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Go topBy John Mason/Arab America Contributing Writer November 24, 2017, a group purported to be ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) attacked and killed over 300 Egyptian people. The attack occurred in the al Rawda Sufi mosque just after Friday prayers in the town of Bir al-Abed in Egypt’s northern Sinai Peninsula. Al … Continued
SOURCE: ALARABIYA Dr. Tayyeb Tizini Wednesday, 1 November 2017 The Pact of Umar was a ‘treaty’ forged during the conquest of Jerusalem more than 1400 years ago, at the beginning of Islamic history. It contributes to laying down the foundations of coexistence between Muslims and non-Muslims. In it are answers to most contemporary issues, such … Continued
The compelling new documentary film Surviving Peace, which delves deeply into and challenges core issues driving the Israeli Palestinian conflict opens Friday, October 20 in San Francisco. There will be a Q&A with Director Josef Avesar on Friday, Oct 20 and Sat Oct 21 after the 8:30 pm show. Surviving Peace delves deeply into the … Continued
Photo: Basilica of St. Mary’s Antiochian Orthodox Church, Livonia, Michigan Meriam Helal/ Arab America Contributing Writer The Arab world is diverse with different denominations of Christians. But unlike other ethnicities, Arab Christians have a stronger relationship with the faith and the church. There are various denominations of Christians in the Arab world, such as Catholic, … Continued
Bishop Antoun Khouri, former Auxillary Bishop of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, passed away today according to a statement issued by Metropolitan Joseph, Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of all North America. Joseph issued the following statement from Shwayya, Lebanon, where he is attending the Holy Synod meetings, “with profound sadness, yet hope in … Continued
By Michaela Schrum/Contributing Writer When traveling to Morocco to study abroad, I was lucky to have witnessed the Eid Al-Adha with the preparation of a lamb as part of the celebration and an appropriate enactment of the sacrifice the Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) made. Most Americans prefer to be more removed from the process of … Continued
By: Meriam Helal/ Contributing Writer American Muslims are one of the fastest growing populations in the United States, yet they are the most misunderstood. Pew Research Center and the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) took a rare look at this growing community to understand changes in the past decade. The American Muslim community … Continued
BY: KIM KOZLOWSKI SOURCE: THE DETROIT NEWS After more than a decade of work assisting impoverished women and children, a local humanitarian organization recently was targeted with hate mail. The letter was sent to executives of Zaman International and filled with anti-Muslim rhetoric, even though the organization is not Islamic, said Najah Bazzy, founder/CEO of … Continued
Source: Common DreamsBy: CJ Werleman Regardless of the issue, you just can’t shut Donald Trump up. Lord knows, his three campaign managers and current and former White House chief of staff have nearly died trying. They have begged, pleaded, and cajoled the slumlord-in-chief to forgo his Twitter account. It was even rumoured that the Republican campaign convinced … Continued
By Daniel Gil/ Contributing Writer A new study released on Monday by the Arab American Institute (AAI) revealed Americans’ attitudes towards both Arabs and Muslims are sharply divided along political party lines with democrats harboring a more favorable view of them compared to republicans. According to the study, 32 percent of republicans hold favorable views of … 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
Middle Eastern and American participants in the Hands of Peace Chicago summer program enjoyed a picnic in Winnetka on July 17, where they celebrated their new friendships. They are participating in the three-week peace-building program, which is designed to break down the walls of conflict in Israel and Palestine and throughout the world. Courtesy of … Continued
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