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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

Intel, Israel’s largest employer, pressed for Fair Employment

May 14, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Intel, the multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, is being pressed to sign the Holy Land Principles— a corporate code of conduct for American companies doing business in Israel-Palestine. The 8-point set of Principles is based on the Mac Bride Principles that have proven so effective in Northern Ireland. Fr. Sean Mc Manus, originally…

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Criticism of the foreign country Israel is NOT anti-Semitism

May 14, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Supporters of the foreign government of Israel are using their influence in local governments to bully and intimidate and label critics of Israel as “anti-Semitic,” introducing laws that undermine the American Constitutional right of free speech of Americans who challenge Israel’s extremist policies that oppress Christian and Muslims in Israel and in the Occupied West Bank…

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Israel’s snub of Carter is a rejection of peace

May 13, 2015 rayhanania 2 Comments

Last week, former President Jimmy Carter traveled to Israel and Palestine but was rebuffed by Israeli leaders. Carter, who ushered in the peace process in the 1970s that Israel has since turned into a circus of rejection, doesn’t want to be reminded that peace requires it to end its war crimes and to compromise by returning Palestinian…

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Dubai welcomes company that drives Palestinian destruction in Israel

May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Increasingly, Dubai is demonstrating how profit and greed can overcome principle and justice, opening its doors without a whimper or a protest to allow Caterpillar, a company with a 60 year history of supporting Israel’s destruction of Palestinian homes, lands and lives to establish a base there. Caterpillar announced this week that it is building a…

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Detroit radio on anti-Muslim & anti-Arab hatred

May 8, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Ray Hanania hosts TheArabDailyNews.com Detroit radio show every 2nd Friday of the month on 690 AM Detroit Radio and 700 AM Radio in Washington DC from 8 until 9 am EST. In this episode, Hanania takes phone calls from listeners on every topic that includes: the racism of Charlie Hebdo Magazine and why are Israelis…

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Maureen Abood details her love affair with Lebanese food

May 6, 2015 rayhanania 1 Comment

Veteran Lebanese American Arab writer Maureen Abood has just released her debut book and of course, it is about the richness of Lebanese and Arab foods. “Rose Water & Orange Blossoms” is not just a book of recipes but the story of Arabian life which revolves around great tasting foods By Ray Hanania Michigan writer…

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Double standards and pro-Israel hypocrisy slam al-Jazeera America

May 5, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Al-Jazeera America has faced one major political hurdle after another as it tries to break through the politically motivated bias that dominates the often biased and racist mainstream American news media which prioritizes pro-Israel news above facts. Now, the allegations of one obscure employee is being used to challenge the professionalism of the news organization which provides the…

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Sister Cities links Palestinians, Israelis & Jordanians over water

May 1, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Jordan River Valley and Great Lakes Region Linked through Sister Waters Agreement coordinated through the Sister Cities Program and Midwest and Middle East municipal mayors Mayors and city officials from across the Great Lakes and the Jordan River Valley signed a pioneering agreement this month linking their communities through a “Sister Waters” partnership. In October…

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Arab Gulf sees rise in Tourism

May 1, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Arab Gulf sees rise in tourism by more than 2 percent with revenues up more than 10 percent, according to UrbaCon Construction & Trading. Visiting the desert is now an attractive alternative in the agenda of a seasoned tourist, a location which is becoming increasingly developed with high-end ecofriendly resorts, luxurious shopping malls, five-star hotels,…

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California Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez vows justice for Alex Odeh

April 30, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

California Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez vows justice for Alex Odeh, American Palestinian Arab activist murdered in 1985 when he opened the doors of his ADC offices at 1905 East 17th Street, Santa Ana. The murder has remained unsolved and American Arabs continue to ask “Why?” Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez of California delivered remarks this week in the House…

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Chicagoland stores battle for growing Middle Eastern market

April 29, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

This week, another major grocery retailer entered the battle for the growing Middle Eastern food market in Chicagoland offering a wide range of Arab food products. The past half century has seen Arab food migrate from the shelves of small ethnic neighborhood food stores to the premium shelves of the largest national chains. Chicagoland has been no exception, just…

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US Census will “test” using Middle East in count

April 27, 2015June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

American Arabs have been urging the U.S. Census for years to include a category that will help empower America’s growing Arab community. But racism among public officials has stood in the way. But Census officials said this week that they will “test” using a new category to include American Arabs “Middle East and North Africa” this…

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Using American Tax Dollars to Undermine Civil Rights

April 23, 2015April 29, 2015 rayhanania 1 Comment

Pro-Israel activists and elected officials who put a foreign country’s interests before the interests of Americans are behind a widespread campaign to extend an Israeli law that could jail any Israeli who criticizes Israel or advocates a boycott of Israel to now include Americans. The Israeli law, approved in 2011, and the American laws are based…

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Leading Muslims turn backs on Armenian genocide

April 22, 2015April 29, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

While the World is pausing to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the massacre of more than one million Armenians by the former Ottoman Empire, many major Muslim American organizations and Arab World leaders have been either silent or have argued that the Armenian genocide is little more than a part of World War I. Armenians, who are Christian,…

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National Muslim groups challenge 1915 Armenian massacre

April 21, 2015April 25, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Armenians across the world have been joined by organizations commemorating the 100th anniversary of the massacre of more than 1 million Armenians, mostly Christian, by the Ottoman Turkish empire at the beginning of World War I. But the commemoration has caused some consternation among Muslims. The US Council of Muslim Organizations based in Washington D.C., issued…

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Israeli occupation remains a top concern of Arab Youth

April 21, 2015October 9, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

A new poll by the Dubai-based Public Relations firm Asda’a-Burson Marsteller shows that Youth in the Arab World are wary of the rise of ISIS and the failure of the “Arab Spring,” but see a future driven by the Gulf State including Saudi Arabia and recognize the continued injustices of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. By Ray…

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Rash of thefts hit charitable donation boxes at Dearborn stores

April 20, 2015April 20, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

American Arabs and Muslims are among the most generous people in America when it comes to raising funds to help the needy. That might explain why their charity donation collections are being targeted at local stores in the Dearborn, Michigan region By Ray Hanania I recently saw a video posted on a popular Facebook Page, Dearborn Area Community…

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May is Mediterranean Diet Month, Eat Healthy

April 20, 2015April 29, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

May is Mediterranean Diet month and many companies offer a wide range of Mediterranean foods, ingredients and recipes including Ziyad Brothers Importing at www.Ziyad.com. The Mediterranean Diet is one of the healthiest diets for consumers. . The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Council that helps shape the country’s official dietary guidelines, recently suggested that Americans follow a Mediterranean-style diet….

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