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Israel Must Remove All Jewish Settlers from Occupied West Bank - UN Inquiry

Feb 5, 2013

A UN human rights inquiry has called on Israel to remove all Jewish settlers from the West Bank and cease(...)

Arabs Lead U.S. and Europe on Girls' Education

Feb 4, 2013

Global stereotypes would have you believe that women in the Arab world are educated to assume traditionally female roles in(...)

ADC Statement on Coca-Cola's Super Bowl Ad

Feb 3, 2013

Earlier this week the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) expressed concern over an advertisement by Coca-Cola. The ad, “Coke Chase,” portrays(...)

Pope's World Day of the Sick Message in Arabic for First Time

Feb 2, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI is having his message for this year's World Day of the Sick published in Arabic for the(...)

Coke Defuses Racism Allegations Over Super Bowl Ad Showing An Arab Pulling A Camel

Feb 1, 2013

The latest controversy regarding a potentially racist Super Bowl ad seems to be fizzling ahead of Sunday's big game. (See(...)

Arab-American Groups Call Coke Super Bowl Ad Racist

Jan 31, 2013

Arab-American groups have sharply criticized a Coca-Cola Super Bowl ad depicting an Arab walking through the desert with a camel,(...)

Take Action: Tell Members of Congress to Reauthorize VAWA Now

Jan 30, 2013

Next week the US Senate will vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee(...)

Launch of Palestine Solidarity Legal Support Intake System and Website

Jan 29, 2013

The Center for Constitutional Rights - in collaboration with the National Lawyers Guild, the Student Speech Working Group* and others(...)

Arab-American Poet Learns to Speak Out

Jan 28, 2013

A mumbler, she is not. Growing up in a household where creative expression was encouraged, award-winning poet Naomi Shihab Nye(...)

Doha's Mathaf Puts Arab Art on the World Map

Jan 27, 2013

Over two years after its foundation, Mathaf, an institution located in Doha and dedicated to promoting Arab culture, has put(...)

Ramallah Theatre Company Performs Shakespeare in Arabic

Jan 26, 2013

The Ashtar Theatre Company will perform a version of Shakespeare’s iconic Richard II as part of Dubai’s annual shopping festival,(...)

Aging Arab Americans: The Invisible Elders

Jan 25, 2013

As an Arab American journalist with a keen interest in community affairs and empowerment, I know that the elderly segment(...)