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Our special picks of interesting articles and information

Support Al-Hewar Center

The Goldstone Report/
Investigation of the War on Gaza

President Obama's Speech in Cairo
In English            In Arabic

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On May 31, 2009, Al-Hewar Magazine celebrated its 20th Anniversary at “Marco Polo Restaurant” in the suburbs of Washington, DC. The program featured a reception and buffet dinner. Speakers were: Dr. Irfan Shaheed, Mohammad Shinnawi, Mohamed Said Ouafi, Sobhi Ghandour, Dr. Issam Omeish, Dr. Rashid Kabbani, and Dr. Clovis Maksoud.  Click on this link for a brief TV report (in Arabic) of the evening made by El Muhajer Channel Website.  Enjoy!
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Defining the Reality of Lebanon
by Dr. Clovis Maksoud

American Prestige at Stake
Sobhi Ghandour, Gulf News

Michael Debakey:  The Real Man Behind the Genius
by Dr. Philip Salem

The Death of Many Birthdays
Nothing to Celebrate Until There is a Two-State Solution
L. Janelle Dance

Breaking the Taboo on Israel's Spying Efforts on the United States
Christopher Ketcham, AlterNet, March 10, 2009

An Israeli Trojan Horse
How Israeli Backdoor Technology Penetrated the U.S. Government's Telecom System
and Compromised National Security
Christopher Ketcham, CounterPunch

Obama: Faith Should Unite, Not Divide
Foon Rhee, Political Intelligence

To Gaza, With Love
Media Benjamin, CommonDreams.org

Bishop Attallah Hanna: A Palestinian Christian Hero
Iqbal Tamimi

Christians and Jews Under Islam
Najib Salib, PhD (English, Word)

Equating Resistance with Terrorism
Al-Hewar Magazine Editorial (translated into English)

What You Don’t Know About Gaza
 Rashid Khalidi, New York Times, January 8, 2009

If Obama Is Serious
He Should Get Tough with Israel
Aaron David Miller, Newsweek

Sermon by the Rt. Rev. John Bryson

Why We Should be Concerned With Christian Zionism

Arab Nations Must Learn from History
by Sobhi Ghandour, Special to Gulf News, October 19, 2008 (in English)

The Role Arab Americans Must Play

by Sobhi Ghandour, Gulf News, August 30, 2008 (in English)

IN MEMORIAM
Dr. George Atiyeh (1923-2008)
Head, Near East Section, Library of Congress

Syrian Musician Malek Jandali
Arranges and Performs World's Oldest Music Notation
 

About Sunnism and Shi'ism in Islam

Sadek Jawad Sulaiman (Word, in English)

Lebanon:  Message and Meaning
Dr. Philip Salem (Word, in English)

The Arab Identity

Sadek Jawad Sulaiman (Word, in English)

Medieval Muslims Made Stunning Math Breakthrough

At Al-Hewar Center:
25 Lessons from 25 years of Interfaith Experience
by Rev. Dr. Clark Lobenstine, Executive Director,
InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington (in English, html)

Dialogue Among Civilizations:
Dialectics of the Challenge

Dr. Walid M. Abdelnasser

(in English, html)

Arab-Americans: Suspects or Partners?

Philip A. Salem, M.D. (Word, in English)

The Israeli Lobby
by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt
London Review of Books Article (in English, link)

Makkah Declaration of the Third Extraordinary
Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Summit

One Year in Iraq
by Fuad K. Suleiman, Ph.D. (html, in English)

Extremism Is Not the Solution

by Sobhi Ghandour (link, in Arabic)
Al-Bayan Newspaper (Dubai), November 17, 2005

A Devil Theory of Islam
by Edward Said (The Nation, html)

At Al-Hewar Center:
Sudan and Arabic Culture
Ambassador of Sudan Khidir Ahmed (in Arabic, html)

Where Do We Stand on Western Civilization?
 by Qassim Al-Wazir (April 2002, html)

A Visit to The Tomb of Al-Mu'tamid Ibn 'Abbad - 
Arab Spain's Poet King
by Habeeb Salloum (in English, html)

Arab Christians are Arabs

by Raja G. Mattar (in English, html)

Elements for an Arab Renaissance

by Sobhi Ghandour

As published in Al-Bayan Newspaper (Dubai), March 31, 2006, in Arabic (link)

An Adventure with Cancer: The Joy and Pain
Dr. Philip Salem (Word, in English)

U.S. Muslim Religious Council Issues Fatwa Against Terrorism;
Muslim Groups Condemn Terrorism (in English)

Muslim Youth Across America Unite Against Ideology of Hatred
Muslim Public Affairs Council (in English)

A Democratic Paradigm Must Take Shape
by Sadeq Jawad Sulaiman (in English, html)

About National Division in Iraq
by Dr. Taha Jaber Al-Alwani (in Arabic)

Arab Human Development Report 2004
United Nations Development Program
(in English, Arabic, and French)

The Dangerous Risk of Turning Religious Sects in Nations

by Sobhi Ghandour, as published in Al-Bayan Newspaper (Dubai)
October 27, 2005 ( in Arabic, html)

A Conversation with Al-Tayeb Saleh at Al-Hewar Center
 (October 1995), (in Arabic, html)

Dr. Azizah al-Hibri at Al-Hewar Center: 
"What It Means to be an American Muslim"

(December 8, 2004, in English, Word file)

Text of the Taif Agreement and UN Resolution 1559 on Lebanon 
(in Arabic)

An Open Letter to the American People
Security Scholars for a Sensible Foreign Policy (in English)

The Lessons of History
by Rashid Khalidi (Global Agenda Magazine, in English)

Palestine Israel 101
Prepared by American Task Force on Palestine  (in English)

Darfur: Apologies and Reconciliation are Better than Bombs
Mohamed Zeinelabdin Mohamed Hamad
Lieutenant General and former Sudanese Ambassador (English, html)

Did You Know?
Facts about the Israeli Occupation (by ImagineLife.org, in English)

Gamal Abdel Nasser Collection
Project of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina 
in cooperation with the Nasser Foundation (in Arabic)

The Saddam Hussein Sourcebook:
Declassified Secrets from the U.S.-Iraq Relationship
The National Security Archive at The George Washington University (n English)

Language and Message

In the American Strategy to Combat Terrorism

by Sadek J. Sulaiman (in English)

The Media and Dialogue Among Civilizations

by Walid AbdelNasser (in English)

Israeli History 101:
What do you know about Israeli Leaders?
by Mazin B. Qumsiyeh (in English)

'Arabs in America' or 'Arab Americans'?
An Analysis of an Al-Hewar Discussion Forum
on Arab American Identities and Citizenship
by Dr. Caroline Nagel and Prof. Lynn Staeheli (in English)

Arabic Contributions to the Spanish Language
by Habeeb Salloum (in English)

...And What About Arab Christians?
a presentation by Gabriel Habib at Al-Hewar Center (in English)

My "Passion" Transformation
A Muslim writer raised in a Jewish-Christian family finds his view of 
Jesus and the Crucifixion altered by Gibson's Film
by Alexander Kronemer (link to beliefnet.com)

Ameen Rihani's Vision of US-Arab Relations
by May Rihani, presentation at Al-Hewar Center on February 25, 2004 

(PDF file, in Arabic)

The Quest for "Moderate" Islam
by Dr. Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad
from a presentation at Al-Hewar Center on February 18, 2004 (in English)

Kahlil Gibran Between Two Millennia
by Dr. Irfan Shahid
The Inaugural Farhat J. Ziadeh Distinguished Lecture  in Arab and Islamic Studies
(University of Washington, Seattle), April 30, 2002 (large PDF file, in English)

The Neoconservatives' Sphere of Influence
From the Christian Science Monitor (in English)

Farewell Address by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Former President envisions peace, cautions against military arrogance (January 17, 1961) 

US "Empire" and Its Limits
Christian Science Monitor, October 9, 2003 (in English, link)

Saddam Was Key in Early CIA Plot
by Richard Sale (UPI) (link)

Al-Hewar Center Hosts Dr. Majid Fakhry:
“The Dialogue of Civilizations and 
The Prospects for Peace: Islam and the West” 
(In English)

Al-Bushra Page on Christian Zionism

Christian Leaders Challenge Religious Right's Ignorance
of Palestinian Christians (In English)

U.S. Financial Aid to Israel: Figures, Facts, and Impact
Link to Washington Report on Middle East Affairs special page

Challenging Ignorance on Islam:
A Ten-Point Primer for Americans
by Gary Leupp

The Arabs I Know
By Frank Fugate (in English)

A Tragedy of Myths 
(Myths about Israel that Keep America from Achieving Peace)
Presentation in PDF Format (in English)

UN Declaration of Human Rights
Link to BBC Website (in Arabic)

United Nations' Collection of Documentation 
On the Question of Palestine (since 1917) (in English)

What Does Israel Want in the War Against Terrorism?
Editorial in Winter 2002 Issue of Al-Hewar (in English, HTML file)

Facts about Arabs and the Arab World
by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
National Association of Arab Americans

Who Are We?  Patriotic Arab Americans in the Military
(In English)

Arab-Americans Who We Are (AAI)
(In English)

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