Arab Americans Chafe Over Census Form
The first question I always get from “Americans” is, “Why do you keep calling yourself ‘Arab-American?’ You are American!” It represents the rock and the hard place where American Arabs have been pushed by the lack of education among most Americans.
It’s aggravated by what I also call the U.S. government’s split personality when it comes to American Arabs. On the one hand, they want to know us. On the other, they don’t. Here’s what I mean.
France Celebrates The 220th Anniversary Of The Revolution
Two-hundred-and-twenty years later, the French street can be just as unruly and explosive. The night ahead of Bastille’s day was marked by wide spread vandalism as 317 cars were burned across France. In the last few years, clashes between disenfranchised French youths and the police have
Prosecution of The Bush Administration Should Be About Justice, Not Revenge
Yesterday, some key Democrats from both the Senate & the House of Representatives were doing the round of Sunday’s political shows. Some Democrats went as far as accusing former Vice President Dick Cheney of ” breaching the law” by ordering the CIA to withhold information from Congress about a secret counter-terrorism program.
Survey: “It’s The Economy, Stupid!
A survey from the Pew Research Center, released on July 8, shows that the American public is hearing more negative news about the economy than good ones.
G8 Summit Fails On Climate Change
On July 8, eleven Greenpeace activists climbed Mount Rushmore and hung a banner challenging President Obama to show real leadership on global warming and climate change. The banner, measuring 65 feet high by 35 feet wide features an unfinished portrait of Obama.
