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Dubai Press Club announces agenda for 17th Arab Media Forum Dubai Press Club (DPC) today (March 27, 2018) announced the agenda for the 17th edition of the Arab Media Forum (AMF), which will be held under the patronage of Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin…
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Saudi Crown Prince challenges false images of Arabs Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman took on the toughest four issues and questions thrown at every Arab World leader by the mainstream American news media and effectively slammed them out of the park like grand slam home run in a World Series baseball game. But Salman’s…
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France’s War on Terror and De-radicalization Policy: The Lone Wolf Spectrum Both the French national leaders and the Muslims alike are missing the point on this complex thematic, because the dialectical debate is whether France/Europe should focus on the young Arab and Muslim generation leaders on the field. By Abdennour Toumi Last Friday a lone…
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Israeli troops detain Palestinian reporter at border crossing Israeli security forces should immediately release Bakr Abdel Haq, a correspondent for the Palestinian Authority’s broadcaster Palestine TV, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Israeli troops on March 23 arrested Abdel Haq, who is based in the West Bank city of Nablus, at the al-Karama border…
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Video: Iranian-backed Houthis launch missiles at Saudi Arabia Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Intercepts 7 Ballistic Missiles Fired by the Iranian-Backed Houthi Militia. Iran uses terrorism to bolster instability in the region including from Yemen. Iranian-Houthi rockets targeted civilian areas. Dramatic video of missiles fired captured Col. Turki Al Maliki, the Spokesperson for the Coalition Forces to Support the…
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How can Israel be a ‘democracy’ while allowing racism? Discrimination in Israel is a reality that the mainstream American news media, Israelis and many American supporters of Israel, including politicians, ignore. Israel has adopted 65 laws that specifically discriminate against non-Jewish citizens inside Israel, some openly and others creating loopholes and exceptions that justify discrimination…
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John Bolton’s ascension to national security is alarming to those with a memory of recent history. John Bolton claims to be a Lutheran, but he also is a Neo-Christian meaning one who reinterprets Christianity to conform with Neo-Con philosophy that promotes responding with military means to international conflicts. By Eileen Fleming When POTUS Trump announced…
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In International Law subsidiary: Can war be just? When political leaders say they hate war, they should not capitalize on war to get elected and govern. By Abdennour Toumi Carl von Clausewitz, an experienced general and well-known military theorist, proposed that the conscious conduct of war — strategy and tactics in geo-politics — should be…
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350 Palestinians to be homeless when Israel destroys Umm al-Hiran village Another example of how Israel’s racism targets non-Jews, intentionally. 350 people to be left homeless when Israel demolishes entire Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran in April. Adalah calls on Israeli attorney general, Israel Land Authority to postpone eviction of Bedouin Arab residents and demolition of…
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Mohammed bin Rashid breaks ground on world’s biggest Solar Power project Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum broke ground on the 700MW fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the biggest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project in the…
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Saudi Crown Prince meets Trump, Congressmen, Senators Saudi Arabia Embassy press statement followed by the text of press conference between Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and U.S. President Donald Trump, members of the U.S. Congress and members of the U.S. Senate His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met today with Republican…
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Saudi Crown Prince to tour United States cities His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Kingdom’s Crown Prince’s Visit to the United States. Stops to include Boston, New York, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Houston, following meeting Tuesday with President Trump The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C., announces the…
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“The Fox Hunt” — Book details Yemeni refugee’s struggle Four strangers. Three faiths. One extraordinary escape to freedom. “The Fox Hunt,” by Mohammed Al Samawi “The Fox Hunt” (William Morrow, April 10, 2018) is a first-person story of a young Muslim man from Yemen who, with the help of a group of largely Jewish activists on…
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Illinois congressional race attracts Arab American vote Contentious election to represent the 3rd Congressional District in Illinois has energized Arab American voters. But can it trigger an “Arab American Spring?” The race between 7-term congressman Dan Lipinski and newcomer Marie Newman pits traditional conservative Democrats against liberal Democrats in the March 20, 2018 primary election….
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Sadeem launches largest digital competition in Arab World The biggest digital competition and series in the Arab world, ‘Sadeem’ is now live. Sadeem’s audience will get to watch their 20 contestants from across the region go from zero to hero, through an exciting online reality series that will culminate in the crowning of the Arab…
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H.E. Ahmed Bin Bishr: Promoting Local Arab Culture in the Digital World “I believe that practicing your passion day in and day out is the only way to live,” says His Excellency Ahmed bin Bishr. His Excellency Ahmed Bin Bishr – also known as Shb7 to his 1.2M Instagram followers – exemplifies an international lifestyle and…
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Egypt tackles software piracy, with lowest theft-rate in Middle East Egypt Launches Digital Forensic Lab to Improve Intellectual Property Rights’ (IPR) Protection and Enforcement. Govt. made great strides to combat cyber-crime and crack down on IP infringement The Government of Egypt has announced today that it is setting up a specialized digital forensic lab for Intellectual…
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Trial in the Newsroom! Bias in French media A large majority of Muslim practitioners will tell you, however, that the French media and elite, particularly the radical secularists and the French white-identity zealots, are missing important cultural and identity factors within minorities in France. By Abdennour Toumi The on-going police investigation of renowned Islamic…