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NYCFC stadium next to Citi Field to be called Etihad Park after United Arab Emirates airline
New York City FC’s $780 million, 25,000-seat venue that it intends to open next to the Mets’ Citi Field in 2027 will be named Etihad Park under a 20-year agreement with Etihad AirwaysSports - ABC News - 2 hours ago -
FirstFT: Apollo’s Marc Rowan top contender for Treasury job
Also in today’s newsletter, SpaceX fails to catch Starship, as well as machine learning and robotsWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Jungle, funk and 14th-century Arabic astronomers: piano virtuoso Pat Thomas on his journey through jazz
He started out playing a cardboard piano, but became a key figure in the improv scene. Now at 64, the musician is having a moment with his danceable quartet [Ahmed]. ‘I see myself as a traditional ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Need an Arabic-Hebrew Ketubah? This Artist Can Help.
Josh Berer makes most of his money designing Arabic tattoos. He also has a side business designing cross-cultural marriage contracts.Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 12 -
‘They blew it’: Democrats lost 22,000 votes in Michigan’s heavily Arab American cities
Trump’s courting of Arab American voters and the Biden-Harris Gaza policy turned votes away from the Democrat. Kamala Harris received at least 22,000 fewer votes than Joe Biden did four years ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
Trump’s Strange Bedfellows: Arab Americans and Right-Leaning Jews
Donald J. Trump won votes from Arab Americans and conservative pro-Israel Jews. Someone is likely to be disappointed.Top stories - The New York Times - November 8 -
I am an Arab American voting for Kamala Harris
I’m voting for Kamala Harris because I don’t want to see the same divisive thinking that destabilized the Middle East imported here.Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
Trump courts Arab and Muslim support, with Harris criticized for 'not engaging'
Former President Trump and his surrogates in the Arab and Muslim communitiesare doubling down on their efforts to win over the traditionally Democratic constituency amid widespread anger over the ...Politics - The Hill - November 3 -
‘We will make you have Arab babies’: fears of genocide amid rape and torture in Sudan’s Darfur
UN report indicates militia fighters are attempting to wipe out non-Arab ethnic groups in the region. Militia fighters who raped and attacked minority groups in Darfur threatened to force them to ...World - The Guardian - November 3 -
Trump courts Arab American vote as Harris blasts RFK Jr.
Four days before the election, former President Trump tried to pick up support among Arab Americans and Muslims in Dearborn, Mich. Trump also denied that he was trying to get rid of Obamacare. NBC ...Top stories - NBC News - November 1 -
Five days out, Arab Americans are split on Harris v Trump: vote ‘strategically’ or ‘morally’?
In swing state Georgia, activists are urgently organizing against Trump amid a break from Democrats over Gaza. It’s a Saturday afternoon at Al Madina Halal market and restaurant in Norcross, ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
‘The Arabs will disappear’: emboldened Israeli settlers eye return to Gaza
Once dismissed as the pipe dream of fringe extremists, the idea of resettling Gaza has gained momentum. From a few points on the periphery between Israel and Gaza, it is possible to see the ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Arab American voters in Michigan sound off on Harris over Israel-Hamas war
Vice President Kamala Harris is struggling to gain the support of some Arab American voters in the battleground state of Michigan amid scrutiny of the administration's approach to the war in Gaza. ...Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Tlaib tears into CNN for ‘normalizing’ 'anti-Arab hate' rhetoric on network
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is blasting CNN over a segment that aired on the network Monday during which a panelist made an offensive comment Monday toward Muslim journalist Mehdi Hasan. "CNN has ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Harris struggles to keep the faith of Arab-Americans in Michigan
Israel’s war in Gaza has cost the support of important constituency in battleground stateBusiness - Financial Times - October 28 -
Michelle Obama introduces Kamala Harris at Michigan rally; across state, Trump joined by Arab and Muslim leaders – as it happened
Obama urges crowd to ‘turn the page on the ugliness’ as Michigan voters pledge support for Trump because ‘he promised to end war’. This blog is now closed.. At his rally in Novi, Donald Trump was ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
‘You lost this vote’: Arab Americans in Dearborn struggle in an election where they don’t feel heard
In Dearborn, Michigan, America’s only Arab-majority city, voters are wrestling with difficult decisions ahead of the upcoming elections and amid the Israel-Hamas war.Top stories - NBC News - October 26 -
Arab Americans slightly favor Trump over Harris, says new poll
Poll shows a deadlock in Michigan, a key state on the path to the White House with a large Arab American population. Arab Americans are slightly more likely to vote for Donald Trump than Kamala ...World - The Guardian - October 22