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LAHC Joins Efforts with WXYZ Channel 7 to Help the Homeless

Jan 23, 2014

LAHC joined efforts with WXYZ Channel 7 and distributed care packages for the less fortunate in our community. Members of(...)

Arab American Museum Joins Smithsonian National Youth Summit on Freedom Summer

Jan 22, 2014

On Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at 12 p.m. EST, the Arab American National Museum (AANM) will host the National Youth(...)

Khaled Mattawa Named Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets

Jan 21, 2014

The Academy of American Poets announced today that noted translator Khaled Mattawa was elected Chancellor of the Academy of American(...)

Yemeni-Americans Cry Foul Over Passport Revocations

Jan 21, 2014

Rayman Hussein was 10 years old in 1993 when his family moved to the United States from Yemen. His father(...)

Arab American Civil Rights League Remembers Dr. Martin Luther King

Jan 20, 2014

On Behalf of the Arab American Civil Rights League- ACRL we stand united in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.(...)

Arab America Featured as Detroit Free Press Cool Michigan Website

Jan 19, 2014

test.arabamerica.com LOWDOWN: What’s the Arabic word for vegetables? Khodra. That was the Arabic 101 Word of the Day on Thursday(...)

Academy Drops 'Territories' in Palestine Reference

Jan 18, 2014

Thursday's Oscar nominations had some new language in the foreign language category: Nominee "Omar" was described as being from "Palestine,"(...)

Egypt Documentary ‘The Square’ Could Put Netflix in Winner’s Circle at Oscars

Jan 17, 2014

It’s been an unpredictable, but intensely rewarding year for Egyptian-American filmmaker Jehane Noujaim. This morning, “The Square,” her verite portrait(...)

CAIR-MI: Coalition Calls on Mich. GOP to Condemn Anti-Muslim Comments by National Committeeman

Jan 16, 2014

A coalition of American Muslim and Arab-American organizations based in Michigan today call on the Michigan Republican Party to condemn(...)

'Omar' Becomes the Second Palestinian Film to Receive an Oscar Nod

Jan 16, 2014

Palestinian film, Omar, has been nominated for an Oscar, making it the second-ever film from Palestine to compete for the(...)

Arab American Women's Business Council Elects Executive Board

Jan 15, 2014

The Arab American Women’s Business Council (AAWBC) elected Renée Ahee, executive director of the National Arab American Medical Association, president(...)

New Book "Faces of Egypt: Images and Observations"

Jan 14, 2014

For ten years, photographer Deborah Shea Doyle lived and traveled throughout Egypt—from bustling Cairo to remote parts of the Sinai(...)