Iraqis voting in first election since ISIS defeat

May 10th, 20180 BAGHDAD — For the first time since driving out ISIS, Iraqis go to the polls on Saturday in an election that will shape attempts to heal the country’s deep divisions and could shift the regional balance of power. Iraq’s three main ethnic and religious groups, the majority Shi’a Arabs and the minority Sunni Arabs and Kurds, have...

Draft DHS report called for long-term surveillance of Sunni Muslim immigrants

February 9th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Homeland Security called on authorities in a draft report from late January to continuously vet Sunni Muslims coming into the U.S. who fit an "at-risk" demographic profile. The report, obtained by Foreign Policy Magazine, reviews 25 terrorist attacks in the United States between October 2001 and...

After the election: Bullying, sectarianism must be addressed for us to move forward

November 10th, 20170 With all the effort our officials, campaigners, volunteers and local organizations have expanded every year to raise awareness on the importance of voting, it appeared that people were slightly more engaged as they voted in the general elections last Tuesday, November 7. Thankfully, Arab American voters came out and made a strong...