Author Archives: Arab America

“It doesn’t seem like it now, but we kind of like our privacy,” Zaban says. “We are simple people. We don’t do crazy things. … Quite honestly, What I told the show (producers) is I’m kind of boring.” Now that he and his family have appeared on the All-American Muslim series (Sunday, TLC, 10 p.m.), … Continued

Protesters descended on a Lowe’s store in one of the country’s largest Arab American communities on Saturday, calling for a boycott after the home improvement chain pulled its ads from a reality television show about five Muslim families living in Michigan. About 100 people gathered outside the store in Allen Park, a Detroit suburb adjacent … Continued

On Saturday, December 17, 2011, ADC Michigan and various community leaders and activists participated in an interfaith demonstration against Lowe’s at the Lowe’s store located at 23111 Outer Drive in Allen Park, Michigan. The event wasorganized by the African American Ministers Leadership Council (AAMLC) in conjunction with the Highland Park NAACP in response to Lowe’s … Continued

A network of Arab-American nonprofits say they will no longer accept donations from Lowe’s. The home improvement chain has gotten tons of media attention since it pulled its ads from TLC’s All-American Muslim, saying the show was a “lightning rod” for controversy. The retailer was also the recipient of the conservative Florida Family Association’s campaign … Continued

Almost nine years after the first American tanks began massing on the Iraq border, the Pentagon declared an official end to its mission here, closing a troubled conflict that helped reshape American politics and left a bitter legacy of anti-American sentiment across the Muslim world. As Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta marked the occasion with … Continued

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The leaders of ACCESS and the National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC) today said their organizations will no longer accept donations from Lowe’s. NNAAC Director Nadia Tonova made the announcement this morning as a guest on WDET’s The Craig Fahle show. She was speaking in response to a Lowe’s’ decision to pull its advertising … Continued

Pressure from a conservative evangelical group led Lowe’s home improvement store chain to pull its ads from the TLC reality show “All-American Muslim,” but now the company is facing calls from celebrities and politicians to boycott Lowe’s. Mia Farrow and Russell Simmons have called for a boycott of Lowe’s on Twitter, with Simmons promising to … Continued

Lowe’s Home Improvement has found itself facing a backlash after the retail giant pulled ads from a reality show about American Muslims. The retail giant stopped advertising on TLC’s “All-American Muslim” after a conservative group known as the Florida Family Association complained, saying the program was “propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda’s clear and … Continued

We welcome the strong statement by State Senator Ted Lieu condemning Lowe’s actions. The Cable Channel, TLC, has been airing a weekly program called the “All American Muslim.” This Sunday, December 11, will mark the fifth episode of the ‘reality’ show chronicling the lives of five Muslim families in Dearborn, Michigan. I urge you to … Continued

A reality TV show in the United States on Muslims in the country is finding itself in a storm of controversy which has resulted in one advertiser pulling out. The All American Muslim shown on TLC network has been accused by Florida Family Association as promoting Muslims in a positive light, ignoring the “many Islamic … Continued

Rania Khalek offers up 10 of the craziest things uncle Newt has ever uttered, and here, via Politico, is one more.. <blockquote>Former Speaker Newt Gingrich dismissed the Palestinian bid for statehood as the effort of an “invented Palestinian people, who are in fact Arabs, and were historically part of the Arab community.” Gingrich also said … Continued