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Arab American foundation panels explore Arab empowerment

February 3, 2021February 6, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Arab American foundation panels explore Arab empowerment Arab News spotlights Arab American politicians and cultural leaders participating in the Arab America Foundation’s Connect Empowerment Summit, five evenings of panel discussions with leaders of the Arab American community. Click to read some of the stories on the event By Ray Hanania A panel of Arab-American elected…

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AHRC Celebrates Black History Month

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

AHRC Celebrates Black History Month The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins Americans of all backgrounds in observing and celebrating Black History Month. Black History Month begins on February 1 and ends on Feb 28, 2021. On 1976, US President Gerald Ford formally recognized Black History Month. This became an annual tradition that has been honored…

American Arabs, Civil Rights, Culture, Events, NewsWire

SEX TRAFFICKING IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK – IT’S WORSE

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 News Editor News Editor 1 Comment

SEX TRAFFICKING IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK – IT’S WORSE She was trusting and full of life. I mean, she wasn’t a beauty queen, but had plenty of good qualities. She was small, with long sandy-blonde hair that fell lazily down her back. She was funny, energetic and so full of life, back then. She…

Civil Rights, NewsWire

ADC Requests DHS Renewal and Redesignation of Syria TPS

January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

ADC Requests DHS Renewal and Redesignation of Syria TPS Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | January 21, 2021 – This morning the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee filed a formal petition with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security requesting redesignation and extension renewal of TPS for Syria. TPS (Temporary Protected Status) for Syria is currently designated through March…

American Arabs, Arab World, NewsWire, Syria

UN expert says global coordination and more equitable sharing of COVID-19 vaccines key to recovery

January 24, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

UN expert says global coordination and more equitable sharing of COVID-19 vaccines key to recovery GENEVA (22 January 2021) – States and non-state actors must cooperate in an equitable, globally coordinated vaccine distribution programme, such as the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX) led by the World Health Organization, or risk stalling recovery from the…

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Rabbis Condemn Recent Violence Surrounding Israeli Settler Attacks, Riots

January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Rabbis Condemn Recent Violence Surrounding Israeli Settler Attacks, Riots NEW YORK — Today, T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization that represents over 2,000 rabbis and cantors and their communities, issued the following statement calling for an end to violence sparked by an Israeli youth attack on Palestinians and subsequent death of Israeli Ahuvia Sandak. Rabbi…

Arab World, Israel, Media Bias, Middle East, NewsWire, Palestine & Jordan, Terrorism

Al-Haq Welcomes B’Tselem’s Recognition of Israeli Apartheid

January 21, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Al-Haq Welcomes B’Tselem’s Recognition of Israeli Apartheid Al-Haq welcomes the publication of B’Tselem’s position paper recognising the construction and maintenance of a single apartheid regime over the Palestinian people.[1] B’Tselem’s paper compellingly and starkly illustrates the now clearly fictional distinction between the oppressive treatment of Palestinians not only in the occupied Palestinian territory but also as…

Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Israel, NewsWire, Palestine & Jordan

US Arab Radio expands to include evening broadcasts

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

US Arab Radio expands to include evening broadcasts The US Arab Radio Network, the only weekly live radio talk show program in America that features a wide range of Arab American and Muslim hosts, announced this week it expanded its broadcast programming to include morning and evening shows. Currently the US Arab Radio Network broadcasts…

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AHRC Observes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Day:

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

AHRC Observes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Day: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) observes Dr. Martin Luther King’s day that falls on Monday, January 18, 2021. Dr. King is one of the most consequential figures of the twentieth century. He led a peaceful civil rights movement that changed the country for the better….

American Arabs, Civil Rights, Imad Hamad, NewsWire

Check Out Books Reviewed in the January/February Washington Report Issue

January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Check Out Books Reviewed in the January/February Washington Report Issue Read Walter Hixson’s Review In this in-depth account, anthropologist David Vine illuminates the role of military bases in fueling a largely unbroken history of American global intervention. The book is a sweeping indictment of the nation’s heavily militarized foreign policy, including the nearly incalculable costs, financial as well…

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Arab Radio: Challenging biased news media & social media

January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Arab Radio: Challenging biased news media & social media Award winning columnist and radio talk show host Ray Hanania continues his war on news media and social media bias in this episode broadcast live on Friday Jan. 15, 2021 on WNZK AM 690 Radio in the Detroit region and despite censorship on most social media…

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News Wire: AHRC Urges All to Tone Down the Rhetoric and to Be Vigilant but Not Alarmist

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 News Editor News Editor No Comments

AHRC Urges All to Tone Down the Rhetoric and to Be Vigilant but Not Alarmist The country has recently experienced extraordinary events. The breach of the Capitol on January 6th has made everyone wonder how and why the country has reached this point. It is important not to be alarmist. Had law enforcement been ready…

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