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AHRC and ICD Hold Community Forum on Human Trafficking

Posted on October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 By rayhanania 1 Comment on AHRC and ICD Hold Community Forum on Human Trafficking
AHRC and ICD Hold Community Forum on Human Trafficking

AHRC and ICD Hold Community Forum on Human Trafficking  Recently, the American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) and the Islamic Center of Detroit (ICD) held a community forum and open discussion addressing the challenge of human trafficking. The forum hosted representatives from the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)/Detroit of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Over sixty…

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State Department release Joint Statement on crisis in Syria by government leaders 

Posted on September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 By rayhanania 1 Comment on State Department release Joint Statement on crisis in Syria by government leaders 
State Department release Joint Statement on crisis in Syria by government leaders 

State Department release Joint Statement on crisis in Syria by government leaders  Representatives of the Arab League, Egypt, the European Union, France, Germany, Iraq, Jordan, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, the United Kingdom, and the United States met August 30-31 at the envoy level  in Geneva to discuss the crisis in Syria. Read their statement regarding conflict in…

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New report on Christians in Iraq shows desperate situation and needs

Posted on June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 By rayhanania No Comments on New report on Christians in Iraq shows desperate situation and needs
New report on Christians in Iraq shows desperate situation and needs

New report on Christians in Iraq shows desperate situation and needs The American Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East (American FRRME) published its 2020/21 Impact Report on Monday June 20, 2022 on supporting the ongoing needs of Iraqis – primarily Christian Iraqis – who fled Iraq and Kurdistan during the ISIS insurgency…

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AHRC Observes World Refugee Day

Posted on June 20, 2022August 24, 2022 By News Editor News Editor No Comments on AHRC Observes World Refugee Day
AHRC Observes World Refugee Day

AHRC Observes World Refugee Day The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins the global community in observing and recognizing the World Refugee Day that falls annually on June 20. This day was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2001. During this day, the world utilizes this occasion to advance awareness and collaboration efforts…

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Project DYNAMO rescues more than 600 people from Mariupol, Ukraine over the last week

Posted on June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 By rayhanania No Comments on Project DYNAMO rescues more than 600 people from Mariupol, Ukraine over the last week
Project DYNAMO rescues more than 600 people from Mariupol, Ukraine over the last week

Project DYNAMO rescues more than 600 people from Mariupol, Ukraine over the last week Major Mariupol rescue operation conducted by Project DYNAMO, more than 480 people from Mariupol as city under violent siege falling to Russian forces.  MARIUPOL, Ukraine – Over the last few days, more than 480 people, including pregnant women, children and infants,…

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Ukraine conflict gives Palestinians chance to redefine their conflict

Posted on March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 By rayhanania No Comments on Ukraine conflict gives Palestinians chance to redefine their conflict
Ukraine conflict gives Palestinians chance to redefine their conflict

Ukraine conflict gives Palestinians chance to redefine their conflict By Ray Hanania #RussianInvasion of #Ukraine has given #Palestinians an opportunity to confront #Israel’s lies and #propaganda, but it requires a steady focus to develop an effective #publicrelationsstrategy. It should start by focusing on the #Americanpublic, which has shown gut-wrenching revulsion and extreme outrage to issues…

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Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) Announces New Outreach Manager and Other Staff

Posted on March 3, 2022 By rayhanania No Comments on Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) Announces New Outreach Manager and Other Staff
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) Announces New Outreach Manager and Other Staff

Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) Announces New Outreach Manager and Other Staff Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) welcomes several new staff including: Jennifer Maidrand as the Outreach Manager, Rev. Aune M. Carlson as the Director of Operations, and Michael Robinson as the Financial Manager. As the Outreach Manager, Jennifer will work with CMEP’s…

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The fate of Lifta portends the future of Ramallah and Bethlehem and more

Posted on July 14, 2021August 10, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on The fate of Lifta portends the future of Ramallah and Bethlehem and more
The fate of Lifta portends the future of Ramallah and Bethlehem and more

The fate of Lifta portends the future of Ramallah and Bethlehem and more The tragic fate of the village of #Lifta, #Palestine. @ArabNews Every Palestinian knows the story of Lifta, a small village on a hillside near the city of Jerusalem. During its war to conquer Palestinian-majority areas of Palestine in 1947 and 1948, Israel…

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Muslim Americans criticize Biden’s excuses on Chinese aggression against Uyghur women

Posted on February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Muslim Americans criticize Biden’s excuses on Chinese aggression against Uyghur women
Muslim Americans criticize Biden’s excuses on Chinese aggression against Uyghur women

Muslim Americans criticize Biden’s excuses on Chinese aggression against Uyghur women We demand President Biden apologize to the victims of China’s aggression, the victims of genocide, the countless Uyghur and other Turkic women who are systematically raped and sterilized, and the countless Turkistanis who are killed for their organs. If President Biden has any moral decency and is faithful to his…

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New Book: Empower a Refugee: Peace of Thread & the Backyard Humanity Movement

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 By rayhanania 1 Comment on New Book: Empower a Refugee: Peace of Thread & the Backyard Humanity Movement
New Book: Empower a Refugee: Peace of Thread & the Backyard Humanity Movement

New Book: Empower a Refugee: Peace of Thread & the Backyard Humanity Movement Refugees who have fled famine and violence and resettled in the US too often are isolated, disconnected, living in despair. They typically have housing, food, clothing. Yet they miss the large inter-connected families, the all-embracing social fabric of their previous homes. They yearn…

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Good Shepherd Collective needs your help to fight Annexation, Demolitions, and more

Posted on September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Good Shepherd Collective needs your help to fight Annexation, Demolitions, and more
Good Shepherd Collective needs your help to fight Annexation, Demolitions, and more

Good Shepherd Collective needs your help to fight Annexation, Demolitions, and more URGENT CALL-TO-ACTION. Webinar Sept. 5 addresses how Jewish National Fund engaged in the displacement of Palestinians from their homes and the confiscation of their lands. With all eyes on the United States’ presidential election, the Israeli settler movement has been inciting violence, ransacking Palestinian…

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Zakat Foundation Launches Muslim Philanthropy Graduate Institute

Posted on August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Zakat Foundation Launches Muslim Philanthropy Graduate Institute
Zakat Foundation Launches Muslim Philanthropy Graduate Institute

Zakat Foundation Launches Muslim Philanthropy Graduate Institute Offers  humanitarian  studies  fall  fellowship  with  Indiana  University Zakat Foundation of America has announced the creation of the Zakat Foundation Institute, an independent nonprofit graduate school aiming to professionalize Muslim charitable work and award masters degrees in humanitarian and development studies to candidates from the Islamic philanthropic sector….

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Refugee group expresses concerns for rising need in Syria

Posted on August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Refugee group expresses concerns for rising need in Syria
Refugee group expresses concerns for rising need in Syria

Refugee group expresses concerns for rising need in Syria The American Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East (FRRME), the American branch of a worldwide refugee relief charity, anticipates a huge wave of Syrian refugees in the near future, as food shortages strike Syria. With a severe bread shortage caused by many bakeries…

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AHRC applauds House passage of No Ban Act

Posted on July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on AHRC applauds House passage of No Ban Act
AHRC applauds House passage of No Ban Act

AHRC applauds House passage of No Ban Act AHRC Welcomes the Symbolism of the Passage of the House’s No Ban Act, Urges More Sustained Immigration Advocacy for Real Change: The American Human rights Council (AHRC-USA) welcomes the US House of Representatives’ passage of the No Ban Act- H.R. 2486. President Trump claimed that the Congress…

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American Arabs, Civil Rights, immigrants, Press Releases, refugees

Response to COVID-19 in Wavel Palestinian Refugee Camp

Posted on April 22, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Response to COVID-19 in Wavel Palestinian Refugee Camp
Response to COVID-19 in Wavel Palestinian Refugee Camp

Response to COVID-19 in Wavel Palestinian Refugee Camp Anera is beginning a multi-faceted response to COVID-19 in Wavel camp for Palestinian refugees in Baalbeck, Lebanon. A Palestinian refugee who fled the Syrian civil war, and who lives near the camp, tested positive for the virus today. She traveled in and out of the camp often,…

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Arab World, Christian & Muslim, coronavirus, Health, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, refugees

Increasingly Questionable US military presence in the Middle East

Posted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 By Ghassan Rubeiz 1 Comment on Increasingly Questionable US military presence in the Middle East
Increasingly Questionable US military presence in the Middle East

Increasingly Questionable US military presence in the Middle East By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz The expanding US military presence in the Mideast reveals a number of central problems. The threats of ISIS lie dormant. The new discoveries of vast fields of natural gas and oil in the Mediterranean Levant basin (and elsewhere) are temptations for state…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Ghassan Rubeiz, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, refugees, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Terrorism, Tunisia, Turkey

UNRWA USA partners in Run with Right to Movement Palestine to raise funds

Posted on September 24, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on UNRWA USA partners in Run with Right to Movement Palestine to raise funds
UNRWA USA partners in Run with Right to Movement Palestine to raise funds

UNRWA USA partners in Run with Right to Movement Palestine to raise funds UNRWA USA is partnering with Right to Movement Palestine to bring a group of runners and refugees from Palestine to relay run 250 miles  down the East Coast, from New York to DC, in just five days, to deliver a message that…

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Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, refugees

Syrian refugees must re-register between Sept. 23 and Nov. 22 to keep status

Posted on September 23, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Syrian refugees must re-register between Sept. 23 and Nov. 22 to keep status
Syrian refugees must re-register between Sept. 23 and Nov. 22 to keep status

Syrian refugees must re-register between Sept. 23 and Nov. 22 to keep status U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that current beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under Syria’s designation who want to maintain their status through March 31, 2021, must re-register between Sept. 23 and Nov. 22, 2019. Re-registration procedures, including how…

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