All Mustafa an Egyptian American Muslim widower ever wanted to do was live the “American Dream.”
And, maybe pay off some family debts, turn his small New Jersey falafel shop into a fancy restaurant, raise his two motherless children as good Muslims and Americans, insure his sister married in [...]
Arabs
New DVD film offers realistic portrayal of Arabs in America
January 24th, 2009Tough choices face Arab American voters this Fall in presidential contest
September 13th, 2008Arab American voters face the same challenges they always face in elections: candidates who climb all over themselves to show how pro-Israel they are. There’s nothing wrong with being pro-Israel, but oftentimes the candidates embrace the most extremist views supporting Israel that reject principle and fairness needed to resolve the Middle East conflict peacefully.
It comes [...]
Carnegie Foundation offers grant to explore religion issues in “Islamic World”
August 5th, 2008The Carnegie Foundation is offering a grant through the International Center for Journalists to explore religion in the Islamic World. They always grab me by promoting it as an exploration of issues in “the Arab World” and then drill down to the Islamic World, like Arabs are an extinct breed or something. I really hate [...]
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