Author Archives: Arab America

President Barack Obama acknowledged that the US-led military campaign against the Islamic State group and Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria is helping Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, a man the United Nations has accused of war crimes. “I recognize the contradiction,” Obama said in an interview aired Sunday on CBS’ “60 Minutes.” “We are not going to … Continued

In the controversial firing of Professor Steven Salaita by the University of Illinois, the behavior of the Chancellor Phyllis Wise, Board of Trustees Chair Chris Kennedy, and others have been the subject of numerous reports in the media. Escaping notice through all of this is a member of the Board who has been involved in … Continued

Here’s what Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas should have said in his address to the UN General Assembly on Friday: “I stand here before you, at the end of yet another inevitable defensive war of Israel, a weak and tiny state struggling to survive, in order to convey my gratitude toward it. We say thank you … Continued

The Detroit Tigers have donated an autographed photo of their 2009 Rookie of the Year, right-handed pitcher Rick Porcello, for auction at the SABEEL MEDIA Evening of BIG Dreams fundraising gala, to be held on Friday, October 10, at the Ford Conference and Event Center in Dearborn. The autographed photo of Rick Porcello, authenticated with … Continued

Reclining on a gold-rimmed purple sofa, the leader of the Islamic State extremist group mulls his social-media strategy as an overaffectionate sword-wielding dwarf looks on. Here’s the town drunk, who has become a zealous follower of the Islamic State, beating those who consume alcohol — though he still drinks in secret himself. And there’s the … Continued

Most of the world recognizes the Palestinian cause as just, and most believe Palestinians are in need of justice. They and their descendants have lived on the land of historic Palestine since time immemorial, yet today, close to 4 million of them live in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem under different forms of … Continued

Michigan is the best candidate to accept Iraqi and Syrian refugees, not because of its railroads and factories, forests and rivers, or even because of its system of government, but because of Michiganders themselves. Of the many chapters of the American immigration success story, two of its finest – Polish immigration in the early 20th … Continued

One year after Gazan Mohammed Assaf won Arab Idol, the Palestinians have two new and promising contestants in the pan-Arab competition in Beirut. Manal Moussa, 25, from Deir al-Asad and Haitham Khalailah, 24, from the neighboring village of Majd al-Krum were chosen to represent Palestine in the contest, one of the most widely watched programs … Continued

Presenters on a US cable channel have made a number of sexist jokes about Major Mariam al-Mansouri, the UAE’s first female fighter pilot who led her country’s air strikes on militants in Syria earlier this week. Fox News presenters Greg Gutfeld and Eric Boiling reportedly made the comments after reporting on al-Mansouri’s role in the … Continued

When local rapper Basel “Baze” Hachem uploaded a music video on YouTube this week, it resulted in a social media firestorm for its depiction of young local Arab Americans partying at a hookah lounge. Baze uploaded the video, titled “Can’t Let Go Remix”, on September 14. Within hours, it captivated the attention of the local … Continued

As the November elections near, Emerge USA is working to make sure Florida Muslims are engaged in the political process. On Saturday, the organization, which encourages the state’s Muslim, Arab and South Asian populations to vote and get involved in local elections, held a candidate forum at the Islamic Community of Tampa mosque so attendees … Continued

Rasmea Odeh is due in court again on Thursday, October 2nd, for a status hearing. This is her most important court appearance thus far, where arguments will be made by Rasmea’s attorneys, Michael Deutsch and Jim Fennerty, regarding the inadmissibility of “evidence” from Israel’s notorious military court and prison system, the relevance on the case … Continued