Phoebe Leila Barghouty

Following 9/11 anniversary, hurricane Florence cuts Guantanamo hearings short

On the 17-year anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the week-long pre-trial hearing at Guantanamo Bay was cut short due to the anticipation severe ...

Defense teams in 9/11 case call for disqualification of new judge

Monday (September 10) marked the first appearance of the new military judge appointed to preside over the case of the United States versus the five ...

Uncertainty over ‘improper’ release of classified CIA information in 9/11 case

The 30th pre-trial hearings for the five men accused of planning and facilitating the September 11, 2001 attacks kicked off on Monday with several ...

IN PHOTOS: World Refugee Day in the wake of Trump’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ policy

On Wednesday in New York City, a surprisingly small crowd marched through midtown toward the United Nations building in support of refugees around the ...

Trump tweets under spotlight during 9/11 pre-trial hearings on Gitmo

The latest pre-trial hearing for the five men accused of planning 9/11 came to a close this Friday, with defense attorneys putting special focus on ...

After missing deadline, Pentagon delivers new policy on Guantanamo transfers

Secretary of Defense James Mattis has submitted an updated policy to the White House regarding who can be sent to Guantanamo Bay for detention. ...

‘Punish a Muslim Day’ passes peacefully but hate crime concerns remain

A viral letter that began circulating online over a month ago had New York City police officers on high alert this Tuesday. The letter advertised ...

PHOTOS: New Yorkers raise over $350k for mental healthcare in Gaza

On Saturday, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency hosted its annual New York City five kilometer race to raise money for mental health care in ...

Alleged 9/11 plotter’s torture takes center stage in Guantanamo hearings

As the 28th pre-trial hearings come to a close for the five alleged planners of the September 11th, 2001 attacks, the defense team for Ammar ...

17 years after 9/11, prohibitions in focus as pre-trial hearings begin

Pre-trial hearings for the five Guantanamo Bay detainees alleged to be the masterminds behind the September 11th, 2001 attacks on the United States ...

IN PICTURES: New Yorkers rise up for Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi

Hundreds gathered on Friday in New York’s Grand Central Terminal to protest the detention of Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi by Israeli forces. ...

Why Trump administration withdrew threat to close PLO office in Washington

After announcing they would close the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Washington, DC mission, the Trump administration has pulled back on ...

How New York Arab-American comedy festival laughed off fear, stereotype

On a warmly lit, underground stage with an iconic brick wall behind the microphone, the 14th annual New York Arab-American Comedy Festival kicked off ...

Is New York police’s surveillance of Muslims toxic and damaging?

Considering the somewhat tense condition of Muslim-Americans brought on by the Trump administration, a 2017 film about a group of Muslim-American ...

$PROFILE: Exploring fractured Palestinian identities with author Hala Alyan$

PROFILE: Exploring fractured Palestinian identities with author Hala Alyan

When Hala Alyan started writing the stories that eventually became Salt Houses, she didn’t realize she had started writing her first novel. It ...

PHOTOS: Solemn messages on New York’s 32nd annual Muslim Day Parade

Sunday marked New York’s 32nd annual Muslim Day Parade. Mosques from across the city guided faith-themed floats and held flags from various ...

In post-Trump New York, comedian Atheer Yacoub uses jokes to fight prejudice

New York based comedian Atheer Yacoub is a walking punchline. She is a Muslim-Arab, raised in the American South, fluent in both levantine Arabic and ...

Despite judicial intervention, Iraqi Christians in the US face uncertain times

Moayad Barash was very young when he travelled from Baghdad to the United States. But he has spent years building a life in America. All four of his ...

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