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ActivismPalestine
‘More than just a red state’: In the home of the Civil Rights Movement, a fight for a free Palestine
by Khelilby KhelilAs October 2024 marks one year of unprecedented bloodshed in the Middle East, some Mississippians have been persistently organizing for a ceasefire in Gaza and a free Palestine, while the …
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PalestinePolitics
Michigan Arabs and Muslims deeply split over supporting Harris
by Khelilby KhelilMany say they will skip the presidential election out of anger over Gaza and Lebanon. Others see Kamala Harris as clearly better than Donald Trump. Washington Post
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PalestinePolitics
In Georgia, Harris’s Muslim Backers Push Her as Better Than the Alternative
by Khelilby KhelilTwo weeks ago, an influential group of 15 Muslim religious and business leaders convened at an office space in Dunwoody, Ga., a suburb north of Atlanta, to discuss Vice President …
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Anti ArabAnti IslamDiscriminationPalestinePoliticsRacism
Longtime Egyptian American member kicked out of Democratic event in major party blunder
by Khelilby Khelil“They keep saying they want the Muslims and the Arabs, but we aren’t even welcome at an event… They know me. I ran there. It’s my district.” New Arab
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ActivismCensorshipDiscriminationHate WatchPalestine
UCLA students and faculty raise alarm on antisemitic and anti-Palestinian hate amid ongoing protests
by Khelilby KhelilAn earlier report by the Task Force on Anti-Palestinian, Anti-Muslim, and Anti-Arab Racism decried suppression of pro-Palestinian speech. LA Times
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PalestinePolitics
‘Don’t blame us, blame yourself’: Furious at Harris, Arab Americans in Michigan face a hard choice
by Khelilby KhelilSome Arab Americans see Biden and Harris as complicit in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and Lebanon. Politico