Arab American Café

The plight of the people of Palestine cannot be summarized in a statement or covered by one or two podcasts. Recently, Human Rights Watch issued a report titled “A Threshold Crossed” detailing their position and accusing the Israeli authorities of the crimes of apartheid and persecution. Today’s conversation is with an Arab-American who decided to move back to Palestine and be involved in advocacy and activism by working with humanitarian organizations and international human rights groups. We will cover day-to-day life of ordinary Palestinians and talk about efforts by various local and international organizations to help, advocate on their behalf, and provide them support.

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Related links:
HRW Report
Yesh Din Legal Opinion
B'Tselem Position Paper

America has a love affair with firearms. The “gun culture” runs deep in the society going back to the early days of the founding on the country. The right to own a firearm is protected by law in the Bill of Right under the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution. Over the past few decades this has become a hot issue, and part of the political debate. In this episode we talk to a gun expert who will help us cover this topic in a balanced and objective way. Abou Rashid, is an accomplished Arab American scientist who is also a gun enthusiast and a competitive sportsman. This will be a conversation that you will enjoy.

حوار اليوم مع ابو رشيد، يتناول مسألة اِنتشار السلاح في الولايات المتحدة الامريكية. 

نعود بالحديث الى الاسباب ونناقش المعطيات بأسلوب موضوعي. ابو رشيد هو عالم في الهندسة والفيزياء، و هاوٍ للسلاح، و له العديد من البطولات و الأوسمة في رياضة الرماية الفردية.

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The Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (MiBRFS) provides the state with data on various health behaviors, medical conditions, and preventive health care practices at the population level and by race/ethnicity. In 2013, Arab Americans were included in this survey. Dr Adnan Hammad, the founding Director of the ACCESS Health and Research Center who was one of the collaborators in the survey will go over it with us in a 3-part podcast. 

في هذا الحوار نتحدث عن الانتشار العربي الأمريكي والصعوبات الناجمة عن عدم وجود إحصائيات دقيقة للعرب الأمريكيين، وخاصة فيما يتعلق بالأمور الصحية. ‏نناقش مع ضيف الحلقة الدكتور عدنان حماد الدراسة التي تناولت الاخطار والسلوك الصحي لدى ابناء الجالية

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The Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (MiBRFS) provides the state with data on various health behaviors, medical conditions, and preventive health care practices at the population level and by race/ethnicity. In 2013, Arab Americans were included in this survey. Dr Adnan Hammad, the founding Director of the ACCESS Health and Research Center who was one of the collaborators in the survey will go over it with us in a 3-part podcast. 

في هذا الحوار نتحدث عن الانتشار العربي الأمريكي والصعوبات الناجمة عن عدم وجود إحصائيات دقيقة للعرب الأمريكيين، وخاصة فيما يتعلق بالأمور الصحية. ‏نناقش مع ضيف الحلقة الدكتور عدنان حماد الدراسة التي تناولت الاخطار والسلوك الصحي لدى ابناء الجالية

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The Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (MiBRFS) provides the state with data on various health behaviors, medical conditions, and preventive health care practices at the population level and by race/ethnicity. In 2013, Arab Americans were included in this survey. Dr Adnan Hammad, the founding Director of the ACCESS Health and Research Center who was one of the collaborators in the survey will go over it with us in a 3-part podcast. 

في هذا الحوار نتحدث عن الانتشار العربي الأمريكي والصعوبات الناجمة عن عدم وجود إحصائيات دقيقة للعرب الأمريكيين، وخاصة فيما يتعلق بالأمور الصحية. ‏نناقش مع ضيف الحلقة الدكتور عدنان حماد الدراسة التي تناولت الاخطار والسلوك الصحي لدى ابناء الجالية.

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يواجه ‏أبناء الجالية العربية الأمريكية صعوبات في التعاطي مع واجباتهم تجاه ‏اهلهم المسنين ‏سواءً كان الأهل يقيمون في الولايات المتحدة أو في البلد‏الأم. ‏نستعرض اليوم بعض هذه المصاعب و الخطوات الممكن اتخاذها للتعامل معها.

Arab-Americans in the “sandwich generation” face extra difficulties fulfilling their duties towards their aging parents. Some of those difficulties stem from the fact that immigrants must deal with some unusual circumstances, namely, issues such as social support structure, language, and acculturation to name few. In today’s episode, Hassan covers this topic in detail, in Arabic.
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The Syrian crisis and its impact on Medical Professionals. In Arabic.

In this episode which pre-dated the pandemic, we talked to Dr Fouad Fouad, an Associate Professor of Public Health Practice at the Faculty of Health Sciences, and Co-Director of the Refugee Health Program at the American University of Beirut Global Health Institute. The conversation addressed the brain-drain in Syria, focusing on medical professionals, as well as the impact on the health and well-being of the Syrian population. Dr Fouad provides his insight, an in-depth analysis, and some proposed solutions.

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President Biden appointed several Arab Americans in his administration. We reviewed their biographies in a 2 part podcast. In this episode, we cover Brenda Abdelall, Mahir Bitar, Bechara Choucair and Ike Hajinazarian.

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President Biden appointed several Arab Americans in his administration. We reviewed their biographies in a 2 part podcast. In this episode, we cover Hady Amr, Dana Shubat and Reema Dodin.

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The practice of medicine traditionally involves routine one-on-one check-ups and encounters with patients. Virtual Care has been slowly making its way until the pandemic hit. This resulted in accelerated adoption by both providers and recipients of care. In this episode, Hassan covers this topic with Dr. Leila Hajjar, a practicing OB/GYN and the President of the Michigan Chapter of the Arab American Medical Association.

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