Author Archives: Arab America

“We were scared because we knew the FBI was going to come knocking, and they did. My mother had the first visit when my father wasn’t home. My father had the SWAT team show up at his business. My brother….someone called the (FBI) 800 number and said he was a terrorist. …” That’s how Michigan … Continued

On February 28, voters in Michigan took part in a crucial Republican Presidential election primary. But the many Arab-Americans who live in that state are unhappy with their place in the American political process. The immigrant community, which once identified closely with the Republican Party, is now leaving it in large numbers, less willing to … Continued

Can you believe it, not everyone finds Sacha Baron Cohen hilarious? Though he would probably consider himself an equal-opportunity offender, the National Network for Arab American Communities is particularly offended by Cohen’s latest character, buffoonish despot Admiral General Aladeen from the fictional Republic of Wadiya. What about this Saddam Hussein-Moammar Gadhafi hybrid doesn’t sit right? … Continued

Last Thursday, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) held its fifth lecture as part of the Arabesque Lecture Series. The event was titled The Arab-American and African-American Communities – Converting Political Crossroads Into Lasting Coalition. ADC warmly welcomed Dr. Kenneth O. Morgan and Mr. Khaled A. Beydoun as its two guest speakers. Dr. Morgan presently serves … Continued

Did you watch the Academy Awards? Catch Sacha Baron Cohen on the red carpet spilling ashes down the front of Ryan Seacrest? Pretty hilarious, huh? For Arab Americans, not so much. Cohen was buffooning as a fictitious Arab dictator to promote his upcoming film. There was plenty of buzz over the fact that he made … Continued

ADC is looking for summer interns! Do you have what it takes? Since 1981, over 500 students have participated in the Anthony Shadid Internship program. The program offers a variety of positions. Students gain practical training in community organizing, media relations, research and writing, legal issues, political action, educational outreach, and routine office work alongside … Continued

Several Arab-American leaders in metro Detroit lined up today behind Ron Paul, saying his views on foreign policy and civil liberties make him the best Republican candidate for president. The Dearborn-based Arab-American News, the largest Arab newspaper in Michigan, endorsed Paul, praising what it called his “refreshing, forthright foreign policy philosophy as one of his … Continued

When Dearborn resident Amal Berry-Brown left the National Leadership Conference for Arab Americans in October, she said she walked away sad. Because while the annual conference–held in 2011 in Dearborn–is always about creating a unified political and social voice for the community, it’s hard to find unity without a clear political leader. In 2008, that … Continued

  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton advised an audience in Tunisia on Saturday to “not pay attention” to the comments made by candidates vying for the Republican presidential nomination, saying the often overheated rhetoric of the campaign doesn’t reflect U.S. policy. Speaking at a town-hall style event in Tunisia, the North African nation … Continued

The New York State Attorney General’s office says legal and investigative obstacles will not allow a review of the NYPD’s surveillance of Muslim communities. A coalition of about two dozen Arab and Muslim groups asked Eric Schneiderman’s office to conduct a review. They say new information about the NYPD’s intelligence gathering warrants an investigation, and … Continued

Two federal agencies are investigating the Crestwood School District in Dearborn Heights based on a high school counselor’s complaints that the district is failing to provide needed services to Arab-American students. Counselor Hiam Brinjikji discussed the concerns during a news conference Thursday, saying she and the other two high school counselors — who joined her … Continued

The stock market that has most consistently ranked as a top performer in the Arab world over the past few years has not been that of Dubai or Cairo, but the Palestine Securities Exchange in Nablus on the West Bank. During the Arab Spring uprising last year, the financial crisis in 2008 and the regional … Continued