Author Archives: Arab America

One year ago, the Academic and Community Activism Caucus of the American Studies Association (ASA) asked the Executive Committee (EC) to consider a resolution to honor the call from Palestinian civil society to support the academic boycott of Israel. The EC forwarded the resolution to the National Council. Following the deliberative procedures detailed below, the … Continued

Emad Burnat’s 5 Broken Cameras took the prize for best documentary at the International Emmy Awards in New York City on Monday evening. “It’s a big honor to be the first Palestinian to win an Emmy award,” Burnat told the elite industry crowd in his acceptance speech (watch it here). “I made this film … … Continued

Arabic is currently ranked the “eighth language in terms of growth and usage on the internet,” a Google spokesperson told Al Arabiya News. Arabic content dropped from the seventh spot 2012, according to the company, adding that it makes up only 3 percent of overall internet content. “There’s a huge gap between the number of … Continued

On Oct. 29, 2013, Maria Haroon turned 31. But her birthday, usually a joyous occasion, was different this year. This is the first year Maria celebrated her birthday without her identical twin sister. Both Maria and her twin sister Sara suffer from a heart condition in which the heart becomes so weak and enlarged that … Continued

When Marvel Comics announced the debut of its latest superhero — a 16-year-old Pakistani-American Muslim from Jersey City, N.J. — it was correctly seen as a positive development. Created and written by two American Muslim women, Kamala Khan (aka Ms. Marvel) holds promise. But while Khan is a comic book character, she should not become … Continued

It has now been five years since the sentencing of the Holy Land Five: Muslim-American humanitarians who were falsely convicted of providing “material support for terrorism” because of their charitable work in Palestine. To mark the occasion, the daughters of the Holy Land Five have produced a powerful video message featuring the families of those … Continued

On the evening of November 13, I flew back from Gwangju, South Korea – where I was invited to participate in Gwangju Biennale – to JFK airport in New York. Upon exiting the airplane I was met by two CBP (US Customs and Border Protection) agents who collected my passport and escorted me to their … Continued

Next week on November 29, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, more than 30 cities across the globe will begin a series of actions through December 10 to demand that stores stop selling SodaStream products, which are manufactured in an illegal Israeli settlement through the exploitation of Palestinian land, labor, and resources. Here in … Continued

Blogs » Nora Barrows-Friedman’s blog Event honoring Edward Said prompts Zionist smear campaign against San Francisco State students Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr… on Tue, 11/26/2013 – 16:02 131125-edward-said-mural The mural honoring Edward Said at San Francisco State University. An anti-Palestinian group is mounting an attack against students at San Francisco State University. Following an on-campus … Continued

John and Ann Betar eloped on Nov. 25, 1932, fleeing their close-knit Syrian neighborhood in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and driving as fast as they could to Harrison, New York, to avoid Ann’s father’s plans to marry her off to a man 20 years older. Now, as their 81st wedding anniversary approaches on Monday, the couple, named … Continued

A California school district will continue to be refer to itself as the “Arabs” but is open to making some changes amid cries its school mascot is racist. Coachella Valley Unified Superintendent Darryl Adams said at a school board meeting Friday night the Coachella Valley High School will keep the “Arab” mascot name but is … Continued

You know something is amiss in an organization when controversy seems to constantly dominate the public discourse about it. That has been the conversation in recent months in many circles in Washington about the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), the largest civil rights organization for Arab-Americans, which is mired today in a sexual harassment scandal triggering … Continued