When Palestinians do a double take cause they swear this is an image of Gaza but instead it’s an image of the U.S. government shooting tear gas at migrant families on the Mexican side of the border. From Palestine to Mexico, all the walls have got to go.
In the season finale of #FOODHEROES, we meet Rida Hamida, the driving force behind @CommunityUnity and the innovative #TacoTrucksAtEveryMosque initiative, a taco truck serving halal tacos outside mosques to bridge communities.
Watch and learn more here: https://t.co/Ke7PeSU4sX
In the run-up to the midterms, Muslim groups and mosques are pushing for voter engagement. To @RidaHamida, it’s important to recognize that Muslim Americans “are a voting bloc, not just as a faith but as different ethnicities and different races.”
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NEWS: @PressSec says BIDEN believes Nury Martinez and others should resign from the LA city council over racist remarks in private conversation.
"They all should step down...the language that was used...was unacceptable, and it was appalling."
BREAKING: Anaheim City Council members vote 5-0-1 to designate an area along Brookhurst St., from Ball Rd to Broadway, as Little Arabia in the west end of town.
In Anaheim w/ friends who’ve worked for over a decade for Little Arabia to be formally designed. They’ve opened business, beautification projects etc creating a district that invites all in to experience diverse cultures, food & traditions. Vote Yes on #LittleArabia Anaheim CC
A COMMUNITY UNITED WILL NEVER BE DIVIDED! We made history in #Anaheim & got #LittleArabia Designated! Thank you to the whole community that made this happen and took part over the past 30 years to grow and uplift Little Arabia @AACivic@adc@cairGLA@GustavoArellano@kpcc@npr
Tell the Anaheim City Council to #DesignateLittleArabia to honor the economic prosperity and cultural impact of Arab American businesses in #Anaheim’s unofficial @LittleArabia.
🚨 Click here to sign the petition:
https://t.co/2FYgB1439z
“We do exist. You see us. You see our skin. You see our eyes. You see our businesses. You hear our language. So as much as they try to ignore us, I think what keeps driving us forward is the fact that we’re here. We are a part of Anaheim, and we’re contributing,” Amin Nash, AACC
The first thing one notices in Rida Hamida is her hot pink hijab, tied in a turban style at the nape of her neck.
"Everyone calls me the pink hijabi of Orange County," Hamida, founder and executive director of Latino & Muslim Unity says. https://t.co/7J353poRSN
Rida Hamida's #TacoTrucksInEveryMosque initiative has been a vessel for serving up delicious halal tacos all the while unifying and bridging the Latino and Muslim communities in Orange County. (story by @ByYusra)
https://t.co/m19JUGeMa3
"I wanted to create a space where we would be celebrated and we would have a sense of joy, even in that resistance.” @RidaHamida
my latest for @KCET / I got to highlight the humanity of two misunderstood communities.
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Hi friends! Some of you have heard me talk about the #TacoTrucksatEveryMosque project run by @CommunityUnity. We’re doing an urgent fundraiser for an event happening this Saturday! If you have anything to give this would mean the world to me… and if you can attend flyer ⬇️