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AAF Writes to Congressman Smith: Treatment of American Citizens by Israel

January 11, 2018September 14, 2012

September 14, 2012

Congressman Chris Smith
Washington DC Office
2373 Rayburn H.O.B.
Washington, D.C. 20515
Via fax: 202-225-7768
Via email: caitlin.ross@mail.house.gov

Dear Congressman Smith:

I write today in support of H.R. 6292, “Justice for Imprisoned Americans Overseas Act” or “Jacob’s … Read More

The Democratic Party’s Pandering: “Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel”

January 11, 2018September 12, 2012

By: Dr. Aref Assaf

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First, it was the Republicans banning Sharia from US courts. Then, the Jerusalem issue resurfaced as an amendment to the 2012 Democratic Party Platform. I, like many who were watching the event unfold

They Don’t Speak for Me! Muslims meeting with law enforcement; They are not our ‘Leaders’

January 11, 2018September 4, 2012

By: Dr. Aref Assaf

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The upcoming meeting of the so-called “outreach committee” created by NJ Attorney General (AG) Jeffrey Ghiesa should be ccanceled Under different circumstances, such a gathering would be welcomed as a venue to nurture

Gov. Christie: Tonight, Speak up for American Muslims at the RNC

January 11, 2018August 28, 2012

By: Dr. Aref Assaf

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has been an outspoken critic of Muslim haters in the US. Whether it was the lunatics who opposed the so-called Ground Zero mosque in lower Manhattan, the Quran

The shame of the NYPD and Police Chief Ray Kelly

January 11, 2018August 21, 2012

By: Dr. Aref Assaf

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What a waste of taxpayers money, betrayal of trust and misguided police work. The Associated Press reported today that, “In more than six years of spying on Muslim neighborhoods, eavesdropping on conversations and

Finally, Arab Americans to be counted in the US Census

January 11, 2018August 12, 2012

By: Dr. Aref Assaf

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We welcome the recent decision by the US Census Bureau to expand the race categories it uses to count US residents. Notwithstanding, this is a controversial step that will displease many groups, but

A Ramadan Iftar to remember- actually two iftars

January 11, 2018July 30, 2012

By: Dr. Aref Assaf

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During the holy month of Ramadan, the fasting for Muslims worldwide, which began July 19, 2012, I had hoped to focus my energies on my spiritual needs. Truly, the fasting month affords me

Israeli settlement dates violate US laws and defraud consumers

January 11, 2018July 9, 2012

By: Dr. Aref Assaf

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Dates grown in Israeli occupied Arab lands are sold in New Jersey are in violation of US laws.

Dates, the succulent fruit of the palm tree, especially those marketed by giant Israeli companies,

The sin of Arab and Muslim Americans: Voting for their candidate

January 11, 2018June 22, 2012

By: Dr. Aref Assaf

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History was rewritten in New Jersey when on June 5, 2012, Bill Pascrell defeated Steve Rothman to represent the Democratic Party in the November elections. The fight over the newly redrawn District Nine

Uncertain Future: The Egyptian Presidential Elections

January 11, 2018June 14, 2012

By: Dr. Aref Assaf

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Two finalists emerged following the roller-coaster first round at the polls last month: Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, and Ahmed Shafiq, who had been appointed a prime minister in 2011 in the

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