With God on My Side, Archeology as a Political Tool
Aref Assaf, PhD
Israel’s decision to designate two shrines in occupied Palestinian lands as its own heritage sites is a stark signal of its blatant and belligerent disregard for international … Read More
Aref Assaf, PhD
The French government’s launch of the so-called “debate on national identity” has caused feelings among the public to run high. At the center of the … Read More
Dr. Aref Assaf
The exclusion of international law from past efforts to establish a peace process has disadvantaged the Palestinians and benefited the Israelis. Respect for Palestinian rights would help neutralize the disparities of diplomatic … Read More
Aref Assaf, PhD
Please join in my heartfelt prayer for the Swiss voters who were recently stricken by the curse of Islamophobia.
As a practicing Muslim, I truly do not feel that my faith or … Read More
Aref Assaf
It was the morning after the Fort Hood massacre when I woke to seven urgent messages on my voicemails.
The tragedy was allegedly committed by … Read More
Continuing the Good FightHerald News Op-Ed Last year, a federal immigration judge ruled in favor of Imam Mohammad Qatanani’s petition to become a permanent U.S. resident. Since 1999, U.S. immigration authorities have denied the imam’s petition for |
A House of Shame: US Congress attack on International LawAref Assaf The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a resolution on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, attacking the report of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s fact-finding mission on the |
| Islamophobia is a curse that must be confronted Aref Assaf, PhD This op-ed is written in response and a follow-up to an excellent piece by Ahmed Soliman decrying the ever-present anti-Muslim sentiments and action in the United States Congress. See |
Annual Report submitted to Governor Jon Corzine
About 200 Arab Americans and friends joined members of the NJ Arab American Heritage Commission in a very special celebration held on July 20, 2009, at the Governor’s Mansion in Princeton, NJ. At … Read More
Why Obama can make a difference Aref Assaf I used to fear that President Obama was overestimating the power of his personal history as an instrument of foreign policy. Now I wonder if he might have been underestimating. In several |
