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2007

September

Sep 27: Arab population grows
(Mike Wilkinson / Detroit News)

Sep 27: More of Arab descent in state
(Niraj Warikoo and Victoria Turk / Detroit Free Press)

Sep 06: Rights group: IDF indiscriminately struck Lebanon civilians
(AP)

August

Aug 30: Critics Ignored Record of a Muslim Principal
(Samuel G. Freedman / The New York Times)

Aug 24: Help is on the way for Youssif
(Wayne Drash / CNN)

Aug 22: Boy, 5, doused in gas, set on fire by masked men
(Arwa Damon / CNN)

Aug 13: Trouble grows in Iraq's Shiite south
(Sam Dagher / Christian Science Monitor)

Aug 13: A Segregated Road in an Already Divided Land
(Steven Erlanger / The New York Times)

Aug 10: Well-Off Fleeing Iraq Find Poverty and Pain in Jordan
(Sabrina Tavernise / The New York Times)

Aug 10: U.S. Backs Free Elections, Only to See Allies Lose
(Hassan M. Fattah / The New York Times)

Aug 03: A Setback For Civility
(David Broder, columnist / Washington Post)

July

Jul 26: UN Mideast Envoy Warns of Gaza Collapse
(Justin Bergman / Washington Post)

Jul 26: In Divided Hebron, a Shared Despair
(Scott Wilson / Washington Post)

Jul 18: UN: Gaza economy may crash soon unless Israel reopens borders
(Avi Issacharoff, Barak Ravid and Jonathan Lis / Haaretz)

Jul 16: Children in Gaza, Zimbabwe need urgent help: U.N.
(Robert Evans / Reuters)

Jul 13: Public schools grapple with Muslim prayer
(Randy Dotinga / Christian Science Monitor)

Jul 13: Bush Distorts Qaeda Links, Critics Assert
(Michael R. Gordon and Jim Rutenberg / New York Times)

Jul 13: A Lesson in Iraqi Illusion
(Robert Malley and Peter Harling / Boston Globe)

Jul 09: Mideast Policy in a Fantasy World
(Jackson Diehl, columnist / Washington Post)

Jul 05: Arab-American veterans make their mark on Memorial Day
(Alex Dziadosz / Press & Guide Newspapers)

Jul 03: Legislation Could Be Path to Closing Guantánamo
(New York Times)

June

Jun 25: Serving America's 'Muslim army'
(BBC)

Jun 20: U.S. must do more for Iraqi refugees
(Courtland Robinson / Baltimore Sun)

Jun 19: 'West Bank First': It Won't Work
(Robert Malley and Aaron David Miller / Washington Post)

Jun 19: Gazans Fleeing Hamas Flock to Crossing With Israel
(AP)

Jun 18: A Hamas Run Gaza; We Can Thank Ourselves
(M.J. Rosenberg / Israel Policy Forum)

Jun 17: Syria swamped by Iraqi refugees
(Hannah Allam / McClatchy)

May

May 29: Be Our Guest
(Debbie Almontaser / NY Daily News)

May 21: The Immigration Deal
(New York Times)

May 11: Let's reclaim Mother's Day for peace
(Queen Noor of Jordan / CNN)

May 04: For the next president, a key test
(The Christian Science Monitor)

May 02: Top-Ranking Arab American Is Leaving State for Wall Street
(Glenn Kessler / Washington Post)

April

Apr 28: On West Bank, questions linger amid small hopes
(Pat Minor / Des Moines Register)

Apr 23: A Daughter's Untimely Requiem
(Paul Duggan / The Washington Post)

Apr 22: Yepsen: Iowans can lead on foreign issues
(David Yepsen / Des Moines Register)

Apr 20: Feds fail to clean up faulty terror list
(Gregg Krupa / Detroit News)

Apr 12: Sultans of Satire promote peace through comedy
(Jessie Brunner / Daily Pilot)

Apr 09: Theater won't stage controversial drama
(Christine Dollen / Miami Herald)

Apr 06: Catholic church defaced with anti-Arab graffiti
(Jim Lynch / Detroit News)

Apr 02: Applying the golden rule
(Herbert C. Kelman / International Heral Tribune)

March

Mar 29: The Arab summit and kick-starting peace in Darfur
(Amjad Atallah and Michael Bergman / The Daily Star)

Mar 27: Arab-American signs on as co-chair of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign
(Associated Press / International Herald Tribune)

Mar 20: 'Silent victims': What will become of Iraq's children?
(Jennifer Eccleston / CNN)

Mar 20: World 'ignoring Iraqi refugees'
(BBC News)

Mar 18: Talking About Israel
(Nicholas Kristof / New York Times)

Mar 13: Muslim meeting builds bridges to the community
(Soni Sangha / The Record)

Mar 12: Up-close Obama urges compassion in Mideast
(Thomas Beaumont / Des Moines Register)

Mar 09: Stand-Up Diplomacy
(James Poniewozik / TIME)

Mar 09: Frequent Errors In FBI's Secret Records Requests
(John Solomon and Barton Gellman / Washington Post)

Mar 08: Democrats Want Iraq Pullout by Fall 2008
(The New York Times)

Mar 08: PM says decided on response to abductions months before war
(Aluf Benn / Haaretz)

Mar 08: U.S. Commander Calls for Talks With Militants
(The New York Times)

Mar 08: Area's Sunnis and Shiites Keep A Delicate Balance Across Divides
(Pamela Constable / Washington Post)

Mar 07: King Abdullah of Jordan Asks Joint Session of Congress for Immediate Steps Toward Peace
(Congressional Transcript)

Mar 07: Palestinians see growing food shortages
(Joshua Mitnick / The Christian Science Monitor)

Mar 07: Escaping a Painful Past To Find a Shaky Future
(Brigid Schulte / Washington Post)

Mar 07: New Brooklyn School to Offer Middle East Studies
(Sarah Garland / The New York Sun)

Mar 06: N.H. Senate hopeful thinks voters will see his work ethic, not his age
(Sam Youngman)

Mar 06: NYC jury to decide if Arab American groups faced discrimination over rally
(International Herald Tribune)

Mar 04: Just a little innocent comedy
(David Zurawik / Baltimore Sun)

Mar 03: Enlightenment, help for Arab-Americans
(Diane Haines / Herald News)

Mar 03: Saudi Filmmaker Lacks Visa for Festival
(Sharon Waxman / The New York Times)

February

Feb 18: Arab-American comics fight prejudice with humor
(Herald News)

Feb 14: A New School Plans to Teach Half of Classes Using Arabic
(Elissa Gootman / The New York Times)

Feb 09: First Arab-American Yearbook Launched
(Barbara Ferguson / Arab News)

Feb 08: Text of Mecca Accord for Palestinian Coalition Government
(AP)

Feb 08: Incoming Intelligence Chief Plans To Ease Hiring of Arab Americans
(Walter Pincus / The Washington Post)

Feb 07: Arab, Muslim cultures focus of law-enforcement video
(Audrey Hudson / Washington Times)

Feb 05: Iraq Vote Could Resonate In 2008
(Shailaigh Murray and Jonathan Weisman / The Washington Post)

Feb 02: Kucinich drops a bombshell on the DNC
(Sabrina Eaton / The Plain Dealer)

January

Jan 27: Israel May Have Violated Arms Pact, U.S. Says
(DAVID S. CLOUD and GREG MYRE / New York Times)

Jan 23: Impossible travel
(Haaretz)

Jan 23: CNN debunks false report about Obama
(CNN)

Jan 23: In Arab Capital of U.S., Ethnic Divide Remains
(Neil MacFarquhar / The New York Times)

Jan 22: Terror and starvation in Gaza
(John Pilger / New Statesman)

Jan 19: Mining the Middle East for Laughs
(Lorraine Ali / Newsweek)

Jan 18: It's the little things that make an occupation
(The Economist)

Jan 18: A New Chance for Peace?
(Jimmy Carter / The Washington Post)

Jan 16: Harvard lawyer gets Mass. homeland job
(United Press International)

Jan 16: Arab’s delayed Cabinet appointment stirs accusations of racism, politicking
(Dan Baron / JTA)

Jan 12: A New Country, New Battles
(Washington Post)

Jan 11: US Trains Airport Staff to Handle Haj Pilgrims
(Barbara Ferguson / Arab News)

Jan 05: Choose Generosity, Not Exclusion
(Keith Ellison / Washington Post)

Jan 04: A crucial time for saving Lebanon's fragile democracy
(John F. Kerry / The Boston Globe)

Jan 03: Muslim mayor avoids mixing politics, religion
(Maya Kremen / NorthJersey.com)

Jan 03: What kind of a man is Monk?
(Lynn Smith / Los Angeles Times)