South L.A. Residents Come Out For Music, Food And Obamacare

Comments (0) | California, Community Coalition, Eric Garcetti, healthcare, Obamacare, South LA

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Writer

For many people not enrolled in healthcare plans, the problem is a lack of information. (Xizi Cecilia Hua/ Neon Tommy)

People are sick of inventing their own home remedies.

Proposed Gang Injunction Divides Silver Lake

Comments (4) | Echo Park, gang injunction, gang violence, gentrification, lapd, Los Angeles, Silver Lake

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

Gang Injunction Protest, photo via Creative Commons

Injunction sparked criticism of gentrification and racial profiling.

Used Bookstores A Happy Story In Book-Starved East L.A.

Comments (4) | books, Bookstores, David Kipen, Libros Schmibros, Literacy, Los Angeles, Seite Books, the last bookstore

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

Bookshops try to bring life to East L.A.

The Last Bookshops Of Los Angeles

Comments (24) | Arts+Culture, books, bookshops, Bookstores, chevalier's, larchmont, literary los angeles, literature, skylight, small world books, Venice Beach

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

Books by Alan Levine, Creative Commons

Independent book store owners suffer at the hands of Amazon and e-books.

UCI Students Vote To Divest From Israel

Comments (3) | California, Caterpillar, irvine 11, Israel, Palestine, UCi

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

Unanimous vote to part ways with several companies involved in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Republicans Unsure About The Future After Obama Wins Election 2012

Comments (1) | California, Election 2012, GOP, mitt romney, proposition 30

Judy L. Wang, Tasbeeh Herwees
Staff Reporters

The California Republican Party held an election party at the Westin South Coast Plaza (Judy L. Wang)

Romney supporters react.

Republican Tweets Disappointment From Orange County GOP Victory Party

Comments (6) | 2012 election, 2012 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Bridget Willard, dana point, democrat, Election 2012, mitt romney, Obama, Orange County republicans, Politics, President Obama, Republican, Romney

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

Bridgette Willard at the GOP Victory Party in Orange County, Calif., on Election Day (Bridgette Willard's Twitter).

A social media user tweets her disappointment from the Orange County GOP victory party.

16-Year-Old Orange County Latino Republican Had Hoped For Romney

Comments (0) | 2012 Presidential Election, California, California, gop election victory celebration, latino, orange county, Republicans

Tasbeeh Herwees
Staff Reporter

He's already rallying the GOP.

Where's The Arab Vote? Arab-Americans Rally To Turn Out

And why one Arab-American is voting for Gary Johnson for president.

Six Questions With Abdallah Omeish, Director Of “The War Around Us”

Comments (0) | Abdallah Omeish, documentary, Documentary Film, Film, Film and TV, Gaza, Occupation 101, The War Around Us

Tasbeeh Herwees
Staff Reporter

Film was awarded Best Documentary Feature at the Newport Film Festival this summer

Bill Clinton Gives California Democratic Congressional Candidates Some Love

Even Romney supporters showed up to the event.

CSU Tuition To Rise 5 Percent If Proposition 30 Fails

Comments (0) | Budget Cuts, California, CSU tuition, CSULA, csulb, Jerry Brown's tax measure, prop 30, tax increase

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

Cal State LA walkout, Mar. 4, 2010 (Neon Tommy).

Proposition 30 failing would trigger a $250 million cut to CSU system’s funds.

Fort Hernandez Fights Mortgage Crisis With Occupy L.A. Protesters

Comments (2) | #forthernandez, bank of america, banks, California, countrywide mortgages, foreclosure crisis, Fort Hernandez, mortgage crisis, Occupy LA, occupy los angeles, occupy san fernando valley

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

(Neon Tommy/Tasbeeh Herwees)

The Hernandez family's home has become the neighborhood’s biggest attraction.

Young Voters Disappointed By Obama, Turned Off By Romney

Comments (0) | national elections, Obama, Politically Correct, Politics, Romney, voting, youth vote

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

(Neon Tommy/Dawn Megli-Thuna)

Enthusiasm has waned, but it doesn't necessarily mean young voters won't turn out for Obama.

Malian Extremists Continue Demolition Of Heritage Sites

Comments (0) | Ansar Al Din, Defenders of the Faith, extremism, holy sites, International, islam, mali, shrines, Sufi, Timbuktu

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

The destruction of the tomb of Cheikh Al-Kebir is latest in a long list of destruction by Ansar Al-Din.

Southland Residents Hold Candlelight Vigil For Slain Ambassador to Libya

Comments (0) | Benghazi, California, christopher stevens, Consulate Attack, libya, Tustin

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

A man mourns the victims of the attack in Libya. (Tasbeeh Herwees/Neon Tommy)

A vigil honored the victims.

For Libya's New Prime Minister, Security Is A Top Priority

Comments (0) | Abushagur, Benghazi, christopher stevens, diplomatic immunity, extremists, International, libya, prime minister, U.S. ambassador, U.S. Consulate attack

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

(Dawn Megli/Neon Tommy)

The tragedy of the U.S. consulate attack in Libya will serve as the first test of Abushagur's abilities as prime minister.

Libyan Congress Votes Abushagur As First Prime Minister

Comments (0) | Abushagur, International, Jibril, libya, prime minister

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

He will be tasked with building a new government in 21 days.

Rebuilding Post-War Libya: The Race For Prime Minister

Comments (1) | Abushagur, Arab, Barasi, Benghazi, diplomatic immunity, International, Jibril, libya, revolution, Tripoli airport

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

(Creative Commons)

The new Libyan prime minister will have to reinvigorate a lame bureaucracy.

Hollywood's Race Problem: On Ashton Kutcher And "The Dictator"

Comments (55) | Ashton Kutcher, blackface, brownface, Commentaries, race, racism, Sacha Baron Cohen

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

Ashton Kutcher's new PopChips commercial raises questions about racism and Hollywood.

From India To Irvine: The Man Behind @JihadiJew

Comments (1) | interfaith, Islamophobia, JihadiJew, Lee Wiessman, orange county, Religion, Twitter, Yorba Linda

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

Lee Weissman (right). Photo by Tasbeeh Herwees.

His tweets are infused with concepts from Jewish, Islamic, Christian and even Hindu traditions.

90024: Westwood's Donations Cross Political Lines

Comments (1) | 2012 campaign, 90024, campaign money in Los Angeles, Investigative Reports, mitt romney, Mormons, poorest L.A. zip codes, President Obama, richest L.A. zip codes, top L.A. donors, westwood

Tasbeeh Herwees
Special Project Reporter

The historically-democratic neighborhood of Westwood saw its largest donations going to Mitt Romney's Super PAC.

Town Hall Meeting Addresses Safety Concerns

Comments (0) | death of grad students, Los Angeles, safety concerns, shooting, usc area, usc schooting

Tasbeeh Herwees
Staff Reporter

At a town hall meeting Friday USC officials addressed safety concerns of USC students.

UCI Students Vote to Remove Syrian Regime Loyalist from Board of Trustees

Comments (5) | Arab revolutions, Arab spring, California, Dennis Kucinich, Hazem Chehabi, Protests, regime, revolution, Syria

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

Say Chehabi has refused to condemn the regime.

Syrian-Americans Embark On Convoy To Honor Slain Journalist

Comments (0) | Arab spring, Journalism, Los Angeles and Region, Marie Colvin, Middle East, Syria, Syrian-American

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

From Anaheim to D.C. and New York. (Tasbeeh Herwees)

Two-week trip will end in New York.

One Year Later: Libyans Mark The Anniversary Of Pivotal Revolution

Comments (2) | anniversary, demonstration, International, libya, muammar gaddafi, Protests, revolution, Tripoli

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

Khadija M. Ali, pictured here with her father, is a journalist for The Tripoli Post. (Submitted photo)

A nation reflects and struggles to rebuild.

Controversy Over Armenian Genocide Puts U.S. On Shaky Moral Ground

Comments (16) | Armenia, Armenian Genocide, cambodia, clinton, Commentaries, darfur, Genocide, genocide denial, istanbul, Obama, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, recognition, stages of genocide, Turkey, war crimes

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

Obama and Turkish President Abdullah Gul, 2010. (Official White House photo)

Obama treads lightly.

Wael Ghonim Brings Revolution 2.0 To LA

Comments (0) | Arab, Books, books, Cairo, egypt, Facebook, Military, mubarak, revolution, Revolution 2.0, SCAF, social media, Tunisia, violence, Wael Ghonim

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

Wael Ghonim (left), photo by Tasbeeh Herwees.

Despite the news from Port Saeed, Ghonim was largely optimistic about Egypt's future.

Controversial Palestinian Art Exhibit Arrives In L.A.

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

Artwork from the censored show. (Tasbeeh Herwees)

"A Child’s View in Gaza” will be on display until mid-February.

Airport Workers Protest Cuts To Healthcare Benefits

Comments (0) | 99 percent, aviation safeguards, contracts, health care, lax, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, Protests, union

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

Many workers were unaware of the decision until they lost their health benefits

Students Shut Down UC Regents Finance Meeting

Comments (0) | 99 percent, California, campus police, Occupy, one percent, protest, Riot Police, riverside, tuition, tuition hikes, UC, UC riverside, uc riverside protest, UCi, UCLA, UCR, ucr protest, University of California

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

Protesters and police at the UC Regents protest (photos by Tasbeeh Herwees).

SLIDESHOW: Protesters briefly shut down the meeting at UCR.

Libya Militias Flex Power With Force

Comments (0) | Arab revolutions, Benghazi, International, libya, militias, Misrata, NTC, revolution, Tripoli, Zintan

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

Militia clashes uncommon but worrisome.

Fatima Hussain: “I Thought There Were Opportunities In California.”

Fatima Hussain is petite. She’s not much taller than five feet and a few inches.

Occupy L.A. Lies In Wait

Comments (0) | City Hall, Los Angeles, Occupy LA, occupy la court order, Occupy LA Eviction

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

Scenes from the day's tension at Occupy L.A.'s encampment at City Hall, following the deadline to leave.

At Least Four Arrested At Occupy L.A.

Comments (0) | lapd, Los Angeles, Occupy LA, occupy la arrests, Occupy LA Eviction

Ryan Faughnder, Catherine Green, Tasbeeh Herwees
Editors

The scene Monday morning is fairly calm.

"All American Muslim" Has Potential To Be Platform For Islam

Comments (19) | Angela Jaafar, Entertainment News, Film & TV, How to marry a muslim, reality tv, Shadia Amen, tlc, Zaynab Zaban

Tasbeeh Herwees
Staff Contributor

VIDEO: TLC show draws strong praise and criticism.

Welcome to Occupy L.A.: Scenes From City Hall

Comments (0) | California, Capitalism, democracy, financial crisis, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, los angeles city hall, Occupy LA, occupy movement, Occupy Wall Street, people power, Protests

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

Reflections on the local branch of an evolving national movement.

Occupy L.A. Live Blog: On The Protest Front

Comments (2) | Live Blog, Los Angeles, occupy baltimore, occupy chicago, Occupy LA, Occupy Wall Street, Pershing Square, we are the 99 percent

Tasbeeh Herwees
Staff Reporter

(Tasbeeh Herwees)

The demonstration continues; check back for filed reports from the scene of the ongoing protest downtown.

Irvine 11 Trial Reaches Its Final Stages

Comments (1) | court, irvine 11, Israel, orange county, Palestine, trial, UC riverside, UCi

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Reporter

Closing arguments continue Tuesday.

9/11: Here Is What I Can Tell You

Comments (0) | 9/11, Commentaries, Iraq, islam, muslims, osama bin laden, War on Terror, world trade center

Tasbeeh Herwees
Senior Staff Reporter

"As a Muslim Arab-American, this tragedy doesn't define my life, but it has left a really big scar on it."

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