Author Archives: Arab America

At the Justice Department, it’s called the post-Sept. 11 backlash — the steady stream of more than 800 cases of violence and discrimination suffered by American Muslims at the hands of know-nothing abusers. These continuing hate crimes were laid bare at a valuable but barely noticed Senate hearing last week that provided welcome contrast to … Continued

The Middle East uprisings are lead and organized by the young generation who refuses to inherit the fear of the Arab regime’s retaliation and oppression taught to the parents, and are proving in the process the delusional state their old leaders like Husni Mubarak, and Moamar Qadafi, have reached and their disconnect from reality. The … Continued

You know you’ve made it, Joe Iosbaker said with a tight smile, when Glenn Beck, the right-wing Fox News host, dedicates a good 10 minutes of his show to you. But that is all Mr Iosbaker, an administrator at the University of Illinois in Chicago, had to smile about. A veteran union rights activist and … Continued

United Palestinian Appeal, Inc. (UPA) is seeking an Executive Director to begin immediately. UPA is a non-profit, non-political, tax-exempt American charity. Its mission is to combat the suffering of Palestinians, particularly those in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and refugee camps of Lebanon, and to contribute to the long-term socioeconomic and cultural development of Palestinian … Continued

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James Zogby spoke in the Student Center Ballroom Monday promoting his new book, “Arab Voices: What They Are Saying To Us And Why It Matters” as part of Eastern Michigan University’s Perspectives on the Middle East lecture series. Zogby serves as president of the Arab American Institute in Washington D.C. that he founded in 1995. … Continued

Fadi Quran is the face of the new Middle East. He is 23, a graduate of Stanford University, with a double major in physics and international relations. He is a Palestinian who has returned home to start an alternative-energy company and see what he can do to help create a Palestinian state. He identifies with … Continued

Arab Detroit online was created four years ago, says Warren David, its creator, because of the need by the large concentration on Arab-Americans in Detroit, Michigan, a city viewed by many in the US as the hub of Arab-Americans. The success of his online paper has been overwhelming, so much so that David is now … Continued

No charges will be filed in the alleged assault of an Arab-American filmmaker who claimed he was the victim of a hate crime when he was beaten after walking into a party in Fairfield, Iowa. Jefferson County Attorney Timothy Dille released a report today saying the investigation failed to show a crime occurred. Dille says … Continued

On an unusually warm Chicago night, Khaled Ahmed sits on a stoop outside the towering John Hancock building in downtown, talking about his childhood. The way Ahmed tells it, he may have been a bit of a knucklehead growing up in Lexington, Kentucky. As teenage boys sometimes do, especially when bored, Ahmed threw eggs at … Continued

On Friday, March 25, 2011, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) – Greater Detroit Chapter and its newly formed General Board conducted its first meeting in order to restructure, reorganize and refresh the Chapter. ADC Greater Detroit Board Members discussed a vision and plans for launching new initiatives which will bridge the gap among various community-based … Continued

ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid) is pleased to announce that Samar El Yassir has joined the organization as Country Director in Lebanon. Ms Yassir is an experienced development professional who has worked in Lebanon in the field of social development for more than 20 years. Ms Yassir will supervise ANERA’s programs in Lebanon, which … Continued