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Salaam Club to Hold 71st Holiday Gala
(Photo courtesy of the Salaam Club of New York via Brooklyn Daily Eagle) The Salaam Club of New York, founded 71 years ago by Lebanese and Syrian immigrants in Bay Ridge, will hold its annual holiday...
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Opinion: ‘Why I’m Skipping the March on Washington’
The Women’s March on Washington scheduled for Saturday is billed on the march’s website as “a grassroots effort comprised of dozens of independent coordinators at the state level.” Among the four...
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Little Syria’s Writers to be Memorialized
At the Jan. 25 meeting selecting the winner of the public memorial to writers of Little Syria: (left to right) Todd Fine, president of the Washington Street Historical Society; Sara Ouhaddou, selected...
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Thousands Rally Against Trump’s Immigration Ban
Hameed Khalid Darweesh, an Iraqi refugee and former translator for the U.S. Army, speaks to the press outside JFK International Airport's Terminal 4 on Jan. 28. (Photos by Julius Motal for Voices of...
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Sahadi’s Middle Eastern Food Store Honored
(Photo courtesy of Sahadi’s, via Brooklyn Daily Eagle) Sahadi’s, the famed Middle East food emporium which has operated at the same location on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn since 1948, has received the...
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Yemeni Bodega Owners in Brooklyn Speak Out
Saleh Kassim at Cortelyou Smoke Shop & Deli. (Photo by Carly Miller via BKLYNER) At noon on Feb. 2, a thousand Yemeni-owned bodegas around NYC closed their doors for eight hours in protest of...
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Jummah at JFK
Muslim Americans pray outside Terminal 4 at JFK International Airport on Feb. 3. (Photos by Julius Motal for Voices of NY) Suzanne Lobel, a 91-year-old Jewish refugee and Holocaust survivor, shares...
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Brooklynites Supporting Arab Neighbors
(Image courtesy of Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon’s office, via Brooklyn Daily Eagle) Soon, posters will be seen in Brooklyn storefronts as part of a new campaign to support Arabic-speaking neighbors....
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First Palestinian-American to Run for Public Office in NYC
Khader El-Yateem (Photo by Aslan Media, Creative Commons license) Kings County Politics reports that Rev. Khader El-Yateem of Salam Arabic Lutheran Church in Bay Ridge has entered the race for the 43rd...
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Linda Sarsour Leaving Arab American Association
Linda Sarsour (Photo by Mohsin Zaheer) Bay Ridge activist Linda Sarsour has announced she will leave the Arab American Association of New York after serving as its executive director for 11 years,...
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Palestinian-Born Pastor Looks to Build ‘Community of Welcome’
Rev. Khader El-Yateem will officially launch his run for the 43rd district council seat in Brooklyn on Sunday Feb. 26. (Photo by Gabe Carroll for Voices of NY) As concerns continue to grow about the...
View ArticlePanel Held on Arab Immigrants’ Rights
After Trump’s recent executive order issued on Jan. 27, concerning the entry of nationals from seven countries, the Arab American Family Support Center (AAFSC) in NYC organized a panel at its...
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El-Yateem Leads in Fundraising
Rev. Khader El-Yateem officially launched his run for the 43rd District Council seat in Brooklyn on Sunday, Feb. 26. (Photo by Gabe Carroll for Voices of NY) Rev. Khader El-Yateem has taken the lead in...
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Turks Here Question Referendum Results
In a razor-close referendum vote (51-49 percent) on April 16, the Turkish people gave new powers to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turks living in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, many of...
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Turkish Cultural Center Holds Friendship Dinner
Una Clarke and Assemblywoman Diana Richardson with Turkish Cultural Center Brooklyn’s Executive Director M. Fethullah Onal and other officials. (Photo by Kadia Goba via Kings County Politics) The...
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Immigrants and the Arts
Among the current projects at the Center for Traditional Music and Dance is an exploration of different Colombian dance rhythms. (Photo courtesy of CTMD via City Limits) Immigrants contribute mightily...
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30th Year of ‘Bang on a Can’
Bang on a drum: Members of Brooklyn Raga Massive will perform at the Bang on a Can Festival at the Brooklyn Museum on May 6. (Photo by Stefano Giovannini via Brooklyn Daily) Bang on a Can, the 30th...
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Iranians in NYC Vote to Stop Hardline Candidate Back Home
Farah Izadi, 46, a Canadian-Iranian industrial engineer, outside the entrance door of the Queens polling site. (Photo by Sharif Hassan for Voices of NY) Over two dozen Iranians lined up in a room about...
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36th Annual Turkish Parade Held in New York
Turkish Day Parade May 20 in Manhattan (Photos by Orhan Akkurt for Voices of NY) The banner states: “Turkey is secular and will remain secular.” Students of the private school named for Mustafa Kemal...
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Debating the US Role in Yemen’s Conflict
Sarah Al-Silwi (Photo by Mallory Moench for Voices of NY) Sarah Al-Silwi never felt ashamed of being American until she set foot for the first time in her parents’ war-ravaged home country – Yemen. In...
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