Author Archives: Arab America

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), welcomes the findings and course of action taken by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) into a recent investigation of the Crestwood School District (Michigan). The findings determined that Arab Americans are subject to discriminatory practices by the District and calls for immediate measures to be taken to rid of … Continued

Longtime White House journalist Helen Thomas has died at age 92 after a long illness, sources told CNN Saturday. Thomas covered 10 presidents over nearly half a century, and became a legend in the industry. She was a fixture at White House news conferences — sitting front and center late in her career — where … Continued

There will never be another Helen Thomas. She shattered forever one anti-woman journalistic barrier after another in the Washington press corps and rose to the top of her profession’s organizations. Helen Thomas asked the toughest questions of Presidents and White House press secretaries and over her sixty-two year career took on sexism, racism and ageism. … Continued

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) joins all Americans in mourning the loss of Helen Thomas, our beloved Arab American hero, preeminent journalist, and advocate. Helen passed away today at the age of 92. ADC extends its sympathy to the family of Helen Thomas on behalf of our members and supporters. ADC National President Warren David … Continued

Editor’s note: Egypt has once again garnered global media attention following the popular uprising and ousting of the country’s fifth president, Mohamed Morsi, on July 3rd. Morsi— an Engineering professor at California State University, Northridge from 1982-1985— represented the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, which was established in the wake of Hosni Mubarak’s toppling, … Continued

Palestinian-Americans are split on a fundamental American issue: football. Many of those from my father’s generation of immigrants are simply confused by the whole concept. They came from a land and time where “football” meant kicking a ball with your foot into a goal. Trying to divorce them from this word association is extremely difficult. … Continued

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that six visits in as many months were bearing fruit in narrowing gaps between Israel and the PLO on resuming peace talks. Kerry met in neighboring Jordan with President Mahmoud Abbas into the early hours before fresh talks on Wednesday that were joined by other Arab delegates. … Continued

Skating may not be the first thing that pops into your head when you hear the word Palestine, but it’s the only thing 29-year-old Palestinian barber Sajed Abu Ulbeh ever thinks about. He is a man on a mission to build Palestine’s first skate park and his dream is about to come true. Sajed’s obsession … Continued

Dearborn Public Library received a $3,500 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA) to host a five-part reading and discussion series titled Let’s Talk About It: Muslim Journeys, Connected Histories. Dearborn Public Library is one of 125 libraries and state humanities councils across the country selected to … Continued

  When a teenager’s life is taken in cold blood and there is no accountability for the man who killed him, nothing seems right in the world. But we cannot lose hope. We can still achieve justice for Trayvon! The Department of Justice can address the violation of Trayvon’s most fundamental civil right — the … Continued

The Arab-American Civil Rights League filed a class-action lawsuit against Huntington National Bank after allegations that accounts of more than a hundred people of Middle Eastern descent were closed without cause or explanation. According to the complaint filed Thursday in U.S. District Court, the bank’s actions suggest “racial, ethnic, national origin and religious discrimination,” which … Continued