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Is Ramadan different for American Muslims? By Mike Ghouse Ramadan Mubarak! Insha’Allah, the first fast day of Ramadan will begin on Saturday, May 27, 2017 in the United States and Canada and the Americas. Is Ramadan different for different Muslims? What does Ramadan for American Muslims mean? The title of the essay sounds very divisive,…
Media exploitation of discrimination and human rights The news media is often harsh when addressing issues of civil and human rights in the Arab and Muslim Worlds, but they always seem to come up with excuses in their failure to address civil and human rights violations right here in America and in the West. Clearly, the…
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Trump vows to support Palestinian economy Trump continues on his push to support Palestinian rights despite blowback from the mainstream American news media, anti-Arab critics and extremists in the Palestinian and Arab community who oppose peace based on compromise. Trumps visit with Abbas reinforces Abbas’s position as the leader of the Palestinian people, shunning the waning influence of the…
Trump lands in Israel, pushes Palestinians President Donald Trump arrived in Israel, his second stop in his weeklong foreign trip that began in Saudi Arabia and will end May 27. Greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who mentioned everything except the Palestinians, President Trump made sure to remind people one of his goals is…
Trump urges Arab world to fight terrorism harder President Trump vows to work closely with Arab and Muslim nations, denounces Hezbollah, Iran and Syria as terrorist organizations, and promises to support the Arab World’s fight against religious extremism in a speech to a summit of Arab and Muslim leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia By Ray…
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A Look Back at the U.S.-Saudi Friendship Saudi Arabia is President Donald J. Trump’s first stop on his first international trip as the leader of the United States, a fact that highlights the importance he attributes to the U.S.-Saudi relationship. President Trump’s meeting with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on May 20 makes him…
Trump signs $110 billion arms deal with Saudis By Ray Hanania President Donald J. Trump met with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohamed bin Nayef of Saudi Arabia, and Deputy Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the beginning…
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Palestinians injured in protests supporting hunger strikers Story from Maan News Agency: Palestinians protest across the occupied territories in the West Bank, occupied Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in support of Palestinian hunger strikers in Israel’s prison gulag system. The day of solidarity was marked by violence by Israeli soldiers firing on civilian protestors Photos…
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Establish every June 8 to be known as USS Liberty Remembrance Day We Americans submit the following way for POTUS Trump to earn RESPECT as an American for LIBERTY By Eileen Fleming Ten years after beginning my mission from God in support of the USS LIBERTY a nationwide grass roots movement has rooted dedicated to…
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Boim murder was tragic, but Corrie murder is even worse David Boim and Rachel Corrie were born only months apart, but their cases couldn’t be more distinct when it comes to the issues of justice, fairness and righteousness. Boim, a 17 year old with dual American and Israeli citizenship, was killed by Hamas militants in 1996 as he…
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Trump throws media, Israel into badly needed disarray President Donald Trump is unpredictable and that might actually benefit two important goals. The first is to thwart the stranglehold Israel has on American foreign policy, blocking peace with the Palestinians. The second is more important, to confront the mainstream news media which fuels the flames of racism and…
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Photos of Gaza fisherman murdered by Israel By Ahmad Hasaballah Photographs of of the Martyr’s funeral of fisherman Mohamed Majid Bakr, who was killed Monday May 15, 2017 on Nakba Day by the Israeli occupation while he was working in the waters off of Gaza City. All photos copyright May 16, 2017 © Ahmad Hasaballah. Bakr was only…
A patriot used to be someone who loved their homeland but did NOT support their government blindly In the era of Trump patriotism has become Nationalism A nationalist blindly follows ‘the leader’ because he lacks his own ability to think and reason By Eileen Fleming The World needs American patriots who will act in the best…
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Palestinians commemorate Nakba Day Palestinians around the world are commemorating Nakba Day, the day in which Israel and the United Nations committed the Palestinian people to a homeless diaspora and struggle against increasing Israeli violence and racist persecution of their rights. Palestine Solidarity Campaign is presenting a week of events to commemorate and honor Palestinian…
Where are the likes of Bibi Khadija, Muhammad (pbuh) and the righteous ones? By Mike Ghouse One of the many ways to pull ourselves (American Muslims) up by our bootstraps is to look at our own history and revive on the model created by Bibi Khadija, Prophet Muhammad and the righteous leaders. Unless we make…
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The image from the Oval Office of the Navy flag sandwiched in-between Russia’s ambassador to the US and POTUS Trump was released by Russia’s state owned news agency and first Tweeted by the official twitter-account of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. USA Media was NOT allowed into that meeting which occurred…
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Gaza hosts 3rd annual Red Carpet Festival By Mohammed Asad The Red Carpet Festival is held in the Gaza Strip this year for the third year in a raw, amid international and Arab attention. This year, the Hash-Tag of the festival will be “Let’s go back,” which coincides with one hundred years for The Balfour…
Lalla Fatma N’Soumer: Misunderstood Symbol of modern Algerian Feminism Lalla N’Soumer, the mother of modern Algerian feminism, still lives in the songs and depiction of mothers and grand-mothers, mainly Berbers, and secularist women elite. By Abdennour Toumi The Algerian legislative election on Thursday was marked by a high-scored sentiment of abstention and reluctance, what many…
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