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ADC to issue awards for community leadsership at Convention

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ADC to issue awards for community leadsership at Convention

ADC to issue awards for community leadership at Convention The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is proud to announce the distinguished recipients of the ArabCon 2025 Awards. ArabCon—ADC’s annual national convention—runs September 25–28, 2025 in Dearborn, MI, under the theme “We’ve Been Here Before.” The four-day program convenes advocates, scholars, elected officials, artists, business leaders, students,…

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

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

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

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Orland Township board shows concern for District 230 students

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‑Chicago Urges DOJ to File War Crime Charges Against Naperville Man Who Joined IDF, Admitted Sniping Children

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CAIR‑Chicago Urges DOJ to File War Crime Charges Against Naperville Man Who Joined IDF, Admitted Sniping Children The Chicago chapter of the Council on American‑Islamic Relations (CAIR‑Chicago) Thursday, Seppt. 11, 2025, demanded that the U.S. Department of Justice immediately open a criminal investigation under the War Crimes Act and other applicable laws into the actions of…

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Denying Palestinian Officials Visas to Join UN General Assembly: Wrong and Hypocritical:

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Denying Palestinian Officials Visas to Join UN General Assembly: Wrong and Hypocritical:

Denying Palestinian Officials Visas to Join UN General Assembly: Wrong and Hypocritical: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins the international community in urging President Trump to rescind the decision to deny visas to Palestinian officials seeking to attend the upcoming 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80). The session is scheduled…

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UN experts urge US to grant visas to Palestinian officials, uphold diplomacy for peace

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UN experts urge US to grant visas to Palestinian officials, uphold diplomacy for peace

UN experts urge US to grant visas to Palestinian officials, uphold diplomacy for peace UN experts* urged the United States on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025 to grant Palestinian leaders visas ahead of the UN General Assembly in New York in September, and lift the discriminatory suspension of processing visitor visas for all Palestinian nationals. “The…

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HE Turki Alalshikh joins opening faceoff ahead of Fight Week for blockbuster Canelo-Crawford clash in Las Vegas

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HE Turki Alalshikh joins opening faceoff ahead of Fight Week for blockbuster Canelo-Crawford clash in Las Vegas

HE Turki Alalshikh joins opening faceoff ahead of Fight Week for blockbuster Canelo-Crawford clash in Las Vegas Las Vegas, United States, September 9, 2025: The Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas set the stage this evening (Monday) for the opening head-to-head of the week between reigning undisputed super middleweight champion Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez and undefeated four-division…

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Microsoft fires a Jewish worker for taking part in the “Liberated Zone”

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Microsoft fires a Jewish worker for taking part in the “Liberated Zone”

Microsoft fires a Jewish worker for taking part in the “Liberated Zone” On Friday, August 29th, Microsoft fired a Jewish worker for taking part in the Liberated Zone protests that took place on August 26th. During this protest, seven now-former Microsoft workers and community members staged a sit-in inside Microsoft executives’ Building 34, while others, including the…

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J Street among many Jewish groups supporting justice for Palestine and Israel

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J Street among many Jewish groups supporting justice for Palestine and Israel

J Street among many Jewish groups supporting justice for Palestine and Israel Here is a letter from Jeremy Ben Ami of J Street that is so important to read and support: For decades, the United States and Israel have had a special relationship, a bond my generation was raised to believe rested on shared interests…

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Turki Alalshikh Announces Multiple Bouts as Part of Public Workout Ahead of Canelo vs. Crawford Showdown

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Turki Alalshikh Announces Multiple Bouts as Part of Public Workout Ahead of Canelo vs. Crawford Showdown

Turki Alalshikh Announces Multiple Bouts as Part of Public Workout Ahead of Canelo vs. Crawford Showdown Las Vegas, United States, September 6, 2025: His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) and President of the Saudi Boxing Federation, announced the staging of several bouts during the Public…

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Orland Park passes revised Gaza Ceasefire resolution

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Orland Park passes revised Gaza Ceasefire resolution

Orland Park passes revised Gaza Ceasefire resolution By Ray Hanania After 20 months since former Mayor Keith Pekau rejected a Gaza Ceasefire resolution and told the Arab American sponsors that if they didn’t like it, they could “Go to another country,” his successor, Mayor Jim Dodge, pushed through a resolution that was approved by the…

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US Arab Radio Partners with Arab Center Washington DC to Expand National Outreach

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US Arab Radio Partners with Arab Center Washington DC to Expand National Outreach

US Arab Radio Partners with Arab Center Washington DC to Expand National Outreach US Arab Radio (ArabRadio.us) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Arab Center Washington DC (ACW), aimed at strengthening national communications with Arab-American audiences nationwide and enhancing dialogue on critical issues affecting the community and American society at large. This collaboration…

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California Lawmakers Advance Costly SB 771 in Closed-Door Session; Impose “Israel Tax” on Financially Strapped Constituents

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California Lawmakers Advance Costly SB 771 in Closed-Door Session; Impose “Israel Tax” on Financially Strapped Constituents

California Lawmakers Advance Costly SB 771 in Closed-Door Session; Impose “Israel Tax” on Financially Strapped Constituents Earlier on Sunday, August 31, 2025, a small group of compromised lawmakers in California secretly advanced Senate Bill 771 which, if passed, will infringe on the First Amendment Rights of all Americans. In an undemocratic process, the lawmakers made…

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O’Hare Airport inspector threatens to dismantle Muslim prayer tent authorized in 2022

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O’Hare Airport inspector threatens to dismantle Muslim prayer tent authorized in 2022

O’Hare Airport inspector threatens to dismantle Muslim prayer tent authorized in 2022 A Prayer tent authorized in 2022 to accommodate prayers for Muslim Uber/Lyft drivers at O’Hare Airport is being threatened with removal. The tent is located at 10400 W. Johnson Road in Des Plaines in a side area of the vehicle staging lot that…

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Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike

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Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike

Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled by Israel’s killing in Gaza on Sunday of four Al Jazeera staff — correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal —  and two freelancers, Moamen Aliwa and Mohammad al-Khaldi. The six journalists were killed and two others were injured by…

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AHRC 2025 Annual Gala: A Call to Action for Humanity 

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AHRC 2025 Annual Gala: A Call to Action for Humanity 

AHRC 2025 Annual Gala: A Call to Action for Humanity  On Friday, October 24, 2025, the American Human Rights Council (AHRC) will host its Spirit of Humanity Awards & Dinner Gala in Dearborn, Michigan. This is more than an event, it is a call to conscience. A summons to peace advocates, justice defenders, and all…

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UN experts appalled by relentless Israeli attacks on Gaza’s healthcare system

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UN experts appalled by relentless Israeli attacks on Gaza’s healthcare system

UN experts appalled by relentless Israeli attacks on Gaza’s healthcare system The targeted destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system by the Israel Defense Forces amounts to “medicide,” UN experts* said today, accusing Israel of deliberately attacking and starving healthcare workers, paramedics and hospitals to wipe out medical care in the besieged enclave. “As human beings and…

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CAIR-LA Raises Deep Concerns Regarding UC Settlement in Case Perpetuating False Narrative That UCLA Anti-Genocide Encampment Was Antisemitic 

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CAIR-LA Raises Deep Concerns Regarding UC Settlement in Case Perpetuating False Narrative That UCLA Anti-Genocide Encampment Was Antisemitic 

CAIR-LA Raises Deep Concerns Regarding UC Settlement in Case Perpetuating False Narrative That UCLA Anti-Genocide Encampment Was Antisemitic The Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today raised concerns regarding a recent announcement by the University of California that it will pay to settle a federal lawsuit that stemmed from the…

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