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Global: Amnesty International calls for universal social protection, as overlapping crises leave hundreds of millions facing disaster

Posted on May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Global: Amnesty International calls for universal social protection, as overlapping crises leave hundreds of millions facing disaster
Global: Amnesty International calls for universal social protection, as overlapping crises leave hundreds of millions facing disaster

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Global: Amnesty International calls for universal social protection, as overlapping crises leave hundreds of millions facing disaster Amnesty International is today calling for social security to be made available to everyone worldwide after a series of crises exposed huge gaps in state support and protection systems, leaving hundreds of millions facing hunger or trapped in…

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American Arabs, Civil Rights, Human Rights, News, US Arab Politics

Guidelines for Foreign Nationals arriving in Israel by Airline flights

Posted on January 7, 2022January 7, 2022 By rayhanania No Comments on Guidelines for Foreign Nationals arriving in Israel by Airline flights
Guidelines for Foreign Nationals arriving in Israel by Airline flights

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Guidelines for Foreign Nationals arriving in Israel by Airline flights Entering Israel by airline flights requires adherence to COVID restrictions and polices. Information for travelers Important links: Conditions for the arrival of foreign nationals in Israel Recognition of foreign vaccination or recovery by Israel Pre-flight At the airport in Israel Conditions for the arrival of…

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Northern Syria’s most severe COVID-19 outbreak overwhelms health system

Posted on October 13, 2021October 16, 2021 By News Editor News Editor No Comments on Northern Syria’s most severe COVID-19 outbreak overwhelms health system
Northern Syria’s most severe COVID-19 outbreak overwhelms health system

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Northern Syria’s most severe COVID-19 outbreak overwhelms health system Northern Syria is experiencing its most severe wave of COVID-19 as needs rapidly outpace already limited oxygen supplies and health facilities begin to run out of testing kits, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said Wednesday Oct. 13, 2021. Support and…

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Pandemic is widening an increasingly bitter US political divide

Posted on August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Pandemic is widening an increasingly bitter US political divide
Pandemic is widening an increasingly bitter US political divide

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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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Holy Week registration begins for Orthodox Christians

Posted on April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Holy Week registration begins for Orthodox Christians
Holy Week registration begins for Orthodox Christians

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Holy Week registration begins for Orthodox Christians Holy Week Registration begins at 7:00 p.m Tuesday April 13, 2021. Blessed Holy Season of Great Lent! Orthodox Easter is May 2, 2021 In the spirit of humility, as St. George CHurch in Cicero, Illinois approaches Holy Week. As has been announced for the past few services, Holy Week is only…

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UN expe­­rt says global coordination and more equitable sharing of COVID-19 vaccines key to recovery

Posted on January 24, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on UN expe­­rt says global coordination and more equitable sharing of COVID-19 vaccines key to recovery
UN expe­­rt says global coordination and more equitable sharing of COVID-19 vaccines key to recovery

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UN expe­­rt says global coordination and more equitable sharing of COVID-19 vaccines key to recovery GENEVA (22 January 2021) – States a­­­nd non-state actors must cooperate in an equitable, globally coordinated vaccine distribution programme, such as the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX) led by the World Health Organization, or risk stalling recovery from the…

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McCollum praises passage of stimulus payments

Posted on December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on McCollum praises passage of stimulus payments
McCollum praises passage of stimulus payments

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McCollum praises passage of stimulus payments As 2020 ends, Congress has passed – and the president finally signed – a massive $2 trillion bill that combined an emergency COVID relief package along with an omnibus appropriations bill to fund the federal government for Fiscal Year 2021. While this funding is absolutely necessary, the refusal of Senate Republicans…

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Muslim Charity Distributes 30,000 Pounds of Meat/Hundreds of Backpacks & School Supplies

Posted on August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Muslim Charity Distributes 30,000 Pounds of Meat/Hundreds of Backpacks & School Supplies
Muslim Charity Distributes 30,000 Pounds of Meat/Hundreds of Backpacks & School Supplies

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Muslim Charity Distributes 30,000 Pounds of Meat/Hundreds of Backpacks & School Supplies ICNA Relief Chicago (icnarelief.org), the local chapter of the national nonprofit has, so far, distributed over 50,000 pounds of food, serving over 20,000 individuals in need within the Chicagoland area in 2020. On Thursday, August 20, 2020, the organization will distribute fresh meat…

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American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Food, mainstream, News, Press Releases, Spotlight

Iraq: Displaced people extremely vulnerable to COVID-19

Posted on July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Iraq: Displaced people extremely vulnerable to COVID-19
Iraq: Displaced people extremely vulnerable to COVID-19

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Iraq: Displaced people extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 Two years since the end of the war with the Islamic State group, more than 1.3 million people in Iraq are still displaced from their homes and are now extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 due to overcrowded and unhygienic living conditions, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins…

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Arab World, coronavirus, Iraq, News

Arab American Community receives face mask donation from Willie Wilson Foundation

Posted on June 16, 2020June 16, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab American Community receives face mask donation from Willie Wilson Foundation
Arab American Community receives face mask donation from Willie Wilson Foundation

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Arab American Community receives face mask donation from Willie Wilson Foundation Dr. Willie Wilson and the Willie Wilson Foundation on Monday June 15, 2020 donated thousands of face masks and gloves to members of the Chicagoland Arab American and Muslim Community on Monday during a meeting at the Palestine Club Center in Bridgeview. Wilson has…

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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

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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

A Gaza-based startup is helping digitize e-commerce across the Arab world

Posted on April 19, 2020April 19, 2020 By rayhanania 1 Comment on A Gaza-based startup is helping digitize e-commerce across the Arab world
A Gaza-based startup is helping digitize e-commerce across the Arab world

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A Gaza-based startup is helping digitize e-commerce across the Arab world Palestinians in Israeli-besieged Gaza Strip launch online e-commerce site, Matjaree, to stimulate sales and economy during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. A Gaza-based startup is helping the Arab world shop online during pandemic A Gaza-based team of internet and computers experts are helping the Arab…

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Arab World, Business, coronavirus, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases

AHRC Office and Volunteers Working Remotely, Our Work Continues

Posted on April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on AHRC Office and Volunteers Working Remotely, Our Work Continues
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AHRC Office and Volunteers Working Remotely, Our Work Continues The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) in compliance with government instructions has closed its physical office to the public and is working remotely. AHRC and its volunteers continue to work and address concerns especially related to prisoners’ and immigration detainees’ issues. We ask for patience. We…

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American Arabs, Business, Civil Rights, coronavirus, mainstream, Middle East, Press Releases

The Novel Coronavirus is a Challenge to All of Us

Posted on April 7, 2020April 9, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on The Novel Coronavirus is a Challenge to All of Us
The Novel Coronavirus is a Challenge to All of Us

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The Novel Coronavirus is a Challenge to All of Us There is no doubt that the novel coronavirus has turned our life upside down. One can honestly say there is life before the virus and life after it. The virus is a threat to all of us. No one is immune and the virus is…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Civil Rights, Commentary, Guest Columnist, Health, Opinion

Video: Coronavirus funeral for Mansour Tadros

Posted on April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Video: Coronavirus funeral for Mansour Tadros
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Video: Coronavirus funeral for Mansour Tadros Mansour Tadros died on March 28 as a result of the coronavirus and was buried in a “social distancing” funeral on March 31 at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. This is a video of the funeral in which mourners were forced by social distancing requirements set by the nation and the…

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Coronavirus claims life of AHRC board member Rep. Isaac Robinson

Posted on March 30, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Coronavirus claims life of AHRC board member Rep. Isaac Robinson
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Coronavirus claims life of AHRC board member Rep. Isaac Robinson AHRC Deeply Mourns the Death of Rep. Isaac Robinson. Robinson died Sunday March 29, 2020 The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) expresses its profound grievance and sadness for the tragic loss of State Rep. Isaac Robinson. Mr. Robinson died on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at age…

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American Arabs, Civil Rights, Health, News, Obits, Press Releases

Community mourns passing of Mansour Tadros

Posted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Community mourns passing of Mansour Tadros
Community mourns passing of Mansour Tadros

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Community mourns passing of Mansour Tadros Leaders of the Arab American community mourned the death of Mansour Tadros who published one of the midwest’s most popular bi-lingual Arab American newspapers, The Future News. Tadros died on Saturday, March 28, 2020, as a result of a suspected coronavirus infection. Tadros was released from the hospital on…

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Palestinians all too familiar with oppression of lockdowns

Posted on March 28, 2020March 29, 2020 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Palestinians all too familiar with oppression of lockdowns
Palestinians all too familiar with oppression of lockdowns

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Palestinians all too familiar with oppression of lockdowns If the world wants to understand how to survive the coronavirus, and lockdowns, home confinement, lack of medical services and the restrictions on everyday life, they should just turn to the Palestinians who have been suffering through the brutal and oppressive Israeli occupation. Originally published in the…

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