This presidential contest has been intensely debated within the Arab American community. In a normal election year, I would be out urging my community to vote for Democrats to stop Donald Trump from re-entering the White House.

Heading into the November election, a massive expenditure of “dark money” in a disinformation campaign is under way designed to depress the Arab American vote in Michigan and the American Jewish vote in Pennsylvania.During the past three election cycles, “dark money”, expenditure

The suggestion from US, Israeli and other policymakers that the devastating blows Israel has dealt to Hizbollah and Lebanon have created “an opportunity to put Lebanon on a better path” is galling.First, it is horribly insensitive, with thousands dead, major sections of Beirut de

The history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict did not begin on October 7, nor did suffering end on that day.October 7 was a horrific day of condemnable acts committed by Hamas against innocents.

For Arab Americans, Israel’s war on Palestinians in Gaza looms large and will play a significant role in this November’s election.

Our politics and system of governance is in crisis, clearly evidenced this past week before and during the US Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on hate crimes in America.The hearing, “A Threat to Justice Everywhere: Stemming the Tide of Hate Crimes in America”, was designed to

Social critic Paul Goodman once offered a parable to describe the state of American higher education:Millennia ago, there were wise people who knew many things that they were eager to share. Young people came to them and asked, “Would you teach us?” And they did.

If Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for US president, were to take a decisive stance demanding that Israel agree to an immediate ceasefire and unimpeded aid to Palestinians, she would expand her vote lead over her Republican opponent, Donald Trump.This is one key finding of

The 2024 Democratic National Convention was an exhausting roller coaster for Arab Americans and supporters of Palestinian rights, a messy affair, with highs and lows.