Paris Hilton said she studied the culture of Dubai and promised the Middle East version of her reality show will steer clear of the drinking and the swearing it had in Los Angeles and London. The remarks came as Hilton, 28, launched the Mideast edition of her “Paris Hilton’s My New BFF” series in Dubai, … Continued
The life of an Arab citizen is anything but funny. Just ask my relatives who live in several Israeli cities. Non-Jews in a Jewish world caught on the edge of the wall that separates Palestinians from Israelis. Yet, that’s exactly the premise of a sitcom that was a hit last year and is in its … Continued
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee concluded its annual National Convention, the premiere policy event on issues of concern to the Arab-American community, this weekend. With over 2,000 participants, this year’s Convention was a stunning success. The Convention was headlined by former President, and Keynote Speaker, Bill Clinton. The President, who addresses a capacity crowd of over … Continued
A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called for clarification of a new administrative rule adopted by Michigan’s Supreme Court that, if broadly interpreted, might allow judges to demand that witnesses remove religious head coverings during testimony in their courtrooms. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said that forced removal of … Continued
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) reiterates its call upon the Obama Administration to pressure Israel to comply with International Law and previously made commitments in light of the recent policy address given by the Israeli Prime Minister. In his address, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the Palestinians should govern themselves but insisted on … Continued
Today, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) expressed its grave concern over alleged actions by the Miami Beach Police Department (MBPD) whose officers were involved in a shooting that left 29 year-old Husien Shehada dead. Shehada, a native of Woodbridge, Virginia, was on vacation with his friends and family when he was shot and killed in … Continued
The president of the nation’s largest Arab American advocacy group called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s endorsement on Sunday of an independent Palestinian a “positive first step.” The news broke of Netanyahu’s first-ever call for a limited, demilitarized independent Palestinian state at the conclusion of the annual conference of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. “If (Netanyahu) … Continued
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu endorsed a Palestinian nation beside Israel for the first time Sunday, reversing himself in the face of U.S. pressure but attaching conditions such as demilitarization that Palestinians swiftly rejected. A week after President Barack Obama’s address to the Muslim world, Netanyahu said the Palestinian nation would have to be unarmed … Continued
Former President Bill Clinton told a gathering of Arab Americans on Saturday night that the increasingly interdependent world must learn to embrace diversity or risk perishing. Alternating between humor and heavy philosophizing, Clinton pointed to scientific breakthroughs, spiritual texts, the recent economic meltdown and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to deliver a near 40-minute-long message that the … Continued
It’s Shakespeare, but with a twist. The dialogue is in Arabic, women wear veils and a despot is persuaded to seize power on a TV chat show as world leaders call in encouraging words. Kuwait-based director Sulayman Al-Bassam’s “Richard III: An Arab Tragedy,” which is part of the Muslim Voices Festival at the Brooklyn Academy … Continued
Arab Americans converged on Washington today for a three-day conference energized by President Barack Obama’s recent speech in Cairo extolling “the legitimate Palestinian aspiration for dignity, opportunity and a state of their own.” Imad Hamad, one of about 50 Michiganians attending the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee convention, described the Obama speech as a much-needed turning point … Continued
Let’s be clear. Had the attacker at the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. been an Arab or a Muslim, the cacophony of calls for vigilance against the Arab and Muslim community would be deafening. But 88-year-old James Wenneker von Brunn, the man who killed one museum guard and wounded another, turned out not to be … Continued
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