Author Archives: Arab America

The United States is viewed less favorably in much of the Arab world today than it was during the final year of the Bush administration, and President Obama is less popular in the region than Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to a poll released today by the Arab American Institute, a nonpartisan research and advocacy … Continued

From the desert they came – men filled with religious zeal and riding under banners inscribed with the motto “There is no god but God and Muhammad is His messenger”. After establishing the Middle East and North Africa as the foundation of their new Arab/Islamic Empire, the Arabs, in the 8th century, landed on the … Continued

Dancing shoes? Check. Comfortable clothing? Check. Friends and family? Check. Weather report? Looking good! It’s time for the 19th annual Concert of Colors, a musical celebration of the cultural diversity of metro Detroit! Click <a href=”http://www.concertofcolors.com/”>here</a> for the complete lineup of performances, vendors and activities taking place at four venues in Detroit’s Midtown neighborhood beginning … Continued

CAIR-MI last week joined civil rights advocates and religious leaders in calling for a meeting with the national director of U.S. Border Patrol regarding complaints of racial profiling of citizens re-entering the country and traveling in Southwest Detroit. In June, six individuals, five being American citizens, reported being detained and questioned about their citizenship status … Continued

Two Emirati artists are helping to expose the secret life of shopping malls in the UAE and UK in Shopopolis, a new show opening this weekend as part of a massive three-week celebration of Arab art in London. Khalid Mezaina and Karima Al Shomely, from the UAE, joined forces with three fellow artists from the … Continued

Huwaida Arraf is a Palestinian-American lawyer, a co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement and helped organize the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza, which is aimed at challenging the Israeli embargo on the Strip. She spoke from Greece, one of the gathering points for the many multi-national ships carrying aid to Gaza. Palestine Studies TV is a … Continued

Hala Elkoussy, an Abraaj Capital Prize Winner 2010 (ACAP), participates with a huge mural about Cairo in the Shubbak: A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture festival; organised by the mayor of London in celebration of Arab art. Elkoussy, born in Cairo in 1974, exhibits a mural at the festival until 24 July that gives the … Continued

A few exceptions, notwithstanding, American higher education institutions do not offer general or specialized studies of Arab and Muslim Americans. This is a shocking reality considering that this community has produced intellectual giants, inventors, celebrities, and public figures. In addition, this community has been the subject of relentless public scrutiny. It has been the subject … Continued

“From Facebook to Nassbook,” which opened 6 July, delves into the artistic ripples of the Egyptian uprising that shook the Middle East region. The show is featured in London’s Arab Arts Festival, “Shubbak — A window on contemporary Arab culture”. The paintings and photographs showcased provide an insight into the potent creative energies of Egyptian … Continued

AMC Theatres® (AMC), a leading theatrical exhibition and entertainment company, and North Shore Films today announced FORDSON: FAITH, FASTING, FOOTBALL will play exclusively at select AMC Theatres starting Friday, Sept. 9, 2011. FORDSON documents an Arab-American high school football team during Ramadan and unearths a community desperately holding onto its Islamic faith while struggling to … Continued

An exhibition on Arab Americans who have served in the U.S. military and diplomatic corps is planned in September in suburban Detroit. The exhibition is called “Patriots & Peacemakers: Arab Americans in Service to Our Country” and opens Sept. 11 at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn. The museum says the exhibition focuses on … Continued

The curtain is raised today, Monday 4 July, on London’s first ever celebration of contemporary culture from across the Arab world, organised by the Mayor of London and sponsored by HSBC. Shubbak: A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture, will feature around one hundred artists in over seventy events in more than thirty key cultural venues … Continued