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Michigan official stands by call for killing of all Muslims

Jul 13, 2017

By: The Associated Press Source: ClickOnDetroit KALKASKA, Mich. - A village president in northern Michigan is refusing to apologize for sharing Facebook posts denouncing Islam and calling for the killing of "every last Muslim." The Record-Eagle of Traverse City reports that Kalkaska Village President Jeff(...)

Who is Bill Gates daughter's Egyptian boyfriend?

Jul 13, 2017

By Ani Karapetyan/Contributing Writer An increasingly hot ticket item has surfaced in social media circles as 21 years-old Jennifer Katherine Gates, the daughter of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, is dating Arab/Egyptian American 26 year-old, Nayel Nassar. Nassar is a(...)

Hobby Lobby agrees to pay $3m fine for Iraqi looted artifacts

Jul 13, 2017

A clay cuneiform tablet illegally imported into the US by the owners of Hobby Lobby, Photo: United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York By: Dan Duray Source: The Art Newspaper The Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby is known to(...)

Residents call for suburban trustee to resign after anti-Muslim posts

Jul 13, 2017

By: MEGHAN DWYER Source: wgntv.com PALOS HILLS, Ill. -- Suburban residents are calling for the resignation of a township trustee after she wrote posts on social media that are being called “anti-Muslim.” Hundreds of people came out to a board meeting Monday(...)

Film Release: "Letters from Baghdad" Opens Across the U.S.

Jul 12, 2017

Letters From Baghdad More influential than her friend and colleague T.E. Lawrence (a.k.a. Lawrence of Arabia), why she (Gertrude Bell) has been written out of the history she helped make? Voiced and executive produced by Academy Award winning actor Tilda(...)

Revived lawsuit puts Palestine advocacy in crosshairs

Jul 12, 2017

By: John Taggart | Reuters The case of a youth killed more than two decades ago – whose death prompted a tide of anti-terrorism litigation in the US – has returned to court. In 1996, 17-year-old David Boim was standing(...)

Students Oppose Fordham’s Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit over Justice for Palestine Club Ban

Jul 12, 2017

Source: Center for Constitutional Rights July 10, 2017, New York, NY – Friday, students at Fordham University filed their opposition to the school’s motion to dismiss their lawsuit over its refusal to grant club status to Students for Justice in Palestine(...)

Doing Laps and Making Waves: Discover the Arab American Entrepreneur Behind the #1 Apple and Android App for Swimming

Jul 12, 2017

photo: Fares Ksebati, co-founder and CEO of MySwimPro. By: Tanya Nawas/Staff Writer An idea, a passion, a need: Any one of these can change your life and, depending on how you handle it, many other lives as well. Take Fares(...)

Corporate Consolidation of Local News Will Perpetuate Bias Against Arabs in U.S. Media

Jul 11, 2017

By Daniel Gil/ Contributing Writer “ISIS has carried out a gruesome public execution in Iraq,” said anchor Michelle Marsh in September of 2016 as TERRORISM ALERT DESK basked in red and black within a digital graphic flares prominently in the(...)

Shisha Use Popular Among Young Adults and Teens in U.S.

Jul 11, 2017

By Daniel Gil/ Contributing Writer Shisha has found a home far from its birthplace in the Middle East. Its new home is within the dusty college dorms, tiny sublets, and shared apartments of young adults in the United States. An(...)

Remembering Dr. Jack Shaheen: Pioneer who put media misrepresentation of Arabs on the map

Jul 10, 2017

By Will Youmans/Contributing Writer Anyone who has written a word about Hollywood’s misrepresentations of Arabs owes a debt of gratitude to Dr. Jack Shaheen. His legacy is even more pronounced for the generations of media scholars whom he mentored and(...)

DJ Khaled’s Grateful Scores No. 1 Album

Jul 8, 2017

By Ani Karapetyan/Contributing Writer Hip-hop artist DJ Khaled has achieved his second No. 1 with his new album Grateful on the Billboard 200. Grateful is the tenth studio album by DJ Khaled and was released on June 23, 2017.(...)