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Go topBy: Michaela Schrum/Arab America Contributing Writer The International Police Organization or (INTERPOL) whose latest meeting took place in Beijing, China voted last Wednesday to include Palestine fully in the international organization. Palestinian membership passed with a secret ballot vote of 75 to 24 and with 34 abstentions. As an INTERPOL member, Palestine now has the … Continued
Photo: CNN Today, the Arab American Institute joined 17 rights organizations to ask Supreme Court Justice John Roberts to stand for the integrity of the Court as a neutral and nonpartisan arbiter. At issue is an upcoming appearance by Justice Neil Gorsuch at the Trump Hotel to an organization, The Fund for American Studies … Continued
The seventh annual DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival (DCPFAF), which celebrates the work of Palestinian artists and filmmakers from around the world, will take place Oct. 5-8 at E Street Cinemas and Studio Theatre. Rounding out robust programming over the past six years, this year’s festival emphasizes the performing arts, exploring the creative potential … Continued
By: Michaela Schrum/Contributing Writer King Muhammed VI of Morocco pardoned over 600 people in Moroccan prisoners September 1, 2017 for Eid- Al-Adha after pardoning over 1,000 in late July for Eid Al-Fitr. Many of these prisoners were convicted protesters from Al Hoceima in the Berber Rif region, a region that has become famous for the … Continued
Source: Asbarez Since AMIDEAST opened its office in Beirut in 1968, thousands of Lebanese have benefitted from its services that help students study in the United States. In recent years, AMIDEAST scholarship initiatives have helped more than 100 students win over $18 million in scholarships and financial aid to study at American universities and colleges. … Continued
By: TP O’Mahony. Source: Irish Examiner It is time for Ireland to stop procrastinating, show some real vision, and summon up the courage to formally recognise the state of Palestine, writes TP O’Mahony. WHEN David Ben-Gurion, the leader of the Jewish community in Palestine, stood up in Museum Hall in Tel Aviv to proclaim the … Continued
BY: DR JOHN ANDREW MORROW SOURCE: THE ISLAMIC MONTHLY Meet Haneen Alsafi, recipient of a humanitarian award from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA and quite an inspiration. Raised in al-Hillah, in Babil, Iraq, she is the daughter of an Arab Shia father who grew up in Baghdad and a Turkmen Sunni mother who grew up … Continued
BY: BROADWAY WORLD NEWS DESK STAFF SOURCE: BROADWAY WORLD NYU Skirball will present the North American premiere of the Palestinian company The Freedom Theatre’s The Siege, running for 10 performances, October 12- 22, 2017. The Siege is based the 2002 occupation of Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, where more than 200 Palestinian fighters, civilians and … Continued
Photo credit: www.nh1.com On Thursday, the U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed former Republican congressional candidate, Lebanese American Rich Ashooh, of New Hampshire to be assistant commerce secretary heading up export administration. Ashooh is the second Arab American to be appointed in the Trump administration after Dina Habib Powell, U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy to … Continued
By Colby Cyrus/Contributing Writer This piece is a paid announcement about a candidate running for an elected position with ADC’s National board. Any views or opinions seen here are not representative of Arab America. A native Iraqi seeks election to the National Board of the Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC). Yasir Shallal says he is running … Continued
The American Federation of Ramallah Palestine (AFRP) condemns the U.S. House Appropriations Committee’s key provisions included this week in the State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2018 that support the occupation of Palestine by providing unequivocal support to Israel. The bill provides $3.1 billion in security assistance to Israel — a country … Continued
Odeh in his Santa Ana office By: Gabriel San Roman Source: OC Weekly The unsolved murder of Alex Odeh—a Palestinian-American activist killed in an Oct. 11, 1985, pipe bomb attack at his Santa Ana office—is getting renewed attention in an unlikely setting: Phoenix, Arizona. That’s where Robert Manning sits in a federal prison cell decades … Continued
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