Al Abdelaziz, who employed Omar as his council aide, said there was “no excuse” for the language Omar used regarding African Americans. “People grow and evolve, and his record of service ...

Al Abdelaziz had held the seat since 2018 before moving into a vacant state Assembly seat. PATERSON — Ibrahim Omar, the candidate backed by Mayor Andre Sayegh, was appointed by the City Council ...

Ibrahim Omar took office tonight as the new city councilman from Paterson’s Sixth Ward, filling the vacancy created when Al Abdelaziz resigned to take his seat in the State Assembly. Omar, who served ...

Omar ibn Said wrote the only known autobiography in Arabic of an enslaved person in the United States. Here is his life, in art and history. The new work, co-written by folk artist Rhiannon ...

Omar Abdel-Baqui is a Dubai-based Middle East correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. His reporting focuses on the social transformations rippling across the region, among other issues.