Arab and Muslim vote critical in NJ’s Pascrell-Rothman race

January 11, 2018May 30, 2012

By: Dr. Aref Assaf

We urge all eligible citizens to vote in the June 5 Primary elections. While your voting record is private, the fact that you did or did not vote is public information. Candidates and

Bader Qarmout defeats Senator Menendez and other long shots

January 11, 2018May 17, 2012

By: Dr. Aref Assaf

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Born in Jordan, Bader Qa rmout, 43, is new to politics. He so readily admits his novice political pedagogy. Interestingly, the two Republican candidates who are hoping to unseat entrenched Democratic Senator

Palestine’s Nakba, 64 years in the making

January 11, 2018May 13, 2012

By: Dr. Aref Assaf

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Note: I wrote this piece in 2011 marking the 63rd anniversary of the Palestinian “Nakba” or expulsion from their homeland. While little has changed to erase the memory of what was lost, much

A Fatwa Revisited: Should Arabs Visit Occupied Jerusalem?

January 11, 2018May 5, 2012

By: Dr. Aref Assaf

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Eradicating the Arab character of Jerusalem has been the subject of an intense Israeli policy since 1967. Previously, I have written about how Israel prevents most Palestinian Arabs from visiting and praying in