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Levin, more than 100 Democrats send letter to Pompeo expressing “strong disagreement” with Israeli settlement policy reversal
November 29th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Led by U.S. Rep. Andy Levin (D-Bloomfield Township), more than 100 Democratic members of Congress have signed a letter expressing “strong......
Paralyzed man walks again thanks to Arab American doctor’s innovative procedure
November 29th, 20190 Rochester, Minnesota — A historic medical trial lead by Dr. Mohamad Bydon, a neurosurgeon and spine specialist at the Mayo Clinic, has yielded miraculous results for a...
Yemeni nationals in U.S. backed into a deadly corner by uncertain TPS policies
November 26th, 20190 By Mark Hedin WASHINGTON, D.C.— "If I go back to Yemen, I have only one option: To die." So said a Brooklyn shopkeeper as he movingly described how a lifeline......
Report warns of technology-based threats from WhatsApp, other apps prior to 2020 election
November 26th, 20190 NEW YORK CITY —A major New York-based university is warning of potential technology-based threats that could compromise the 2020 presidential election, the website...
Ban on flavored vapes could lead to loss of 150,000 jobs, $8.4 billion sales hit
November 23rd, 20190 NEW YORK — A potential U.S. ban on e-cigarette flavors could result in a loss of more than 150,000 jobs and a direct sales hit of $8.4 billion, according to a report......
U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 47, cases of illness to 2,290
November 23rd, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, U.S. health officials reported 2,290 confirmed and probable cases and 5 more deaths from a mysterious respiratory illness tied to...
Arab Americans helped turn Virginia blue
November 20th, 20191 Many Virginians recently celebrated as both houses of the Virginia legislature came under Democratic Party control. In the past 30 years, the state has shifted from......
Coalition of churches applauds EU’s decision to accurately label Israeli products
November 20th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP), a coalition of 29 church communions and organizations, applauded this week the European Union’s Court of...
How do we keep our democracy healthy?
November 20th, 20190 Representative democracy is based on a simple premise. It’s that ordinary citizens can make satisfactory judgments on complex public policy and political issues — or......
Upgrading your phone? Four things you should do first
November 20th, 20190 By Alvaro Puig If you’re thinking about upgrading to a new phone, make sure you remove your personal information before you trade it in. Why? Because...
Oregon invests pension funds in Israeli spyware company
November 19th, 20190 TIGARD — $233 million in Oregon’s state employee pension funds have been invested in a private equity firm that owns majority share of the Israeli spyware company......
Pelosi says Trump has admitted to bribery as impeachment probe intensifies
November 19th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said on Thursday President Trump already has admitted to bribery in the Ukraine scandal at the...
Attorney General Nessel joins 18 others to urge withdrawal of proposal obstructing asylum-seekers’ ability to work
November 19th, 20190 LANSING — Eighteen attorneys general joined Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel last week in opposing a proposed rule from the Trump administration that would......
U.S. angers Palestinians, violates international law with reversal on Israeli settlements
November 19th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration changed the U.S. position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank on Monday, reversing four decades of American...
FBI releases official statistics on hate crimes
November 17th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Bureau of Investigations released its Hate Crime Statistics 2018 report this week. The report is the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)......
On 16th birthday, California student opens fire at his high school, killing two and shooting himself
November 17th, 20190 SANTA CLARITA, CA — A Southern California high school student pulled a .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun from his backpack and fired on fellow classmates on Thursday...
New report shows how tech companies profit from anti-Muslim violence and bigotry
November 9th, 20190 CHICAGO — The Action Center on Race and the Economy (ACRE), in collaboration with Crescendo and the Public Accountability Initiative, released a report this week that......
Haley Stevens should focus on serving her constituents in Michigan, not Israel
November 8th, 20190 This week, four members of the United States House of Representatives sent a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General expressing their "concern about the...
Microsoft should not fund Israeli spying on Palestinians
November 6th, 20190 The act of Palestinian activists covering their faces during anti-Israeli occupation rallies is an old practice that spans decades. The masking of the face, often by......
Arab American mother allegedly evicted from Florida hotel because of her perceived religion: “We don’t want you here”
November 2nd, 20190 WEST PALM BEACH, FLA — A south Florida mother named Rosemarie Mohammed has claimed she was evicted from a hotel here because of her Arab ethnicity and perceived...
Remembering former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, a civil rights advocate and friend of the Arab American community
November 2nd, 20190 DETROIT —During his five decades in Congress, former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, who died Sunday at age 90, played a major impact in both local and national......
Debbie Dingell introduces foster care legislation in honor of Rehab and Ahmed Amer
October 30th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) introduced the Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2019 on Wednesday, legislation that...
Young Arab American woman found dead in Staten Island park in New York
October 30th, 20190 NEW YORK – The New York Police Department identified an Arab American woman found dead in a Staten Island park last week as 25-year-old Ola Salem. Salem was found by......
