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Dr. Bishara Bahbah speaks with CNN's Victor Blackwell on Feb 8, 2025.
URGENT REBRAND

Arab Americans for Trump Leader: ‘We’re Not a Cult’

Dr. Bishara Bahbah appeared visibly upset when asked why his organization had changed its name following the Republican president’s statements this week.

Will Neal

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THINK THIS THROUGH

‘Uncommitted’ Voters Must Accept Trump Is Worse Than Biden

The anger and hurt that many feel over the U.S.’ backing of Israel is understandable. But let’s be very clear about what would happen if Trump wins back the White House.

Joanne Carducci

The Arab American festival in Dearborn, Michigan
‘RECKLESS AND INFLAMMATORY’

Michigan City Ups Security After ‘Islamophobic’ WSJ Op-Ed

The mayor of Dearborn, Michigan slammed the Wall Street Journal for endangering citizens after an op-ed published in the paper declared his city “America’s Jihad Capital.”

Amanda Yen

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UNBELIEVABLE

Ex-Foreign Service Officer Gets 5 Years for Racist Threats

William Patrick Syring sent more than 700 emails to employees of the Arab American Institute and left employees living in fear, prosecutors said.

Julia Arciga

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SHE WILL NOT BE SILENCED

The Feminist Defying Islamic Extremism

Seven years after two men tried to burn her alive in Paris, Algerian artist Rayhana debuts her provocative first feature, ‘I Still Hide to Smoke.’

Liza Foreman

Sharia “Ground Zero”

Dearborn, Where Muslims Are...Americans

To the right, it’s the home base of sharia law in America. In reality, Dearborn is where Arab-American assimilation has taken firm hold.

Nancy Kaffer

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The Best Medicine

Middle East Goes Monty Python on ISIS

Arab standup comics, and even an Iraqi TV show, regularly mock ISIS mercilessly. It might get them killed, but it might be worth it.

Dean Obeidallah

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Move over, Susan Boyle

Arabs Got Talent's American Star

<p>Jennifer Grout, a 23-year-old singer from Boston, speaks no Arabic—and yet she’s become a phenomenon across the Middle East for her flawless renditions of classic songs on the spinoff series <i>Arabs Got Talent</i>.</p>

Michael Pizzi

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Don’t Give Up

Defeating the Arab Spring Syndrome of Self-Defeat

After nearly three years in revolt, accomplishing the original goals of the Arab uprisings will take more time. Keep at it and don’t despair, says Talal Alyan.

Talal Alyan

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Goodbye to All That

In a powerful new book, “Disordered World," Amin Maalouf writes about how identity has become the flashpoint for violence.

Rayyan Al-Shawaf

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The Ways of American Memory

Fouad Ajami writes Americans are perhaps too quick to forgive for 9/11.

Fouad Ajami

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