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AHRC and ICD Hold Meet, Greet and Open Conversation with USCIS:

Posted on June 16, 2023June 16, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on AHRC and ICD Hold Meet, Greet and Open Conversation with USCIS:
AHRC and ICD Hold Meet, Greet and Open Conversation with USCIS:

AHRC and ICD Hold Meet, Greet and Open Conversation with USCIS: Consistent with AHRC’s (American Human Rights Council) efforts to facilitate and organize a series of community “Meet, Greet and Open Conversation” sessions, the (AHRC) and the Islamic Center of Detroit (ICD) hosted a community forum and discussion with the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS)…

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AHRC applauds House passage of No Ban Act

Posted on July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on AHRC applauds House passage of No Ban Act

AHRC applauds House passage of No Ban Act AHRC Welcomes the Symbolism of the Passage of the House’s No Ban Act, Urges More Sustained Immigration Advocacy for Real Change: The American Human rights Council (AHRC-USA) welcomes the US House of Representatives’ passage of the No Ban Act- H.R. 2486. President Trump claimed that the Congress…

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Youth Hub Center to open in Lebanon with support from Joumana Kayrouz

Posted on August 8, 2018August 8, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Youth Hub Center to open in Lebanon with support from Joumana Kayrouz
Youth Hub Center to open in Lebanon with support from Joumana Kayrouz

Youth Hub Center to open in Lebanon with support from Joumana Kayrouz Prominent Michigan Accident attorney Joumana Kayrouz announced this week that she will fund the building of a new youth hub center in Batroun, Lebanon as a part of a larger effort by Lebanese expatriates to support their former homeland. An icon of the American legal…

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Affaire d’État or Scandal, the Palace Is Boiling

Posted on July 25, 2018August 20, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Affaire d’État or Scandal, the Palace Is Boiling

Affaire d’État or Scandal, the Palace Is Boiling President Macron’s supporters prefer to compare him to President Obama rather than President Nixon, and believe he will survive the storm. By Abdennour Toumi First heat waves of the summer season in Paris have produced an unusual sweat and wet in the town; everybody is trying to…

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Trump slammed for policies on immigrant children, and UN

Posted on June 19, 2018June 20, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Trump slammed for policies on immigrant children, and UN
Trump slammed for policies on immigrant children, and UN

Trump slammed for policies on immigrant children, and UN President Trump came under fire this week for a series of policy slips ranging from the mishandling of immigrant children to his administration’s rejection of the fundamental principles of human rights. Ironically, the mishandling and abuse of immigrant children at the border is in fact a…

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Trump issues new restrictions on immigrants

Posted on March 6, 2017June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Trump issues new restrictions on immigrants

Trump issues new restrictions on immigrants President Donald Trump this week unveiled a new Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration from six countries with Muslim majorities, dropping Iraq and easing restrictions on Syrian refugees. Critics insist it is a “Muslim ban” By Ray Hanania President Donald Trump this week unveiled a new Executive Order to temporarily suspend…

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Trump reinforces relations with Arab World

Posted on February 12, 2017February 12, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Trump reinforces relations with Arab World

Trump reinforces relations with Arab World President Trump continued to reinforce American relations with leaders in the Arab World speaking with the President of Iraq and the Emirs of Kuwait and Qatar. The telephone calls come with days of Trump meeting with Israel’s rightwing Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and as Israeli public opinion continues to swing…

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New book released on a Jewish immigrant’s story to Israel

Posted on February 7, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on New book released on a Jewish immigrant’s story to Israel

New book released on a Jewish immigrant’s story to Israel Chutzpah & High Heels Launched by Yotzeret Publishing New memoir explores life as an American immigrant in Israel and Jewish pluralism February 7, 2017 – St. Paul, MN – Yotzeret Publishing, which publishes books written from a Jewish perspective with a specialty in those written…

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Detroit civil rights group files suit against Trump immigration

Posted on January 31, 2017January 31, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Detroit civil rights group files suit against Trump immigration

Detroit civil rights group files suit against Trump immigration Today (Tuesday), January 31, 2017, the Arab-American Civil Rights League (ACRL) will hold a press conference at the Theodore Levin Federal Courthouse to announce today’s filing of a federal lawsuit on behalf of several of its members challenging the constitutionality of President’s Trump’s executive order. The lawsuit, filed…

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DHS reports less than 1 percent of travelers challenged at airports

Posted on January 30, 2017January 30, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on DHS reports less than 1 percent of travelers challenged at airports

DHS reports less than 1 percent of travelers challenged at airports The Department of Homeland Security responded to assertions that all Muslims are being stopped at the border, saying that President Trump’s new immigration policies have resulted in less than 1 percent of more than 325,000 international travelers being inconvenienced at airports The Department of…

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Trump immigration suspensions will save American lives

Posted on January 28, 2017January 31, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Trump immigration suspensions will save American lives

Temporary Time-Out in Refugee Admissions Will Save American Lives, Says FAIR A temporary time-out in refugee admissions will allow time for the new administration’s intelligence leaders to review and enhance vetting procedures. Doing so will save American lives.” –FAIR President Dan Stein The following statement was issued by Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) President…

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President Trump orders Wall and crackdown on illegal immigration

Posted on January 27, 2017January 9, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on President Trump orders Wall and crackdown on illegal immigration

President Trump orders Wall and crackdown on illegal immigration President Donald Trump issued this Executive Order on January 25, 2017 that spells out the tightening of the nation’s Immigration Laws, laws that are enforced by every other country on the planet except until now by the United States. The Order details the “Wall” to be…

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Why Trump should support “Sanctuary Cities”

Posted on November 18, 2016November 18, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Why Trump should support “Sanctuary Cities”

Why Trump should support “Sanctuary Cities” By Rawan ElBaba  Now that Donald Trump has been elected President, the world looks to his first 100 days in office. In an address in Gettysburg, Pa. before election day, President-elect Trump laid out his plan which focused on several things like cleaning up Washington from insiders and lobbyists, protecting America’s…

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Anti-Muslim racism drives anti-EU push

Posted on June 25, 2016 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Anti-Muslim racism drives anti-EU push

Anti-EU leaders driven by anti-Muslim, anti-immigration racism in Europe join push to leave EU. “I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him, but for my own part, it was Greek to me.” In politics, making a populist decision that politicians might think it is a big deal, though the domino effect may be drastic for…

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Bobby Jindal Shows his Racism,Ignorance ,Should Apologize to Muslims

Posted on January 19, 2015June 12, 2019 By Ali Younes 1 Comment on Bobby Jindal Shows his Racism,Ignorance ,Should Apologize to Muslims
Bobby Jindal Shows his Racism,Ignorance ,Should Apologize to Muslims

By Ali Younes Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal finally spoke the truth and showed his true colors during his recent interview with CNN when he decried and insulted Muslims and Islam. The truth Jindal revealed was not about Islam or Muslim as he thinks he did, rather, it was about his racist and twisted views of…

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Arabs of Chicagoland: WBEZ Radio Interview & Video Photo Array

Posted on January 11, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Arabs of Chicagoland: WBEZ Radio Interview & Video Photo Array
Arabs of Chicagoland: WBEZ Radio Interview & Video Photo Array

Arabs of Chicagoland: WBEZ Radio Interview & Video Photo Array Ray Hanania, the author of “Arabs of Chicagoland” (Arcadia Publishing) is interviewed by WBEZ host Steve Edwards (Nov. 2005) discussing his new book and the history of Arab American settlement in Chicagoland beginning in the 1860s. Palestinians. Jordanians. Lebanese. Egyptians. Syrians. Iraqis. History. Ethnicity. (Audio…

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