Pilgrims arriving from different countries are being monitored for the Ebola virus at the airports. This was stated by a senior official from the Ministry of Health. “We are checking pilgrims coming on airlines from West and Central Africa, and also from other countries, since pilgrims could have been on transit in the endemic countries … Continued
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz wants to make it crystal clear that neither he nor his company funds Israel the IDF or the Israeli government. While the company’s management has made such statements before, Schultz saw fit to quash rumors that had been escalating, along with the conflict between Israel and Gaza, that it funds Israeli … Continued
Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes met today at the White House with members of the Iraqi Yezidi community to discuss the dire humanitarian situation in northern Iraq, particularly as it impacts the Yezidi community and other ethnic and religious minority groups, including Christians, Turkmen, and Shabak. Mr. Rhodes thanked the participants for sharing their … Continued
For weeks, Bashar Bakoz of Waterford pleaded with his parents over the phone to flee their hometown of Qaraqosh, a Christian town in northern Iraq. With the radical Islam group ISIS on the march, he said it was too dangerous for them to stay. But his mom stubbornly resisted; her husband has some heart problems … Continued
Actress Penelope Cruz and her husband Javier Bardem have roused the fury of Hollywood producers, with pledges made to snub the Spanish couple. Oscar-winner Bardem and Cruz signed an open letter speaking against “the genocide perpetrated by the Israeli occupation army”. The letter accused Israel of “advancing on Palestinian territories instead of withdrawing to the … Continued
More than 200 young GCC nationals gathered to discus ways to encourage people in the region to be more healthier and active. The GCC workshop on Health, Sports and Entertainment brought together experts from all six GCC countries to brainstorm ideas on how to get young people more interested in a healthier lifestyle. The two-day … Continued
Freedom fighters, football and female artists are among the diverse range of topics explored on screen through this year’s Arab Film Festival. Fairfield resident Mouna Zaylah is co-director of the festival and finds it hard to pick a highlight among so many gems in the festival’s line-up. “The program reflects the diversity of Arab culture,: … Continued
Many Palestinians are enraged by comedian and “Fashion Police” host Joan Rivers. An email was circulated calling on people to demand that she be fired after she yelled controversial statements regarding the Palestinians in Gaza and the people who support them to paparazzi. The letter stated: “Please write to the president of E! Entertainment and … Continued
In Haifa Fakhouri’s view, Arab Americans and Chaldeans have an important role to play in Detroit’s revitalization. “I am a true believer in Detroit, and a Detroit comeback,” the founder, president and CEO of the Arab American and Chaldean Council said at her Lathrup Village office last week. “We are part of the economic turnaround … Continued
U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade stood with members of Metro Detroit’s Arab-American and Muslim communities Friday as they asked for a congressional hearing into a report that claims Dearborn is home to the second-largest number of people on a secret government list of suspected terrorists. McQuade, who heads a Detroit office that prosecutes terrorism, national security … Continued
Nothing in the Middle East seems normal right now. Israel locks the United States out of cease-fire talks with Egypt over Gaza. U.S.-Saudi relations look increasingly like a marriage that both sides regret getting into in the first place. Egypt’s state media publicly cheers Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he bombs Gaza. Saudi Arabia … Continued
Norris said that entire families had been “obliterated” and called for immediate lifting of the embargo on Gaza. And, calling for Ambassador Modai to be expelled, observed: “He has his fingers in his ears all the time, and he just repeats slogans from Jerusalem.”
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