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Census Bureau Explores New Middle East/North Africa Ethnic Category

Mar 26, 2014

Organizations representing people of Middle Eastern and North African descent are asking the Census Bureau to add a new ethnic(...)

Hollywood’s Major Muslim Problem Doesn't End With 'Alice in Arabia'

Mar 25, 2014

What transpired this week regarding ABC Family’s TV pilot, Alice in Arabia, was in a word: astounding. I say that(...)

Lina Hourani Harajli new ACCESS Chief Operating Officer

Mar 24, 2014

ACCESS, the largest Arab American human services nonprofit in the United States, announced Lina Hourani Harajli as its Chief Operating(...)

Clovis Maksoud: One Democratic Secular State

Mar 24, 2014

During the past few weeks, as the current round of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations continue, the demand by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin(...)

ABC Family Drops ‘Alice in Arabia’ Series Amid Pressure From Muslim, Arab-American Groups

Mar 23, 2014

Fears of potential stereotyping in the one-hour drama are among the protests ABC Family is pulling its recent series order(...)

Lebanese-American Teen Releases Second Book; Creates Own Publishing House

Mar 22, 2014

17-year old Charlie Kadado is not your ordinary teen. His hobbies include reading journalism textbooks, researching information about the publishing(...)

Hunein Maassab, Who Developed FluMist Vaccine, Dies at 87

Mar 21, 2014

Hunein Maassab witnessed a transformational moment in public health when he was a young doctoral student at the University of(...)

The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Announces Passing of His Eminence the Most Reverend Metropolitan Philip Saliba

Mar 20, 2014

The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, with great sadness, announces the passing unto life eternal of His Eminence(...)

Andre Sayegh Could Become the First Arab American Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey

Mar 20, 2014

As current City Council President, Andre has a record of sensible leadership and if elected, he will become the first(...)

Amer Zahr: Disney, Bringing Back Those Oppressive Arabs!

Mar 20, 2014

This week, ABC Family picked up a pilot episode of “Alice in Arabia.” ABC Family belongs to the family of(...)

Arab American Museum Mourns Death of Antiochian Orthodox Church Leader

Mar 20, 2014

The leadership, boards and staff of the Arab American National Museum (AANM) and its parent organization ACCESS join the national(...)

Detroit Art Exhibit Brings Home Horrors of Syrian Civil War

Mar 19, 2014

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