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DiscriminationForeign AffairsHate CrimesHate Watch
Exploring the Parallels Between Post 9/11 and the Ongoing Nakba Impact for Muslims
by Khelilby KhelilSince September 11, 2001, Muslims like me—who veil, are usually multilingual, and come from an immigrant family—were expected to open our mouths as a parrot would, regurgitating the same words, …
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Discrimination
Arab-American attorney’s job offer rescinded; ‘I was targeted for my background’
by Khelilby KhelilAn Arab-American attorney is speaking out after she said she was fired the day before she was set to start a new job at the Chicago law firm Foley and …
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Celebrate Arab-AmericansCommunityEntertainmentMusic
Rapper Omar Offendum on helping connect Arab youth with their culture
by Khelilby KhelilPalestinian-American academic Edward Said and Jamaican dancehall singer Buju Banton don’t have much in common. However, both their respective themes of exile and dislocation have inspired Syrian-American rapper Omar Offendum. …
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Foreign AffairsPolitics
Santa Ana Council Deadlocks on Israel & Palestine Statement
by Khelilby KhelilThere will be no formal stance on Israel and Palestine in Santa Ana’s legislative record. A resolution calling for a ceasefire – submitted by City Councilmembers Johnathan Ryan Hernandez and …
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Hate CrimesHate Watch
Detroit man arraigned after allegedly making threats in voicemail to “kill Arabs”
by Khelilby KhelilWalter Purvis, 53, of Detroit, was arraigned on one count of false report or threat of terrorism for allegedly threatening to kill Arabs in a voicemail left for his Clinton …
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CongressForeign AffairsPolitics
CENTRIST OHIO DEMOCRAT QUIETLY REMOVES NAME FROM LETTER CALLING FOR GAZA CEASEFIRE
by Khelilby KhelilAs the Gaza death toll rises, Rep. Joyce Beatty removed her name from a letter that House Democrats sent to Biden about a ceasefire. The Intercept