By KATIE ROGERS THE NEW YORK TIMES A billionaire, a queen and an American first lady walked into a public charter school on Wednesday, collecting bouquets, examining owl pellets and hugging students amid the rapid-fire clicking of cameras. The visit to Excel Academy, an all-girls charter school, by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Queen Rania of … Continued
By Chris Riemenschneider Star Tribune Some of the biggest buzz makers at last month’s South by Southwest Music Conference weren’t musicians trying to break through to a national audience. They were artists simply worried about getting into the country. Performers from Iran and Egypt and even an Italian band named Soviet Soviet were all missing … Continued
By Benjamin Zhang Business Insider The Department of Homeland Security’s ban on large electronics has been in effect for a week. The ban, which covers nine airlines, forbids passengers from bringing any electronic devices larger than a cell phone into the cabin of non-stop flights to the US from 10 airports in the Middle East … Continued
By NERI ZILBER POLITICO Husam Zomlot, a senior adviser to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, was ensconced on a couch in the lobby of the swank Grand Park hotel in Ramallah one recent afternoon amid a hectic schedule of meetings. There was a lot that needed to get done before he flew out to take … Continued
Watch Listen DEMOCRACY NOW! The Iraq War started 14 years ago this month, and it is showing no signs of letting up. Since President Trump took office, the U.S. military has expanded its aerial bombing campaign targeting areas held by the Islamic State. The Air Force Times is reporting U.S.-backed military aircraft have dropped over … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Brigitte Gabriel, the proud anti-Muslim activist and leader of the designated hate group, ACT for America, said Monday evening that she has a meeting at the White House. In a tweet, she asks followers to send her topics to discuss with the Trump administration at her meeting. Among the replies were … Continued
By James J. Zogby Arab American Institute It looks like the Trump administration has come to agree with the conclusion reached by every US president and Central Command chief since the Gulf War of 1991—that resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is necessary to promote regional security and US strategic interests in the Middle East. When viewed … Continued
For years, Republican leaders treated Frank Gaffney as a pariah. But his dark warnings about Sharia law taking over America found an audience among grassroots conservatives—and now, in the White House. By PETER BEINART The Atlantic On March 6, the zoning board in Bayonne, New Jersey, turned down a request to convert an old warehouse … Continued
By MICHAEL R. GORDON The New York Times Dina Powell, President Trump’s senior counselor for economic initiatives, has been named as a deputy national security adviser for strategy, Trump administration officials said Wednesday. The selection of Ms. Powell is the most prominent appointment on the National Security Council staff since Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster … Continued
By Ali Abunimah The Electronic Intifada Donald Trump’s 2018 budget proposal would slash the US foreign affairs budget by almost a third. It would also eliminate key programs for low-income communities at home. The president is asking Congress for just under $26 billion in base funding for the State Department and the US international aid … Continued
By ALEXANDER BURNS The New York Times A federal judge in Hawaii issued a nationwide order Wednesday blocking President Trump’s ban on travel from parts of the Muslim world, dealing a political blow to the White House and signaling that proponents of the ban face a long and risky legal battle ahead. The ruling was … Continued
by James J. Zogby Arab American Institute This week President Donald Trump issued a revised Executive Order (EO or Order) restricting immigration from six majority Muslim countries and more than halving the US refugee program. This version includes some significant changes: it is more carefully written; it removes Iraq from the list of countries falling … Continued
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