Author Archives: Arab America

Looking at the results of the 2014 Tunisian elections, it’s easy to assume that Islamism in the country has been driven to the political periphery. This would be premature.

Source: theconversation.com

    There was a standing-room-only audience at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan on December 10 when author Alia Malek came to speak about her new book, A Country Called Amreeka: Arab Roots, American Stories (Free Press; 2009; $25), which revisits key moments in recent American history as experienced by Arab Americans. C-SPAN2 … Continued

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is deeply concerned by the new Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) directives, which went into effect on January 4th at midnight. According to news sources, these directives will require citizens from 14 countries, all Arab or Muslim countries, with the exception of Cuba, to go through enhanced security screening. Such … Continued

Doha is set to captivate the attention of the Arab world as it stages the biggest cultural event in its history, affirming its role as the Capital of Arab Culture for 2010 with a rich line-up of events starting later this month. H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, Minister of Culture, Arts and … Continued

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is objecting to new measures announced by the Transportation Security Administration over the weekend that focus on flights from 13 Muslim-majority countries. The move follows the attempt by a Muslim from Nigeria to blow up an airliner from Amsterdam as it landed in Detroit on Christmas Day. The 14 nations … Continued

The US Palestinian Community Network is pleased to announce its participation in the envisioning and organizing of the Second U.S. Social Forum (USSF) as a member of its National Planning Committee (NPC). The USSF is the US-based counterpart to the World Social Forum and is therefore the locus of social justice organizing in the US. … Continued

RAWI, the Radius of Arab American Writers, announces its third national conference, “Arab American Art and Culture: Challenges, Reappraisals, and Possibilities. This conference will bring together Arab American, Arab, and Anglophone-Arab writers of all genres in performance, critique, and conversation. RAWI welcomes individual paper or full panel proposals. Individual paper proposals should include a presentation … Continued

Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Dubai opened the world’s tallest skyscraper Monday, and in a surprise move renamed the gleaming glass-and-metal tower Burj Khalifa in a nod to the leader of neighboring Abu Dhabi — the oil-rich sheikdom which came to its rescue during the financial meltdown. A multimedia presentation witnessed by Dubai’s ruler and … Continued

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, the Saudi banking and finance mogul, retained the top spot on the 2009 Arabian Business Rich List for the world’s 50 richest Arabs, while last year’s number three, Maan Al Sanea, dropped off the list amid his debt woes. The Arab Rich List, which was published Sunday, surveys Arabs … Continued

The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum unveiled on Friday a plan to drill 520 exploratory oil and gas wells involving investments of USD two billion in 2010. The plan envisages drilling 36 gas wells in the country’s northern delta coast, the southern governorates of Qena and Aswan, west of the Nile River, and the southern border … Continued