Archive For The “Tabboun” Category
The Tabboun: A collection of news briefs, stories and alerts. Chicago remains strong Palestine voice … More than 50 million children face refugee challenges worldwide with largest concern in Syria … More than 50 million children face suffering with 45 percent tied to the endless violence in Syria Across the globe, nearly 50 million children have been…
Israeli human rights violations slammed by Cairo Institute and array of civil rights group The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies in collaboration with seven Palestinian human rights organizations; Al-Haq, and Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, the Community Action Center – Al Quds University, Society of St. Yves – Catholic Center for Human…
HEADLINES: Himes questions troop deployment to Syria; Lawyers Without Borders demands release of Raïf Badawi from Saudi custody; UN Committee explores discrimination against Women in Lebanon, United Arab Emirates and Malawi; Holy Land Principles appeals to Cisco prior to Nov. 19 meeting Himes questions troop deployment to Syria without AUMF, Cites lack of overarching strategy,…
The Tabboun: Dearborn removes statue of racist former mayor The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Michigan Office (ADC-Michigan) applauds the Dearborn City Council’s decision to remove the 10-foot bronze statue of Dearborn’s former segregationist mayor, Orville Hubbard. City workers removed the Hubbard statue from in front of the Dearborn City Hall this morning according to Deadline Detroit. ADC-Michigan had urged the city to…
The Tabboun: News from around the American Arab community and the Middle East American indicted in attempt to burn down New York mosque Vanita Gupta, the head of the Civil Rights Division, and William C. Killian, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, announced today that a federal grand jury in Knoxville, Tennessee, returned…
HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR’S DESCENDANTS massacred by Israel in Gaza: In a not so uncommon twist, a Holocaust survivor returned his Holocaust Award to the “State of Israel” this week after announcing that the family of one of his descendants, a nephew, were among the 2,000 civilians massacred by Israel’s war crimes assault against the Gaza Strip. Hank…
TABBOUN: MAINSTREAM MEDIA CENSORSHIP: The mainstream media continues to boycott stories about discrimination against American Arabs. Last week, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, fired newly hired professor Steven Salaita. Salaita is an accomplished author and former teacher at Virgina Tech. Despite a story on WBBM TV, which many said was biased, the Chicago Sun-Times,…
