Voter Suppression Laws 'Biggest Setback in Decades'
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 26, 2012
Voting rights advocates warned during a telebriefing for ethnic media this week that new voting laws in several states represent the "biggest setback" in decades.
Categories: Election 2012, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Tags: disenfranchisement, elections2012, minorityvoters, voterid, votersuppressionlaws, votingrightsact
Legislating An End to Racial Profiling
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 19, 2012
The Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights debated a bill this week that seeks to end racial profiling.
Categories: Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Tags: georgezimmerman, racialprofiling, TheEndRacialProfilingActof2011, trayvonmartin
El Cajon Killing Revives Fears of Islamophobia
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 29, 2012
The death of an Iraqi woman in El Cajon has left many in the community fearful of more such attacks.
Categories: Law & Justice, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Religion, Top Stories
Tags: alawadi, elcajon, hatecrime, hijab, iraqicommunity, islamophobia
Arab American Media: Don't Turn Syria Into Another Lybia
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Feb 24, 2012
Members of the Arab American press say intervention in Syria could threaten further chaos and, as in Libya, leave the nation in shambles.
Categories: International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, War & Conflict
Tags: arabspring, asad, friendsofthesyrianpeople, homs, iraq, libya, middleeast, syria
One Year On, Arab Pride and the Long Road Ahead
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jan 25, 2012
January 25 marks the one-year anniversary of protests that toppled Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak and fueled a region wide uprising.
Categories: Eye on Egypt , International Affairs, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Bilingual Future for Calif.’s Spanish-language Media?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jan 17, 2012
A younger Latino demographic in the state's Central Valley is spurring a switch to bilingual content in Spanish-language newspapers.
Categories: Economy, Top Stories
Tags: bilingual, Central Valley, economy, El Sol, Fresno, Latino, newspapers, Spanish language media, Univisions
Has Western Media Overhyped Divide Between Egyptian Copts, Muslims?
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Dec 05, 2011
Some Egyptians say Western media reports have focused too much on the divisions between Coptic Christians and Muslims in their country.
Categories: African, Eye on Egypt , Front Page, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content
Tags: arabspring, copticchristians, egypt, egyptianelections, islamicbrotherhood, masperomassacre, mubarak
Avalos Campaign Sparking More Civic Engagement from Arab Community in SF
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 06, 2011
Arab Americans in San Francisco are organizing for a city election like never before, and they are doing it for John Avalos.
Categories: Front Page, Middle Eastern, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance
Tags: arabamerican, arabresourceorganizingcenter, arabvoters, arabyouthorganizing, johnavalos, sfmayoralelection
Spirit of “Moving Forward” Pervades Arab American Celebration
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: Oct 28, 2011
Hundreds of people gathered at San Francisco's City Hall to celebrate the citywide third Annual Arab American Heritage month.
Categories: Front Page, Middle Eastern
Tags: Annual Arab American Heritage month, Mayor Ed Lee, San Francisco
Will Federal Refi Program Help States Most in Need?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 28, 2011
Changes to a federal refinance program could offer a lifeline to 1 million homeowners nationally, but it may not have as big an impact in some states hardest hit by foreclosures.
Categories: Foreclosures, Top Stories
Tags: fannie mae, federal refinance program, forelcosure, freddie mac, homeowners, underwater