The 16-page paper features an article encouraging Arab-Americans to vote in the upcoming elections and a welcome column written in English by a West End neighborhood leader.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Among Syrians arriving in U.S. in the past year, 80 percent are kids
They face many of the same challenges as other young refugees – limited English, an interrupted education – but are distinct in the level of trauma many have experienced, school leaders and resettlement workers say.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Calling Chinese music ‘garbage’ is dumping on diversity
A bully reminds me of our democratic ideals, where everyone deserves respect.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
New Mainers Alliance will encourage immigrants to vote
The group, with representatives from a variety of immigrant organizations, will educate newcomers about civic involvement.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Maine has long had a significant issue with institutional racism
And now Republicans stand by LePage’s racist rhetoric, while Democrats show no moral backbone.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Join Portland Public Schools in trying to make everyone feel at home
Anti-immigrant sentiment reaches young people and makes them concerned for their families’ future here.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Charles Krauthammer: Trump’s immigration policy finally retreats to more rational ground
The only serious solution is enforcement plus legalization.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: When the globalists bring a world of trouble to the working American
A borderless world, free trade and unbridled immigration benefit Big Money at our expense.
Posted inMeet, Source
Hussein Muktar nurtures understanding between cultures
His gift of language helps to build farms, starting with New Roots in Lewiston, a new cooperative owned by Somali immigrants.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Wary Muslim community quick to root out peril
A Maine case in which relatives tipped off authorities about a potential terrorism threat mirrors a national trend, observers say.