Washington DC Virginia Maryland
انظر الغالف العربي في اجلهة املقابلة
info@Ar abAmeri c an Voi c e. i n fo
ARAB AMERICAN
VOICE
Vol. 1 issue 9
American-Palestinian Christians Renew Connection to Homeland
By Yousef Ahmad n October 17th -18th in Washington D.C. at the Washington Marriot at Georgetown the 16th Annual Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation conference took place. Though, even the program was full of wellknown Palestinian politicians and activists, such as Hanan Ashrawi and Archbishop Theodosios Atallah Hanna, the atmosphere of the conference was dampened by the recent Gaza war. The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation has three goals: to maintain a Christian presence in the Holy Land, outreach to western Christians and educate them on the suffering of
Palestinians caused by the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and lastly they do outreach in the Holy Land through a multitude of social projects. Some of these projects are to create jobs for Palestinians in need, the other is a program in which some may fund a student in the territories and pay for their books and tuitions, helping push forward the education of the people there and the foundation does renovations on homes based on needs. With thousands killed by Israeli airstrikes, the Gaza strip’s Continued page | E3 infrastructure in
Guaranteed Best Kabob, Finest customer service, cleanest restaurant
100 Restaurant seats, 200 Party Hall seats, over 300 Parking spaces
100% Halal Meat
$5 off with order of $25
لحم حالل
For Catering please call Abdul at 703-626-7557
.info w w w.Ar abAmeri c anVoi c e.info
Arab American community newspaper
16th Annual Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation Conference
O
Arab American news in the Capitol region and around the US.
or more
Offer expires April 30, 2014
Party Hall will be open in June
استمتع بأفضل أنواع الكباب • قاعة احتفاالت انيقة • توصيات للمناسبات Most beautiful Party Hall in the DC MD VA area 6301 Little River Turnpike, Suite 130/140 Alexandria, VA 22312 703-256-0009
November 2014
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: The Arab American Vote Matters Despite Many Challenges E6 If You Don’t Vote, Don’t Complain E6 Annual NAAP-DC Picnic E2 First ISF Film Grant Recipient E4 US Campaign’s National Organizers’ Conference E5 Students bring the Israeli occupation home E5 CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe E7
Internship Opportunity with ARAB AMERICAN
VOICE for information call 703-745-5395 or email us at intern@ArabAmericaVoice.info
Arabesque Media 1604 Spring Hill Rd. Suite 250 Vienna, VA 22182
Become a Reporter, Photographer or Marketer and earn school credit