Author Archives: Arab America

A Dearborn-based Arab-American advocacy group is asking the federal government to investigate banks in southeastern Michigan for closing accounts of community members. The Arab-American Civil Rights League said it sent a letter to the U.S. Attorney General’s Office on March 18 after learning of more than a dozen closures in the past month. “Over the … Continued

An Arab American civil rights group says it’s hearing from a surge of people in southeast Michigan whose bank accounts were closed down without explanation. The Arab American Civil Rights League says it’s received about a dozen complaints in the past month. In each case, the bank notified the client that their account would be … Continued

Sunni radicals hit Baghdad Tuesday morning on the anniversary of the beginning of the US war on Iraq, killing over 50 people in attacks on soft targets (shopkeepers, pedestrians) in Shiite areas of the capital. They were signaling their continued die-hard opposition to the new Iraq, which is dominated by Shiite political parties, in which … Continued

Tomorrow, Air Force One will land in my hometown. Lydda, a historic Palestinian city, is where the airport is (not Tel Aviv). Just like the Palestinians, the airport was there before the state of Israel. It was only named after Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben Gurion, in 1973. Unbeknownst to most observers, President Barack … Continued

The American Arab Professionals Network (AAPN) of the American Arab Chamber of Commerce is soliciting nominations for its 8th Annual American Arab Professional of the Year Awards. Award description: The American Arab Professionals Network committee is soliciting nominations for its 8th Annual American Arab Business Professional of the Year award in the Creative Arts, Education, … Continued

Tony Award-winning actor/writer Suheir Hammad and Susan Abulhawa, the international best-selling author of Mornings in Jenin, are among the leading Arab American artists scheduled to appear at DIWAN5: A Forum for the Arts April 5-6, 2013 at the Arab American National Museum (AANM) in Dearborn, Mich. Diwan is an Arabic word for gathering. DIWAN5: A … Continued

US President Barack Obama’s visit to Israel at this juncture constitutes, perhaps, a rare opportunity to clarify the legal rights of the Palestinian people — namely, the right of return — and to establish Gaza as an integral part of the territory of the Palestinian State that was recognized on Nov. 20, 2012 as an … Continued

  Are you a Palestinian in the Diaspora between the ages of 18-25? Did you know we still have some spaces available to Explore & Live Palestine June 25-July 10, 2013? One could be YOURS! Applications are being accepted from highly motivated Palestinian youth of all faiths, living in the diaspora! Apply today to reconnect … Continued

In the last few days, the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee has been attacked by various outlets of the right-wing Zionist press spreading a vicious lie that we have targeted Jewish students at Harvard with fake eviction notices (see “Jewish Harvard students receive mock eviction notices,” Arutz Sheva (Israel National News), 7 March 2013). The claim … Continued

The LAHC is proud to announce that Ford Motor Company is the recipient of the LAHC Award For Excellence and Great Achievements: 2013 Supporter of the Year Award. The 25th Annual Award Gala is scheduled to take place on Thursday May 16th, 2013 at the Henry Autograph Collection Hotel-Dearborn. During this event, the LAHC recognizes … Continued

  Arab States need to do more to meet the rising demand for jobs in their countries, a key cause of the protests that swept across the region over the last two years and led to the toppling of four leaders, or risk exacerbating social and economic tensions, according to a report by the United … Continued

<center><script type=’text/javascript’ src=’http://pshared.5min.com/Scripts/PlayerSeed.js?sid=203&width=450&height=278&shuffle=0&playList=517705326′></script></center> <br><br> Rashid Khalidi joins Ahmed on set to discuss whether or not America should bankroll illegal settlements. HuffPost Live