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Meet the New Guard of Arab Film

Jul 23, 2011

As the Arab world reimagines its boundaries, it seems a good moment to reflect on how the medium of cinema(...)

It's Time for Racist Arab and Muslim Stereotypes to End

Jul 22, 2011

Every week, I read about yet another hate crime or act of discrimination against Arabs or Muslims in the United(...)

Wayne State, ACCESS Studying Asthma-Pollution Links in Dearborn

Jul 22, 2011

The Dearborn-based nonprofit social services agency, ACCESS, is working with Wayne State University to study asthma in the Detroit's suburb's(...)

Nas: Funky T-shirts With an Arabic Twist

Jul 21, 2011

In early 2009, a group of college students started a business of designing hip T-shirts for the younger generation and(...)

TLC's Latest Reality Show Will Look At Muslim Families in America

Jul 21, 2011

Call it “Muslim Modern Family.” Cable channel TLC is hoping to do for Muslims what it did for polygamists and(...)

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Honors Darrell Issa

Jul 20, 2011

The nonprofit Sunlight Foundation is out with some interesting new information about a relatively little-known but popular practice: big corporations(...)

Community Reacts to Slaying During Pick-up Basketball Game

Jul 19, 2011

The community soul-searching continues and more details have emerged in the wake of the basketball court argument that ended with(...)

Zahr: Beware... Being Palestinian is Contagious

Jul 18, 2011

Last weekend, I was lucky enough to perform at the annual convention of the American Federation of Ramallah Palestine in(...)

Picasso Comes to Palestine

Jul 18, 2011

It seemed a ridiculous and impossible idea: Bringing a US $7.1 million Picasso into occupied Palestine. But the two-year odyssey(...)

TCM Movie Series Educates on Hollywood's Arab Stereotypes

Jul 17, 2011

Few in Dearborn are unfamiliar with Arab stereotypes in the media–an entertainment industry affliction sometimes referred to as “the three(...)

Dearborn Arabs Call for Peace After Killing Near a Mosque

Jul 16, 2011

The Dearborn shooting death of a 23-year-old man near a mosque and Arab center has unnerved many in the city's(...)

Call for 2012 NAAMA Board & Foundation Nominations

Jul 15, 2011

Elections for the 2012 NAAMA National Board of Directors and NAAMA Foundation Board of Trustees will take place soon after(...)