Kahadija McNitt is a Moroccan living in Champion’s Gate. Amal Kassem is a Kissimmee Egyptian. Abdullah Alshareef, born in Saudi Arabia, lives in Oviedo. But on Sunday, they were all at a Festival Park in Orlando celebrating their cultures, heritages, customs and food at the Arab American Cultural Festival. The festival, in its third year, … Continued
In order for the US to permit citizens of a foreign country to enter the US without a visa, that country must agree to certain conditions. Chief among them is reciprocity: that country must allow Americans to enter without a visa as well. There are 37 countries which have been permitted entrance into America’s “visa … Continued
Addameer and Defence for Children International Palestine express deep concern about the arrest and mistreatment of a Palestinian child with dual American citizenship by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank town of Silwad on Friday. Israeli forces detained Mohammad K, 14, on suspicion of stone-throwing during a predawn raid on his home, according to … Continued
This afternoon, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Dr. Naiel Nassar, an Arab Muslim of Egyptian decent. ADC believes that Dr. Nassar’s employer illegally and discriminatorily retaliated against Dr. Nassar after he submitted a resignation letter in which he complained about his supervisor’s … Continued
Dr. Farouk Mustafa, a distinguished Arabic language and literature teacher and translator, passed away on Wednesday morning from a brief illness. He was 70. In the classroom, Mustafa was known for his “warm, welcoming, and encouraging character,” said third-year Near Eastern Languages & Civilization (NELC) major Kaylee Steck, who was a student in the first … Continued
Today the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), supported by a broad coalition of community partners, filed an official request to extend the existing designation and redesignate Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The request was filed with Secretary Janet Napolitano of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in accordance and pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1254a. … Continued
Attention Scholarship Applicants: Some students are facing technical difficulties obtaining a copy of their Student Aid Report due to a glitch in the FAFSA System. In an effort to allow more students to apply for the 25th Annual Arab American Scholarship Foundation Program, the Lebanese American Heritage Club will be extending the deadline through April … Continued
<center><iframe width=”450″ height=”253″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/2TUivH2oSAo” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe></center> The Cairene journalist and blogger Soraya Morayef, who has written extensively about the Egyptian revolution’s graffiti, has produced a series of new video reports on street art of the Arab world, as part of a series for MOCAtv, the YouTube channel of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. … Continued
We are delighted to announce that Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia (Atallah Hanna) will attend this year’s ADC National Convention! Archbishop Theodosios is a distinguished spiritual leader for Palestine. He has received numerous awards for his work to strengthen Arab unity and for being a powerful spokesperson for the Palestinian cause. The Archbishop will deliver the … Continued
Pro-Palestinian campus activism is stirring debate at Harvard College as students mark the ninth annual international ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’. Members of the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee posted more than 1,000 mock eviction notices on some dormitories, notifying residents their rooms were “scheduled for demolition in the next three days”. The notices also provided information about … Continued
Amal Berry-Brown builds bridges within the Arab-American community in Dearborn and southeastern Michigan. Berry-Brown is a vice president and National Arab & Chaldean Affairs manager at Comerica Bank, and it is a role that is close to the heart of the Dearborn resident and Lebanese immigrant. “Lenders are taught to walk into a business deal … Continued
Arab-American arts and letters will get the spotlight in “DIWAN5: A Forum for the Arts,” a conference Friday and Saturday at Dearborn’s Arab American National Museum. Artists and scholars will speak about their recent work, the challenges of being an Arab-American after 9/11, and how that has affected their art or research. Other topics … Continued
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