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Here’s why I believe in America

September 16th, 20181 It’s so easy these days to despair about the future of our country. It feels like half the people I run into just want to pull the covers over their heads and ignore...

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At 34, we continue our mission and reaffirm our commitments

September 15th, 20180 On September 7, 1984, 34 years ago, The Arab American News was established with a mission to tell Arab Americans' and the Arab world's untold stories, but as it...

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What lies beneath: The U.S.-Israeli plot to ‘save’ Gaza

September 10th, 20180 The Israeli government wants to change the rules of the game entirely. With unconditional support from the Trump administration, Tel Aviv sees a golden opportunity to...

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Anatomy of a fake check scam

September 9th, 20181 Fake checks drive many types of scams — like those involving phony prize wins, fake jobs, mystery shoppers, online classified ad sales and others. In a fake check...

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Defunding UNRWA highlights Trump’s anti-Palestine agenda

September 7th, 20180 The Trump administration has cut all funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA). Created after the 1948 war which displaced...

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When illness is a ‘death sentence’: The victimization of Gaza women

September 1st, 20180 Hanan al-Khoudari, a Gaza resident, resorted to Facebook in a cry for help when Israeli authorities rejected her request to accompany her 3-year-old son, Louay, to his...

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What are political parties good for? Plenty, actually

September 1st, 20180 If you take a dim view of our political parties, you’re in sterling company. So did George Washington. In his famous farewell address, he warned us against “the...

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Hold the plaudits, John McCain’s 2008 campaign paved the way for Donald Trump

August 31st, 20180 What if John McCain hadn’t run for president in 2008? Donald Trump might not be sitting in the White House today. At first glance, that might sound odd. The...

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Israel’s total control over Palestinian lives

August 26th, 20181 It is almost comical that recently Israel finally decided to release more than 10 tons of mail that it has prevented from reaching Palestinians in the West Bank, much of...

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Gaza without cancer medicine as Haley blames Arabs for Washington’s sins

August 26th, 20180 On Sunday August 12, news from Gaza was distressing: The Ministry of Health announced that it would no longer be able to treat cancer patients in the Israel-besieged...

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Mission accomplished: Why solidarity boats to Gaza succeed despite failing to break the siege

August 18th, 20180 When Mike Treen, the national director of the "Unite Union" in New Zealand arrived at the airport in the capital, Auckland, on August 1, a group of people were anxiously...

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Another historic win and counting!

August 17th, 20180 This week, Arab and Muslim Americans scored another historic victory in Minnesota where Ilhan Omar won comfortably a Congressional primary election. Omar, America’s...

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Mahmoud Abbas: Stop exploiting Ahed Tamimi for personal gain

August 13th, 20180 The father of 11-year-old Abdul Rahman Nofal contacted me, asking for help. His son was shot in the leg during Gaza's "Great March of Return" protests. The Strip's...

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Watch out for card skimming at the gas pump

August 13th, 20180 With the summer travel season in high gear, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning drivers about skimming scams at the pump. Skimmers are illegal card readers...

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A historic election for Arab and Muslim Americans

August 10th, 20181 Michigan voters set a new record of involvement this historic primary election thanks in large part to the candidacy of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Progressive Movement led...

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A more perfect union

August 5th, 20181 You know these words, but how often do you stop to think about them? “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice,...

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Common enemy: Why Israel is embracing fascism in Europe

August 5th, 20182 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visited Israel on July 19, where he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials. Orban’s visit would have...

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Israel’s false, Apartheid “democracy”

August 3rd, 20181 By Mohamed Mohamed Since its inception, Israel has been a discriminatory state, posing as a (false) democracy. This is not a matter of opinion; it is a fact...

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Civil rights leaders, Census policy experts urge public comments on citizenship question

July 29th, 20182 Civil rights leaders joined Census policy experts on July 17 in an urgent plea, particularly to communities of color, for a show of public activism and force to derail a...

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Jewish nation-state Law: Why Israel was never a democracy

July 27th, 20181 The head of the Arab Joint List Alliance at the Israeli Knesset (Parliament), Aymen Odeh, described the passing of the racist Jewish nation-state law as "the death of...

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Our endorsements for the August 7 primary elections

July 27th, 20180 This election is a defining event for America This election, for many reasons, is perhaps the most important one in America’s modern history. First, our...

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Thank you, Ireland

July 22nd, 20180 In Ireland on Wednesday morning, I watched an amazing debate unfolding in the Irish Seanad (Senate), as members spoke for and against a bill to prohibit the importation...

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The massacre of Inn Din: How Rohingya are lynched and held responsible

July 22nd, 20180 “In my four years as high commissioner, I have heard many preposterous claims. That claim is almost in its own category of absurdity. Have you no shame, sir, have you...

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Donate with honor, not to a sham charity

July 22nd, 20180 Would you donate to a charity called Help the Vets? What about if you get a robocall that asks you to donate your car to “Veterans of America?” Unfortunately, just...

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Get involved, be a true American citizen

July 22nd, 20181 Back in 1883, Teddy Roosevelt wrote an essay on what it takes to be a true American citizen. He did not mince words. “The people who say that they have not time to...

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Anti-Semitism Awareness Act doesn’t protect Jews – it protects Israel

July 6th, 20180 After trying and failing to pass the so-called “Anti-Semitism Awareness Act” in the last legislative session, supporters have once again submitted a bill that,...

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Once the fireworks of Independence Day fade, how independent are we?

July 6th, 20181 Guest editorial By the Muslim Public Affairs Council Every July 4th holiday, most Americans spend time with their families, indulge in grilled foods and...

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The veiled danger of the ‘dead’ Oslo Accords