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Go topA very popular sport but still amateur, football in the Palestinian territories is facing great difficulties due to the conflict with Israel, although progress has been made in recent years. “Today the situation is not perfect, but it has improved in comparison to previous years,” said Ismail Azzam, a leader of the Palestinian Federation of … Continued
Today, in a letter to British Ambassador Sir Nigel Elton Sheinwald, the American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee (ADC) expressed its serious concern over attack that took place yesterday by a gang of approximately twenty youth against worshippers leaving a mosque after Ramadan sunset prayers in Tooting south of London. The attack resulted in several serious injuries … Continued
George J. Mitchell likes to remind people that he labored for 700 days before reaching the Good Friday accord that brought peace to Northern Ireland. So the fact that Mr. Mitchell has shuttled back and forth to the Middle East for the last 190 days without any breakthroughs, he said, does not mean that President … Continued
A lawyer for a north Florida school district says a handful of students have been sent home from Alachua County schools this week for wearing shirts that read “Islam is of the Devil.” School district staff attorney Tom Wittmer says the shirts might have offended or distracted others and violated the district’s dress code. The … Continued
On August 26, the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) will hold a news conference in Southfield to announce the filing of a federal lawsuit against a Wayne County judge who demanded that a Muslim woman remove her religious headscarf (hijab) in court. The Muslim plaintiff felt so intimidated by the judge’s … Continued
Barack Obama is close to brokering an Israeli-Palestinian deal that will allow him to announce a resumption of the long-stalled Middle East peace talks before the end of next month, according to US, Israeli, Palestinian and European officials. Key to bringing Israel on board is a promise by the US to adopt a much tougher … Continued
In less than a year, the nation will conduct its once-a-decade census of the U.S. population. The 2010 Census will ask just ten basic questions about each household—like the name, age, gender, and race of each person living there. Arab Americans, who are not a legally recognized racial or ethnic minority, have no “box” to … Continued
An American non-profit organization dedicated to political reform in the Middle East concludes in a new report that proposed changes in U.S. foreign aid to the region could be a mixed blessing for those working to promote democracy in that troubled part of the world. The report by the Washington-based Project on Middle East Democracy … Continued
The Executive Committee of the Greek Orthodox Conference in Jerusalem slammed the deal which was signed between the ousted Patriarch, Erenius, and an Israeli settlement company, in which the company was granted the ‘right’ to build on and use church lands. The Committee demanded the current Patriarch, Theophilos, to void all deals signed between the … Continued
The Obama Administration joined major national minority organizations led by Green For All and Hip Hop Caucus to announce a “Green the Block” Campaign at a White House briefing on August 4th. Leaders of diverse organizations representing ethnic and racial communities nationwide were invited to the White House yesterday to underscore the need for our … Continued
Bilateral relations between the United States and Kuwait are strong and should become even stronger in the future, President Obama said Monday. During the joint media conference in Washington with Obama, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, reaffirmed that “Kuwait shall remain a partner of the United States. Kuwait shall remain an ally and … Continued
Even the most optimistic of demographers can find reams of troubling statistics and startling anecdotes gleaned from living conditions in Arab nations across the Middle East and Africa. The newest in a series of U.N. studies called the Arab Human Development Reports offers a sobering glimpse at the problems facing the Arab world: water scarcity, … Continued
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