Author Archives: Arab America

Amidst a world that didn’t allow it, on December 1st, 1955, Rosa Parks took her seat and despite racist laws that told her she couldn’t, she stayed seated. Those seats were reserved for white Americans and because of her refusal, she was arrested. Her brave actions and arrest led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a … Continued

The Saturday massacre in Arizona which killed six people, including a 9-year-old girl, and devastatingly injured and scarred for life, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, when Jared Loughner, 22, nebulously and abruptly opened fire into the crowd, saddened me a great deal probably more than the average Joe (not Joe the plumber). As an American Arab Muslim, … Continued

The Arab American National Museum (AANM) is proud to announce that submissions are now being accepted for the 2011 Arab American Book Award. Established in 2006, the Arab American Book Award honors significant new works by and about Arab Americans. Books submitted for consideration must be written or illustrated by an Arab American or address … Continued

“The Time That Remains” is described by its subtitle as the “chronicle of a present absentee,” a paradoxical formulation that reveals a lot about the temperament of its director, Elia Suleiman. Mr. Suleiman, an Arab born in the Israeli city Nazareth in 1960 and currently living in Paris, has an exquisite eye for the conflicts … Continued

Egyptian guitarist Ali Khattab brings together Flamenco and Arabic music on his new CD titled Al-Zarqa. The album came out a few weeks ago, released by Madrid’s reputable Nuevos Medios label. Although Ali Khattab has been living and studying Flamenco in Spain in recent years, he recorded Al-Zarqa in Cairo, with a large ensemble of … Continued

On Monday, January 10th, The I Group will be holding an open call for a new television campaign. The I Group is looking for men of Arab-American descent between the ages of 30 – 60. The open call will be held on Monday, January 10th, 2011 at The I Group on 29540 Southfield Rd., Ste. … Continued

Recently, I had the pleasure to sit and talk to Syrian American artist, Kinda Hibrawi. A meeting I’ve wanted to do ever since I laid eyes on her beautiful work almost three years ago. She is most known for her colorful, modern take on Arabic calligraphy, an art form that has been in the Arab … Continued

Legendary journalist and 50-year veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas has come out of a seven-month retirement to resume her weekly political affairs column today, published in print and online exclusively in the Falls Church News-Press. Thomas’ first column back appears on Page 13 of this edition, and its subject is Social Security reform. Now … Continued

Hanneh Wasaya, 23, of Livonia, has won a new Apple i-Pad from Arab Detroit. Wasaya is a Palestinian American studying criminology at Eastern Michigan University. “I am so excited and can’t wait to use my iPad in school,” said Wasaya, “I am very grateful to Arab Detroit.” All Arab Detroit email subscribers are automatically eligible … Continued

ADC Michigan is delighted to announce that Mr. Sunil H. Mansukhani, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will serve as the Keynote Speaker at the upcoming 12th Annual MLK Scholarship Awards Reception that will be held on Friday, February 11, 2011. In addition to … Continued

A pro-Palestinian activist and editor whose Web magazine posted a widely read story during the 2008 presidential campaign accusing candidate Barack Obama of hiding and then abandoning his sympathies for the Palestinian cause is facing a federal grand jury subpoena as part of an expanding terrorism support investigation. Maureen Murphy, who serves as managing editor … Continued

Katie Couric spoke out against anti-Muslim bigotry and said America may need a Muslim version of “The Cosby Show” to counteract it. Speaking on her web show, Couric said that the controversy surrounding the Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero had exposed a “seething hatred” for Muslims in America: “I also think sort of the … Continued