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AHRC Hosts an Event on OPIOID Addiction

Posted on March 28, 2022March 29, 2022 By Imad_Hamad No Comments on AHRC Hosts an Event on OPIOID Addiction
AHRC Hosts an Event on OPIOID Addiction

AHRC Hosts an Event on OPIOID Addiction On March 23, 2022, the American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) hosted a private “Meet & Greet & Open Conversation,” event regarding the common and ongoing challenge of opioids addiction and other substance abuse. The event was by invitation only and included a very diverse group of invited guests….

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American Arabs, Civil Rights, Culture, Human Rights, Imad Hamad, News, Spotlight, The Arab Street

ADC Applauds Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) for Pressing for Answers in the Case of Alex Odeh

Posted on December 21, 2021December 22, 2021 By News Editor News Editor 1 Comment on ADC Applauds Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) for Pressing for Answers in the Case of Alex Odeh
ADC Applauds Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) for Pressing for Answers in the Case of Alex Odeh

ADC Applauds Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) for Pressing for Answers in the Case of Alex Odeh Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released a letter Dec. 20, 2021 that he sent to Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Christopher Wray on December 17, 2021. In the letter, Sen. Durbin called on the FBI to “intensify…

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American Arabs, Civil Rights, News, racism, Spotlight, The Arab Street

ADC hosts Alex Odeh conference Oct. 11-12, 2019

Posted on September 21, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on ADC hosts Alex Odeh conference Oct. 11-12, 2019
ADC hosts Alex Odeh conference Oct. 11-12, 2019

ADC hosts Alex Odeh conference Oct. 11-12, 2019 ADC is proud to announce its 2019 Alex Odeh Conference! This year’s conference will take place at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel in California on October 11th-12th. The Alex Odeh Conference is one of the largest annual gatherings of Arab Americans on the west coast. The agenda will…

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Events

Hate Crimes Continue to Surge in America

Posted on November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Hate Crimes Continue to Surge in America
Hate Crimes Continue to Surge in America

Hate Crimes Continue to Surge in America Underreporting Remains Significant Problem in FBI’s Annual Statistics The Arab American Institute expressed concern and disappointment with the release of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) 2017 hate crime statistics. As expected, hate crime surged yet again in 2017. However, the data contained some glaring omissions, including three…

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Activism, American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Editors Picks, mainstream, News, racism, The Arab Street

Chicago group sues government over secretive surveillance program

Posted on September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Chicago group sues government over secretive surveillance program
Chicago group sues government over secretive surveillance program

Chicago group sues government over secretive surveillance program Arab American Action Network (AAAN) files lawsuit after the DOJ, FBI, & DHS fail to disclose records about controversial CVE surveillance initiative Today, the Arab American Action Network (AAAN), a grassroots community organizing and social services institution based in southwest Chicagoland, filed a federal lawsuit against the Department…

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American Arabs, Civil Rights, mainstream, News, racism

Court reinstates lawsuit from Muslims coerced by FBI to spy

Posted on May 2, 2018May 2, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Court reinstates lawsuit from Muslims coerced by FBI to spy
Court reinstates lawsuit from Muslims coerced by FBI to spy

Court reinstates lawsuit from Muslims coerced by FBI to spy Federal Appeals Court Reinstates No-Fly List Lawsuit by American Muslims Coerced to Spy by FBI. Victims May Sue Agents Who Listed them for Refusing to Inform A Federal Appeals court reinstated a lawsuit Wednesday (May 2, 2018) against 24 FBI agents alleging that they had placed or…

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American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, mainstream, News, racism, religion

Kayrouz keynotes welcome speech for new U.S. citizens at Federal Immigration Ceremony

Posted on October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Kayrouz keynotes welcome speech for new U.S. citizens at Federal Immigration Ceremony
Kayrouz keynotes welcome speech for new U.S. citizens at Federal Immigration Ceremony

Kayrouz keynotes welcome speech for new U.S. citizens at Federal Immigration Ceremony Prominent Michigan accident attorney Joumana Kayrouz told new U.S. citizens during a federal government swearing-in service held Friday morning in the City of Westland that American citizenship is an important key that can unlock their family dreams. The new citizens received their citizenship oath from…

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American Arabs, mainstream, News

Material Support and the new FBI

Posted on July 20, 2017April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Material Support and the new FBI
Material Support and the new FBI

Material Support and the new FBI The soon-to-be Director of the FBI, Christopher Wray, has a concerning track record on First Amendment rights despite support from both Republicans and Democrats. By Ryan Suto “As expected” is the best description of the Senate confirmation hearing for President Trump’s pick to be the next Director of the…

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Bloggers, Commentary, Guest Columnist, mainstream, Opinion

CAIR, Muslims applaud end of NSEERS tracking program

Posted on December 22, 2016September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on CAIR, Muslims applaud end of NSEERS tracking program

CAIR Welcomes President Obama’s Decision to End Dormant NSEERS Tracking Program Civil rights group pledges to challenge any Trump administration attempts to revive Muslim registry The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed President Obama’s decision to permanently dismantle the regulatory framework behind the National Security…

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American Arabs, Politics, Press Releases

Right wing militias targeting Mosque and Muslim groups

Posted on August 19, 2015August 20, 2015 By rayhanania 4 Comments on Right wing militias targeting Mosque and Muslim groups
Right wing militias targeting Mosque and Muslim groups

An internal FBI memo obtained by Public Intelligence, the independent news research group, reported last May that extremist and armed American militia groups were planning a campaign of violence targeting Muslim groups, including Muslim and Arab institutions such as mosques and schools. The FBI bulletin was released to police agencies weeks prior to a planned anti-Muslim rally in Phoenix…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Ray Hanania, religion

Unmasked: How the FBI became the biggest domestic terrorist threat in America

Posted on August 7, 2015September 29, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Unmasked: How the FBI became the biggest domestic terrorist threat in America
Unmasked: How the FBI became the biggest domestic terrorist threat in America

A history of abuses by the US Justice Department and the FBI targeting innocent Americans of Arab heritage and the Muslim religion raise serious questions about the role of these agencies and their true agendas. But the incidents suggest that the FBI is the largest real domestic terrorist operation in America By Dezeray Lyn The…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, religion

Rasmea Odeh sentenced to 18 months prison

Posted on March 12, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Rasmea Odeh sentenced to 18 months prison
Rasmea Odeh sentenced to 18 months prison

A Detroit jury found Rasmea (Rasmieh) Odeh, 67, guilty of lying on her U.S. immigration forms after more than a year of harassment and persecution by the pro-Israel lobby. The judge in the case refused to allow Odeh to address issues of Israel’s abuse of Palestinian civilians and narrowed the trial to only the issue of…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Threats against Bridgeview Mosque investigated (Updated)

Posted on January 22, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 3 Comments on Threats against Bridgeview Mosque investigated (Updated)
Threats against Bridgeview Mosque investigated (Updated)

By Ray Hanania UPDATE 2, Friday: Bridgeview Police released the following statement: Bridgeview Police today interviewed two individuals believed to be involved in an exchange of comments on Facebook that involved allegations of threats made against the Bridgeview Mosque.  Both suspects were interviewed at the Bridgeview Police Headquarters. The names of the persons of interest…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, News, Ray Hanania, religion, Spotlight

President Obama Support a FREE Vanunu END Israel’s Nuclear Deceptions

Posted on October 8, 2014September 24, 2018 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on President Obama Support a FREE Vanunu END Israel’s Nuclear Deceptions

President Obama Support a FREE Vanunu END Israel’s Nuclear Deceptions By TNT/Telling Nuclear Truths To be delivered to President Barack Obama We thank you for your March 2014 declassification of 45 years of top-secret documents revealing cabinet secretaries and senior advisers to then President Richard Nixon acceding to Israel becoming a “threshold nuclear state.” We…

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