An American Arab Thanksgiving
Food has a special place in our hearts as Arabs, so Thanksgiving was the American holiday we most loved. Food symbolizes the essence of freedom, the ability to feed your family without fear.
Food has a special place in our hearts as Arabs, so Thanksgiving was the American holiday we most loved. Food symbolizes the essence of freedom, the ability to feed your family without fear.
Aaron Glantz | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics
I was surprised that it was a psychiatrist that shot a lot of people. It's no longer surprising to me that returning veterans would kill a bunch of people. But this guy was a psychiatrist who hadn't been deployed.
MJ Rosenberg | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
There sure is a lot of effort going into discrediting an organization that is, in fact, only a little to the left of the "mainstream" pro-Israel organizations.
Amjad Atallah | Posted 11.22.2009 | World
Obama's struggle for Middle East peace, through an end to the occupation, can actually end up being another unifying factor among diverse groups of Americans.
Penelope Andrew | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment
Amreeka is an artful, moving testimony to the perils of making assumptions about individuals or groups. It is a is a film of impeccable taste that unites instead of divides.
Bakari Kitwana | Posted 07.31.2009 | Entertainment
Fighting against being defined by America's bygone eras, New Muslim Cool points us toward a more complicated future.
Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics
"Miss!" A large man with a crew cut pointed at me and exclaimed, "You have a bomb in your shoe!" This dude was talking to me. I was shocked.
Ray Hanania | Posted 02.28.2009 | Entertainment
Two great Hollywood actors, Hesham Issawi and Sayed Badreya decided to make a Hollywood movie that told a part of the Arab American and Muslim Arab story in a real way.
Wajahat Ali | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics
We in the US are currently engaged in a "war on terror," but this does not give a democratic and free country license to be overwhelmed by fear of its own Muslim and Middle Eastern citizens.
Dean Obeidallah | Posted 01.15.2009 | World
It should be noted that there were at least 30 or 40 other pairs of Arab shoes in the press conference that were not thrown. In fact, many of the Iraqi reporters tried to stop the "shoe insurgent."
James Zogby | Posted 12.29.2008 | Politics
None of the Muslim-bashing during this political season dissuaded Arab Americans and American Muslims from playing a significant role in the elections, from the presidential contest to state and local races.
Politico | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics
Obama's incoming chief-of-staff, Rahm Emanuel, apologized to an Arab-American group for his father's line when asked about his loyalties: "What is he,...
Ray Hanania | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics
When Americans across the country flock to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4, Arab Americans will be standing with them side-by-side in line to vote.
James Zogby | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics
Despite all of the muck thrown about this year, and all of the slights and blunders on all sides, Obama will likely win near identical huge majorities of both Arab American and Jewish voters.
Steve Clemons | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics
America needs Arab-Americans and Muslim-Americans in positions of responsibility in our government -- and not just dealing with Arab-American and Muslim issues.
Jonathan Partridge | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home
Most polls these days show President Bush's approval ratings hovering around a dismal 25 percent. However, Orange County resident Woody Aghnatios cons...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics
Campbell Brown's own brand of "special commentary" doesn't quite draw the fanfare of those offered by other media figures. So it should be noted that ...
William Fisher | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics
The elementary school I attended as kid in Brooklyn was located in a "mixed" neighborhood --- which in the early 1940s meant Irish, Italian and Jews. ...
James Zogby | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics
The suggestion that any ethnic group is treacherous and Anti-American is unacceptable, dangerous, and unbecoming of such a great nation.
James Zogby | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics
This week, more than 40 Arab Americans are participating as delegates and members of standing committees to the DNC. Here's a look back at past Conventions that helps trace their progress in national politics.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Randa Fahmy Hudome is a self-proclaimed lifelong Arab-American Republican. Prior to heading up Fahmy Hudome International -- a government relations fi...
Ray Hanania | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living