In 1960, I was fixated on emulating the courageous media personalities of the times, from Edward R. Murrow to a distinctive figure I came to admire at presidential press conferences – a wire service reporter named Helen Thomas. In recent years, my faith in the power of dialogue in politics has been severely tested – … Continued
The Center for Palestine Studies at Columbia University’s Middle East Institute is pleased to announce and to invite applications for the 2011-2012 Ibrahim Abu-Lughod Award, a post-doctoral fellowship in Palestinian Studies. The one-semester fellowship carries a stipend of $25,000 and the status of post-doctoral research fellow or visiting scholar at Columbia University, as appropriate. The … Continued
Etihad CEO James Hogan has reaffirmed the airline is on course to break-even in 2011 while calling on rivals to reassess the competitive environment they operate in. He told Arabian Business: “Despite the value to travellers offered by the Middle East aviation industry, additional pressures are still experienced here such as accusations of receiving fuel … Continued
Dearborn Heights Mayor Dan Paletko and Councilman Ned Apigian joined the owners, family members and friends of the City’s newest market, Berry and Hazimi Meats for a December 17 grand opening/ribbon cutting ceremony. The new market, located at 27310 Ford Road (just East of Inkster Road) features a wide variety of fresh meats, as well … Continued
Michigan has passed a law giving special priority consideration to relatives when The Department of Human Services places children into foster care, reports The Arab American News. Signed into law by outgoing Governor Jennifer Granholm, HB 4118, also known as the “Amer Act,” is named after Ahmed and Rehab Amer who pushed for the legislation. … Continued
The World Bank Group as Managing Director, Mahmoud Mohieldin led a mission to Cairo to discuss strengthening cooperation and partnership with the League of Arab States and concerned ministers in the Egyptian Government within the framework of the World Bank’s Arab World Initiative (AWI). The AWI is an approach to the countries of the Arab … Continued
A group of Arab Americans meeting at the Al Hewar Center in suburban Washington consider the U.S. role in Middle East peace the cornerstone of Arab-American relations. For them President Barack Obama began his first year in office in 2009 with a clear commitment to ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and support for a Palestinian state. … Continued
Many Americans think anti-Arab sentiment in the United States began after 11 September 2001. Others think Arabs are recent immigrants to America. Some think the Arab community has kept to itself, not participating in struggles like the civil rights and labor movements. Alia Malek’s A Country Called Amreeka is a welcome corrective to these mistaken … Continued
Zajal, an old form of improvised Arabic poetry that enjoyed its heyday in Lebanon before the 1975-1990 civil war, is making a tentative comeback with thousands of fans on Facebook and YouTube. Traditionally an emotional oratory duel between two men, zajal once drew crowds of tens of thousands who revered its artists as poets of … Continued
In 2002, the Arab Human Development Report, produced by the United Nations Development Programme, reported that “educational achievement in the Arab countries as a whole is still modest when compared to elsewhere in the world, even in developing countries”. Spurred by that analysis, Jordan launched a campaign a year later to tackle persistent underperformance. This … Continued
At first glance it seems an unremarkable scene: a quiet plaza shaded by date palms in the shadow of this city’s immense medieval Citadel, newly restored to its looming power. Foreign tourists sit side by side with people whose families have lived here for generations; women, both veiled and unveiled, walk arm in arm past … Continued
We the PalestiniansWe the Palestinians of the besieged Gaza Strip, on this day, two years on from Israel’s genocidal attack on our families, our houses, our roads, our factories and our schools, are saying enough inaction, enough discussion, enough waiting — the time is now to hold Israel to account for its ongoing crimes against … Continued
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