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The discipline has roots in student activism in the Bay Area in the 1960s against racism, segregation, colonialism and militarism. It looks at four groups in particular: Black Americans, Latinos, …
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Celebrate Arab-AmericansCultureEntertainment
A Dallas henna salon by day, a comedy club at night. This Palestinian-American comic runs both
by Khelilby KhelilIn her salon, Marena Riyad was seated close to her customer, Kami Harris, bent over the woman’s bare arm and shoulder. Riyad, who owns the Haus of Henna, was carefully …
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PalestinePolitics
Palestinian Chicagoans look toward election after City Council calls for cease-fire in Gaza
by Khelilby KhelilThree weeks after the Chicago City Council narrowly approved a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip, such calls remain a hot-button issue among Palestinian …
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PalestinePolitics
Will Biden’s Gaza Stance Hurt Him in 2024? Michigan Is the First Test
by Khelilby KhelilBut students, Arab Americans and other Michiganders said in interviews that Mr. Biden’s alliance with Israel’s government was unforgivable and would prevent them from voting for him in November if …
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PalestinePolitics
Biden seeks to court Arab Americans amid Israel-Hamas war criticism
by Khelilby KhelilAhead of the Michigan primary, President Biden’s allies traveled to the state to meet with Arab American leaders who have been open about their displeasure with his handling of the …
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DiscriminationForeign AffairsHate CrimesHate WatchPalestinePolitics
Muslims Calling for Peace in Gaza Have Been Answered with Rampant Islamophobia
by Khelilby KhelilIn early February, two of America’s most prominent newspapers published bigoted op-eds about the Muslim community — one called a Michigan city “America’s Jihad Capital,” and the other compared the …