There exists another Palestinian-Jewish narrative that needs to be revived and shared. Palestinians still remember living peacefully among their Jewish relatives, friends, and neighbors, but that shared history is buried and forgotten by Israelis and Jews. It is time to claim the Palestinian-Jewish historical connection to bring forth a new narrative that can mend hearts and bridge differences. By: … Continued
Source: Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – As an American soccer player of Iraqi parents, Justin Meram is distressed by detentions and deportation threats within his Chaldean Christian community, a fallout of the US government’s agreement with Baghdad to remove Iraq from its travel ban targeting seven Muslim-majority countries. “Being a Chaldean American, being an Iraqi … Continued
By: The Associated Press Source: ClickOnDetroit KALKASKA, Mich. – A village president in northern Michigan is refusing to apologize for sharing Facebook posts denouncing Islam and calling for the killing of “every last Muslim.” The Record-Eagle of Traverse City reports that Kalkaska Village President Jeff Sieting said Monday that he doesn’t owe anyone an apology over his Facebook posts. Kalkaska … Continued
By: MEGHAN DWYER Source: wgntv.com PALOS HILLS, Ill. — Suburban residents are calling for the resignation of a township trustee after she wrote posts on social media that are being called “anti-Muslim.” Hundreds of people came out to a board meeting Monday night to protest Palos Township trustee Sharon Brannigan. Brannigan has been a township trustee since … Continued
Letters From Baghdad More influential than her friend and colleague T.E. Lawrence (a.k.a. Lawrence of Arabia), why she (Gertrude Bell) has been written out of the history she helped make? Voiced and executive produced by Academy Award winning actor Tilda Swinton, Letters from Baghdad tells the extraordinary and dramatic story of British spy, explorer and … Continued
By: John Taggart | Reuters The case of a youth killed more than two decades ago – whose death prompted a tide of anti-terrorism litigation in the US – has returned to court. In 1996, 17-year-old David Boim was standing at a bus stop in the Israeli settlement Beit El, near Ramallah in the occupied … Continued
Source: Center for Constitutional Rights July 10, 2017, New York, NY – Friday, students at Fordham University filed their opposition to the school’s motion to dismiss their lawsuit over its refusal to grant club status to Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). The students, represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), Palestine Legal, and cooperating … Continued
Jack G. Shaheen in an undated photo. (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) By Adam Bernstein and Abigail Hauslohner July 11 at 3:34 PM Jack G. Shaheen, an Arab American scholar, author and activist who devoted his career to challenging venomous stereotypes of Arabs in film and television — usually depicted, he once said, as “billionaires, bombers and belly dancers” … Continued
By Daniel Gil/ Contributing Writer “ISIS has carried out a gruesome public execution in Iraq,” said anchor Michelle Marsh in September of 2016 as TERRORISM ALERT DESK basked in red and black within a digital graphic flares prominently in the background of a local news broadcast. The story about 9 teenagers being killed with a … Continued
By Will Youmans/Contributing Writer Anyone who has written a word about Hollywood’s misrepresentations of Arabs owes a debt of gratitude to Dr. Jack Shaheen. His legacy is even more pronounced for the generations of media scholars whom he mentored and inspired. When the professor, activist, and lecturer passed away July 10, 2017, Dr. Shaheen left behind a … Continued
By Colby Cyrus/ Contributing Writer At a recent panel hosted by The Brookings Institution, a discussion about President Trump’s role in the future of the Middle East seemed to determine that the next step is nothing more than a looming question mark. Featured in the discussion were Adel Abdel Ghafar of the Brookings … Continued
At the UNESCO (U.N. Education Science and Cultural Organization) World Heritage Committee meeting in Krakow, Poland on Tuesday, the Cuban ambassador questioned the Israeli ambassador’s request for a minute of silence for Holocaust victims, calling for another minute of silence for the Palestinians. The Israeli Ambassador, Carmel Shama HaCohen, noted that he had previously approached … Continued
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