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April is National Arab American Heritage Month

For Immediate Release April is National Arab American Heritage Month To Combat Harmful Political Rhetoric, Arab America Pledges to Promote Positive Images   (WASHINGTON, DC) April 1, 2016—In the midst of the current climate of anti-Arab bias, as a result of the 2016 presidential election, Arab Americans are celebrating their heritage in hopes that all … Continued

U.S. Senator Leahy asks Obama Administration to Investigate Israeli and Egyptian Human Rights Violations

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and ten other Congresspeople expressed their concern for the gross human rights violations committed by Israel and Egypt in recent years. In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry dated February 17, Leahy cites examples of human rights violations like extrajudicial killings, unusual disappearances of people, … Continued

Arab America Picks a President: March Madness (Part II)

  BY: Fred Shwaery/Arab America Contributing Writer Basketball is down to the Final Four and the presidential contest is down to the Final Five. Some might say the Final Four for president but John Kasich is hanging in there just in case. It’s a smart move by Kasich as it looks like the Republicans will … Continued

VotePact: A Tool for Breaking Out of the Two Party System

  BY: Sam Husseini/Contributing Writer By pairing up, disenchanted Democrats and Republicans can better assert their preferences — and this could work especially well in the Arab American community. Many Arab Americans and other voters may well be applauded by the choices offered to them by the Democratic and Republican parties come November. Polling indicates … Continued

Bernie Sanders on The Young Turks

Democratic Presidential Candidate appeared on The Young Turks this week. The Young Turks are an accomplished YouTube news source that focuses on Middle East and American politics. Sanders took time to answer questions about how the media portrays important issues facing the country. The Vermont Senator spoke about climate change, trade agreements, establishment politics, poverty, … Continued

Clinton asks for $353K to sit with the Clooneys

Hillary Clinton’s joint fundraising committee called the Hillary Victory Fund is making more money from the Clooney’s than an average American adult makes in five years of working. The Hillary Victory Fund asked George and Amal Clooney to donate $353,000 in order to sit at Clinton’s table at a fundraising event in San Francisco. By … Continued

Cuba’s Forbearance of President Barack Obama

BY: Barbara Nimri Aziz/Contributing Writer President Obama began his address to the Cuban people in Havana invoking parallels between America’s and Cuba’s political histories: “We both live in a new world colonized by Europeans; and Cuba, like the US was built in part by slaves brought here from Africa; and Cubans, like us, can trace our … Continued

President Obama Throws in the Towel on Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Michael Friedson of The Media Line analyzes President Obama’s response to a question about Palestine he received in Argentina. Obama gave no hope for a reconciliation of the decades long conflict and does not believe it will happen in his remaining nine months. Like so many of his predecessors, President Barack Obama appears resigned to finishing … Continued

Cruz defends comments about Muslim patrols

After saying that there should be increased patrol and surveillance of Muslim Americans on Tuesday, Ted Cruz faced criticism from opponents and civil rights groups. Yesterday he spent a great amount of time defending his dangerous statements with various media outlets. Ted Cruz hit morning news shows Wednesday to defend his call for stepped-up “patrols” … Continued

Hillary Clinton Attacks Israel Boycott Movement in AIPAC Speech

Alex Emmons criticizes Clinton’s speech at the AIPAC conference this past week where she condemned the BDS movement and vowed to work against it. Despite BDS being a peaceful form of protest and free speech, Clinton contributed to the recent trend in silencing boycotters. Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton called the Israel boycott movement “alarming” in a … Continued

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