Author Archives: Arab America

This morning the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) called on New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Ray Kelly, and Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne to immediately resign from their respective positions. Commissioner Kelly and his Deputy recently admitted to taking part in the filming and production of the “Third Jihad” – a blatantly bigoted and hate-filled film … Continued

Today the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a formal petition with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requesting that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) be granted to Syrian nationals currently present in the United States. Due to the worsening situation on the ground in Syria and the mounting number of deaths (which now exceeds 6,000), it … Continued

Lawyers for an Arab-American college student from the South Bay hailed Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision requiring authorities to obtain a search warrant before placing a secret tracking device on a car. The student, Yasir Afifi, 21, of San Jose, is a U.S. citizen of Middle Eastern descent who was majoring in business marketing at … Continued

HaHa-HipHop featuring Khaled TheComic and Khaled M. will perform at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday in the lower level auditorium at the Arab American National Museum,13624 Michigan Ave. Tickets, which are required for the shows at the Arab American National Museum, are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Visit www.arabamericanmuseum.org to purchase … Continued

Why Learn Arabic? Arabic is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. It is the official language of 22 countries and the native language of more than 300 million people. Yet, as of 1998, only 5,500 American college students were studying Arabic, and only a small number of them became advanced enough … Continued

Shortly before the December holidays, an olive-skinned construction worker showed up to his job to find two holes drilled into his toolbox with wires sticking out — a prank by his co-workers, whose intention was to make the toolbox look like a bomb. Taped onto the toolbox was a photoshopped picture of Osama bin Laden, … Continued

It’s a funny mix of people leading the fight to preserve what remains of a once-bustling immigrant neighborhood on Washington Street in lower Manhattan. Carl Antoun has this infectious, youthful excitement about New York City history. He’s third-generation Lebanese-American. “I remember when I was young going to the World Trade Center, just to see it … Continued

Naomi Shihab Nye is no stranger to travel. Raised in St. Louis, Jerusalem and San Antonio by her Palestinian father and American mother, Nye makes regular trips to the Middle East and has crisscrossed the United States visiting the homes of such famous writers as Emily Dickinson and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poet and novelist, … Continued

A year and a half ago, a Silicon Valley community college student wound up in the cross hairs of a shadowy but common law enforcement practice now at the center of an unfolding legal drama in the U.S. Supreme Court. On his way to school, Yasir Afifi, an Arab-American, stopped for an oil change and … Continued

The deadline is approaching to apply for New America Media’s 2012 Immigration Fellowship, “Women on the Move,” a national fellowship program open to both ethnic media and mainstream media reporters to report on women immigrants. We’d like to encourage you to apply and to pass this on to any journalists you think might be interested! … Continued

Why do some Muslim American women cover their heads, while others do not? In what ways did the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001 affect the Arab American community? How do groundbreaking research and plain old-fashioned legwork combine to create a major new exhibition focused on issues of democracy, defense, diplomacy and public service? The … Continued

In September 1991, Aseel Albanna was about to finish her last year of architecture school in Baghdad. Wanting a break from the years of war and hardship, she took a trip to the U.S. But a planned four-week visit turned into a 20-year stay. Family members in Kentucky arranged for her to complete her architecture … Continued