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Go topSource: Press and Guide By: Keith Salowich A podcast named one of the best new podcasts of 2016 by The New York Times and iTunes recorded its latest episode before a live audience in Dearborn. The Arab American National Museum’s Aliya Hassan Auditorium held a near capacity crowd Saturday for the recording of Ahmed Ali … Continued
By Dan Gil/Contributing Writer This weekend gave the United States a long look into the past. Protests at the University of Virginia turned the college campus into a violent and deadly scene of mayhem as a rally of white nationalists convened in Charlottesville to protest the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee the … Continued
Al Jazeera has threatened to take legal action over Israel’s decision to close its bureau in Jerusalem, in a statement issued on Monday. The pan-Arab news network based out of Qatar declared the move was “undemocratic” in its statement. “Al Jazeera stresses that it will closely watch the developments that may result from the Israeli … Continued
By Daniel Gil/ Contributing Writer A number of civil rights groups are suing the State Department along with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson over their refusal to process applications for a visa lottery system from the six countries President Trump has issued a travel ban against. The American Civil Liberties Union, Jenner & Block LLP, … Continued
By Daniel Gil/ Contributing Writer George Selim, a senior counterterrorism official at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Director of the Office of Community Partnerships at the DHS handed in his resignation on Friday, according to The Atlantic. Selim’s resignation reportedly came as a result of the current administration’s willingness to quash initiatives developed … Continued
Source: Al Jazeera By: Zena Tahhan The family of a young Palestinian man fatally shot by Israeli police in Jaffa are demanding justice for what they believe was a “cold-blooded killing”. Mahdi al-Saadi, a 22-year-old Palestinian citizen of Israel, was shot in the chest and killed in the early hours of Saturday morning. Israeli police also shot another young … Continued
By Daniel Gil/Contributing Writer Former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama and congressional candidate called Islam a “false religion” during a meeting held on Monday at a Jim N’ Nicks BBQ restaurant in Gardendale, Alabama. In a video posted on Facebook, senate candidate, Roy Moore, responded to a woman’s questions about sharia law … Continued
By Daniel Gil/ Contributing Writer A controversial bill aimed at criminalizing boycott and divestment practices against Israel introduced to the Senate in March by Sen. Ben Cardin will be amended following public outcry that the bill violated the first amendment. The bill (S. 720) seeks to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 by making … Continued
Picture: taken from Doha Office of Al Jazeera, credits due to Al Jazeera & Wikipedia user Wittylama By Will Youmans/Arab America Contributing Writer When Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt launched a blockade and issued a list of thirteen demands to Qatar that included the closure of Al Jazeera and other news media … Continued
By Daniel Gil/ Contributing Writer The Supreme Court announced Monday that it would uphold a revised version of President Trump’s travel ban on six nations and would review the case in full later this fall; the American Civil Liberties Union responded immediately by saying they would challenge the decision in court. The notable revision to … Continued
By Daniel Gil/ Contributing Writer The memorial vigil in Dupont Circle of a teenager found dead in Fairfax County, V.A. over the weekend was set on fire Wednesday, according to fire officials in Washington, D.C. Officials responded to a fire at around 8:30 am local time to the charred remains of the memorial following the … Continued
SPRINGFIELD, VA — The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) announced on June 13 that Ambassador Alberto M. Fernandez will join the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. (MBN) as its new president beginning July 17, 2017. In this role, he will oversee MBN’s multimedia operations in the U.S. and across the Middle East, including its digital properties, … Continued
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