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New News Old News Events Watch Listen Pressroom View iWord Survey results View Intifada Litmus Test Results	Why AWAAM? A is for Arab: A is for All. W is for Women: Arab Women, Muslim Women, and Women of Color. A is for Active: As in moving, disposed to take action and make change, exerting influence and producing an effect. A is for Arts: The products of human creativity. We are women mastering poetry, Djing, video, blogging, print-making, radio, and performance. M is for Media: Means by which we can affect public discourse and position ourselves as producers rather than objects of the mass media.