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Solar Eclipse sneak peek at Dubai Film Festival Solar Eclipse Teaser released at Dubai Film Festival on 8th December 2016 The Dubai film festival saw the release of the teaser of the epic film ‘Solar Eclipse – Depth of Darkness’, based on true events that led to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on 30th January, 1948….
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UN denounces illegal Israeli settlements UN chief welcomes Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements as ‘significant step’ United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the adoption of a Security Council resolution which states that the establishment of Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, have “no legal validity,” constitute a “flagrant violation” under international…
America’s empty “happy talk” on Palestine coming to an end President-Elect Donald Trump’s actions which critics claim favor Israel in fact have the potential of awakening the sleeping giant of the Arab and Muslim World. His appointment of extremist David Freidman as US Ambassador to Israel and his vow to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv…
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Skimming through the Obits and life The obituary section of the old more informed newspaper era was an obsession with my father back in the 1950s and 1960s. Today, the newspapers are anorexic but the Obit section is still growing strong. And, I understand why my father paid attention to it so much now that I…
Arab League celebrates Arab women No Turning Back! League of Arab States celebrates Fifth Annual Arab-American Day honoring the Arab woman The grand entrance hall of the United States Institute of Peace overflowed the first week of December with hundreds of prominent men and women from government, academia, and business. They came to hear and…
Arab Americans prepare to celebrate Christmas About half of Arab Christians celebrate the religious and secular holiday along with most mainstream Christians on Dec. 25, but the other half celebrates Christmas according to the old calendar two weeks later on Jan. 7. By Ray Hanania Christmas is both a time of Christian religious renewal as well…
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New attack by US Attorney on Rasmea Odeh U.S. Attorney extends political attack on Rasmea, brings new indictment against the Palestinian American Today, U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade announced that a grand jury she had empaneled returned a new, superseding indictment against Rasmea Odeh for unlawful procurement of naturalization. This new indictment, just four weeks before…
CAIR Welcomes President Obama’s Decision to End Dormant NSEERS Tracking Program Civil rights group pledges to challenge any Trump administration attempts to revive Muslim registry The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed President Obama’s decision to permanently dismantle the regulatory framework behind the National Security…
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Pioneering Middle East Magazine publisher dies One of the most influential journalists who contributed enormously to the understanding of the true facts and issues of the Middle East and the Palestine conflict, passed away this week. Ambassador Andrew Ivy Killgore, a veteran American diplomat moved by the injustices he witnessed to publish the Washington Report on…
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Prominent Muslim group slams Friedman nomination The American Muslims for Palestine slammed the nomination of David Friedman as US Ambassador to Israel, saying it is “wrong for America” President Elect Donald Trump’s nomination of David Friedman is not only short-sighted and potentially destabilizing, it undermines the United States’ self-proclaimed standing among its global partners as…
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Children among those evacuated from Eastern Aleppo, Syria Bana Alabed Among Many Child Evacuees Today from Eastern Aleppo Thousands of people from the besieged area of Aleppo were evacuated today, the majority of the people were children, women and families. Among the children was Bana Alabed the seven-year-old girl, who caught the attention and hearts…
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Arab, European diplomats affirm Israeli settlements as illegal Declaration adopted at the Fourth League of Arab States – European Union Ministerial Meeting in Brussels The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the European Union (EU) and of the League of Arab States (LAS), gathering at the League of Arab States headquarters on December 20, 2016 in Cairo,…
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Zalatimo offers great tasting Arabic sweets with free serving dish In 1860, Mohammed Zalatimo opened a small pastry shop in the Old City of the Holy City of Jerusalem, within the ancient Walls of the city surrounded by the world’s most important religious icons including the Roman built Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Zalatimo began…
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International Humanitarian Conference for Yemen Planned World’s largest Muslim Body convenes UN, World Bank and over 40 nations to plan international humanitarian conference for Yemen The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the world’s second largest inter-governmental organisation, convened senior representatives from the UN, World Bank and ambassadorial diplomats from over 40 nations yesterday at a preparatory…
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Global humanitarian group responds to Aleppo needs Syria: Action Against Hunger Ready to Respond to Needs of Civilians in East Aleppo Today, the international humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger called on all parties to the conflict in Syria to ensure direct access to civilians in Aleppo and also in the 11 other communities still under…
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Local writer documents history of EMS services Writer, celebrated investigator and Reavis High school graduate Paul Ciolino has penned a new book that documents the creation of the public paramedic system, EMS, which has saved countless lives since it was implemented in 1972 Originally published in the Des Plaines Valley News, Southwest News-Herald, The Regional…
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Israel’s Arabs remain key to peace @Arab_News The Pen is Mightier than the sword, for Israel, but the vote is Mightier than the Pen for Israel’s oppressed Arab Palestinian citizens. Arabs in Israel can vote, strengthen their population and change Israel’s increasingly apartheid-like racism from the inside. Published in the Arab News Thursday Dec. 15, 2016….
Dearborn group donates coats to local families LAHC Collaborates with midwest recycling to donate winter coats to local families in need LAHC- Leaders Advancing and Helping Community in partnership with Midwest Recycling will distribute over 400 coats to income eligible families during its Grab a Coat and a Smile event scheduled to take place on…
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