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Why It’s Important to call the White Nationalists Terrorists

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 Threatens Legal Action Over Plans to Close Jerusalem Bureau

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

Civil Rights Groups Sue State Department Over Visa Denials

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

Arab American’s Resignation from DHS Sign of Worsening Relationship Between Federal Government and Muslim Community

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

‘They killed him because he was an Arab’

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

The Demand to “Close” Al Jazeera Harms Press Freedom

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

Dupont Circle Memorial for Slain Muslim Teen is Set on Fire

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

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