Trying To Assess COVID’s Impact On Arab-American Communities Is Complicated
Hadia Bakkar
Dr. Hassan Fehmi started his podcast, Arab American Cafe, in October … Read More
The Muslims Who Inspired Spinoza, Locke and Defoe
Mustafa Akyol
A novel written by a 12th-century Arab writer about a boy alone on an island influenced the Daniel Defoe classic ‘Robinson Crusoe.’
In this age of anxiety, anger and contestations between the West and the Islamic … Read More
Meet Omar Kamal, Palestine’s answer to Frank Sinatra
By Jehan Alfarra
While many Palestinians have often used artistic expression and music to express their struggle for freedom, Omar Kamal, dubbed the Frank Sinatra of his generation, is a distinct talent whose abilities have seen him sent … Read More
Police reform and homeland security: Some policy recommendations to close the racial justice gap
Engy AbdelKader
Last summer, in response to the killing of George Floyd and other victims of police brutality and amid a public health crisis and economic collapse, Americans saw an overdue reckoning with racial injustice. Around the country, … Read More
Journalist Noor Tagouri on misrepresentation of Muslims in the media: ‘Misinformation can put people’s lives in danger’
Brittany Jones-Cooper
Storytelling is an integral part of our culture. The vulnerability in a person sharing their truth can shift perspectives and heal communities. For Noor Tagouri, building a career by telling other people’s stories has helped … Read More
Towards a New Arab-American Era Based on Common Interests
Eyad Abu Shakra
International relations are based on interests, not liking or disliking one another; with stability very much a top political priority. Subsequently, the more stable an influential superpower is, the easier it is to carry out … Read More
One in five Americans believe Aladdin’s Agrabah is real place, Arab News poll reveals
Huffpost reports that a joint Arab News and YouGov poll showed that over 80 percent of Americans cannot identify the Arab world on a map, and one in five believe Agrabah — the fictional city from Disney film … Read More
Yes, Biden and Harris Are Self-Declared Zionists, But a Glimmer of Hope Remains
Miko Peled
As the U.S. and the world wait with anticipation for the Biden administration to take office, people with progressive agendas are feeling optimistic. Teams working on immigration, health care, and the environment, to name just a … Read More
I’m a Muslim and Arab American. Will I Ever Be an Equal Citizen?
By Laila Lalami
“Go back home!” the note said.
As it happened, I was already home, curled up on the sofa and scrolling through notifications on my mobile phone. Earlier that day, I tweeted a snapshot of a … Read More
Justice is Indivisible: Placing Palestine Back at the Center of American Muslim Activism
By Ramzy Baroud
It was nearly twenty years ago at a Muslim conference in Washington D.C. that I heard the distressing argument that Palestine should not be made a central topic in the American Muslim political agenda.… Read More
