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El-Yateem Urges Street Renaming at Ft. Hamilton
Rev. Khader El-Yateem at the rally outside Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn. (Photo by Jonathan Sperling via Brooklyn Reporter) Rev. Khader El-Yateem, Arab-American candidate for City Council, and other local...
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Empowering Arab Women in Bay Ridge
(Photo by Humera Afridi via Open City) Navigating life in a new country, especially at a time when the leader of that nation has shown animus toward your religion and your countries of origin, can be...
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A Revival of Shtieblach on the UWS?
Vorhand Shul (left), at 303 West 91st St. and Ridniker Shtiebel, at 309 West 89th St., are some of the shtieblach located on the Upper West Side. (Images via Google Street View) A century ago,...
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#StompTheBan: Resistance Through Dance
#StompTheBan protest at Brooklyn Brough Hall (Screen shot via Brooklyn Daily Eagle video) On the night of Oct. 16, two days before President Trump’s third and latest travel ban – which would halt the...
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From Damascus to Jersey City: One Immigrant’s Story
Ticket stub for NJ concert given by Nassif Zeytoun earlier this year. (Photo via Feet in 2 Worlds) Yarra, a young Syrian, left Damascus with her family four years ago. Having been granted asylum by the...
View Article#BHeard: Arab-American Teens Speak Up
This video from BRIC TV presents a conversation between Nirmeen, who hosts a radio show where “young Arab woman from Brooklyn talk politics, culture and feminism,” and Zainab, who arrived in Brooklyn...
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Help in Resettling in Bay Ridge
The Jwan Kanj family in Bay Ridge. (Photo by Georgine Benvenuto via Brooklyn Paper) The New Immigrants and Refugees Fund, launched by the Arab American Family Support Center in Brooklyn last July, has...
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‘Queens Heroes’ Celebrated
Honorees of the 2017 Ambassador Awards, presented by TimesLedger newspapers to Queens immigrants who have made a difference in our community in the fields of medicine, art, business, law and...
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An Iranian-American Artist’s Immigrant Story
Golnar Adili at her Clinton Hill home (Photo by Zainab Iqbal via Bklyner) In a story for Bklyner, Zainab Iqbal profiles Iranian-American artist Golnar Adili who, from her home in Clinton Hill, uses art...
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A Rabbi, an UWS Bookstore and a Kids’ Book on Palestine
(Photo via West Side Rag) “P is for Palestine,” a book that teaches the alphabet to children using elements of Palestinian culture, has drawn the ire of Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch of the Stephen Wise Free...
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Rallying in Support of Protesters in Iran
Iranian-Americans and others gathered at Union Square Park on January 7. (By Micah Danney for Voices of NY) Mohammed Tootkaboni was among 30 or so people at Union Square Park on Sunday to show...
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Sahadi’s to Open in Sunset Park
Sahadi’s co-owner Christine Sahadi Whelan and her husband Pat. (Photo via Brooklyn Reporter) The James Beard Award-winning grocery store Sahadi’s will bring its famed spices, hummus, falafel, and other...
View ArticleMeeting the Legal Needs of Muslims, Arabs and South Asians in NYC
Naz Ahmad, 30, a Columbia University Law School graduate, is one of three lawyers working at CUNY CLEAR (Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility), a project of the CUNY Law School...
View ArticleIn Times Sq., Syrians Mark 7 Years of Protests
More than 150 Syrians living in the tri-state area gathered at Times Square on March 18 to commemorate the seventh anniversary of Syrian protests against the government. The event was announced on...
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Palestinian-American Candidate Rashida Tlaib Visits NJ
Arab-American lawyer Rashida Tlaib stated: “I will wear the traditional Palestinian dress and take my oath of office on the Quran if I win a seat in Congress. This is my promise to my parents – my...
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Yemeni-Owned Bodegas Closed in Hour-Long Protest
Borough President Eric Adams, protesting on Tuesday, said the travel ban has torn families apart. (Photo by Paula Katinas via Brooklyn Daily Eagle) Yemeni bodega owners in Brooklyn closed their stores...
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Celebrating Arab Heritage in Brooklyn
(Photo by Zainab Iqbal via Bklyner) Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams joined members of the Arab community in celebrating their cultural heritage, the latest event in his “Embrace Your Hyphen”...
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‘Global Mashups’ Bridge Cultures at Flushing Town Hall
“Egypt meets Haiti” on May 4 at Flushing Town Hall. (Photo by Allyson Escobar for Voices of NY) Flushing Town Hall is once again buzzing with music, dance and cross-cultures. Its popular Global Mashups...
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A Bay Ridge Rally in Support of Palestinians
(Photo courtesy of NYC911News LLC via Bklyner) A demonstration in support of Palestine took place on the streets of Bay Ridge on May 14, reports Bklyner. The rally came on a day of violence at the...
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Before Leaving Brooklyn, El-Yateem Starts Political Club
Rev. Khader El-Yateem (Photo by Gabe Carroll for Voices of NY) Rev. Khader El-Yateem, the Palestinian-born founder of the Salam Arabic Lutheran Church, will move to Florida at the end of May to serve...
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