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Wissam, Wesley, or simply W, is an educator, writer, entrepreneur, engineer, activist, ex-Imam, humanist, liberal thinker with interest and mediocre attempt at many takes of life. A modern confused Renaissance man, who uses doubt as a path for emancipation and science as a road towards enlightenment.

Israel Accomplishments of its Terrorist Attack on Iran and Lebanon:

Israel Accomplishments of its Terrorist Attack on Iran and Lebanon: Uniting Islamic world and validating the need of an Islamic NATO. Strengthening the legitimacy and popularity of resistance in Lebanon. Destabilizing its acceptance in Europe and relationships. Cutting relationships with Spain Securing full control of Iran over Hurmuz Renewing leadership in Iran with a more ...

The UAE at the Crossroads الإمارات على مفترق الرياح

الإمارات على مفترق الرياح حين تُراهن الإمارات على تحالفها مع المشروع الصهيوني في منطقة تعيد فيها التحالفات الإيرانية الجديدة رسمَ خرائط النفوذ، فإنها لا تراهن على شريك، بل على عبء. فالاستثمار لا يُحبّ الجوار المشتعل، والأموال الدولية جبانة بطبعها تفرّ من أي أفق تلوح في أطرافه ريبة. وبينما تُفتح أبواب إيران — بعد رفع العقوبات ...

Praise be to God for the blessing of the Islamic Republic. الحمد لله على نعمة الجمهورية الإسلامية.

Read in English below: الحمد لله على نعمة الجمهورية الإسلامية. لا أدري كيف ستكون حالنا من غيرها. اسرائيل نقضت كل اتفاق ووسعت كل احتلال منذ ١٩٤٨. نحن نرى الإبادة اليوم في الضفة التي خضعت وسالمت وسلّمت سلاحها واعتمدت على الضمانات العالمية. ونرى التوسع في سوريا رغم ان حكومتها تتراما للتطبيع. ونرى شق السودان وشق الصومال ...

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ACCESS March update

Dear friends, For those of you who observe Easter, Orthodox Easter or Passover, I wish you peace and blessings for your celebrations. Please allow me to share some updates from the month of March with you. On March 5, The Arab American National Museum (AANM)’s Al-Hadiqa: the Mymonie Elhage Jabara Heritage Garden, hosted the annual ...

Ode to Astro

Ode to Astro I love you, Dearborn cafés… but, here is the truth, you’re flirting with the idea of a café, not committing to the relationship. You don’t have to worry about because, unfortunately, the new generation never experienced one in Dearborn. A real café isn’t something you decorate into existence. It’s something that slowly ...

Lebanon and the Reductionist Binaries

Readings on Sovereignty, Pluralism, and the Arab Dilemma 1. Hezbollah is a Lebanese Party Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shiite Islamist political party, founded by Lebanese members in 1982. It adheres to the doctrine of Wilayat al-Faqih, an Islamic theory that holds that, during the occultation, the qualified jurist should exercise guardianship and leadership over the ...

From Universal Declaration of Human Values: Article 9 Welfare – Economic Freedom and Human Dignity

All human beings have the freedom for trade, labor, and profiting from all legal ways without hindrance, and for each full time laborer the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the ...

Article 8 – Separation Between Religion and State

All religions and religious sanctities should be completely separate from politics, governments, and all its services and institutions.  Governments can organize and manage religious institutions if need be and consent awarded by members of the said institutions.

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Mask off Maersk power hour THIS WEDNESDAY!

Join the Mask off Maersk campaign this Wednesday, March 18 at 12pm PST/3pm EST for a power hour to apply pressure on Maersk ahead of their Annual General Meeting.‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ­‌ ...

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Engineers Against Apartheid Newsletter 3/15

Today we will be holding our general meeting from 12:30 - 2:30 at Pine Coast in Dearborn. Please join us afterwards at the No War for Iran rally and march at the Spirit of Detroit at 3 pm. We will be hosting a 2-day Dabke workshop at the Annex in Dearborn on Sunday, March 29th ...