Category: Education

Islamic Scholarship Fund ISF Scholarship & Program Applications are Open!

January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 Ray Hanania No Comments

Islamic Scholarship Fund ISF Scholarship & Program Applications are Open! The ISF is excited to announce that applications are open now through March 21st for ISF’s upcoming 2026-2027 internships, fellowships, and scholarships. These programs are designed to provide mentorship, financial resources, and professional development opportunities for the next generation of leaders, and we are looking…

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Mayor-Elect Mamdani Appoints Education Veteran Kamar Samuels as Schools Chancellor To Deliver Educational Excellence

December 31, 2025December 31, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Mayor-Elect Mamdani Appoints Education Veteran Kamar Samuels as Schools Chancellor To Deliver Educational Excellence Samuels will partner with the Mayor-elect to raise outcomes in reading and math, confront school segregation, invest in educators, combat student homelessness, and deliver educational excellence for every student. As Superintendent in Manhattan and Brooklyn, Samuels has improved students’ literacy scores…

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CAIR Wins Injunction Ordering U. of Missouri to Permit Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine into Homecoming Parade

September 19, 2025September 19, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

CAIR Wins Injunction Ordering U. of Missouri to Permit Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine into Homecoming Parade The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said it won an injunction requiring the University of Missouri to allow Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine (MSJP) into the…

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Orland Township board shows concern for District 230 students

September 16, 2025September 16, 2025 Ray Hanania No Comments

Orland Township board shows concern for District 230 students By Ray Hanania While High School District 230 has been dragging its feet on deciding whether to approve the addition of Arabic as a “World language” instruction for its students, the Orland Township Board approved a resolution supporting the idea, because they seem to care more…

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CAIR condemns GOP selection of Genocidal anti-Palestinian racist Rep. Brian Mast as Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee

December 11, 2024December 11, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

CAIR condemns GOP selection of Genocidal anti-Palestinian racist Rep. Brian Mast as Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the GOP’s selection of genocidal anti-Palestinian racist Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) as chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the next Congress….

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Senator Hastings and Rep Nichols introduce commemoration resolutions for the late Nemer Ziyad

November 27, 2024December 11, 2024 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Senator Hastings and Rep Nichols introduce commemoration resolutions for the late Nemer Ziyad The resolutions were approved in the Illinois State Senate and the Illinois State House on November 11 and on November 13, 2024, memorializing his passing and acknowledging his achievements as a proud Arab American State Senator Michael Hastings and State Rep. Cyril…

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Amer Zahr runs for Dearborn Schools Nov. 5, 2024

August 28, 2024August 28, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Amer Zahr runs for Dearborn Schools Nov. 5, 2024 Dearborn’s population is 110,000 people. Arab Americans make up almost 65,000 of them. Dearborn School’s student body is over 20,000. And Arab American children make up 80% of that student body. Yet only 2 out of our 7 school board members are Arab Americans. Representation matters….

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