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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces backlash over anti-Arab remarks

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Muslim Brotherhood Arab American community Michigan Senate race Nobel Prize

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has drawn widespread condemnation following remarks made during a Republican campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan. While supporting Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, Kennedy asserted that the world's 500 million Arabs "don't produce science," do not win the Nobel, Fields, or Wolf prizes, and do not produce literature.

Kennedy attributed the decline of Arab intellectual and cultural contributions to the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist movement founded in 1928, which he described as a "death cult" that has created "stagnant societies." He argued that the group's ideology departed from traditional Islam and destroyed previous traditions of scholarship.

Critics, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and various Democratic officials, have labeled the comments as racist, Islamophobic, and factually incorrect. Fact-checkers noted that numerous Arab and Arab-descended individuals have won the specific awards Kennedy mentioned, including Nobel laureates Ahmed Zewail, Naguib Mahfouz, and Omar Yaghi, as well as Fields Medalist Michael Atiyah.

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Abdul El-Sayed · Ahmed Zewail · Council on American-Islamic Relations · Department of Health and Human Services · Grand Rapids, Michigan · Mike Rogers · Muslim Brotherhood · Omar Yaghi · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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FACT FOCUS: Kennedy’s claim that Arabs ‘don’t produce science’ meets a Nobel Prize reality check [www.durangoherald.com]
RFK Jr assailed over ‘wildly racist tirade’ about Arabs at Michigan campaign stop [www.theguardian.com]
US’s RFK Jr claims Arabs ‘don’t produce science’: Why he’s very, very wrong - St. Vincent Tribune – Daily St Vincent And The Grenadines News [stvincenttribune.com]
US’s RFK Jr claims Arabs ‘don’t produce science’: Why he’s very, very wrong - Antigua Tribune – Daily Antigua & Caribbean News, Global Headlines & Insights [antiguatribune.com]
US’s RFK Jr claims Arabs ‘don’t produce science’: Why he’s very, very wrong - Jamaica Inquirer – Daily Jamaica News [jamaicainquirer.com]
US’s RFK Jr claims Arabs ‘don’t produce science’: Why he’s very, very wrong - Trinidad Tribune – Latest Trinidad And Tobago News [trinidadtribune.com]
RFK Jr. Claims Arabs ‘Don’t Produce Science’ Or Literature, Because White Nationalists Are Running The US [92q.com]
RFK Jr. Lets Pharmacies Make 6 Peptides: What FDA Scientists Found [www.breezyscroll.com]
RFK Jr. Claims Arabs ‘Don’t Produce Science’ Or Literature, Because White Nationalists Are Running The US [kissrichmond.com]
RFK Jr. falsely says Arab Muslims don’t produce prizeworthy science, literature [themuslimtimes.info]
RFK Jr. Says Arabs Do Not Win Nobel Prizes or Produce Literature [vinnews.com]
How anti-Arab rhetoric became a political weapon in America’s midterm elections [www.arabnews.pk]
RFK Jr. Spits His Islamophobia All Over Michigan Voters [crooksandliars.com]
US health chief RFK Jr faces widespread rebuke over his anti-Arab remarks | International [www.devdiscourse.com]
500 مليون عربي في العالم ولا يقدمون إسهامات للبشرية.. مطالب بإقالة وزير الصحة الأمريكي بسبب تصريحات مسيئة للعرب [www.elbalad.news]
US’s RFK Jr claims Arabs ‘don’t produce science’: Why he’s very, very wrong - Guyana Inquirer – Daily Guyana News [guyanainquirer.com]
RFK Claims "500 Million Arabs Don't Produce Science" [www.joemygod.com]
BACKLASH GROWS: RFK Jr. Under Fire for Claim That Arabs Have Made No Major Scientific Contributions [matzav.com]
US Health Secretary RFK Jr.: “Arabs Contribute Nothing to Science” - Hidabroot [www.hidabroot.com]
RFK Jr. Claims Arabs ‘Don’t Produce Science’ Or Literature, Because White Nationalists Are Running The US [newstalkcleveland.com]
RFK Jr. Faces Firing Demand After Claiming Arabs Don't Win Nobel Prizes [www.realitytea.com]
Buta Sejarah! Menkes AS Sebut Bangsa Arab tak Lahirkan Sains dan Sastra - Republika Online [news.republika.co.id]
FACT CHECK: Kennedy's claim that Arabs 'don't produce science' meets a Nobel Prize reality check [sentinelcolorado.com]
RFK Jr Faces Backlash Over Claims About Arab Scientists [openthemagazine.com]
RFK Jr. Claims Arabs ‘Don’t Produce Science’ Or Literature, Because White Nationalists Are Running The US [thebuzzcincy.com]
US health chief RFK Jr faces widespread rebuke over his anti-Arab remarks [www.westhawaiitoday.com]
RFK Jr. Claims Arabs ‘Don’t Produce Science’ Or Literature, Because White Nationalists Are Running The US [woldcnews.com]
انتقادات بعد اتهام وزير الصحة الأميركي العرب بإجادة الكراهية والحرب [www.alaraby.co.uk]
„A nyílt rasszizmus és bigottság tankönyvi példája” – mondják Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arabokat becsmérlő kijelentésére [hvg.hu]
Kennedy: Ima 500 milijuna Arapa. Oni ne osvajuju Nobela, Fieldsovu medalju... [www.index.hr]
'They don't produce science': RFK Jr's anti-Arab claims checked [www.newarab.com]
FACT FOCUS: Kennedy's claim that Arabs 'don't produce science' meets a Nobel Prize reality check [www.newsday.com]
RFK Jr. Claims Arabs ‘Don’t Produce Science’ Or Literature, Because White Nationalists Are Running The US [newsone.com]
FACT FOCUS: Kennedy’s claim that Arabs ‘don’t produce science’ meets a Nobel Prize reality check [wtop.com]
US’s RFK Jr claims Arabs ‘don’t produce science’: Why he’s very, very wrong [www.aljazeera.com]