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FACT FOCUS: Kennedy's 'Arabs don't produce science' claim meets a Nobel Prize reality check

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr .'s broad assertions about Arab contributions to humanity's scientific and literary discoveries at a Republican cam Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been criticised for claiming that Arab contributions to science and literary discoveries are not significant. His comments were made during a Republican campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he was campaigning in a state with a large Arab American population. The comments were widely condemned as untrue and racially biased. Kennedy argued that the Muslim Brotherhood influenced the science and humanities contributions of 500 million Arabs. The vast majority of Muslims worldwide are not Arab. The Muslim Brotherhood has been designated as a terrorist organization by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

FACT FOCUS: Kennedy's 'Arabs don't produce science' claim meets a Nobel Prize reality check

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr .’s broad assertions about Arab contributions to humanity’s scientific and literary discoveries at a Republican campaign even... [4695 symbols]


Темы: Nobel Peace Prize

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