Author Archives: Arab America

America’s only museum celebrating the Arab American experience is bringing an original exhibition on public service to Capitol Hill in time for Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. Patriots & Peacemakers: Arab Americans in Service to Our Country will be on public display in the Rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building, 2 Constitution … Continued

A poll done by Newsweek shows 46 percent of Americans say this country allows “too many” Muslim immigrants. The same poll reflect that 41 percent of Americans believe the Muslim culture glorifies suicide. Acts of terrorism have been making headlines since the late 1970s. Today, the FBI’s top priority is to protect the U.S. from … Continued

The Alwan Arab Music Ensemble, featuring a broad range of Arab, Middle Eastern, and Western music will perform on November 13 at 5 p.m. in Reisinger Concert Hall. The performance is free and open to the public. Since the late 1990s, Alwan for the Arts has been on the forefront of promoting the diverse cultures … Continued

Saudi Arabia plans to forge world-class institutions with the aim of training Saudi youth to develop and maintain museums, said Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA). Prince Sultan’s statement came after he signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in museum matters with Thomas P. Campbell, director … Continued

Maronite Bishop Gregory Mansour of Brooklyn has told studentsat Belmont University students about the need for all Christians to respond to persecution with “profound defiance”. Pointing out that this was markedly different from vengeful retaliation or submissive inaction, Bishop Mansour said: “Jesus was not a passive victim. Christians are not just asked to be nice … Continued

You don’t necessarily need airstrikes and weaponry to diminish the power of evil, or at least that’s what Muslim and Arab comedians in the Middle East are betting on right now. Despite making them major targets for ISIS retaliation, a serious threat since ISIS is quite literally in their backyards, these comics have taken to … Continued

‘Keeping Up With the Kardashian’ star Khloe Kardashian should know when to lip it. The reality star is being trolled on Twitter and Instagram after posting a picture of sister Kourtney Kardashian’s partner Scott Disick dressed as an Arab for Halloween. The drama was not surrounding the picture; it’s the caption that offended many of … Continued

Children were enchanted by the merry, not scary Halloween celebration at the Arab American National Museum on Oct. 25. About 115 children and 50 adults attended the event. “Haunted Halloween is truly one of our best-loved recurring events,” said AANM Spokeswoman Kim Silarski. The fifth annual Haunted Halloween Family party took place in the brand … Continued

The United States Agency for International Development has donated $3.5 million to a Beirut school and two universities, the U.S. Embassy said in a statement Friday. “Of this assistance, the Lebanese American University Medical Center – Rizk Hospital will receive $1.3 million, the American University of Beirut (AUB) will receive $1.7 million, and the American … Continued

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Judge Gershwin Drain handed down a series of outrageous and unjust decisions, Oct 27–28, in the case of revered Palestinian American leader Rasmea Odeh. The government is going all out to railroad Rasmea to jail and deport her. There was nothing fair about her being indicted on trumped up immigration charges in the first place. … Continued

Holy moly. We didn’t even list all the interesting shows going on tonight, because you have to draw the line somewhere. And Bob Dylan is in town tomorrow! OK, right to it: See also: The Costum… Source: blogs.westword.com This is great!