Author Archives: Arab America

A California man is in jail on a terrorism charge after he was arrested in Dearborn for allegedly trying to blow up the biggest mosque in metro Detroit, Dearborn officials said today. The suspect was arrested in the parking lot of the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn on Monday, while hundreds were inside the … Continued

The Lebanese Collegiate Network invites you to join us at Oakland University in Rochester Michigan for its 4th annual convention on April 1st-3rd. The event is co-hosted by the Oakland University Lebanese club and will feature a full day of workshop for both students and professionals in addition to an Award Ceremony Dinner on Saturday … Continued

Carrying the flags of their native countries and signs in defiance of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and other Mideast leaders, about 200 protesters gathered in front of Dearborn City Hall on Saturday and demanded a change in U.S. foreign policy that they said keeps Mubarak and others in power. “Some people think stability in the … Continued

President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt struggled to maintain a tenuous hold on power on Saturday as the police withdrew from the major cities and the military did nothing to hold back tens of thousands of demonstrators defying a curfew to call for an end to his nearly 30 years of authoritarian rule. As street protests … Continued

Al Jazeera has stated its “utter disappointment” with the blockage of its signal on Nilesat and sees this as a further attempt to hinder and obstruct the carriage of its reporting coming out of Egypt. Al Jazeera said the move was a reaction to how widely its coverage was being watched. They have more reporters … Continued

Sundance Institute and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) have announced Cherien Dabis, director of May in the Summer, as winner of the 2011 Sundance / NHK International Filmmaker Award. Originally created to celebrate 100 years of Cinema, the annual award recognizes and supports a visionary filmmaker on his or her next film. Sundance Institute staff works … Continued

As public protests against the Mubarak regime spread from Cairo to New York City, Egyptian-American activists on Friday called on the Obama adminstration to back the “Lotus Revolution” to oust the authoritarian ruler. They also called on President Hosni Mubarak’s government to end its purported practices of detentions, torture and “extrajudicial killings.” “This day, I … Continued

Falling birth rates will slow the world’s Muslim population growth over the next two decades, reducing it on average from 2.2 percent a year in 1990-2010 to 1.5 percent a year from now until 2030, a new study says. Muslims will number 2.2 billion by 2030 compared to 1.6 billion in 2010, making up 26.4 … Continued

The Egyptian president has dismissed his government, saying that he will replace it with a new one on Saturday. “I have asked the government to resign and tomorrow there will be a new government,” Hosni Mubarak said in an address to the nation late on Friday after four days of deadly protests. The president said … Continued

Katie Couric came under fire this month for suggesting a Muslim version of ‘The Cosby Show’ would go a long way in fixing America’s ignorance about the Islamic faith. “Maybe we need a Muslim version of ‘The Cosby Show’ … I know that sounds crazy,” Couric said on a web version of her show, while … Continued

Last August, Mediaite reported that Helen Thomas‘ nameplate had disappeared from her famous front-row-center seat in the White House briefing room. At the time, sources within the White House Correspondents Association and the White House press office were baffled about the disappearance. Tuesday night, however, the iconic nameplate was back in its old spot, affixed … Continued

From the recent uprising in Tunisia to this week’s street protests in Egypt, social media has been playing a role in helping protesters organize and draw international attention. But whether we are seeing the ripple effect of what some analysts are calling a Facebook or Twitter revolution rolling through the Arab world is a matter … Continued