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Kayrouz calls on Michigan legislature to address FOIA flaws allowing governments to hide facts in injury cases

Posted on August 5, 2024August 5, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Kayrouz calls on Michigan legislature to address FOIA flaws allowing governments to hide facts in injury cases
Kayrouz calls on Michigan legislature to address FOIA flaws allowing governments to hide facts in injury cases

Kayrouz calls on Michigan legislature to address FOIA flaws allowing governments to hide facts in injury cases Southfield, MI — Tougher legislation is needed to strengthen Michigan FOIA laws to prevent the repetition of an injustice in which a police officer was able to manipulate a crime scene investigation and prevent the release of information…

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Joumana Kayrouz, Legal, News, NewsWire

New York blocks Jill Stein’s ballot access in presidential bid

Posted on May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on New York blocks Jill Stein’s ballot access in presidential bid
New York blocks Jill Stein’s ballot access in presidential bid

New York blocks Jill Stein’s ballot access in presidential bid Despite collecting 10 times more signatures than all other grassroots contenders, presidential candidate Jill Stein, who has strong support among Arab and Muslim Americans, has fallen shy of New York state’s  “oppressive” ballot access requirement preventing her inclusion on the presidential election ballot. Stein has…

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

Nearly 100 Organizations Join ADC in Demanding TPS/DED for Palestinians

Posted on November 18, 2023November 18, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on Nearly 100 Organizations Join ADC in Demanding TPS/DED for Palestinians
Nearly 100 Organizations Join ADC in Demanding TPS/DED for Palestinians

Nearly 100 Organizations Join ADC in Demanding TPS/DED for Palestinians The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and nearly 100 human rights, civil rights and civil liberties, immigrant rights, faith based organizations, and ADC’s Volunteer TPS/DED Lawyers Working Group sent a request to Secretary of State Anthony Blinkin and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas urging them…

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American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Travel

CAIR Announces Lawsuit in D.C., Mass., N.J., Mich. Seeking End to Secret Government Watchlist

Posted on September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on CAIR Announces Lawsuit in D.C., Mass., N.J., Mich. Seeking End to Secret Government Watchlist
CAIR Announces Lawsuit in D.C., Mass., N.J., Mich. Seeking End to Secret Government Watchlist

CAIR Announces Lawsuit in D.C., Mass., N.J., Mich. Seeking End to Secret Government Watchlist The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, announced Tuesday (Sept. 19, 2023) the filing of a lawsuit with a dozen plaintiffs seeking an end to the government’s secret watchlist that almost exclusively targets…

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American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Legal, News, NewsWire, racism

ADC & ACLU Sue Trump Administration Over New Census Memo

Posted on July 27, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on ADC & ACLU Sue Trump Administration Over New Census Memo
ADC & ACLU Sue Trump Administration Over New Census Memo

ADC & ACLU Sue Trump Administration Over New Census Memo The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), The American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, and Arnold & Porter filed a federal lawsuit on July 24, 2020, on behalf of immigrants’ rights groups challenging President Trump’s new order seeking to block people…

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American Arabs, Civil Rights, immigrants, Legal, News

Al-Thani family raises red flags as Qatar prepares to host 2022 FIFA World Cup

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Al-Thani family raises red flags as Qatar prepares to host 2022 FIFA World Cup
Al-Thani family raises red flags as Qatar prepares to host 2022 FIFA World Cup

Al-Thani family raises red flags as Qatar prepares to host 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar’s ruling Al-Thani family is making headlines but not the kind the Royal family wants. One son is accused of murder and of threatening to murder a dozen people including former American employees, while another is embroiled in the U.S. College…

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Arab News, Arab World, Gulf States, Middle East, News, Writers Promote

Lawsuit filed against Trump, Israeli settlements, peace plan and AIPAC

Posted on March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Lawsuit filed against Trump, Israeli settlements, peace plan and AIPAC
Lawsuit filed against Trump, Israeli settlements, peace plan and AIPAC

Lawsuit filed against Trump, Israeli settlements, peace plan and AIPAC Washington D.C. Attorney Martin McMahon filed a lawsuit against Netanyahu and Trump and 17 other defendants in February 2020 accusing them of denying the civil and human rights of Palestinians in Israel and in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Jerusalem. McMahon held…

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Activism, American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Israel, mainstream, News, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, racism, Spotlight, Terrorism, US Arab Politics, Video

Eight multinational corporations sued for allegedly financing attacks by al-Qaeda terrorists

Posted on January 4, 2020January 4, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Eight multinational corporations sued for allegedly financing attacks by al-Qaeda terrorists
Eight multinational corporations sued for allegedly financing attacks by al-Qaeda terrorists

Eight multinational corporations sued for allegedly financing attacks by al-Qaeda terrorists Families of Americans killed and injured by al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorists sue eight multinational corporations and Iran for allegedly financing the attacks. The families also filed a lawsuit claiming that Iran has provided material support to the terrorists Two lawsuits were filed today on behalf…

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American Arabs, Business, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, News, Terrorism

Racist Israel group tries to block Arabs from running for Knesset

Posted on August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Racist Israel group tries to block Arabs from running for Knesset
Racist Israel group tries to block Arabs from running for Knesset

Racist Israel group tries to block Arabs from running for Knesset Arab Joint List responds to effort to disqualify the Arab Joint List from running in the Sept. 17, 2019 Israeli elections: “Election disqualification request filed by ‘Jewish Power’ party against us is racist” Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel…

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Arab World, Civil Rights, Election, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, racism

Israel lies in claims Arabs forced Jews to flee

Posted on January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel lies in claims Arabs forced Jews to flee
Israel lies in claims Arabs forced Jews to flee

Israel lies in claims Arabs forced Jews to flee Column in Arab News explores the Israeli and Zionist lies that Jews were forced to flee Arab countries. They were never forced to flee. Instead, they were neticed to flee by Jewish organizations to immigrate to Palestine in the 1930s and 1940s and then Israel after…

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Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Writers Promote

Anti-Arab bias in political lawsuit against Arab Bank

Posted on April 13, 2017April 13, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Anti-Arab bias in political lawsuit against Arab Bank
Anti-Arab bias in political lawsuit against Arab Bank

Anti-Arab bias in political lawsuit against Arab Bank The U.S. Supreme Court will consider an outrageously illegal lawsuit that blames the victims of Israeli violence for their resistance against oppression. The lawsuit excludes pro-Palestinian and Arab victims of Israeli violence and should be expanded. The lawsuit should also represent defendants who have been victimized by Israeli terrorism…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Terrorism

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

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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American Arabs, Middle East, Politics, Press Releases

Bank of America sued for bias against Arabs

Posted on August 12, 2016August 12, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Bank of America sued for bias against Arabs
Bank of America sued for bias against Arabs

Life for Relief and Development accuses Bank of America in Federal Court for Discriminating Against Arab-American Charity Witness asserts a pattern of Arab-American account closures A lawsuit alleging that Bank of America discriminated against a Michigan-based Arab-American charity is winding to a close. Closing arguments are set for Friday. [Editor’s note: Bank of America is the…

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American Arabs, Business, News

Defending American lives, only when it’s politically convenient

Posted on April 21, 2016October 13, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Defending American lives, only when it’s politically convenient
Defending American lives, only when it’s politically convenient

Anti-Arab and anti-Muslim politicians Schumer and Cornyn have introduced a bill that supposedly will allow victims of terrorism to file lawsuits against foreign countries accused of sponsoring or being connected to those terrorist acts. But the intent really isn’t to protect Americans or give American justice. Instead, the purpose is to pander to the families who lost…

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