Politics

Executives of the Arab American Institute (AAI), American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), met with Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday (January 25) to discuss issues of concern to the Arab American and Muslim communities. Leaders spoke with Attorney General Holder about several controversial policies developed under the 2003 Department … Continued

Chanting “No more terrorism,” about 150 Muslim and Nigerian protesters waved U.S. flags as they rallied in the cold outside the federal courthouse during a hearing for the suspect accused of trying to bomb a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas Day. “Muslims here to tell you: Go to hell,” read a sign held by Majed Rizki, … Continued

Forget about oil, occupation, terrorism or even Al Qaeda. The real hazard for Iraqis these days is cancer. Cancer is spreading like wildfire in Iraq. Thousands of infants are being born with deformities. Doctors say they are struggling to cope with the rise of cancer and birth defects, especially in cities subjected to heavy American … Continued

As a land of immigrants, the United States is home to people from all corners of the world. And in the past, it has documented where its people hail from by using the U.S. census, conducted every 10 years as mandated in the Constitution. But the 2010 census form — in a departure from 2000 … Continued