Tuesday April 02, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
Kemal Amen Kasem, better known as Casey Kasem, is the recipient of the 2013 Award for Individual Achievement at this year’s Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Awards Gala on April 16. Read More »
Friday March 29, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
On Tuesday March 26th, Just World Press published a cookbook named “The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey.” This cookbook demonstrates how a complex and rich culture is connected to all aspects of food production--the Israeli siege, shortages of product movement across borders, scarcity in farming and fishing opportunities, and insufficient electricity and water. Read More »
Wednesday March 27, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
Marian Wright Edelman is the founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), a 40-year old organization dedicated to promoting social justice and advocating for disadvantaged and children and families. Read More »
Friday February 08, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
The exhibition by Iraqi-born and London-based artist Jananne Al-Ani (1966) is on view at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington DC until February 10, 2013. Read More »
Thursday February 07, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
John Betar (101) and Ann Shawah (97) crossed paths and fell in love in a Syrian American community located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. On November 25, 1932, the two decided to spend the rest of their lives together. Read More »
Wednesday February 06, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
On February 6, 2013, representatives from the The Parents Circle-Families Forum, the Alliance for the Middle East Peace, and The Telos Group took part in an important hill briefing. Read More »
Thursday January 31, 2013
By Jade Zoghbi
Artist Naomi Shihab Nye makes sense of the world within and the communities in which she is immersed through the art of poetry. Read More »
Monday December 10, 2012
By Jennine Vari
Patriots and Peacemakers exhibit highlights Arab Americans of different nationalities and religions who have served in the military, Peace Corps, and Diplomatic Service. Read More »
Tuesday November 27, 2012
By Jennine Vari
On Saturday December 1st, the Philadelphia-based nonprofit Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture will present Moroccan singer Karima Skalli at the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery Read More »
Wednesday November 14, 2012
By Vieshnavi Rattehalli
Saturday, December 1st at the historic Lincoln Theatre on U St. NW in Washington DC, the American-Arab Anti- Discrimination Committee (ADC) and the ADC Women’s Initiative present the second annual Turaath. Read More »
Monday November 05, 2012
By Vieshnavi Rattehalli
Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia comes to the Smithsonian Museum of Asian Art’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Read More »
Friday October 26, 2012
It’s hard to believe we’re here already, but today marks the beginning of our 10 day countdown before the election. Between now and then, you will receive one email from us each day giving you a new opportunity to make a difference in this final stretch to November 6th. Read More »
Friday September 28, 2012
As part of the Smithsonian Institution’s eighth annual Museum Day Live! Event, the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn will be offering free admission tomorrow. Read More »
Thursday July 05, 2012
Every October since 1995, the Arab Cultural and Community Center hosts an Arab Cultural Festival in the San Francisco Bay Area. The day-long event features all different aspects of Arab and Arab American cultural identity, including music, cuisine, and arts. Read More »
Friday May 11, 2012
On April 25, the Arab American National Museum was a part of a national discussion on the role that “culturally specific” or “ethnic” museums play in the United States. Helen Samhan, who is a founding member of AAI and the current Senior Outreach Advisor for the Museum, was invited to participate in a day-long symposium hosted by the Smithsonian Institution. The symposium, called “(Re)Presenting America: The Evolution of Culturally Specific Museums,” sought to address the debate on whether these museums serve to divide the nation along ethnic lines or whether they instead offer a more thorough look at the diverse history of the United States. Read More »
Thursday May 03, 2012
By Dalal Hillou
On April 28 and 29, the Alif Institute in Atlanta, Georgia hosted the 7th Annual Atlanta Arab Festival. The weekend of festivities paid homage to the diverse heritage of the state’s more than 27,000 Arabs. Read More »
Wednesday May 02, 2012
By Jessica Malaty
Please join us on Sunday for "Ana Masry: Still Living in the Square," a concert showcasing the multidimensionial Egyptian identity as it was and continues to be represented in Tahrir Square. Read More »
Wednesday April 25, 2012
This Saturday, Paterson, New Jersey will be introduced to a new side of its Arab American community. April is Arab Heritage Month in New Jersey, and on April 28th, the first Annual South Paterson Arab Cultural Street Festival will take over Michigan Avenue with music, food, and dancing from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Read More »
Wednesday April 18, 2012
AAIF's Gibran Gala Honors Southern Poverty Law Center, "The Muslims Are Coming!" Comedy Tour, and pays tribute special tribute to the life and work of Anthony Shadid Read More »
Thursday April 12, 2012
By Dalal Hillou
More than 8,000 Arab Americans live in Montgomery County, Maryland. In 1999, Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan first declared April to be "Arab-American Heritage Month." Read More »
Latest poll to be released Friday finds Americans are divided on continuing aid to #Egypt: http://t.co/1spZM1m9d2
about 17 minutes ago.
RT @MaiE_89: In the 1990’s, #Egypt had a 60% favorable rating among Americans, while today only 36% of US views the country positively via @AAIUSA
about 20 minutes ago.
The Muslim Brotherhood has a negative favorable/unfavorable ratio of 30%–47%
http://t.co/rMKu4JJrgW
about 21 minutes ago.
Looking at Iran by James Zogby
Kahlil Gibran Awards Gala - April 16, 2013President Obama got it just about perfect in his Jerusalem speech when he urged Israelis to see the world through the eyes of Palestinians. That portion of his remarks was so compelling it deserves to be quoted in full: Read More »
Air Date: 5/31/2012
Fellows from Syracuse University’s “Leaders for Democracy Fellowship Program (LDF); Bill Press, Host of the “Bill Press Show” and author of the new book, The Obama Hate Machine: The Lies, Distortions, and Personal Attacks on the President---and Who Is Behind Them. Read More »
The story of Arab Americans coming of age as an organized community is a classic American tale of immigrants seeking opportunity, benefiting from America’s freedoms, but also experiencing, at times, the dark side of exclusion and discrimination that has so often been a part of our nation’s history. Read More »
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