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The English world seems to have an apparent hostility with the Arabic world for decades now. However, history reveals that the English language was often influenced by Arabic. There are several major words in English that originate from Arabic. Here are six of those. Alcohol It may seem ironic that Arabic, majorly spoken by Muslims … Continued

A Palestinian teen with U.S. citizenship was killed today by the Israeli army at a demonstration in the West Bank town of Silwad, near Ramallah. Fourteen-year old Orwah Hammad was shot with a live bullet that entered his neck and exited through his head, according to Ramallah hospital staff. He died while being treated at … Continued

<script type=’text/javascript’ src=’http://WWBT.images.worldnow.com/interface/js/WNVideo.js?rnd=354220;hostDomain=www.nbc12.com;playerWidth=519;playerHeight=290;isShowIcon=true;clipId=10750884;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=Station%252050;advertisingZone=;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=overlay’></script><a href=”http://www.nbc12.com” title=”NBC12 – Richmond, VA News”>NBC12 – Richmond, VA News</a> BAGHDAD (CNN) – As ISIS claims it has captured aid and weapons from a U.S. air drop meant for Kurdish fighters in Kobani. The militant group has also managed to get its hands on valuable ancient artifacts in Iraq. Few are the … Continued

“My homeland is not a suitcase and I am not a traveller,” wrote Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. But for many Palestinians living in the besieged homeland, the right to movement guaranteed in the University Declaration of Human Rights (Article 13) is just ink on paper. I met last week in Beirut a Palestinian woman from … Continued

When Suehaila Amen was growing up in Dearborn in the early 1980s, there were only a couple of Arab restaurants and groceries near where her family lived. But today, the eastern section of Dearborn contains a thriving Arab-American population and avenues packed with Arab businesses and stores featuring everything from Middle Eastern foods to Islamic … Continued

A group of American Muslim and Christian organizations today announced the formation of an interfaith coalition to protect Christians and other religious minorities in Arab countries and to promote peaceful coexistence. Leaders of major Muslim and Christian organizations, religious leaders and activists met earlier this week in Washington, D.C., at the invitation of the Holy … Continued

Young Saudis, studying abroad are increasingly becoming apparent victims of Islamophobia. This ignorant bigotry is suspected to lie behind the murder of two students, one in the UK and one in California and the disappearance, almost two years ago, of another in Canada. Nahid Al-Manea died in a frenzied knife attack this June as she … Continued

During a recent episode of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher mocked President Obama’s insistence that the Islamic State does not represent Islam, and lambasted Islam as “the only religion that acts like the mafia, that will fucking kill you if you say the wrong thing, draw the wrong picture or write the wrong book.” … Continued

When the latest horrible headline hits — and terror is the topic — Ali Mahmoud’s thoughts travel a familiar path: “Oh, God, please, please… don’t be Muslim. Please don’t be Muslim.” Mahmoud, Muslim by faith, was born and raised in Plano. So he’s also an American… right down to his star-spangled socks. “The fact that … Continued

With nothing but poverty, trauma and political strife in the news for the Gaza Strip, the future for its 1.8 million inhabitants seems unremittingly bleak. One thing I have learned from my many visits to Gaza is that the people are amazingly resilient. But how much more can they stand? Nearly 64 percent of Palestinians … Continued

As U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announces plans to set up an investigation into the attacks on United Nations facilities during Israel’s recent assault on the Gaza Strip, we broadcast the speech of world-renowned political dissident Noam Chomsky, who recently spoke in the hall of the U.N. General Assembly at an event sponsored by the United … Continued