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SHORTEST LETTER TO PRESIDENT TRUMP Tuesday, February 21, 2017 | to be hand delivered on Friday Dear Mr. President, We the people of many faiths and no faith, Christians, Jews, Muslims, LGBT Communities, Sikhs, Hindus, Buddhists, Bahai’s, Jains, Native Americans, Pagans, Immigrants and fellow Americans are asking you to consider the following or something like…
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The Source of Muslim Extremism By Mike Ghouse Contemporary Muslim Scholar Hamza Yusuf writes, “This insidious disease has a source, and that source must be identified, so we can begin to inoculate our communities against it.” Indeed, that source is clear. Hamza Yusuf knows it and Muslims know it. We just did not want to deal…
The New York Times OPED, “One-State Two-State Blues” by Roger Cohen is eliciting hundreds of comments This American Reporter’s Comment was NOT approved Thus it follows here By Eileen Fleming Friday’s The New York Times opinion piece by Roger Cohen had garnered 45 comments by the time this reporter submitted hers. As of this writing,…
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Experts to reveal Israel lobby’s impact on US policy The March 24 all-day conference “The Israel Lobby and American Policy” at the National Press Club will feature the following speakers: Wajahat Ali is a journalist, writer, lawyer, award-winning playwright, TV host, and consultant. Ali will discuss the intersection of pro-Israel organizations and donors and Islamophobia…
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Trump opens door to “One State,” riles Israelis President Donald Trump riled Israelis on the right, center and left when he spoke with reporters at a press conference Wednesday with rightwing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. While Arabs and Palestinian activists were incensed over Trump distancing himself from the Two State Solution and the typical and…
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LAHC to honor Tom Watkins at annual gala LAHC to present Tom Watkins with the Excellence & Great Achievements Award during Annual Gala LAHC is pleased to announce that Mr. Tom Watkins, President and CEO of Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority-DWMHA is the recipient of the 2017 Excellence and Great Achievements Award. This honor will…
ADC challenges Countering Violent Extremism program ADC Reaffirms Position on CVE/CIV; Prepares for Legal Fight. Says changes to name to “Countering Islamic Violence” will be worse ADC reaffirms our steadfast opposition to the government program known as Countering Violent Extremism (CVE). Since the inception of the program ADC has never wavered on our opposition to…
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Valentines Day has been reclaimed as a Day of Revolutionary Love Revolutionary Love is The Call of our times LOVE is a verb By Eileen Fleming On Monday Jane Fonda wrote: Day of Revolutionary Love, Day of Rising – Tuesday, Feb 14th People of faith and moral conscience, reclaim Valentine’s Day as a Day of Revolutionary…
Trump reinforces relations with Arab World President Trump continued to reinforce American relations with leaders in the Arab World speaking with the President of Iraq and the Emirs of Kuwait and Qatar. The telephone calls come with days of Trump meeting with Israel’s rightwing Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and as Israeli public opinion continues to swing…
This week in D.C. Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump will meet In the interest of The World can Mordechai Vanunu get a response from them: To his post at Facebook? By Eileen Fleming On February 4th Israel’s nuclear whistle blower wrote at his Facebook Wall “Vanunu Mordechai” Here is what many people are saying:—–This…
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The Power of Hollywood Movies in the Palestine & Middle East conflicts Ray Hanania’s podcast is an audio version of his column published Jan. 26, 2017 in the Arab News in Saudi Arabia. It discusses the power of movies and how they can significantly alter, change and impact the beliefs of the American people. Why…
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AAI seeks applications for Helen Abbott Community Service Award Scholarships Every year, the Arab American Institute Foundation awards two $1,000 scholarships and one $500 grant to accomplished Arab American students. Known as the Helen Abbott Community Service Awards, these scholarships were made possible through a generous donation by Helen Abbot—a longtime friend of the Institute. Past awardees…
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Can a Muslim woman marry a Non-Muslim Man? By Mike Ghouse This article brings serious discussion about marriage of single Muslim women in America in general and women in their forties and fifties in particular. There are not enough Muslim men out there, and interfaith marriage is one of the few viable options, and most…
Podcast: Trump’s Travel Ban and its Effects In the whirlwind of the past week and a half, a look back at Trump’s travel ban. By: Kerning Cultures Note: The episode above and the article below are supplementary and different. We, the People On January 27, 2017, President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning immigration…
The Media’s Job includes asking questions, researching and HOLDING ALL Elected Officials and their Appointees ACCOUNTABLE Democracies Thrive on Dissent By Eileen Fleming On Thursday, America’s newspaper of record, The New York Times reported The BEST OF LATE NIGHT. THIS AMERICAN Reporter expresses great gratitude because last night, I turned the TV off after Stephen Colbert’s…
Muslims, Arabs, Palestinians ignore Nordstrom support of Israeli settlements The Arab, Muslim and even the Palestinian community in America is so easily misled by the mainstream American news media which is the primary source of anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian racism and hatred. The news media has twisted a controversy, again, exaggerating President Donald Trump’s actions while…
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Chris Kennedy to run for Illinois Governor Christopher G. Kennedy, the son of the late U.S. Attorney Robert F. Kennedy and a long time Chicagoland businessman, announce this week he will run for governor of Illinois. Kennedy’s campaign is being advised by a Palestinian American political consultant, Hanah Jubeh. By Ray Hanania The Kennedy’s are…
New book on challenges facing refugees, immigrants Melissa Fleming, Chief Spokesperson of the UN Refugee agency and one of the world’s foremost experts on refugees, has published a new book that speaks to the heart of the debate over the suspension of refugee resettlement in the United States and the suspension of visas for immigrants…
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