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Go to the polls on Nov. 6 and cast your vote

November 2nd, 20180 On Tuesday, November 6, the Arab American community must rise to the challenge and exercise their right and duty to vote. Now more than ever Arab American voters are...

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This is why Arab Americans should vote YES on Proposal 18-3

October 26th, 20180 For too long the Arab American voice on Election Day in Southeast Michigan and in cities like Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Hamtramck in particular has been muted....

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The right to boycott is as American as it gets

September 22nd, 20180 Palestine, Israel and the right to boycott (BDS) have made their way to the front and center of Michigan’s gubernatorial race. In the past few weeks, Democratic...

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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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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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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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A historic election for Arab and Muslim Americans

August 10th, 20180 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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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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Drifting backward, repeating America’s shameful history

June 29th, 20180 Tuesday, June 26, 2018 will be remembered as a shameful day in the history of the United States of America. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Trump's executive...

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This time, Nikki Haley spits on the entire world

June 25th, 20180 The Trump administration withdrew from the U.N. Human Rights Council on Wednesday, condemning the “hypocrisy” of its 47 member states and its alleged "unrelenting...

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While tragedy engulf homelands this Eid, there are things to celebrate here

June 19th, 20180 As the Arab and Muslim worlds were ending a month of blessed fasting, observing the most holy month in Islam and getting ready to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, there isn’t...

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America spits on the graves of Palestinians dying for freedom

May 18th, 20180 The actions of the Trump administration concerning the Palestinian people have become more shameful by the day. In December, President Trump announced his intention...

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Will the decent Republicans stand up?

April 27th, 20180 State Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R-Canton), a Republican candidate for governor, is spreading his hateful rhetoric to hide his lack of leadership and the fact that his...

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The push for war against Syria united politicians on both sides of the aisle

April 13th, 20180 The chemical attack video: We've seen this movie before Democrats and Republicans alike— on both sides of the aisle in the U.S. Congress, in the liberal and...

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What are our true priorities?

April 6th, 20180 There are many times we need to ask ourselves, what are our true priorities? A couple of weeks ago, thanks to social media, and fake news, we were all made aware of a...

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Now that the court has spoken, it’s time to move on

March 9th, 20180 Now is the right time for Hussein Berry and others to reconsider what they have done, to recognize the damage their actions have caused and to join the healing efforts...

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America mourns, prays and does nothing to address gun violence

February 16th, 20180 The thunderous hail of bullets is always followed by the silence of a nation that cannot bring itself to do anything besides offer ineffective hopes and prayers. Once...

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The danger facing Lebanon is bigger than Bassil’s loose tongue

February 2nd, 20180 In the last decisive moments, Lebanon avoided the edge of a cliff and perhaps saved fragile peaceful coexistence among its people, which for the past few days has been...

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Trump’s Jerusalem decision is reckless and dangerous

December 8th, 20170 President Trump's decision this week to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital was reckless, misguided and dangerous. He has legitimized the illegal occupation of...

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Trump unfit to be our leader

December 2nd, 20170 This week, President Trump proved once again, in perhaps the strongest terms to date, that he is unfit to be our leader. The president re-tweeted three misleading...

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Hariri’s return marks a new era for him and Lebanon

November 23rd, 20170 Saudi Arabia added this week another political downfall to its long list of successive defeats in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Qatar and Palestine. The last blunder of the...

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Reasons to be thankful

November 23rd, 20170 As Arab American and Muslim families gather around the dinner table this Thanksgiving holiday, they will show gratitude for their blessings, but will also be bound to...

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Let’s talk about “Corruption”

November 13th, 20170 In recent weeks and as we drew closer to Election Day, the word “corruption” was and continues to be thrown around and leveled at organizations by members of the...

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After the election: Bullying, sectarianism must be addressed for us to move forward

November 10th, 20170 With all the effort our officials, campaigners, volunteers and local organizations have expanded every year to raise awareness on the importance of voting, it appeared...

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Our endorsements for the Nov. 7 general elections

November 3rd, 20171 The November 7 general election is only a few days away and our endorsements have only marginally changed since the primary. When we released our primary...

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Lessons learned from the Fordson Incident

October 27th, 20170 The Fordson High School football team caused an uproar after making headlines two weeks ago when a few of its junior varsity players were busted in an alleged hazing...

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There are more reasons to stay in Dearborn than to leave

October 13th, 20171 Arab Americans have been moving out of Dearborn in droves in recent years to nearby cities like Dearborn Heights, Northville, Bloomfield Hills, Livonia or townships like...

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