Author Archives: Arab America

As the crisis in Syria and the Middle East persists, local grocer Ahmad Alhabashi works to make his store a place where the local Arab community can feel closer to home, despite being thousands of miles away. Upon entering the Al-Habashi Mart in the River Market in Kansas City, Mo., guests are greeted with Arabic … Continued

The Conference of Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions has issued a statement in support of the international community’s use of “proportionate force” to protect ethnic and religious minorities in the Middle East. Decrying “the sufferings of our people in Gaza, Syria and Iraq,” as well as “those in Yemen and Somalia,” the bishops said … Continued

Comics strips have arrived at the American University of Beirut, thanks to the Mu’taz and Rada Sawwaf Arabic Comics Initiative, which will provide opportunities for the academic research and promotion of Arabic comics. With a five-year pledge from the Sawwaf family, the initiative, which will be under the direct authority of the University Provost, will … Continued

The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) hosted its 35th Annual Civic and Humanitarian Awards Gala on Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center. This year ACC recognized five individuals who are making a difference in enhancing Detroit’s future. The following individuals were recognized: State Leadership Award – Representative Klint Kesto; City Leadership … Continued

A ceremony was held at the Lebanese Embassy in Washington, D.C. yesterday for a newly installed memorial dedicated to the late poet Gibran Khalil Gibran. The memorial will join others around the country in celebrating Gibran, including Copley Square in Boston and in Washington on Massachusetts Avenue. In his writings, Gibran described his beloved birthplace … Continued

A weeks-old baby is alive today thanks, in part, to a 3-D printed heart. Doctors and medical staff at New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital used 3-D printing technology to produce a 3-D replica of the child’s heart, which had a “very complex, unique malformation” from birth, Dr. Emile Bacha, a physician who operated on … Continued

Fashion-conscious Muslim women from Kuala Lampur to Los Angeles who wear the Islamic headscarf, known as the hijab, have had to get creative. By fusing both their sense of fashion with their faith, this growing group is reinterpreting traditional notions of what it means to dress conservatively. They’re spawning a new market for niche fashion … Continued

Dalia Mogahed was propelled into the international spotlight when she became President Barack Obama’s advisor on Muslim affairs. Born in Egypt, she is the president and CEO of Mogahed Consulting, a consulting firm specializing in Muslim societies and the Middle East. She co-authored the book Who Speaks For Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think, … Continued

Israeli settlers on Monday chopped down dozens of olive trees on Palestinian agricultural lands in the Nablus district, an official said. Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, said that settlers from Tuffah chopped down around 100 olive trees belonging to Palestinians in the village of Yasuf. Settlers … Continued

At first, Eric Curran was nervous about the idea of learning the Arabic language. He had previously graduated from Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska with majors in history and religion. Now he is an undeclared major, non-traditional student at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, hoping the Arabic classes he is taking will help focus his interests. Curran … Continued

<iframe width=”420″ height=”315″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/9JqqaXEEmxA” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> The decision by the EU and other western countries to boycott anti-Israel proceedings at the UNHRC has many Islamic countries up in arms, as can be seen in the embedded video. Agenda Item 7 of the UNHRC is entitled, “The Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab … Continued

The Greek Orthodox Christian Patriarchate in east Jerusalem has slammed an Israeli law recognizing Aramaic Christians as a nationality, describing it as an attempt to divide the Palestinian minority. The Greek Orthodox Church said in a statement that the law, which separates Christians from Arabs, would split minorities living in Israel, eventually weakening Palestinians, reported … Continued