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RAY HANANIA — Op-Ed writer, author, radio host, podcaster Ray Hanania is an award winning political and humor columnist who analyzes American and Middle East politics, and life in general. He is an author of several books. Hanania covered Chicago Politics and Chicago City Hall from 1976 through 1992 at the Daily Southtown and the Chicago Sun-Times. He began writing in 1975 publishing The Middle Eastern Voice newspaper in Chicago (1975-1977). He later published “The National Arab American Times” newspaper (2004-2007). Hanania writes weekly columns on Middle East and American Arab issues as Special US Correspondent for the Arab News ArabNews.com, at TheArabDailyNews.com, and at SuburbanChicagoland.com. Hanania is the recipient of four (4) Chicago Headline Club “Peter Lisagor Awards” for Column writing. In November 2006, he was named “Best Ethnic American Columnist” by the New American Media. In 2009, Hanania received the prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award for Writing from the Society of Professional Journalists. Click here to send Ray Hanania email. Follow RayHanania on Gettr.com, the uncensored Twitter Ray Hanania on Gettr, the new Twitter

Israeli Supreme Court upholds the racist and discriminatory Jewish Nation-State Law

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Israeli Supreme Court upholds the racist and discriminatory Jewish Nation-State Law Adalah: The Law is illegitimate and violates the absolute prohibitions of international law Today, 8 July 2021, the Israeli Supreme Court in a 10 to 1 decision, upheld the 2018 Jewish Nation-State Basic Law, which enshrines Jewish supremacy and racial segregation as foundational principles…

Arab World, Civil Rights, Israel, Legal, Middle East, News, NewsWire, Palestine & Jordan, religion

Video Podcast Arab Radio: Dearborn flooding, UAE peace deal July 7

July 7, 2021August 10, 2021 rayhanania 1 Comment

Video Podcast Arab Radio: Dearborn flooding, UAE peace deal July 7 The Ray Hanania Radio Show on #Arabradio Wed 8 am EST, July 7, featured two segments, one on Dearborn’s flooding problems, and the other on the UAE-Israel peace accord Segment 1: 8:AM EST We have Imad Hamad, the executive director of the American Human…

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Museum of the Palestinian People seeks Communications director

June 30, 2021June 30, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Museum of the Palestinian People seeks Communications director MPP is hiring a full-time communications and operations manager. We are looking for an innovative and flexible multitasker who is eager to share Palestinian culture with the world. The Communications and Operation Manager will manage the museum space and help us meet the needs of the future. This…

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Lebanon turmoil the focus on Arab Radio Show

June 30, 2021July 1, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Lebanon turmoil the focus on Arab Radio Show #ArabRadio host Ray Hanania talks with American Task Force on Lebanon President Ed Gabriel and Arab News Gulf Regional Manager Sarah Sfeir on the show June 30, 2021 in Detroit and Washington DC Radio Show Guests/Topics. Wednesday June 30, 2021 at 8 AM EST. We have a great lineup…

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APN to Biden: Tell Israel to Remove West Bank Illegal Outpost Evyatar

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

APN to Biden: Tell Israel to Remove West Bank Illegal Outpost Evyatar Americans for Peace Now (APN) joins its Israeli sister organization Shalom Achshav (Peace Now) in urging the Israeli government to reverse the so-called “compromise agreement” reportedly achieved with militant West Bank settlers, and immediately remove a settlement outpost built illegally on land that…

Arab World, Civil Rights, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, racism, religion

Israeli police kill Palestinian civilian in cold blood

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Israeli police kill Palestinian civilian in cold blood B’Tselem released a video and details of the apparent murder by Israeli police of Palestinian Ahmad ‘Abdu. ‘Abdu was in his car when he was surrounded and seriously injured during a hail of bullets by Israeli police and soldiers. He was wounded but not dead, but the…

Arab World, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Terrorism

AHRC observes United Nations World Refugee Day (June 20)

June 20, 2021June 20, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

AHRC observes United Nations World Refugee Day (June 20) The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins the United Nations and the global community in recognizing World Refugee Day which is observed June 20 of every year. This day has been set aside by the United Nations in order to raise awareness and build support and…

Activism, American Arabs, NewsWire, Press Releases, The Arab Street

New book: I was a French Muslim by Mokhtar Mokhtefi

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

New book: I was a French Muslim by Mokhtar Mokhtefi Coming later this year Born in 1935 in a French-colonized Algerian village, Mokhtar Mokhtefi came of age amidst the growing independence movements. He saw the effects of France’s 130-year colonization of his country, and the brutal tactics they used to stay in power: arresting and…

Arab World, Book Review, Entertainment, Features, Middle East, North Africa, Spotlight

AHRC Hosted Law Enforcement-Community Leaders Zoom Session

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

AHRC Hosted Law Enforcement-Community Leaders Zoom Session Consistent with AHRC’s continued engagement efforts with law enforcement, on June 10, 2021, AHRC organized another successful round of discussion in partnership with the American Citizens for Justice (ACJ). From the government side participants included: Philip Menna Captain, MSP Tri-County, and F/Lt. Jennifer Johnson, MSP Metro South Post…

American Arabs, Civil Rights, Culture, mainstream, News, NewsWire

Arab Radio: Yemen Reporter on Houthi violence; Cornelia Meyer on Global Anti-Corruption Coalition

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Arab Radio: Yemen Reporter on Houthi violence; Cornelia Meyer on Global Anti-Corruption Coalition Find links to the audio podcast and video podcast of The Ray Hanania Radio Show. Listen and watch every Wednesday at 8 AM on WNZK AM 690 radio in Detroit and on WDMV AM 700 Radio in Washington D.C, and watch on…

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ADC creates new unit to monitor anti-Arab and Islamophobia in the news media

June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

ADC creates new unit to monitor anti-Arab and Islamophobia in the news media The ADC-Research Institute (ADC-RI) is proud to announce the formation of the Media Research Project. The primary objective of the project is to research, track and document anti-Arab and Islamophobic bias in the media, public discourse, and from public officials. This tracking project will…

American Arabs, Journalism, Media Bias, News, News Media, NewsWire, Social Media

Penguin Books releases Samira Sedira’s novel “People Like Them”

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Penguin Books releases Samira Sedira’s novel “People Like Them” Carmac is a small, homogenous town in the French mountains where everyone knows each other…and their business. But when a new family arrives—Bakary and Sylvia Langlois and their three children—Anna and Constant Guillot sense that something is about to change. Compared to the rest of Carmac,…

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Iran focus of interviews on The Ray Hanania Radio Show June 2

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Iran focus of interviews on The Ray Hanania Radio Show June 2 Click this link to view the Facebook Video of The Ray Hanania Radio Show June 2, 2021 which features Frank Kane, host of the weekly Arab News flagship program “Frankly Speaking” on the launch of his second season, and in the second segment…

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ADC names Chris Habiby as Legislative and Policy Coordinator

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

ADC names Chris Habiby as Legislative and Policy Coordinator The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) welcomes Chris Habiby to the team as our new Legislative and Policy Coordinator. We are excited that Habiby will be working with ADC to advocate on behalf of Arab Americans before Congress and U.S. Federal Agencies while helping advance ADC’s mission. Habiby previously worked for Governor Andrew…

American Arabs, Civil Rights, Congress, immigrants, mainstream, News, Politics

Israel: Violence, hate speech, discrimination against Palestinian minority must stop – UN expert

June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Israel: Violence, hate speech, discrimination against Palestinian minority must stop – UN expert A UN human rights expert condemned attacks on Israel’s Palestinian minority by extreme right-wing and vigilante groups, including settlers – at times with the reported backing of security forces – and urged Israel to fully and equally protect all of its citizens…

Arab World, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Terrorism

Arab American Chamber of Commerce hosts online forum on support for Arab businesses

May 27, 2021September 1, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Arab American Chamber of Commerce hosts online forum on support for Arab businesses #AmericanArabChamberofCommerce forum May 27, 2021 with Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas program to help Arab businesses; 23rd Ald Silvana Tabares, AACC Pres Hassan Nijem, House of #Hookah owner #RayidKhalil on saving 300 Arab American jobs. Click here to watch the video. The…

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State Department leads discussion on live Arab Radio

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

State Department leads discussion on live Arab Radio On this week’s show, Ray Hanania interviewed Chris Hodges, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Assistance Coordination and Press and Public Diplomacy at the State Department’s Bureau for Near Eastern Affairs, on Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s trip to the Middle East. Secretary Blinken’s goal is to meet…

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Ammar Campa-Najjar Appointed to California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (RIPA)

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 rayhanania No Comments

Ammar Campa-Najjar Appointed to California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (RIPA) On Monday May 24, 2021, California Speaker Rendon announced his appointment of former 50th Congressional candidate, Ammar Campa-Najjar, to the Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory (RIPA) Board — as part of Dr. Weber’s 2016 AB953. According to national political commentators, in 2018 Ammar…