Author Archives: Arab America

Anthony Shadid never seemed to be in a hurry. If you needed him, or simply wanted his company, he would linger to chat and fix you with a gaze that defined undivided attention. He gave the impression that nothing was more important to him than whomever he happened to be speaking to, even if he … Continued

The launch of the world’s first Muslim model agency, in New York’s fashionable Tribeca district, offered an interesting alternative to the options presented at New York Fashion Week a few blocks uptown. A coming-together of a particularly stylish segment of the Islamic community in this cosmopolitan city, the event on Saturday night played host to … Continued

Arab-Americans from metro Detroit and others are mourning the sudden death of Anthony Shadid, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for the New York Times who died Thursday in Syria after an asthma attack. Shadid, 43, was a foreign correspondent who wrote about the Middle East and was widely praised for his reporting and writing. … Continued

Ghaidaa Mousabacha awakens before the sun, leans across her bed and grabs a cellphone that is always on. Then she makes the call to Syria, where it’s nightfall. “I ask about Mother, about my three sisters,” she said one afternoon this week at her condominium in San Jose. “Are they OK? Do they have enough … Continued

Anthony Shadid, a gifted foreign correspondent whose graceful dispatches for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe and The Associated Press covered nearly two decades of Middle East conflict and turmoil, died, apparently of an asthma attack, on Thursday while on a reporting assignment in Syria. Tyler Hicks, a Times photographer who … Continued

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) expresses deepest condolences to the family of Anthony Shadid. The Pultzier Prize winning journalist died in Syria where he had been reporting for a week. According to the NY Times, Shadid died of an asthma attack at the age of 43. Shadid, an American of Lebanese descent, leaves behind his … Continued

The United States Postal Service today issued a new commemorative Forever Stamp honoring one of America’s legendary entertainers and humanitarians: Danny Thomas. The stamp may be purchased at Post Offices, online at usps.com and by phone at 800-782-6724. “Throughout his career, Danny Thomas received many honors, including a 1953 Emmy Award and the Congressional Gold … Continued

In a continuing effort to address concerns related to inflammatory training material, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently met with community and interfaith organizations to provide an update on steps taken by the agency to rectify the matter. On Wednesday, February 8, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), the Arab American Institute (AAI), Interfaith Alliance, … Continued

Today, a coalition of American Egyptians from around the United States launched a new advocacy organization, the American Egyptian Strategic Alliance (AESA), designed to assist U.S. policymakers in developing a new engagement model with Post- Mubarak Egypt. At a time of unprecedented change, turmoil and promise in the Middle East, AESA leaders believe that the … Continued

The Arab League asked the United Nations Security Council on Sunday to send a peacekeeping mission to Syria, and it called on Arab nations to sever diplomatic relations with Damascus in an effort to pressure the government to end the violence there. At a meeting of foreign ministers in Cairo, the league grasped for new … Continued

The D.C. Public Charter School Board received 11 applications to open new campuses in the District. That’s eight fewer than the 19 of last year, but the range of applications may be more diverse. The 11 proposals include three adult-education charters, including one virtual school; a K-12 campus that would be partially online; college prep, … Continued

American musician Cat Power has canceled her show in Israel, joining a list of artists shunning the country over its conflict with the Palestinians. Charlyn Marie Marshall, better known by her stage name Cat Power, was to perform in Tel Aviv on Sunday. But she tweeted on Friday that due to “much confusion” she felt … Continued