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Arab American Association Honors Activists
State Sen. elect Andrew Gounardes, center, joined members of the AAANY and its guests at the event. (Photo by Arthur de Gaeta via Brooklyn Daily Eagle) The Arab-American Association of New York (AAANY)...
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Brannan Supports Arabic Interpretation Services at Poll Sites
Justin Brannan, with fellow Council member Mark Treyger to his left, announces a bill that would provide Arabic interpretation services at polling sites. (Photo via Justin Brannan/Twitter) From the...
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El-Yateem Documentary Screening in Bay Ridge
The official movie poster for “FATHER K.” (Photo courtesy of 1001 Media via Brooklyn Reporter) Rev. Khader El-Yateem may have lost the Democratic primary for the District 43 City Council seat (Bay...
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El-Yateem Returns to Bay Ridge for ‘Father K’
Rev. Khader El-Yateem (right) with Council member Justin Brannan. (Photo by John Alexander via Brooklyn Reporter) Rev. Khader El-Yateem returned to Bay Ridge for a screening of “Father K,” the...
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How a Syrian Refugee’s NYC Dinners Led to a Cookbook
Mayada Anjari (Photo by Liz Clayman via West Side Rag) In March 2016, Mayada Anjari and her family arrived in the U.S., welcomed by members of the Rutgers Presbyterian Church’s New Americans Committee...
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Ilhan Omar in Brooklyn: On Being ‘a Muslim Unapologetically’
Ilhan Omar at the Yemeni American Merchants Association (YAMA) Gala on Saturday, February 2. (Photo by Ala’a Assamawy courtesy of the Yemeni American Merchants Assn., via Bklyner) Ilhan Omar, the first...
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Pita All Day at Mid-East Bakery
Tony and Marie Aflak holding their freshly baked pita bread. (Photo by John Alexander via Brooklyn Reporter) Mid-East Bakery, which has been selling pita bread, spinach pies and more in Bay Ridge since...
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How Sanctions on Iran Impact Persian Rug Stores in NYC
Hamid Kermanshah unfurls antique Persian rugs in his eponymous Kermanshah Oriental Rugs shop near Union Square. (Photo via NY City Lens) In a story that appeared in NY City Lens, Moira Lavelle takes a...
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Yemeni Bodega Owners Boycott the New York Post
Dr. Debbie Almontaser (center) joined members of the Yemeni American Merchants Association and others outside the News Corp offices in New York. They are calling for a boycott of the New York Post....
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City Council Leaders Visit Bay Ridge Mosque
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and City Council member Carlos Menchaca met with leaders from the Beit El-Maqdis Islamic Center last Friday. (Photo by John McCarten, New York City Council, via Kings...
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