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The leaders of dozens of Muslim American organizations immediately denounced as intolerable and unacceptable the massacre of 49 innocent people Saturday night by a gun-touting American Muslim of Afghan heritage who had previously been identified by the FBI as having extremist connections and views By Ray Hanania The leaders of dozens of American Muslim organizations across…
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What Muhammad Ali meant to American Arabs, and me, a personal remembrance of Ali’s impact on the lives of American Arabs during several encounters from his beginnings in the boxing profession from Cassius Cay to Muhammad Ali and his conversion to Islam, to his support of the building of Mosques and Islam in the 1970s, and…
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By Eileen Fleming On Tuesday Facebook blocked this LIBERTY CENTRAL II reporter claiming: It looks like your computer is being affected by malware. We’ll help you fix the problem to keep your account secure and prevent malware from spreading to friends. Malware is software that tries to steal personal information and causes problems when you…
In the immediate wake of the 2011 Revolution, the EU pledged to support the Tunisian people’s transition toward greater democracy, freedom and social justice. EU support for transition in Tunisia In the immediate wake of the 2011 Revolution, the EU pledged to support the Tunisian people’s transition toward greater democracy, freedom and social justice. In this…
Arab Palestinian Investment Company- APIC signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Al-Quds University within the Dual Studies Program with the support of German Government In line with its corporate social responsibility strategy to invest in education, culture, entrepreneurship, youth development, children, as well as charitable institutions, the Arab Palestinian Investment Company (APIC)recently signed a memorandum…
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The U.S. Post Office has issued its latest stamp to commemorate the Muslim religious holiday of Ramadan with its latest “Eid Stamp” — Eid meaning Holiday in Arabic. Despite social media racism claiming the stamp was issued by “Muslim President Barack Obama,” the first Eid Stamp was actually ordered by former President George W. Bush…
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Importance of Arab American labor leader Nagi Daifullah By Natalie Nisco-Frank I had never heard the name Nagi Daifullah (Daifallah) before. Not growing up. Not in school. Not in my history books. Never. Yet his story is distinctly American as it reflects our history of immigrants who came to this country with few profitable skills,…
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Anti-BDS amendment (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) submitted to Defense Authorization Act of 2017 by Illinois Senator Mark Kirk, to support the apartheid movement in Israel discriminating against Christians and Muslims On May 25, 2016, Sen. Mark Kirk, (R-IL) and 16 co-sponsors submitted an anti-BDS amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (S….
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A moral inversion is unfolding in the state of New York By Dezeray Lyn New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo has moved against speech rights for the people of the state he serves by criminalizing any business or individual actively supporting the Boycott Divest Sanction campaign against Israel for various transgressions including the fracturing of international…
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On Wednesday the USS Liberty Veterans Speaking and USS Liberty Day Petition Gathering Tour kicks off in Deland, Florida By Eileen Fleming At noon on June 8 at the Volusia County Administration Center the second annual USS Liberty Remembrance Day Petition Drive precedes a screening of the BBC film “Dead in the Water” at 6 PM. At…
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The future of Algeria lays on its education system, it should put excellence the main demand from its students, then make sure this demand applies on its leaders as well By Abdennour Toumi Algeria’s latest melee in political incorrectness has struck the nation’s education system directly in its to mach. As a result a million Baccalaureate…
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Muslims to begin celebration of Ramadan officially Monday June 6 Ramadan, the 9th Month of the Islamic Calendar, officially begins on Monday June 6 in the early morning, after the first sighting of the new Moon. Fasting will begin at dawn the following morning. Muslims around the world will begin fasting during daylight hours each day for the entire…
Americans killed by Israel & 49th Anniversary of attack on USS Liberty. 49th Anniversary of the Israeli attack on the U.S.S. Liberty ignored by Americans. Americans killed by Israel continue to be forgotten by Americans. There is no patriotism for their memories in an American controlled by Israel’s propaganda, lies and lobby By Ray Hanania Many Americans…
Tony Rezko remains an icon in the American Arab community and it was no surprise that more than 250 people including friends, family and government officials would come together in Chicago recently to celebrate his release from Federal custody recently in Chicago. In addressing the gathering at the Al Hambra Palace on May 12, 2016, Rezko said…
Palestinians commemorate the 6th anniversary of Mavi Marmara by Israeli assault terrorists. Armed Israeli terrorists attacked a non-violent peace protest by passengers aboard a ship intended to showcase the illegal Israel embargo against Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip and to provide humanitarian aid By Mohammed Asad Palestinians gathered in the Gaza Strip near the sea to…
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The Pennsylvania 14 include State Senators and Representatives Seth Grove, Stan Saylor, Bryan Cutler, Ron Marisco, Mauree Gingrich, Kristin Hill, Greg Rothman, Mike Regan, Rob Kauffman, Will Tallman, Kate Klunk, Scott Wagner, Rob Teplitz and Kevin Schreiber By Eileen Fleming Memorial Day is a day the federal government established to remember all the men and…
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The rule of law is the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to laws that are fairly applied and enforced. By Eileen Fleming On Wednesday, the Israeli Disarmament Movement petitioned Israel’s High Court of Justice regarding the Dimona, “the most hazardous industrial complex in the country [which] operates in secrecy,…
“A Thousand and One Journeys: The Arab Americans” to premiere on American television on WTTW Channel 11 in Chicago on Tuesday, June 7 at 7:30 pm “A Thousand and One Journeys: The Arab Americans,” touted as the first historical full-length documentary about Arab Americans produced in United States, will make its American television premiere on WTTW11…
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