Arabs

The Arab World and the Media's Symbiotic Revolutions

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Google, Social Media, Arabs, Twitter, Arab Spring, Egypt, Middle East, Crowdsourcing, Media Criticism, Innovation, Facebook, Journalism, Syria, HuffPost Live, Video, Media News

There has been much speculation as to how central a role social media has played in catalyzing the Arab Revolution or the Global Occupy Movement. But little has been discussed about its role in spurring the media revolution.

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Sex, the Migrant Laborer and the City

Imran Garda | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Labor Camps, Migrant Workers, India, Racism, Doha, Nepal, Qatar, Arabs, Dehumanization, Dubai, World News

The Keralite Cat's tales, in all its frivolity, made a profound point about the drivers, construction workers, the maids and cleaners: Can you believe that these people make love? Can you believe they even cheat on each other? Can you believe that they buy each other birthday presents too?

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NYPD Surveillance Revisited

James Zogby | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Bill of Rights, Arabs, Central Intelligence Agency, Nypd, Ethnic Profiling, Surveillance, Muslims, Nypd Spying, Civil Rights, New York, Politics News

Where do we draw the line that separates the rights of persons from the over-reach of law enforcement. When do we conclude that the NYPD crossed the line and violated constitutionally protected freedoms and civil rights?

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Politics and Policies: Dealing With Ankara No Turkey Trot for Damascus

Claude Salhani | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Damascus, Arabs, Turkey, Ankara-Turkey, Middle East Politics, Middle East, Arab World, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Bashar Assad, Ankara, Syria, World News

Turkey is a real force to be reckoned with in the Levant. And if memories serve well, upsetting the Ottoman Turks never proved to be a very intelligent policy. Upsetting modern-day Turks may not differ.

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A Resilient Arab American Community

James Zogby | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Arabs, Nypd, Immigrant-Communities, Muslims, Kahlil Gibran, Nypd Spying, Arab Americans, American Muslims, Arab Thought Foundation, Arab American Community, Anthony Shadid, World News

Despite the challenges we have faced and continue to face, we remain, at the end of the day, a community that is proud of our heritage, and prouder still of our accomplishments in America, our home.

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Arabs Boycott Adidas as Public Displeasure Shifts From the West to China

James Dorsey | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Arabs, Jerusalem, Arab Spring, Jerusalem-Israel, Saudi Arabia, Adidas, Israel, East Jerusalem, World News

Arab youth and sports ministers announced this week a boycott of sports apparel manufacturer Adidas because of its sponsorship of last month's Jerusalem marathon.

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Ariel (Sharon), We Hardly Knew Ye

Dr. Charles G. Cogan | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Palestine, Arabs, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Dov Weissglass, Israel, Ariel Sharon, World News

All Israeli withdrawals are unilateral; otherwise the Arabs would never agree with them. Thus it was with the unilateral withdrawal from Southern Leba...

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Women After the Arab Spring

Rana F. Sweis | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Jordan, Women's Rights, Women, Rana Sweis, Tunisia, Qatar Foundation, Rana F. Sweis, Democracy, Tunisia Revolution, Women's Empowerment, The Doha Debates, Arab Spring, Egypt Revolution, Amman, Egypt, Arabs, Middle East, Libya, Mideast, Kuwait, World News

Women were also involved in protests in Egypt, Yemen and Tunisia. But their efforts and momentum have yet to be transferred into leadership roles that are directing the future of countries.

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Colors: A Message of Hope for 'World Read Aloud Day' From Our Friends in Jerusalem

Pam Allyn | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Jews, Israelis, Writing, Ngos, Peace, Poetry, Jerusalem, Arabs, Jewish, Litworld, Israel, Reading, World Read Aloud Day, Shel Silverstein, Diversity, Israeli Arabs, Video, Good News News

Literacy has all kinds of benefits that we might not associate immediately with reading and writing. The stories we read and write and share have the power to transcend physical borders as well as boundaries of race and religion.

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Why Israel Should Intervene in Syria

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Syria, Arab League, Assad, Human Rights, Benjamin Netanyahu, Arabs, Tahrir Square, Israel, Arab Spring Protests, Bashar, Syria Intervention, Human Rights Syria, Arab Spring, World News

At some point in the future, Israel must make an effort to become an accepted resident of its own neighborhood, and a Syrian intervention would be the most logical place to start.

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The Invisible Arab: As Not Seen on TV

Eunice Roque | Posted 04.09.2012

They took everyone by surprise, including themselves," reads the introduction to The Invisible Arab: The Promise and Peril of the Arab Revolution, a new book by Marwan Bishara, Senior Political Analyst for Al Jazeera English.

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Christmas In Jerusalem

Rev. Malcolm Boyd | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Christmas, Jews, Arabs, Jerusalem, Teddy Kollek, Mishkenot Sha'ananim, Mayer Teddy, Religion News

Arabs will remain Arabs and Jews, Jews. Neither wants assimilation. We do not wish to let the dividing lines vanish. People want to stick to their roots. This is a positive and not a negative thing."

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Ahmadinejad Words Play to Muslim World

George T. Haley | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, US Relations With Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Muslim World, Arabs, Arab Spring, World News

Recently, I played 20 questions with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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The Arab Spring: A New Era in a Transforming Globe

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Arab Youth, Arabs, Mohamed Bouazizi, Arab Spring, Facebook, Egypt, Occupy Wall Street, World News

Contrary to what some commentators have said, the Arab uprisings are not a divorced phenomenon from the protests that have taken over many parts of the Western world due to the continuing economic crisis.

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Politics: When Dumb Meets Disconnected

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Forrest Gump, Church, Saddam, President Barack Obama, "Occupy" Movement, Althetes and Steroids, Media, Global Warming, Gallup, Sarah Palin, Government, Muslim, Wall Street, Arabs, Healthcare Legistation E, Americans, 9-11, Death Panels, Politics News

Can we shake off our apathy, connect reality and marshal a productive counterattack against the forces of ignorance? Right now, the odds aren't looking all that good.

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Poll: Syria's Growing Isolation Among Arabs

James Zogby | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Libya, Lebanon, Arabs, Jordan, Arab Spring, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Muammar El-Qaddafi, Arab League, Syria Protests, Syria, Bashar Al-Assad, United Arab Emirates, World News

All sides must be wary of allowing this situation to continue. As gruesome as it has been to watch unarmed demonstrators being shot in the streets, it can get much worse. The conflict could further escalate into an all-out civil war.

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Arab Spring Success Requires Islamists to Share

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Elections, Moderate, John McCain, Middle East, Algeria, Arabs, Terrorism, Islamic Extremists, Democracy, Foreign Affairs, Dictatorship, Arab Spring, Islamists, World News

The Arab Spring will produce a mix of individuals subscribing to old and new ideologies. But as long as they are committed to power sharing and the voluntary nonviolent transfer of power, the revolution and the sacrifices would have been worth it.

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Protests Return to Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Arabs, Arab Spring, Twitter, Saudi Arabia, Protest, Wahabi-Salafism, Iran, Shiites, Video, World News

In Al-Qatif, a large and predominantly Shiite city on the coast of Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, renewed clashes between police and protesters erupted on Sunday, injuring both local policemen and activists.

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Confronting The Death Our Worst Enemies

Carl Medearis | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Religion, Politics, Arabs, Evangelical Christians, Middle East, Religion and Politics, Muslim, World News, Christianity, Death, Religion News

How many times do we as followers of Jesus refuse to apply the same standards to ourselves that we demand of others? It's easy to talk about this on a personal level. Not so easy to talk about on a national level.

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Middle Eastern Students Learn That History Can Unite

Ruth Eglash | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Jews, Jordan, History, Israel, Middle East, Arabs, Heritage, Culture, Impact News

While historical narratives often serve to deepen conflicts, history in a general sense also has the ability to unite people.

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The Great Taboo: Arab Racism

Rebecca Tinsley | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Libya, Arabs, Sudan, Arab Racism Africa, Black Libyans Attacked, Black Libyans, Black Libyan Attacks, Arab Racism, Libya Rebels Kill Innocent, Arab Racism Libya, Racism Arab, Politics News

With the liberation of Libya come less happy reports from Amnesty and Physicians for Human Rights of rebels slaughtering scores of black Africans, believing they were all pro-Gaddafi mercenaries.

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Vigilante Racism and the De-Americanization of Muslim Americans

Bill Ong Hing | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: September 11, Hate Crimes, Arabs, Muslim Americans, Muslims, Immigration, September 11 Anniversary, Racial Profiling, Sikhs, Politics News

We learn and unlearn, and in the process, the bad behavior of vigilante racism is reinforced. In the process, we de-Americanize many communities of color, perpetuating their image as immigrant Americans rather than full Americans.

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"Irhal Amreeka"

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Iran, World News, Arabs, Middle East, US Foreign Policy, Israel, Libya, Irhal, Arab Awakening, Bahrain, World News

As popular, street-based movements to force domestic reforms sweep through the Arab world, the only fixed criteria in this widespread social "experiment" is the dogged intervention of the United States and its allies.

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Searching for Arab Democrats

Rana F. Sweis | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Marwan Muasher, Jordan, Democracy, Rana Sweis, Education, Rana F. Sweis, Governments, Iraq, Iraqis, Arab Spring, Amman, Arabs, Middle East, Khaled AlMajali, Brian Stone, Arab World, World, World News Images, Obama, Egyptelections, World News

As I watch the Arab Spring, I recognize the road ahead will be long and difficult. While many Arabs are calling for democracy, the region continues to...

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Can America Speak Muslim?

Nedda Alammar | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza, West Bank, Middle East, Arabs, Israel, Iraq, Hamas, American Foreign Policy, Comedy News

I recently read an article in the NY Times that announced the simplest and not yet talked about solution to protecting the US against Muslim e...

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