Author: Ray Hanania

Ray Hanania is an award-winning columnist, author & former Chicago City Hall reporter (1977-1992). A veteran who served during the Vietnam War and the recipient of four SPJ Peter Lisagor Awards for column writing, Hanania writes weekly opinion columns on mainstream American & Chicagoland topics for the Southwest News-Herald, Des Plaines Valley News, the Regional News, The Reporter Newspapers, and Suburban Chicagoland. His award winning columns can be found at www.HANANIA.COM Subscribe FREE today Hanania also writes about Middle East issues for the Arab News, and The Arab Daily News criticizing government policies in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Hanania was named "Best Ethnic American Columnist" by the New America Media in November 2007, and is the 2009 recipient of the SPJ National Sigma Delta Chi Award for column writing. Email Ray Hanania at [email protected]. Follow RayHanania at Twitter

Arab American leaders to be saluted by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas who will unveil Arabic language video, brochure

November 7, 2024November 8, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Arab American leaders to be saluted by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas who will unveil Arabic language video, brochure WHO: Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer and Nada Draz, Consul General of Egypt in Chicago WHAT: Celebration of Arab American contributions at which Pappas will present certificates of recognition to community leaders, activists, and entrepreneurs and…

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Jill Stein endorsed for President by largest Illinois Arab American coalition

November 3, 2024November 4, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Jill Stein endorsed for President by largest Illinois Arab American coalition Chicago, IL — The Arab American Democracy Coalition (AADC), formerly the Arab American Democratic Club, this week endorsed Dr. Jill Stein of the Green Party for President and released its endorsement list for Illinois House, legislative and countywide races on Nov. 5, 2024. AADC…

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CAIR’s Final Election Poll Shows Stein and Harris Still Tied Among Muslim Voters, Trump Trailing

November 1, 2024November 1, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

CAIR’s Final Election Poll Shows Stein and Harris Still Tied Among Muslim Voters, Trump Trailing The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, Friday (Nov. 1, 2024) announced that the results of its latest and final poll of Muslim voter preferences in the 2024 presidential election show that…

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Senator Tammy Duckworth tells Arabs and Muslims their concerns are irrelevant

November 1, 2024November 1, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Senator Tammy Duckworth tells Arabs and Muslims their concerns are irrelevant US Senator Tammy Duckworth claims to be fighter for victims of racism and discrimination and violence but when it comes to Israel, which has given her more than $782,000, she sets aside principle to pander to violent racist anti-Arab and anti-Muslim policies. Duckworth has…

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Arabs and Muslims condemn racist anti-Arab anti-Muslim comments of State Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

November 1, 2024November 1, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Arabs and Muslims condemn racist anti-Arab anti-Muslim comments of State Sen. Sara Feigenholtz Feigenholtz has a long history of making racial and discriminatory comments against Arabs and Muslims and has acted with impunity in the face of demands for apologies and resignation. Her colleagues including Gov. J.B. Pritzker condemn anti-Semitism but are often silent on…

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Book Review: Arab author shares his anecdotes living in the United Kingdom

October 22, 2024October 22, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Book Review: Arab author shares his anecdotes living in the United Kingdom Arab Author and newspaper editor Faisal J. Abbas shares his experience of life in Great Britain, a nation that has had so much influence over the modern evolution of the Arab World, in his new book Anecdotes of an Arab Anglophile By Ray…

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AHRC Announces its 2024 Spirit of Humanity Awardees

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

AHRC Announces its 2024 Spirit of Humanity Awardees The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) is pleased to announce its 2024 Spirit of Humanity awardees. The Award Ceremony will be held during the Annual AHRC Gala on Friday, October 18, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in Dearborn. Despite the world’s unprecedented challenges, AHRC’s Gala is one important…

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Statement from State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid on 5000 Palestinians killed prior to Oct. 7

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Statement from State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid on 5000 Palestinians killed prior to Oct. 7 Illinois State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid condemns all violence and challenges lie that the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas massacre was a first of its kind unprecedented massacre of civilians, noting more than 5,000 Palestinians were killed prior to the militant assault over…

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ADC issues condemnation: Impending massacres by Israel must be stopped

October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

ADC issues condemnation: Impending Massacres by Israel must be stopped The Israeli regime is outdoing themselves in the genocide of Palestinians. Over the past few days hospitals across Gaza have been forced to evacuate. Patients inside the hospitals, including babies in intensive care incubators, face death as they are forced to move across an obliterated…

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Abandon Harris Endorses Green Party’s Stein for President

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Abandon Harris Endorses Green Party’s Stein for President The Abandon Harris campaign, which is “dedicated to ensuring that the American people, especially the Muslim-American community, recognize the responsibility we share in standing up against oppression and using all our power to stop genocide wherever it may arise,” announced today it is endorsing the Green Party’s…

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UN Officials call for end of violence

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

UN Officials call for end of violence 7 October: UN experts call for end of violence and accountability after year of human loss and suffering and blatant disregard for international law Marking the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, the Israeli attack against the Palestinian population in Gaza that followed and consequent expansion of violence…

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Community rallies to support Dr. Jill Stein for President

September 30, 2024September 30, 2024 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Community rallies to support Dr. Jill Stein for President Democrats are working overtime to prevent Dr. Jill Stein’s Green Party from being included on state ballots, but they have only been marginally successful in preventing her name from appearing on some state ballots. Stein continues to challenge that violation fo the U.S. Constitution and is…

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Palestinians face darkest period in history, Prime Minister tells UN assembly

September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Palestinians face darkest period in history, Prime Minister tells UN assembly By Ray Hanania Palestine National Authority (PNA) Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa warned members of the United Nations Monday that his people face one of the worst assaults of violence in its history. An economist by profession who was appointed prime minister in March of…

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UNRWA faces heightened challenges in Palestinian refugee needs

September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

UNRWA faces heightened challenges in Palestinian refugee needs By Ray Hanania Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner -General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), told the UN General Assembly Monday the agency is being falsely accused of committing “a breach of the (UN) Charter and international law” and warned the future of the Palestinians…

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Detroit News and National Review condemned for publishing racist cartoon

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Detroit News and National Review condemned for publishing racist cartoon The Detroit News and National Review published a repugnant, morally reprehensible, racist cartoon depicting U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) as a victim of Israel’s terrorist attack on Lebanese pagers on Sept. 19, 2024. The cartoon implies that Rep. Tlaib, a sitting Member of Congress and…

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AHRC calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

AHRC calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) condemns in the strongest words the ongoing Israeli indiscriminate bombardment of Lebanon. Under the pretext of fighting Hezbollah, Israel has been targeting civilians in heavily populated residential areas. Israelis have been threatening that they intend to demolish Lebanon. Just…

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Book Review: Mornings in Jenin bySusan Abulhawa

September 14, 2024September 15, 2024 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Book Review: Mornings in Jenin bySusan Abulhawa In February 2010 I reviewed a phenomenal book by author and activist Susan Abulhawa called “Mornings in Jenin.” I’m republishing and urging readers who have not read it to check it out. It’s a great novel. By Ray Hanania I have read almost every book published on the…

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ArabCon 2024 Gala Program features Dr. Cornel West, Macklemore, and more

September 6, 2024September 6, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

ArabCon 2024 Gala Program features Dr. Cornel West, Macklemore, and more The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is honored to announce the program for its upcoming ArabCon Gala, scheduled for Saturday evening, September 14, 2024, in Dearborn, Michigan. This year’s gala will pay tribute to several organizations and individuals for their outstanding contributions to humanitarian causes…

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