August 23rd, 20240The Democratic National Committee declined a request from the "uncommitted" delegates for a member of the Arab American community to speak at the party convention in Chicago.
“The answer is no,” Michigan uncommitted delegate Abbas Alawieh told journalists outside the United Center.
“I said, 'No is unacceptable. No is...
April 8th, 20230CHICAGO — GainPeace, in partnership with the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC) and the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA) proudly announces the launch of a four-week joint campaign aimed at educating the broader community about the significance of Ramadan and promoting humanitarian...
December 10th, 20220— This article was contributed by Sarah Moosazadeh, special to The Arab American News
A pair of reading glasses, headscarf and a dose of Middle Eastern humor are all traits Assyrian American comedian and influencer Ramina Odicho uses to post comedic TikTok clips that depict her Assyrian roots and build ties with other...
August 19th, 20210DEARBORN — Danya Zituni, a Dearborn-based Arab American artist, is one of six artists awarded a stipend in WDET's "Artist Next Door" project.
WDET's website says the project highlights artists whose work "gives us a greater understanding of their cultural heritage and bring us closer as a region of neighbors."
Zituni, a...
August 8th, 20180Chicago police have made no arrests tied to the shootings of 66 people over the weekend, 12 of them fatal, but dozens were taken into custody on gun charges, the city’s police chief said on Monday.
Police Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson said additional officers had been deployed to prevent retaliatory shootings, leading to the...
April 6th, 20180NEW YORK — A group of states and cities sued the Trump administration to stop it from asking people filling out 2020 census forms whether they are citizens.
The lawsuit by 17 states, Washington D.C. and six cities challenged what they called last week’s “unconstitutional and arbitrary” decision by the Department of Commerce,...
July 14th, 20170
PALOS TWP., IL — On Monday, July 10, residents of this Chicago suburb rallied before a township meeting in support of the resignation of Township Trustee member Sharon Brannigan due to the discovery of hate speech targeting Arab American and Muslim students in the community.
"We saw her singling out our children," said Itedal...
May 5th, 20170DETROIT — Arab Americans are typically not regarded as a subset of immigrants with a history tied to labor movements.
However, Arab American involvement in labor movements is interwoven within the greater framework of workers' protests in the United States.
This renders Arab American history in the U.S., via its political...
