Author Archives: Arab America

Nearly eight years after fleeing the U.S. with tax evasion and other federal charges hanging over his head, former metro Detroit restaurateur Talal Chahine speaks wistfully of some day returning to America. “I miss my home,” Chahine said in a recent, wide-ranging phone interview with the Free Press from Beirut, Lebanon. “I miss my friends. … Continued

We’re happy to announce Raed Jarrar has joined ADC as our new Communications Director. Raed assumed his duties earlier this month. In this role he will be in charge of planning and executing ADC’s overall communications strategy for advancing our goals through a wide range of media outlets. “After years of being an ADC member … Continued

A longtime host of a national radio show is being honored as Arab American of the Year by a Michigan organization. Diane Rehm is scheduled to accept the award April 27 in Detroit at the annual dinner of ACCESS. The Dearborn-based organization formerly known as the Arab American Community Center for Economic and Social Services … Continued

Tensions were evident everywhere as two pro-Palestinian speakers arrived Thursday night at Brooklyn College. Protesters began gathering across the street from the student center, where the college-sponsored talk was scheduled, more than an hour before the event was to start. And police officers were stationed at the entrance to the building, searching bags and checking … Continued

The pervasive intolerance, discrimination and violence confronting American Muslims more than a decade after 9/11 hardly comes as a shock to anyone these days. In fact, according to a 2011 Gallup Research Study, approximately one-half of nationally representative samples of Mormons, Protestants, Catholics, Muslims and Jews agree that the majority of Americans are biased toward … Continued

It was Michael Bloomberg who turned the political tide on a controversial Brooklyn College event, a political science professor there wrote, in a blog post titled “It’s over. The politicians have backed down. We won.” The professor, Corey Robin, wrote, “This morning, Mayor Michael Bloomberg came out strongly in defense of my department’s position on … Continued

The Arab American National Museum seeks a new Museum Director. Located in the heart of the Arab American community in Dearborn, Michigan, the Arab American National Museum (AANM) mission is to document, preserve and present the history, culture and contributions of Arab Americans. The AANM is the only museum in the United States dedicated to … Continued

A Connecticut couple who tied the knot over 80 years ago will be named the longest married couple in the U.S. John and Ann Betar of Fairfield, Conn., said “I do” on Nov. 25, 1932, and have been happily married for 80 years. Together they have five children, 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. The couple … Continued

The new head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Patriarch Louis Sako of Baghdad, told his fellow Chaldean bishops and Vatican officials, “We want to follow the example of our martyrs who gave their lives for Christ.” The new patriarch, elected head of the Iraq-based church late Jan. 31, celebrated the Qurbana — the Chaldean eucharistic … Continued

ADC seeks college and graduate students with interest in the Arab American community, civil rights, law, policy, journalism, culture, organizing, and activism, as interns for our 2013 Anthony Shadid Summer Internship Program. Please note that the deadline for all non-legal internship materials is March 29, 2013. Legal intern applications should be received by March 15, … Continued

Dear allies and friends, By now many of you have seen and heard about the latest attack on Brooklyn College. After the political science department cosponsored an event organized by our SJP to host Omar Barghouti and Judith Butler to discuss the BDS movement, Alan Dershowitz has launched a smear campaign. At first, the demand … Continued

A UN human rights inquiry has called on Israel to remove all Jewish settlers from the West Bank and cease expansion. The report said the settlements violate international law, and are an attempt to drive out Palestinians through intimidation. “Israel must, in compliance with article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, cease all settlement activities … Continued