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Tag: Arab American

New Anti-Trespassing Law Could be Dangerous for Activists

March 14, 2012
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| Categories: Civil Rights Center, Features, Opinion Corner

Reflecting on a tumultuous year of Occupy movements and the Arab Spring, the U.S. government has passed not one, but two new anti-protesting laws. With the exclusion of single word – from “willingly and knowingly” to simply “knowingly” – the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act is further restricting Americans first amendment rights.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, Opinion Corner Tagged Activists, anti-trespass law, Arab American, Arab Spring, Barack Obama, Brad Thomson, chicago, Department of Homeland Security, deputy director, DHS, Fear, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011, G8, House of Representatives, movement, Muslim American, NATO, Occupy, People's Law Office, President, racism, Secret Service, Senate, Sufyan Sohel

“Fordson” Screening has Reached Full Capacity

October 13, 2011
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The film “follows a predominately Arab-American high school football team from a working-class Detroit suburb as they practice for their big cross-town rivalry game during the last ten days of Ramadan, revealing a community holding onto its Islamic faith while they struggle for acceptance in post 9/11 America.“  Watch a  trailer for the movie here: http://fordsonthemovie.com/trailer.php

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Posted in Events/Workshops Tagged 9/11, American, Arab, Arab American, award winning, critically acclaimed, Dearborn, Detroit, documentary, fasting, film screening, football, Fordson faith, high school, Islam, Michigan, Muslim, Q&A, Rashid Ghazi, September 11

Applauding Tribune Article

December 8, 2005
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Kudos to the Tribune for a fine feature piece that showcased interviews with four Arab Americans. It is high time we heard from and about Arabs and Muslims who are ordinary citizens and not terrorists or alleged terrorists. This type of coverage that sheds light on the human face of Arabs and Muslims will go along way in diffusing myths and stereotypes about them that sadly remain prevalent among many.

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Posted in Media Monitor Tagged Arab American, chicago muslims

Arab Voices Need to Be Heard

December 8, 2005
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The Arab voices included in the December 8th Metro section are a great start to inviting readings to engage with the people who are talked about so much yet rarely heard from (“Arabs-from fascination to hatred to tolerance”).

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Posted in Media Monitor Tagged Arab, Arab American, chicago muslims
 
 
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