Born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 2, 1948, Christa McAuliffe was the first American teacher chosen to go into space. Her mother, a Lebanese Maronite, was a substitute teacher and her father was an Irish American accountant. She was also the niece of the renowned Lebanese American historian Philip Khuri Hitti who taught at both […]

In honor of April being Arab American Heritage Month we want to introduce you to some of the Arab American men and women who have had a deeply meaningful impact in history. This week we turn to an American hero and the country’s first jet ace pilot, Colonel James “Jabby” Jabara. United States Air Force […]