Author Archives: Arab America

When DC Comics decided to blow up its fabled universe and create a brave, diverse future, Geoff Johns drew from the past for a new character: his own background as an Arab-American. The company’s chief creative officer and writer of the relaunched “Green Lantern” series dreamed up Simon Baz, DC’s most prominent Arab-American superhero and … Continued

In attendance at this year’s Democratic National Convention are 55 Arab American delegates elected from 21 different states. This is a record-setting event for this American community, breaking the record from the 1988 DNC with 53 delegates. Thankfully, one of the two major political parties in America accepts and encourages diversity. Notice neither of those … Continued

A Dearborn community leader will play in integral role in assuring that the U.S. Census moves toward greater accuracy in counting the nation’s minorities–especially Arab Americans. Hassan Jaber, executive director of the Dearborn nonprofit ACCESS, has been appointed to a three-year term to the Census Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations. U.S. Census … Continued

This week I will be in Charlotte, North Carolina where I will be participating in my eighth Democratic Convention. I will be joining some 55 other Arab American delegates and committee members from 21 states who have been elected by Democrats to participate in this year’s party gathering. This is a record number of Arab … Continued

When the identity of the latest person to wear the Green Lantern ring is officially unveiled Sept. 5, comic book fans will meet Simon Baz, DC Comics’ first Arab American Green Lantern. On Sept. 7-8, fans may meet Baz’s creator, Geoff Johns – a Lebanese American who grew up in metro Detroit, studied at Michigan … Continued

Busy families with children ages 6-12 can carve out some creative quality time together with Free Craft Sundays in September and October at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn. This popular series returns on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, with the first of four weekly sessions designed to expose young people to cultures and activities … Continued

A Catholic priest, a rabbi, an evangelical minister, a Sikh, a Greek Orthodox archbishop and two Mormon leaders walk into the Republican National Convention. It sounds like the beginning of a joke. But the Republican Party’s decision to invite representatives from all of these faiths to speak at this week’s convention, but to exclude a … Continued

A Republican candidate has once again shared and expressed xenophobic views. Gabriela Saucedo Mercer, a Republican congressional candidate from Arizona, stated about “Middle Easterners” that “their only goal in life is to cast harm to the United States,” and continued to question the presence of “Middle Easterners” in the US by asking, “Why do we … Continued

<center><iframe width=”420″ height=”315″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/O3JI-axaRF4″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe></center> The ruling by an Israeli court that the 2003 death of Rachel Corrie was an accident drew immediate scorn from several pro-Palestinian groups and writers, who view the decision as evidence that the Israeli government ignores the human rights of Palestinians and their supporters. The court decided Tuesday that … Continued

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The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) deplores the shameful verdict delivered by an Israeli court in Haifa today in the murder of Rachel Corrie. Corrie was run over and crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer on March 16, 2003 in Rafah, Gaza Strip while volunteering for the International Solidarity Movement (ISM). The 23-year old pro-peace … Continued

For the first time on a national level, Arabic-speaking Southern Baptist leaders gathered at North American Mission Board offices to discuss jointly reaching Arabic-speaking North Americans. The 16 Arabic-speaking Southern Baptists from six states formed the Middle East and North Africa Baptist Fellowship to penetrate lostness among North America’s Arab population. “Coming together will help … Continued