Author Archives: Arab America

United Palestinian Appeal (UPA) expresses grave concern about a report that indicates that the Government of Israel may have restricted imports to the Gaza Strip based on an estimate of the minimum number of calories needed to prevent malnutrition among the population. The report, titled “Food Consumption in Gaza – Red Lines,” was released by … Continued

For the next two weeks until Election Day, pundits will speculate about Barack Obama and Mitt Romney’s varying abilities to woo the elderly vote, the military vote, the Hispanic vote, the Jewish vote, the woman vote, the black vote, the white vote, the student vote, the small business owner vote and a slew of others. … Continued

Many Americans assume Muslims are anti-Republican and pro-Obama. However this is not always the case. In 2000, many more Muslims voted for Bush than Al Gore. Although after the war in Iraq, Muslims did flock to the Democrats with ninety percent voting for Kerry and similar numbers for Obama in 2008. What should be understood … Continued

As a Muslim American, I often think I should include this disclaimer before writing about President Obama: “The President of the United States is not a Muslim — secret, or otherwise. He has not shown up at any of our meetings; nor have we received any special consideration from State or Federal governments for being … Continued

It was a month ago when we reviewed the American TV show, “Homeland.” The show became news when President Obama said it was his favorite. Last week, the episode of “Homeland,” filmed in Tel Aviv, represented Lebanon as lawless, filled with armed gunmen, primitively barbaric. In an odd coincidence, scenes from “Homeland” were acted out … Continued

Yesterday, ADC kicked off the 2012-2013 Arabesque Lecture Series with a panel discussion about the upcoming presidential election and the role of Arab and Muslim Americans. The event took place at the ADC office — it was a full house, and many tuned in to watch the event live online. ADC was honored to have … Continued

Nature Publishing Group is pleased to announce the first issue of Nature Arabic Edition. The new publication’s website is live at arabicedition.nature.com and the October print issue is in the hands of over 10,000 readers worldwide. Print issues are freely available to qualified subscribers, and the website is freely available to all. Nature Arabic Edition … Continued

Democrats and Republicans are seen by many as the two sides of the same coin since both are aligned with the rich against the American people. For some Democrats are seen as a lesser evil. Gerald Celente says when confronted with the choice between the two evils, you don’t vote for the lesser evil. “Lesser … Continued

Earlier this week, Cindy and Craig Corrie accepted the prestigious 2012 LennonOno Grant for Peace on behalf of their daughter, Rachel, who was killed by the Israeli military with a Caterpillar D9 bulldozer as she nonviolently attempted to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian home in the Gaza Strip in March 2003. In accepting the … Continued

While more than 5 million people around the world watched with awe Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner’s conduct the world’s first jump from as high as 39 thousand meters from planet earth, many Arabs where busy commenting on the historic event on micro-blogging site Twitter with a mixture of satire and self-pity. Most popular were tweets … Continued

In the spirit of upholding justice, freedom and liberty, the ADC Michigan Advisory Board hosted its 11th Annual Judges’ Night Reception and “Guardian of Justice” Awards Ceremony on October 10, 2012 at Byblos Banquet Hall in Dearborn. Approximately 500 distinguished guests attend last night’s successful event. Attendees included close to 50 local and federal judges, … Continued

The Arab American National Museum (AANM) is pleased to announce our Call for Proposals for sessions at 2013 DIWAN: A Forum for the Arts, taking place at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, April 5-7, 2013. Scholars, artists and activists are welcome and all artistic mediums will be considered. Proposals should relate to … Continued