Arab American Heritage
November is Arab American Heritage month in Chicago! You can learn more about Arab Americans through these sites:
- Chicago’s Arab Community
- Ray Hanania, a Chicago based Arab American journalist and comedian, produces this great guide to Arab American life culture and politics in Chicago. Features profiles of notable Arab Americans, and the complete text of Hanania’s 106 page history of Arabs in Chicago.
- 2000 Census Brief on the Arab Population
- A report from the US Census Bureau on the Arab Population in the United States, based on the findings of the 2000 National Census.
- 100 Questions and Answers about Arab Americans: A Journalist’s Guide
- This site from the Detroit Free Press presents an overview and discusses the origins, language, statistics, family life, customs, religion, politics, terminology, and stereotypes about Arab Americans.
- Arab American Institute
- Research and advocacy organization representing the policy and community interests of Arab Americans. Provides guides to issues relevant to Arab Americans, statistics and reports on Arab American life and concerns.
- National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce
- Business news and analysis; profiles of Arab countries, their economies and political structures; a directory of Arab companies; and links to sites about Arab culture, arts, banking, government, and computer technology.
- al-Abab.com Arab Gateway
- Terrific metasite with links to articles and websites on Arab and arab American poetry, science, environmental issues, politics, film, media and much more.
- Cafe Arabica
- An online discussion forum for Arab American news, politics and culture.
- ArabicNews.com
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This searchable and browsable news site provides an Arabic viewpoint on events in the Middle East. News is presented by country or topic. Editions are published six days a week and are archived back to June, 1997.
Related guides:
Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict
