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Empowering women to solve refugee crisis focus of speech

November 15, 2017November 15, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Empowering women to solve refugee crisis focus of speech Nezha Alaoui Was a Featured Speaker at the UCLA Center for Middle East Development’s 12th Annual Conference, ‘Enriching the Middle East’s Economic Future’. President and Founder of Mayshad Foundation Discussed Empowering Women and Importance of Entrepreneurship to Help Solve Refugee Crisis at Invite-Only Event in Doha…

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McCollum introduces bill to protect Palestinian children

November 14, 2017November 23, 2017 rayhanania 2 Comments

McCollum introduces bill to protect Palestinian children U.S. Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) today introduced legislation— the Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act — to prevent United States tax dollars from supporting the Israeli military’s ongoing detention and mistreatment of Palestinian children. The full text of the bill can be found here. An estimated…

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Adam Levinson releases new book The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah

November 13, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Adam Levinson releases new book The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah: Fear and Love in the Modern Middle East By Adam Valen Levinson In THE ABU DHABI BAR MITZVAH: Fear and Love in the Modern Middle East [W. W. Norton & Company; November 14, 2017; $25.95 hardcover], Valen Levinson, armed only with college…

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Israel blocks Christians from visiting grave sites

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Israel blocks Christians from visiting grave sites Israel blocks Palestinian grandmother from visiting father’s grave in Christian cemetery. Israeli army expelled residents, demolished Galilee village in 1948; Adalah demands all displaced residents of Ma’alul be allowed to visit family graves, now surrounded by Israeli military base. For years, Israel has been preventing Salwa Salem-Copty, a Christian…

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Israel’s Lobby in Australia must register under new law

November 9, 2017April 13, 2019 rayhanania 1 Comment

Israel’s Lobby in Australia must register under new law Legislation planned by Attorney General Brandis to require registration of agents of a foreign power should be welcomed as an opportunity to define the activities of the pro-Israel lobby in Australia, according to former Palestinian Ambassador to Australia, Mr. Ali Kazak. Mr. Kazak has been an…

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Faith groups oppose denial of civil rights to critics of Israel

November 7, 2017November 7, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Faith groups oppose denial of civil rights to critics of Israel Faith Groups Publish Statement Defending First Amendment Right to Boycott Friends of Sabeel North America, FOSNA, announces a full-page statement published today in The Kansas City Star on behalf of the Presbyterian Church USA, United Church of Christ, Alliance of Baptists, American Friends Service Committee,…

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B’Tselem features photo exhibit of Palestinians born in 1967

November 3, 2017September 29, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

B’Tselem features photo exhibit of Palestinians born in 1967 “50 Years”: Fifty portraits of Palestinians born in 1967 in B’Tselem photography exhibition Jaffa Art Salon, Jaffa port, November 17 – December 7 | Opening: Friday, November 17, 12:00 noon Gallery talk: Friday, November 24, 12:00 noon The exhibition “Fifty Years” is the result of a project in which B’Tselem…

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Reza Aslan publishes new book on God

October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Reza Aslan publishes new book on God On Nov. 7, my newest book will be released, and I couldn’t be more excited to share it with you all. God: A Human History narrates the history of religion as a remarkably cohesive attempt to understand the divine by giving it human traits and emotions — often…

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Kurdish journalist killed, others attacked amid post referendum tensions

October 30, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Kurdish journalist killed, others attacked amid post referendum tensions New York, October 30, 2017– CPJ today condemned attacks against the Kurdish media in Iraq and called on all parties to refrain from targeting the press as political and military tensions escalate over a Kurdish independence bid. In recent days, attackers stabbed to death a journalist,…

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Imam Mohammed Zafarullah will serve the Chicagoland Community

October 30, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Imam Mohammed Zafarullah will serve the Chicagoland Community Hundreds of Muslims Welcome New Imam Mohammed Zafarullah to Bait-ul-Jaamay Mosque Imam Mohammed Zafarullah serves as a Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, the oldest Muslim organization in the United States, est 1920. Under the direction and guidance of His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Khalifa…

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Sudan jails al-Tayar journalist over article alleging corruption in president’s family

October 23, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Sudan jails al-Tayar journalist over article alleging corruption in president’s family Sudanese authorities should immediately release al-Tayar Editor-in-Chief Osman Mirgani from prison and drop all charges against him and al-Tayar columnist Mohamed Zine al-Abidine, the Committee to Protect journalists said today. A Sudanese criminal court today sentenced Mirgani to six months in jail for “violating…

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Churches for Middle East Peace: Pilgrimage to Peace (P2P) Tour with Daoud Nassar

October 23, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Churches for Middle East Peace: Pilgrimage to Peace (P2P) Tour with Daoud Nassar Washington, D.C. – October 23, 2017 – From October 16 to 22 Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) hosted Daoud Nassar for a series of talks about daily life in the West Bank, human rights concerns, and peacebuilding as part of CMEP’s…

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Attorney Joumana Kayrouz honored for legal achievements

October 22, 2017October 22, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Attorney Joumana Kayrouz honored for legal achievements (Dearborn, Michigan) – Michigan Accident Attorney Joumana Kayrouz was honored at the 25th Annual Arab American Chamber of Commerce “Building Economic Bridges” gala for her contributions to the business and legal community. The Economic Bridge Builder of the Year award recognizes individuals and businesses for their commitment to…

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Kayrouz keynotes welcome speech for new U.S. citizens at Federal Immigration Ceremony

October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Kayrouz keynotes welcome speech for new U.S. citizens at Federal Immigration Ceremony Prominent Michigan accident attorney Joumana Kayrouz told new U.S. citizens during a federal government swearing-in service held Friday morning in the City of Westland that American citizenship is an important key that can unlock their family dreams. The new citizens received their citizenship oath from…

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Love Blossoms and Cultures Collide in Yasminas Necklace

October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Love Blossoms and Cultures Collide in Yasminas Necklace LOVE BLOSSOMS AND CULTURES COLLIDE IN YASMINA’S NECKLACE, ROHINA MALIK’S MODERN AMERICAN LOVE STORY, DIRECTED BY ANN FILMER, OCTOBER 20 – NOVEMBER 19 ***IRAQI ART BY AHMAD ABDULRAZZAQ FEATURED ON THE SET—AND DISPLAYED IN THE LOBBY AVAILABLE FOR SALE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PRODUCTION*** Chicago-based playwright Rohina…

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Kurdish reporters killed in eastern Syria

October 16, 2017September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Kurdish reporters killed in eastern Syria Two Kurdish reporters killed on duty by car bombings in eastern Syria Beirut, October 16, 2017–Kurdish journalists Dilshan Ibash and Hawker Faisal Mohammed died from injuries sustained during October 12 suicide car bomb attacks that occurred in the eastern Syrian village of Abu Fas, where the two reporters were…

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King Abdulaziz University is Ranked No. 1 in the Arab World

October 16, 2017October 16, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

King Abdulaziz University is Ranked No. 1 in the Arab World To Lead Sponsors of World Student Scholarship Education Program (WSSEP) on 22nd and 23rd October, 2017 Dubai, UAE DUBAI, UAE, October 16, 2017 — King Abdulaziz University (KAU) bears the name of the founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1967…

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ACLU challenges discriminatory laws banning boycott of Israel

October 11, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

ACLU challenges discriminatory laws banning boycott of Israel USCPR Welcomes ACLU Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional Anti-BDS Law The US Campaign for Palestinian Rights welcomes the American Civil Liberties Union’s landmark lawsuit, filed today, challenging an anti-boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) law in the state of Kansas for its violation of the First Amendment. The Kansas law…

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