Author Archives: Arab America

The failure of an Arab League mission to stanch violence in Syria, an international community with little leverage and a government as defiant as its opposition is in disarray have left Syria descending into a protracted, chaotic and perhaps unnegotiable conflict. The opposition speaks less of prospects for the fall of President Bashar al-Assad and … Continued

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) urges its members to support the campaign to protect the last remnants of what was once a small but vibrant Arab American neighborhood in New York City’s Lower Manhattan from impending demolition. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, “Little Syria” had been a hub for immigrants establishing their lives … Continued

ADC Michigan is extending the deadline for its 13th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Essay Contest to Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 4pm. This essay contest is open to high school seniors of Arab and Chaldean descent. ADC Michigan urges students to participate in this contest and join ADC as it celebrates the life … Continued

Monday, officials from 11 Arab nations met in Silicon Valley looking for ideas on how to best build technology in their countries. A gleaming high tech center near Cairo, Egypt is an example of ambitious goals Arab nations have to become part of the connected world. Ministers from 11 Middle East countries have convened for … Continued

The National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) today announced that Hussein Berry of Dearborn, Michigan, Co-Founder & President, Dearborn Youth Football Association, www.dyfa.org/index, will receive one of its prestigious LEWIS HINE AWARDS FOR SERVICE TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH. The Awards will be presented at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City on the evening of … Continued

The Rev. Charles Williams II was still a college student when he got involved in activism just over a decade ago. Now 30, Williams plans to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day by following the civil rights icon’s example and protesting what he sees as injustice. The pastor of Detroit’s Historic King Solomon Missionary Baptist … Continued

Renowned Iranian-American artist Shirin Neshat says her new exhibition, a series of photographs inspired by the Arab Spring and a short film about government censorship, is her most political work yet — channeling both current events and the situation in her native country. The exhibition, hosted by the Gladstone Gallery in New York City’s artsy … Continued

The same neocons who persuaded George W. Bush and crew to, in Ron Paul’s inimitable words, “lie their way into invading Iraq” in 2003, are beating the drums of war more loudly these days to attack Iran. It is remarkable how many of these war-mongers are former draft dodgers who wanted other Americans to fight … Continued

In a recent episode of the American cable television reality series All-American Muslim, siblings Bilal and Shadia Amen travel from their home in Dearborn, Michigan, to New York City. As part of their journey, they visit the new controversial community center and mosque near “Ground Zero,” the site of the September 2001 World Trade Center … Continued

As part of the Dr. Martin Luther King Day service summit, Arab-American visual artist Nabil Mousa will create a mural titled “Judgement Day 911” as a reflection of feelings and thoughts left from the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City. Mousa, a native of Syria, moved to the United States in 1978 as a … Continued

ACC, a 501(c)3 non profit human service organization, has been awarded a grant from the State of Michigan Department of Human Services to provide Refugee Health Assessment Services in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties effective January 1, 2012. Those eligible include all newly arrived refugees/asylees within 90 days of arrival to the U.S. and those … Continued

Throughout its long, illustrious history, New York City has seen waves of immigrants from all corners of the globe, who have all left a mark. The Jewish people have the Lower East Side, the Italians have Little Italy and the Chinese have Chinatown. Many other ethnic groups have numerous protected historical buildings and districts in … Continued