Recently added articles from The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs:
American Jewish Leaders Asked to Speak Out Against Growing Terrorism in Israel
Jan 01, 2009; ... "AMERICAN Jewish leaders have been quick and correct to call upon Muslim leaders in this country to condemn Islamic terrorism forcefully, particularly when it's against Jews, and to mobilize their followers to oppose all such violence," wrote Doug Bloomfield in the Oct. 16, 2008 issue of ...
Arab- and Muslim-Bashing Failed in '08
Jan 01, 2009; ... In looking back at the now-completed U.S. presidential contest it is striking to note the degree to which Arabs, Muslims, and Islam itself, were factored into the race. While Arab Americans and American Muslims were, in fact, deeply involved in the election (especially on the Democratic ...
Arab-American Social Entrepreneur
Jan 01, 2009; ... DESPITE THE worsening economy, Arab-American restaurateur and social activist Andy Shallal's Busboys and Poets restaurants are always full. Even in these uncertain times, Shallal continues to run his business empire as a social entrepreneur-and remains in the black. As a result, organizers of ...
Chronicles of a Refugee
Jan 01, 2009; ... Chronicles of a Refugee Documentary Film by Perla Issa, Aseel Mansour and Adam Shapiro, 2008, 3 DVDs, 487 minutes. List: $60; AET: $55. Reviewed by Delinda C. Hanley "CHRONICLES of a Refugee" is a superb six-part documentary which examines the global Palestinian refugee ...
Al' America: Travel Through America's Arab and Islamic Roots
Jan 01, 2009; ... Al' America: Travel Through America's Arab and Islamic Roots. By Jonathan Curiel, The New Press, 2008, hardcover, 246 pp. List: $25.95; AET: $18. Reviewed by Jamal Najjab WHILE MY father was alive, no matter what the situation or the topic, he would invariably tell us with a ...
Upcoming Events
Jan 01, 2009; ... Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture is partnering with the Kimmel Center to present Simon Shaheen in Concert Feb. 1 at 260 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102. For more information, call (267) 809-3668 or visit <http://www.albustanseeds.org/>. Interfaith Peace-Builders and the U.S ....
Columbia University Honors Edward Said With Conference on Orientalism
Jan 01, 2009; ... ON NOV. 7 and 8, in remembrance of its late professor Edward Said, Columbia University hosted a conference on "Orientalism from the Standpoint of its Victims." In her welcoming remarks, Mariam Said recalled her husband saying toward the end of his life that the most important thing he had done ...
Eclectic, Inspiring New Films Highlight Arab Film Festival's Twelfth Season
Jan 01, 2009; ... THE 12TH ANNUAL Arab Film Festival (AFF) opened Oct. 16 at San Francisco's historic Castro Theatre. During the next 12 days, audiences in San Francisco, San Jose, Berkeley and Los Angeles enjoyed the best of independent Arab cinema-which ran the gamut from tried-and-true classic storytelling to ...
Egyptian Officials, Farmers Debate Effect Of Climate Change on Fertile Nile Delta
Jan 01, 2009; ... ALONG THE Nile Delta's many tributaries, life is good for Makram, a young farmer who is working the land that has been in his family for generations. But this could all change for him and the thousands of farmers who call Egypt's fertile Delta home. Climate change could irreversibly ...
Gaza: Silence Is Not an Option
Jan 01, 2009; ... IN RECENT days the desperate plight of the civilian population of Gaza has been acknowledged by such respected international figures as the secretary-general of the United Nations, the president of the General Assembly, and the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. Last week, Karen ...
General Assembly President Vilified for Stating Official U.N. Position on Palestine
Jan 01, 2009; ... GIVEN THE distressing tendency of the U.S. and EU to cover for Israeli violations of international law and U.N. decisions, it is not surprising to see that the president of the U.N. General Assembly (GA) is regularly on the target list, usually described as a "U.N. official." I have mixed views ...
European Press on What Obama's Victory Will Mean for Muslims
Jan 01, 2009; ... The Arab world has high hopes for America following the election of Barack Obama as president, said Gerhard Sporl and Bernhard Zand in the Nov. 19 issue of Germany's Der Spiegel. "Now a man is about to move into the White House whose father was a Muslim from Kenya and whose middle name ...
Alison Weir Speaks in Des Moines
Jan 01, 2009; ... ALISON WEIR, founder of If Americans Knew, spoke at Drake University's Olmstead Center on Nov. 8 about her organization's research on bias in media coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict. If Americans Knew is a tax-exempt, independent research and information-dissemination institute, with ...
Red Cross Honorees Talk About Gaza
Jan 01, 2009; ... WHEN THIS reporter received an invitation to a Nov. 20 dinner to hear Younis al-Khatib, president of the Palestine Red Crescent based in Gaza, and Dr. Noam Yifrach, his Jewish counterpart of the Maghen David Adom, it seemed logical to assume the discussion would be about the crisis in Gaza and ...
Leaving Iraq-But Better Than We Found It
Jan 01, 2009; ... AFTER THE fall of the statue of Saddam Hussain in Baghdad's Ferdoos Square on April 9, 2003, Iraqis were full of hope. Unfortunately, their hopes quickly faded as they began living a nightmare of violence, death squads and abductions. This pre-emptive war turned Iraq into a battleground by ...
Museum of Islamic Art's Grand Opening in Doha, Qatar
Jan 01, 2009; ... ART LOVERS from around the world flew to Doha Nov. 22, 2008 to join Qataris in celebrating the opening of the much anticipated Museum of Islamic Art, under the stewardship of Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani (at right), chair of the Qatar Museum Authority's board of trustees ....
Iranian Documentaries Offer Insight
Jan 01, 2009; ... THE SMITHSONIAN Institution's Freer and Sackler Gallery, in conjunction with Link TV and Search for Common Ground (SFCG), screened three Iranian documentaries in November. The films were part of Link TV's "Bridge to Iran" series, which aims to foster understanding of Iranians and their daily ...
Assault on Palestinian Students Investigated as a Hate Crime
Jan 01, 2009; ... An assault on three Palestinian students at the University of California at Berkeley (UC) will be investigated as a hate-related case and is being submitted to the Alameda County District Attorney for review, UC police department Assistant Chief Mitchell Celaya told the Washington ...
Letters to the Editor
Jan 01, 2009; ... Standing in the Gap Thank you for your good work ...I have gone through your magazine and am so very pleased that you folks are standing in the gap for those of our friends in the Middle East who are victims of American and Israeli hegemony ...I was especially moved by Charley Reese's ...
Middle East Leaders Hold Open the Door To Peace-Will U.S. and Israel Respond?
Jan 01, 2009; ... "Afghanistan can't continue to suffer a war without end."-Afghan President Hamid Karzai, news conference, Nov. 26, 2008. SHORLY AFTER Hamas' election victory in January 2006, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh sent a message to President George W. Bush requesting dialogue with the Americans ....