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Syrian Civil War Hits Home for Arab American Texan

Aug 31, 2013

I grew up in a small North Texas town. Back then, it was really the country. We had no mall(...)

AAANY Statement in Response to Latest NYPD Spying Confirmation

Aug 30, 2013

Earlier, the Associated Press released new documents unveiling the depth of the New York Police Department's surveillance of Muslims program.(...)

ADC Statement on Syria

Aug 30, 2013

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee calls on the Obama Administration to exercise restraint, and not use military action against Syria. As(...)

Arab American National Museum Gets Green Light to Expand

Aug 29, 2013

The Arab American National Museum is growing. The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals voted Thursday to grant several variances that(...)

From the Upper West Side to the Middle East: Najla Said on Her New Memoir, Looking for Palestine

Aug 28, 2013

“I am a Palestinian-Lebanese-American Christian woman, but I grew up as a Jew in New York City. I began my(...)

The Middle East, Explained in One (Sort of Terrifying) Chart

Aug 27, 2013

What could be simpler than the Middle East? A well-known Egyptian blogger who writes under the pseudonym The Big Pharaoh(...)

Shining Light Awards: From Assembly Line to Lansing, Ismael Ahmed is a Fighter For the Voiceless

Aug 26, 2013

Ismael Ahmed was raised in Dearborn among blue-collar immigrants in the shadow of the Ford Rouge complex, an icon of(...)

Thousands Attend Arab American Festival in Youngstown

Aug 25, 2013

Part of West Federal Street in downtown Youngstown was blocked off Saturday for the Arab American Festival. This was the(...)

Muslims Denied U.S. Citizenship Simply for Being Muslim?

Aug 24, 2013

<center><iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Nqfzc6DW9EM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center> How many comedians have joked that all TSA agents have to do to keep(...)

Muslims Blacklisted For U.S. Citizenship Under Secret Government Program, Says ACLU

Aug 23, 2013

A government program to screen immigrants for national security concerns has blacklisted some Muslims and put their U.S. citizenship applications(...)

Palestinian Child Prodigy Becomes Doctor at Age 20

Aug 22, 2013

Iqbal Al Assaad was not just a prodigy as a child, she was a prodigy with a dream - to(...)

From "Reel Bad Arabs" to "Valentino's Ghost"

Aug 21, 2013

We're all familiar with the stereotyping of African Americans, Native Americans and Jews in Hollywood films, but the group that(...)