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The American Dream thrives among Midwestern Muslims

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  Source: Washington Examiner By: Timothy P. Carney “America Was Never Great” caught on as a slogan in some circles of the Left as a counter to Donald Trump’s slogan, “Make America Great Again.” The New Republic and Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King applauded the idea. https://v.connatix.com/b03ca50a-46cc-4b83-9d20-08294b6b1a75/Contents/101876/79cdf7a2-83a8-4933-aa6f-3f4d26f43cb8_desktop_low_240.mp4 King’s argument, echoed by others, is that America never was great … Continued

Final Battle for the Arab World

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It might be useful to step back from examining any one conflict and instead simply try to identify larger historical and political patterns that help us understand the players and the issues at stake. By: Rami G. Khouri Source: The Cairo Review The dispute between Saudi Arabia/United Arab Emirates and Qatar has added major new … Continued

The Arab world’s American savior complex

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By Kim Ghattas- Foreign Policy The Chicago Tribune Whenever I’m pondering the Middle East’s love-hate relationship with America, I flick through the pages of a book I discovered recently. In the wake of President Donald Trump’s recent military strike against Syria and the avalanche of conflicted reactions it provoked in the Middle East – from … Continued

10 Arab Women Making Strides in Politics

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BY: Diego Reyes/Contributing Writer March marks Women’s History Month where the world celebrates women’s contributions to history, culture, and society. It is important to recognize the great achievements that have been made in the world of politics, an area where women are still underrepresented around the world.For Arab women in particular, outsiders have questioned their … Continued

Celebrities Make Their Political Views Known at the Grammys

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BY: Stephanie Yasi Farokhi/Contributing Writer The 59th annual Grammy Awards on February 12 was fairly apolitical for the most part until A Tribe Called Quest took the stage. Trump’s presidency and his unsuccessful attempt at the Muslim ban has not only outraged numerous Americans, particularly Muslim Americans, but clearly has sparked a chord in celebrities like … Continued

The Power of Unity is Stopping Trump’s Immigration Ban

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BY: Stephanie Yasi Farokhi/Contributing Writer “You will not be able to get to your destination at this time.” Similar statements have been made to individuals en route to the United States in the past few weeks. Fortuitously, three federal judges have recently overturned President Trump’s executive orders banning refugees vetted by the United Nations and the U.S., … Continued

Does Canada have a Lebanese version of Donald Trump?

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BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Does Canada have a Lebanese version of Donald Trump? Kevin O’Leary, a businessman and star of the reality television series “Shark Tank”, announced Wednesday that he is joining the race to lead Canada’s Conservative Party in the 2019 Prime Minister election. In a statement announcing his run, O’Leary emphasized business and … Continued

How to Support Muslims in Trump’s America

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By Beenish Ahmed VICE Since election day, solidarity-minded Americans from the head of the Anti-Defamation League to the president of the NAACP have promised to sign themselves up if President-elect Donald Trump goes ahead with a pledge to place Muslims in some kind of national database. Others have taken to donning yellow crescents on their coats as a symbolic gesture of … Continued

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