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AADC to host annual candidates’ Forum & Brunch Sunday at Nikos in Bridgeview

Posted on February 11, 2025February 12, 2025 By Press Release Press Release No Comments on AADC to host annual candidates’ Forum & Brunch Sunday at Nikos in Bridgeview
AADC to host annual candidates’ Forum & Brunch Sunday at Nikos in Bridgeview

AADC to host annual candidates’ Forum & Brunch Sunday at Nikos in Bridgeview Bridgeview, IL — The Arab American Democracy Coalition (AADC) (formerly the Arab American Democratic Club) will host its annual Candidates Forum & Brunch on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025 at Niko’s Restaurant. More than 500 people are expected to attend the event which…

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Activism, American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Election, Event, Human Rights, News, NewsWire, Palestine & Jordan, Quick News, Spotlight, US Arab Politics

Senator Tammy Duckworth tells Arabs and Muslims their concerns are irrelevant

Posted on November 1, 2024November 1, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Senator Tammy Duckworth tells Arabs and Muslims their concerns are irrelevant
Senator Tammy Duckworth tells Arabs and Muslims their concerns are irrelevant

Senator Tammy Duckworth tells Arabs and Muslims their concerns are irrelevant US Senator Tammy Duckworth claims to be  fighter for victims of racism and discrimination and violence but when it comes to Israel, which has given her more than $782,000, she sets aside principle to pander to violent racist anti-Arab and anti-Muslim policies. Duckworth has…

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American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Spotlight

Detroit News and National Review condemned for publishing racist cartoon

Posted on September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Detroit News and National Review condemned for publishing racist cartoon
Detroit News and National Review condemned for publishing racist cartoon

Detroit News and National Review condemned for publishing racist cartoon The Detroit News and National Review published a repugnant, morally reprehensible, racist cartoon depicting U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) as a victim of Israel’s terrorist attack on Lebanese pagers on Sept. 19, 2024. The cartoon implies that Rep. Tlaib, a sitting Member of Congress and…

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Speakers, panels on Gaza and politics showcase ADC “ArabCon” Convention in Dearborn Sept. 12 – 15

Posted on September 1, 2024September 1, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Speakers, panels on Gaza and politics showcase ADC “ArabCon” Convention in Dearborn Sept. 12 – 15
Speakers, panels on Gaza and politics showcase ADC “ArabCon” Convention in Dearborn Sept. 12 – 15

Speakers, panels on Gaza and politics showcase ADC “ArabCon” Convention in Dearborn Sept. 12 – 15 ADC is proud to announce that The Honorable Nina Turner will be joining us at ArabCon  in Dearborn, MI. Ms. Turner will be delivering Special Closing Plenary Keynote Remarks on the evening of Friday September 13. This dynamic, multi-day (September…

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CAIR Exit Poll Finds 94% of Michigan Muslims Voted ‘Uncommitted’ in Dem Primary

Posted on February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on CAIR Exit Poll Finds 94% of Michigan Muslims Voted ‘Uncommitted’ in Dem Primary
CAIR Exit Poll Finds 94% of Michigan Muslims Voted ‘Uncommitted’ in Dem Primary

CAIR Exit Poll Finds 94% of Michigan Muslims Voted ‘Uncommitted’ in Dem Primary Exit poll also shows most Michigan Muslim voters would vote for third party candidate if general election were held today The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its Michigan chapter (CAIR-Michigan) tonight announced that its automated telephone exit poll of 527 Muslim…

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Israeli snipers shooting and killing hospital workers in Gaza

Posted on December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli snipers shooting and killing hospital workers in Gaza
Israeli  snipers shooting and killing hospital workers in Gaza

Israeli snipers shooting and killing hospital workers in Gaza On Monday Dec. 11, 2023, a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) surgeon was injured inside Al-Awda hospital in north Gaza by a shot fired from outside the facility. Our colleagues report snipers surrounding the hospital, firing on those inside. Al-Awda has been under total siege…

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Hostages versus Prisoners: Israel war on Gaza is as much a war on weaponizing words

Posted on December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Hostages versus Prisoners: Israel war on Gaza is as much a war on weaponizing words
Hostages versus Prisoners: Israel war on Gaza is as much a war on weaponizing words

Hostages versus Prisoners: Israel war on Gaza is as much a war on weaponizing words The biased American news media is using the lexicon handed to it by Israel’s propaganda efforts, portraying the Israeli “hostages” in what the media and Israel describes falsely as an exchange for Palestinian “prisoners.” The majority of so-called Palestinian prisoners…

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Americans rally to support Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib targeted by Islamophobic racism

Posted on November 8, 2023November 8, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Americans rally to support Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib targeted by Islamophobic racism
Americans rally to support Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib targeted by Islamophobic racism

Americans rally to support Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib targeted by Islamophobic racism Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib needs your help to stand up to the anti-Arab, anti-Muslim anti-Human Rights racists in the U.S Congress who are funded by the foreign-loyal political action committee network AIPAC and other extremist pro-Israel organizations. Tlaib, the only Palestinian member of the racist…

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Podcast: No Going Back? Hamas’s Atrocities and Another Catastrophe in Gaza

Posted on October 15, 2023October 15, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Podcast: No Going Back? Hamas’s Atrocities and Another Catastrophe in Gaza
Podcast: No Going Back? Hamas’s Atrocities and Another Catastrophe in Gaza

Podcast: No Going Back? Hamas’s Atrocities and Another Catastrophe in Gaza For the first episode of a new season of Hold Your Fire!, Richard Atwood is joined by Crisis Group experts Joost Hiltermann, Mairav Zonszein and Azmi Keshawi to discuss Hamas’s shock attack on Israel over the weekend and its potential consequences. The attack saw Palestinian…

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Days 4-5: Israel destroys entire residential neighborhoods and intensifies mass killings of Palestinians in Gaza

Posted on October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Days 4-5: Israel destroys entire residential neighborhoods and intensifies mass killings of Palestinians in Gaza
Days 4-5: Israel destroys entire residential neighborhoods and intensifies mass killings of Palestinians in Gaza

Days 4-5: Israel destroys entire residential neighborhoods and intensifies mass killings of Palestinians in Gaza On the fifth consecutive day, Israel has persisted in its military offensive on the Gaza Strip, employing immense destructive firepower. The Israeli military have launched airstrikes which have brought about the devastation of complete residential neighborhoods, streets and infrastructure and…

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Israel: Violence, hate speech, discrimination against Palestinian minority must stop – UN expert 

Posted on June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel: Violence, hate speech, discrimination against Palestinian minority must stop – UN expert 
Israel: Violence, hate speech, discrimination against Palestinian minority must stop – UN expert 

Israel: Violence, hate speech, discrimination against Palestinian minority must stop – UN expert  A UN human rights expert condemned attacks on Israel’s Palestinian minority by extreme right-wing and vigilante groups, including settlers – at times with the reported backing of security forces – and urged Israel to fully and equally protect all of its citizens…

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America’s Arab American Youth: Future Leaders for Justice

Posted on May 20, 2021May 21, 2021 By News Editor News Editor No Comments on America’s Arab American Youth: Future Leaders for Justice
America’s Arab American Youth: Future Leaders for Justice

America’s Arab American Youth: Future Leaders for Justice No doubt that the recent and ongoing Israeli violence against innocent and unarmed Palestinian civilians shocked the conscience of all peace-loving people not only in Dearborn but across the nation and around the world.   The Israeli efforts to impose a misleading narrative regarding its occupation and its…

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Israeli Supreme Court opens door to return of 65 Gaza fishing boats

Posted on May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli Supreme Court opens door to return of 65 Gaza fishing boats
Israeli Supreme Court opens door to return of 65 Gaza fishing boats

Israeli Supreme Court opens door to return of 65 Gaza fishing boats Israel to return 65 boats to Gaza fishermen following human rights NGOs’ petition to Israeli Supreme Court Israel says will return boats ‘subject to security and political considerations’; NGOs demand Israel return them immediately along with all on-board equipment, without further costs to…

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Gaza, War Crimes, and Priests

Posted on May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Gaza, War Crimes, and Priests

A war crime is an act that constitutes a serious violation of the laws of war that gives rise to individual criminal responsibility. Patriarch Emeritus of Jerusalem Micheal Sabbah wrote regarding Gaza on Sunday and reminded this American of a 2006 report by Father Manuel written while he was the Priest at the Latin Church and school in Gaza….

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Palestinian human rights activist publishes memoir on Arab Spring

Posted on October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinian human rights activist publishes memoir on Arab Spring
Palestinian human rights activist publishes memoir on Arab Spring

Palestinian human rights activist publishes memoir on Arab Spring A Rebel in Gaza: Behind the Lines of the Arab Spring is a critical memoir documenting years of upheaval presents a compelling personal view of life in Gaza for progressive youth; Gaza has always been rebellious . . . stubborn, addictive. I’m her daughter, and I look…

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Arab World, Authors, Book Review, Features, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, refugees

Committee to End Gaza Sanctions blasts Palestine Authority

Posted on June 11, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Committee to End Gaza Sanctions blasts Palestine Authority
Committee to End Gaza Sanctions blasts Palestine Authority

Committee to End Gaza Sanctions blasts Palestine Authority The Committee to End Gaza Sanctions has criticized Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for imposing sanctions they charge support Israel’s embargo and oppression of Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip. Here is the statement the Committee issued Monday morning following massive protests held in Ramallah on Sunday,…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Guest Columnist, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, refugees

Haifa peace activists protest Gaza killings

Posted on May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Haifa peace activists protest Gaza killings
Haifa peace activists protest Gaza killings

Haifa peace activists protest Gaza killings Despite Police brutality, the Demonstrations in Haifa continue Palestinian political youth activists in Haifa invite you to join the “From Haifa to Gaza” demonstration on Friday (June 1, 2018) at 9:00 pm in the German Colony in Haifa. This demonstration calls for the end of the Israeli siege over…

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Arab World, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan

Palestinian children celebrate Ramadan Eid in besieged Gaza Strip

Posted on June 27, 2017 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Palestinian children celebrate Ramadan Eid in besieged Gaza Strip
Palestinian children celebrate Ramadan Eid in besieged Gaza Strip

Palestinian children celebrate Ramadan Eid in besieged Gaza Strip Photo array: In the shadow of air strikes against civilian targets by Israel, children celebrated the end of Ramadan throughout the Gaza Strip. Ramadan ended June 26, 2017. By Mohammed Asad Palestinian children and families in the Israeli besieged Gaza Strip celebrated the end of the…

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