Author Archives: Arab America

My mother was fond of saying “if you want someone to hear you, you must first listen to them” — know them, understand the questions they are asking, and be sensitive to their concerns. If you do this, she would say, “you will be able to speak with people and not at them.” What happens … Continued

When his closest friend died four years ago, Ahmed Wagdy, 26, from Mansoura, a city near Alexandria in Egypt, stopped singing. At the weekend, millions of television viewers watched him get his voice back. He was the last person to stand before the judges at the Arab Idol auditions in Alexandria. “I wouldn’t be exaggerating … Continued

The Amcha Initiative, the Zionist organization that has repeatedly intimidated, spied on and harassed students and faculty, appears to be escalating its campaign by publishing what amounts to a target list of “anti-Israel” professors. Amcha says that the list is made up of “218 professors identifying themselves as Middle East scholars, who recently called for … Continued

This music video by Syrian-American artist Bassem Rashidi, uploaded on YouTube by HADIStudios, is apparently about the violence against civilians going on in Syria, although it could also be interpreted to be against the aggression by tyrants all over the world. In a Facebook page, Bassem says he “knows and believes that music is a … Continued

Sitting around a table together is about to get even more symbolic. For the first time, two students, one Muslim and one Jewish, will sit together as the two student members of the University of California’s Board of Regents when the board meets in San Francisco later this month. One voted against the other’s appointment … Continued

Universal Music MENA announces today the signing of major Arabic artist, Marwan Khoury to the label and his latest studio album ‘El Aad El Aaksi’ which is now available to stream on exclusively on Anghami with remaining music platforms releasing on the 15th September. ‘Having Marwan on board with us at Universal Music MENA is … Continued

2014 marks the 6th year since the founding of Cycling4Gaza. Since inception, they have organised five cycles that mobilised over 100 people worldwide and covered over 1,800 km across the UK, France, Italy, Jordan, Turkey and Germany. Through these efforts, Cycling4Gaza has raised over USD 1.12M for sustainable healthcare and education projects that provide critical … Continued

Concerned about the worsening condition of minorities in their native land, metro Detroit Iraqi-American Christians are lobbying U.S. officials and politicians, asking for their help as ISIS advances across Iraq. Chaldean Bishop Emeritus Ibrahim Ibrahim of Southfield and a few other Christian leaders met with President Barack Obama in the White House late last week … Continued

Israel still claims it has no choice but to continue the policies of ethnic cleansing, dispossession and extermination that started with its foundation, as becomes clear from books by Max Blumenthal, Jean-Pierre Filiu, Ilan Pappe, Rashid Khalidi, Alison Weir, Ari Shavit and Shlomo Sand Other Israeli “new historians” – Pappe himself, Benny Morris – who … Continued

Art continues to be a major inspiration for Middle Eastern culture and architecture. Sadly, all too often artists who should be treasured as national icons are often forgotten as most Arab countries do a poor job with documenting artists and their works. Looking to change that is a new site website called Mathaf Encycloped​ia of … Continued

On September 6th, 2014 at Talking Stick Resort & Casino in Arizona, Guinwa Zeineddine was crowned as Miss Arab USA 2014. The 22 year old, born in Canada was raised in the UAE before moving to the United States at 16 years old. Raised by two resilient, hardworking Lebanese parents, who are the core of … Continued

There is a famous saying in the Quran “Seeking knowledge, even as far as China”. And the great ancient Chinese thinker Confucius once said: “Studying alone without friends results in a shallow and narrow mind”. For thousands of years, the two great civilizations of Arab and Chinese developed through constant exchanges. One of the exchanges … Continued