November 22nd, 20251In an extensive political appearance on Lebanon’s Al Jadeed TV channel, as part of the program Al-Hadath, journalist and anchor Samar Abu Khalil hosted Osama Siblani, publisher of The Arab American News and president of the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC), in an episode that aired Sunday, November 16. The discussion...
November 7th, 20250Zohran Mamdani’s historic election as New York City’s first Muslim mayor has sparked excitement and hope among American Muslims.
Many are relieved and proud that anti-Muslim vitriol directed at Mamdani during the campaign didn’t discourage New Yorkers from voting for him.
“For the first time in a very long time I feel...
November 7th, 20250A grassroots revolution in America’s most powerful city challenges the old political order from within
By Ali MansourThe Arab American News
Zohran Mamdani’s stunning and historical election as mayor of New York City is far more than a change in name or a passing victory for a new progressive figure.
It is a seismic political...
October 17th, 20250DEARBORN — In the presence of local officials, elected leaders and community figures, the Arab American community in the Dearborn area hosted a fundraising dinner at La Pita Banquet Hall Wednesday evening in support of Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, a Democrat running for governor in next year’s election.
Gilchrist is seeking...
September 19th, 20250What to do or say about Israel’s war on Gaza has establishment Democratic consultants and the elected officials for whom they work in a tizzy.
One recent news account reported that Senate and House Democratic leaders are worried about the “Mamdani effect” — that a Zohran Mamdani win in the 2025 New York City mayor’s race...
July 6th, 20250Zohran Mamdani's victory in the New York City mayoral primary election has sparked online discourse and a wave of support from Arab and Muslim Americans. In defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mamdani has become the first Muslim American to secure a major party nomination in the city's history.
He secured 56 percent of the vote,...
July 6th, 20250In 2006, shortly after Tim Kaine won the Virginia gubernatorial election, I attended a meeting at Democratic Party headquarters. One party official opined, “One lesson we should learn from Kaine’s victory was that we need to talk more about our religion. Kaine did and he won. We should do it too.”
After seeing that same official...
July 5th, 20250Arab and Muslim Americans move from the margins to the heart of political power
DEARBORN — The sweeping victory of Muslim American candidate Zohran Mamdani in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary reverberated with excitement and optimism at a fundraising event held Monday evening in Dearborn to support Abdul El-Sayed’s...
June 27th, 20250NEW YORK CITY – Zohran Mamdani has caused a political earthquake in the Big Apple.
The Indian-origin immigrant and staunch advocate for the Palestinian cause who became a U.S. citizen only a few years ago, scored a sweeping victory in the Democratic Party’s primary for the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday.
His win paves the...
