Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady is a professional mixed martial artist (MMA) based out of Dallas, Texas. His parents are from Silwad, Ramallah, a village in Palestine.
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Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady is a professional mixed martial artist (MMA) based out of Dallas, Texas. His parents are from Silwad, Ramallah, a village in Palestine.
n spring 2019, the midfielder went to Qatar, where she played for the Palestinian women's national team in Olympic qualifying matches.
Last winter, Ibrahim, El-Amoor, and two other teens from the U.S. were invited by the Palestinian American Athletic Association to play in the West Asian Cup in Bahrain with the U18 Palestinian National Team.
Oday Aboushi is an offensive guard for the Detroit Lions. He is a Palestinian American from New York City.
As a child living in Palestine, Rush Darwish witnessed the injustices of the Israeli occupation first-hand at a young age. His parents, who were involved in activism and humanitarian work in the early 1990s, also taught him the importance of speaking out.
Mahmoud Abdelfattah, the first Palestinian head coach in NBA G League history was hired last September by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, an affiliate of the Houston Rockets.
Tune into Palestine in America’s podcast to hear how Askar plans on bringing awareness to the plight of the Palestinians, while he climbs the ranks of the mma world.
The 32-year-old New York native was raised in Ohio and fumbled upon weight lifting four years ago when she took her son to a local gym for sports training. It was at the gym that she signed up for a weight lifting class and now says she is in the best shape of her life.
Muhammad earned his call to UFC by dominating in the smaller fighting circuits. He was 9-0 before he was notified about his opportunity at a more professional level, but he was not surprised. He fought five fights at Hoosier Fight Club in Indiana, two for Bellator MMA — a California-based MMA promotion — and three for Titan FC, a Florida-based MMA promotion. The Palestinian fighter expected the call from the UFC after he defeated former UFC fighter Steven Carl by TKO to win the Titan FC welterweight championship in 2016.
Since his 2007 appearance on season four of “Project Runway”, a reality show for fashion designers, Rami Kashoú has styled Penelope Cruz, Jessica Alba, Kim Kardashian and countless other women in evening wear with his signature elegant drapery. His Spring/Summer 2020 ready-to-wear designs are a change of pace from his custom red carpet looks but no less constructed, bold and expressive.
The US Palestinian Community network is bringing the world’s youngest officially registered journalist to the Chicagoland area and Palestine in America is proud to be a co-sponsor.
Rashida Tlaib is a Palestinian you should know. She made history when she was elected as the first Palestinian-American congresswoman in US history.
The author invites readers to bask in Steven Salaita’s innovative bridging of Palestinian and Indigenous/Native American Studies frameworks. When conducted ethically, and in a genuinely reciprocal fashion, Salaita shows us, comparison is not an empty intellectual exercise, but a veritable plotting of points towards comprehensive, collective liberation.
Palestine in America interviewed Jazeera ahead of her Palipalooza performance in August to discuss her writing process, her Palestinian background and her advice for aspiring artists.
Palestine in America sat down with Rami Kashoú in his Brooklyn apartment to get the scoop on the new line, coming up in Ramallah as a child prodigy in fashion design and his couture work with Palestinian embroidery for our feature story in the upcoming arts & culture print and digital issue.
Fadia Kader is a Palestinian living in the Los Angeles area.
In an interview with CNN, FredWreck shares that he goes to the Middle East every year to collaborate with people in the region on a project — music, film or business — because he sees the potential in his people.
Donia’s music reflects multiple genres — from classical and electronic, to experimental and pop — all while maintaining her signature improvisation.
Lena Seikaly is a Palestinian-American jazz vocalist from the Washington, D.C. area.