League is calling for a U.S. House Judiciary Committee investigation into the nation’s “no fly” and “watch” lists. Nabih Ayad, chairman of the league, spoke at a press conference Thursday about the impact of the lists on human and civil rights, as well as on international business. He said there … Continued

Three years ago, the world watched as Egyptians poured into Tahrir Square demanding changes to their government. In the ensuing 36 months, no news outlet has been able to capture the raw emotion and visceral urgency of that nation’s ongoing struggle as intimately as the Oscar-nominated Netflix Original documentary, The Square. Now on the eve … Continued

LAHC joined efforts with WXYZ Channel 7 and distributed care packages for the less fortunate in our community. Members of the Youth Leadership Committee at the LAHC among other volunteers who were eager to help, walked the streets of Detroit and distributed food, blankets, toiletries and basic necessities to many homeless people in our community. … Continued

On Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at 12 p.m. EST, the Arab American National Museum (AANM) will host the National Youth Summit on Freedom Summer, an online outreach program organized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Coinciding with Digital Learning Day, the event at AANM will link students from Dearborn Fordson and Detroit Martin … Continued

The Academy of American Poets announced today that noted translator Khaled Mattawa was elected Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, an honorary position that has been held by some of the most distinguished poets in the United States, including Marianne Moore, W. H. Auden, Elizabeth Bishop, Lucille Clifton, Adrienne Rich, Yusef Komunyakaa, and John … Continued

Rayman Hussein was 10 years old in 1993 when his family moved to the United States from Yemen. His father hoped to provide him with a future free of the political violence and poverty that plagued their homeland. The family began a new life in Oakland, Calif., a city long recognized as an immigrant sanctuary. … Continued

On Behalf of the Arab American Civil Rights League- ACRL we stand united in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. As we pay tribute to the iconic civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, we are reminded of the struggle for equality that is far from over. Dr. King was much more than … Continued

test.arabamerica.com LOWDOWN: What’s the Arabic word for vegetables? Khodra. That was the Arabic 101 Word of the Day on Thursday on the Arab American Michigan website. The daily primer on Arabic is one of the many features on this website, which is geared toward Arab Americans but offers plenty for those of other heritage. There … Continued

Thursday’s Oscar nominations had some new language in the foreign language category: Nominee “Omar” was described as being from “Palestine,” a reference the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has carefully avoided in the past. “Omar,” a drama set amid the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, was directed by Hany Abu-Assad, whose 2005 thriller “Paradise Now” was … Continued

It’s been an unpredictable, but intensely rewarding year for Egyptian-American filmmaker Jehane Noujaim. This morning, “The Square,” her verite portrait of the ongoing Egyptian Revolution and several of its most passionate activists, was nominated for best documentary feature at the 2014 Oscars. At this time last year, the documentary director was scrambling to finish “The … Continued

A coalition of American Muslim and Arab-American organizations based in Michigan today call on the Michigan Republican Party to condemn recent hostile comments made about American Muslims by Republican National Committeeman Dave Agema. Agema recently posted on his Facebook account: “Have you ever been to a Muslim hospital? Have you heard a Muslim orchestra? Have … Continued