Original news, features, opinions from Chicago to Jerusalem
One, two, three où va l’Algérie? Algerians are simply posing the question that the country’s nomenclature does not want to hear: One, two, three où va l’Algérie? (Where is Algeria heading?) By Abdennour Toumi Crisis events are piling up in Algeria, ranging from socioeconomic errors, which might cause major inconvenience, to inflation that seriously impacts…
On September 11, “Fear: Trump in the White House” will be released to the public who can already read many damning and depressing details at The Washington Post and New York Times. One of POTUS Trump’s many twitter responses was but one word: “Treason?” By Eileen Fleming Treason is a betrayal of trust or “the…
Read More “FEAR, September 11, TREASON, Media, and Mordechai Vanunu” »
Letter exposes racism and hate at New York Times The Arab Daily News is proud to publish this anonymous letter that we received from a high ranking official reader of the New York Times newspaper. The letter details the bigotry and racism that takes place at the newspaper against Arab Americans and Muslims, and the hypocrisy…
Read More “Letter exposes racism and hate at New York Times” »
The Post Sept. 11, 2001 victims of hate in America This column was published in 2007 and addresses the fight to recognize the victims of the reprisals that stemmed from the Sept. 11, 2001. Many Americans refused to recognize the Americans, Arab, Muslims and “Middle East looking” who were attacked in revenge assaults in the…
Read More “The Post Sept. 11, 2001 victims of hate in America” »
On Saturday at the National Cathedral in D.C., Joe Lieberman spoke about his and John McCain’s Jerusalem dream; which is also a dream of Palestinian refugees. By Eileen Fleming Former senator Joe Lieberman’s eulogy for his friend and colleague Senator John McCain, recounted many tales depicting McCain as a friend, politician, and a moral man….
Read More “John McCain, Joe Lieberman and a Palestinian American’s Jerusalem Dream” »
John McCain was never a God, just a complicated flawed human The biased and racist news media has turned the late Senator John McCain into a modern day God, not because they loved him and really respected him but because of their shameless politics: they love that he as a senior Republican challenged and criticized…
Read More “John McCain was never a God, just a complicated flawed human” »
By the time he died on Saturday, Senator John McCain orchestrated a four-day celebration of his life alongside an unmistakable rebuke to POTUS Trump and his agenda. On Monday night after the Press had left, in a closed door meeting with evangelical leaders, POTUS Trump repeated his debunked claim that he had gotten “rid of” a…
Read More “McCain, Trump, The Bible, Evangelicals and Intifadas” »
Infectious Diseases, Inevitable Riots and Injustice The cholera outbreak is a public health crisis added to yet another public policy failure of the successive governments, which looks like the extension of the October ‘88 riots by other means. By Abdennour Toumi Life-threatening infectious diseases are making news again in Algeria, with 70 cases officially confirmed,…
Read More “Infectious Diseases, Inevitable Riots and Injustice” »
J.B. Pritzker’s Muslim problem lingers Illinois’ Arab American community continues to grow in strength which is why more and more many candidates for public office are courting them for their voter support. But racism is not something that can just be ignored and has to be addressed forthrightly and with an apology. That doesn’t always…
The September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance is the culmination of efforts to promote community service on September 11 in tribute to the 9/11 victims, survivors, and all who rose up in service in response to the attacks. We know Déjà vu when a present situation feels like a past experience. By Eileen…
Read More “9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance and Déjà vu” »
Berqas and the Tolerant Letterboxes A British official’s derogatory remarks about the wearing of berqas (burqas, burkas, facial coverings) have ignited a firestorm of criticism and a discussion about the boundaries of religion, politics, and tolerance. Guest columnist Maen Alhusseni speaks to the racism of the issue By Maen Alhusseini Former foreign secretary and British…
Seeing through anti-Trump anger to achieve peace Extremist activists have managed to hold Palestine hostage to their unattainable demands, which would essentially return the clock to 1947 before Israel was established by the United Nations with the overbearing influence of the United States. By Ray Hanania Nearly two years into President Donald Trump’s term in…
Read More “Seeing through anti-Trump anger to achieve peace” »
Tlaib slips through Black divide to win Congressional seat Rashida Tlaib was able to win the office for U.S. Congress in Michigan’s 13th District in a large part because of support from activists like filmmaker Michael Moore and allies of Bernie Sanders, but mainly because her African American rivals split the Black vote decisively reducing their…
Read More “Tlaib slips through Black divide to win Congressional seat” »
Tlaib primary builds Palestinian presence in Congress Although there is much focus on the fact that Rashida Tlaib is Muslim, and is touted as the “first Muslim woman” to be elected to Congress this November, her Arab heritage is of much more significance. As a Palestinian Arab, Tlaib could find herself in an unusual caucus…
Read More “Tlaib primary builds Palestinian presence in Congress” »
Much at stake for Arab Americans in Michigan’s vote Aug. 7 Michigan, which has one of the largest Arab American populations, will vote on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, in primary elections. Many Arab Americans are on the ballot including Abdul El-Sayed for Governor on the Democratic ticket, and Rashida Tlaib for Congress, also on the Democratic…
Read More “Much at stake for Arab Americans in Michigan’s vote” »
Facebook users of fake accounts will persist to spread ‘fake news’ while those who use the platform to socialize will continue to share their personal lives. This Facebook user deactivated her account and announces her leave of absence from TheArabDailyNews.com By Eileen Fleming I did not alert any of my nearly 5,000 Facebook friends that…
Read More “Deactivated Facebook, LOA from TADN, Rescue Dogs and Serenity” »
Never forget the USS Liberty USS Liberty Veterans Associations current three-term president Ernest Gallo is famous for saying: “We must never forget the holocaust, however, in concert, it is equally important for the future of the United States to never forget the USS Liberty.” The grassroots movement ‘We American and the USS Liberty’ exists to…
Read More “USS Liberty: No Mistake About USA Government Cover-Up and Media Spin” »
Affaire d’État or Scandal, the Palace Is Boiling President Macron’s supporters prefer to compare him to President Obama rather than President Nixon, and believe he will survive the storm. By Abdennour Toumi First heat waves of the summer season in Paris have produced an unusual sweat and wet in the town; everybody is trying to…
Read More “Affaire d’État or Scandal, the Palace Is Boiling” »