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Pappas to host Tax Refund workshop at St. George Church Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas and the American Arab Chamber of Commerce will host another property tax refund workshop on Sunday Oct. 31, 2021 at Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church. Pappas working with the Chamber board and president Hassan Nijem have help secure refunds of…
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Americans for Justice in Palestine Action calls for Day of Action Thursday Oct. 28 Join us today as we #StandWithThe6 Last week, six leading Palestinian human rights organizations, whose missions are to protect and uphold human rights and provide essential services to Palestinian communities, were designated as terrorist organizations by Israel in an attempt to…
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Pappas, Arab Chamber get $60,000 more in tax refunds for Arab Americans Nearly $360,000 in property tax overpayments have been identified as qualifying for refunds under a workshop program launched by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas in the Arab American community coordinated with the American Arab Chamber of Commerce. The American Arab Chamber of Commerce…
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Voting Right: Vote for the Program and the Values Voting is important and every citizen who is 18 years of age or older should participate in the election system by voting. The individuals you elect will directly impact your lives and community. Not based on knowledge and facts, not on emotion. Vote for the best…
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AHRC Spirit of Humanity Annual Awards Gala new date: Thursday, December 2, 2021: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC) will be holding its virtual annual “Spirit of Humanity” Awards Gala on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. originally set for Friday, October 22, 2021, the rescheduling is due to pressing and unforeseen circumstances. AHRC…
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EEOC adds seven new translations for website including Arabic Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency Improves Access for People with Limited English Proficiency The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that key online resource documents have been translated into seven additional languages and are now available to help improve access for people with limited English proficiency. In…
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Arab American race car driver Toni Breidinger receives NASCAR Hall of Fame award Toni Breidinger, first Arab-American female driver of NASCAR, received the NASCAR’S Drive for Diversity Development Series Driver Award today at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. In her thank you speech she stated “Thank you to my partners Roman Empire, Elite Models, Huda…
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US Arab Radio promotes COVID vaccinations in October US Arab Radio partners with Life for Relief and Development to push COVID vaccinations during the month of October 2021 Corona Vaccine, Safety and Hope: A US Arab Radio Campaign to Educate and Support the Vaccine Efforts, sponsored by LIFE for Relief and Development and MDHHS (The…
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ADC Presents the Rachel Corrie Memorial Award at the 2021 Alex Odeh Memorial Conference The American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is happy to present this year’s Rachel Corrie Memorial Award to Philip Weiss, founder of Mondoweiss.net. This award is presented annually to an activist or an organization who has shown outstanding commitment to challenging all…
More than $200,000 in overpaid taxes refunded to Arab Americans under Treasurer’s program More than $200,000 in overpaid property tax refunds have been credited to Arab and Muslims Americans in a program initiated by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas and the American Arab Chamber of Commerce President Hassan Nijem. The campaign launched two weeks ago,…
Illinois Congresswoman slams passage of Iron Dome, and home thefts in Sheikh Jarrah Marie Newman tells taxpayers it is possible to change US foreign policy and speak out against Israel’s human rights abuses. Activists slam Congress members who supported Iron Dome removing it from he larger, delayed funding package delayed in the House by partisan bickering…
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ADC, Partners Call On House Judiciary Committee To Hold Hearing on the Assassination of Alex Odeh “The Judiciary Committee must demand answers and do what they can to not allow this case to go another minute without progress being made.” “Nearly four decades have gone by and there are many unanswered questions as to why this…
AHRC Executive Director Awarded the TSA Certificate of Appreciation The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) congratulates its Executive Director Mr. Imad Hamad on being awarded the 2021 TSA Certificate of Appreciation. This award is a recognition of Mr. Hamad’s constructive and professional working relationship and partnership with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Michigan. The…
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Pappas and Arab Chamber help Arabs save $39,000 in property taxes The American Arab Chamber of Commerce partnering with Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas organized a review of properties owned by Arabs and Muslims at the Islamic Community Center of Illinois this week and identified more than $39,000 in tax overpayments that can be refunded. Arab Chamber…
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Chicago Mayor ties Arab-owned stores to city’s rising gang violence Arab business owners protest the closure of their stores by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot asserting it is driven by racism and misguided effort to respond to rising street gang violence in the city. The mayor believes that gas stations and grocery stores that are open…
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9/11 Attacks, Twenty Years After: Where is the Wisdom? By Imad Hamad This September 11 is the 20th anniversary of the 9/11/2001 terror attacks. Twenty years is a long time. What are the lessons of the nation’s response to the attacks? The mistakes? The attacks shocked the country. In response to the vile attacks, George…
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Arab gas station owners targeted in futile Lightfoot stunt to stop street gang violence • Dozens of gas stations with food sections have been shut down over minor code violations and kept closed for weeks during repeated inspections in a stunt by Mayor Lori Lightfoot to try to stop street gang violence • Citing electrical cord use,…
ADC Presents: Post September 11th Community Organizing & Activism ADC invites you to our last installment of the September 11th 20th Anniversary Symposium, which will be happening next Wednesday, September 8 at 3:30 PM ET/12:30 PM PT. Next week’s discussion is titled “Post September 11th Community Organizing & Activism” and will be moderated by ADC National…
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