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Libya: Evidence crimes against humanity and war crimes committed since 2016, UN report finds There are reasonable grounds to believe that war crimes have been committed in Libya, while violence perpetrated in prisons and against migrants there may amount to crimes against humanity, the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya says in a report published today….
Israeli Government’s decision to involve the Shin Bet and army to fight crime in Arab society is racist and illegal In a letter to the Prime Minister and top security officials, Adalah clarifies that the decision made by the special ministerial committee to combat crime and violence in Arab society drastically exceeds the authority of…
Illinois Congresswoman slams passage of Iron Dome, and home thefts in Sheikh Jarrah Marie Newman tells taxpayers it is possible to change US foreign policy and speak out against Israel’s human rights abuses. Activists slam Congress members who supported Iron Dome removing it from he larger, delayed funding package delayed in the House by partisan bickering…
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Chicago Mayor ties Arab-owned stores to city’s rising gang violence Arab business owners protest the closure of their stores by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot asserting it is driven by racism and misguided effort to respond to rising street gang violence in the city. The mayor believes that gas stations and grocery stores that are open…
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Arab gas station owners targeted in futile Lightfoot stunt to stop street gang violence • Dozens of gas stations with food sections have been shut down over minor code violations and kept closed for weeks during repeated inspections in a stunt by Mayor Lori Lightfoot to try to stop street gang violence • Citing electrical cord use,…
ADC Presents: Post September 11th Community Organizing & Activism ADC invites you to our last installment of the September 11th 20th Anniversary Symposium, which will be happening next Wednesday, September 8 at 3:30 PM ET/12:30 PM PT. Next week’s discussion is titled “Post September 11th Community Organizing & Activism” and will be moderated by ADC National…
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Mohammed Faheem Pledges to Support Term Limits on Congress U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the non-partisan national movement to limit terms for elected officials, praises 2022 U.S. house candidate for Illinois, Mohammed Faheem (district 8), for signing the pledge for an amendment to term limit Congress. Faheem is the first signer in this…
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Arab Radio looks at American evacuation of Afghanistan to the Taliban Guests include US Rep. Betty McCollum and Iraqi columnist Dalia AlAqidi on the US Arab Radio Network sponsored by Arab News Newspaper, and broadcast in Detroit on WNZK AM 690 and in Washington DC on WDMV AM 700. View the Zoom Video of the…
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ADC leads dozens demanding Biden push Israeli Prime Minister Bennett to end oppression of Palestinians Joint Statement on Biden-Bennett August 26th White House Meeting Ahead of President Joe Biden’s first in-person meeting today with newly-elected Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, ADC, along with the undersigned organizations, insists President Biden center core Palestinian calls for justice…
Pandemic is widening an increasingly bitter US political divide The US is a divided country, and not just between those who hate former President Donald Trump and those who hate his successor, Joe Biden. The coronavirus pandemic has not only turned US politics upside down and on its head, but also created a new political…
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Pritzker falls short on promises to Arab, Muslim Americans As he approaches his 3rd full year in office on January 1, 2022, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has failed to deliver on a major promise he made to Arab Americans during his campaign election, to appoint Arabs and Muslims to key state boards and commissions. Pritzker,…
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Afghan turmoil helps Israel suppress media coverage of its abuses Ray Hanania’s column analyzing Middle East issues appears every week in the Arab News Newspaper, the Arab World’s leading English language newspaper with print editions in Riyadh, Dubai, Pakistan, Paris, Tokyo and bureaus in London, Washington D.C. Chicago and New York. Visit www.ArabNews.com for more…
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