Category: American Arabs

AAI Celebrates 19th Annual Gibran Spirit of Humanity Awards banquet

May 3, 2017September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

AAI Celebrates 19th Annual Gibran Spirit of Humanity Awards banquet Hundreds of guests came out for the 2017 Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Awards Gala, hosted by the Arab American Institute Foundation (AAIF) on April 27th. The 19th annual Gibran Awards brought the Arab American community together to recognize individuals, corporations, organizations and communities whose…

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Salt Houses, new book on Palestinian experience

May 2, 2017May 4, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Salt Houses, new book on Palestinian experience Hala Alyan has written a phenomenal book that shares the experiences of a Palestinian family from Nablus, told from multiple perspectives as the family is scattered throughout the Middle East and the West. SALT HOUSES (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, May 2, 2017) is the dazzling debut novel by Hala…

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Arab News & YouGov expose US ignorance of Middle East

May 1, 2017May 11, 2017 rayhanania 2 Comments

Arab News & YouGov expose US ignorance of Middle East A new poll by the Arab News and YouGov.com has exposed a major flaw in the understanding that Americans have of the Middle East. This is remarkable because in the past two years, more Americans have died because of the Middle East than in any other…

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Loyalty Day Response to POTUS Trump Vis-à-vis USS LIBERTY

May 1, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

U.S. Congress established Loyalty Day as an official holiday in 1958 with the signing of Public Law 85-529 President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first Loyalty Day Proclamation Loyalty is the quality of being loyal to someone or something accompanied by a strong feeling of support or allegiance. By Eileen Fleming According to the U.S….

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New online national directory of Arab Americans

April 27, 2017April 29, 2017 rayhanania 1 Comment

New online national directory of Arab Americans The Arab Daily News online news network is launching a new and free National Arab American Directory that provides information on Arab American news media, Arab American organizations, Arab American religious institutions (Mosques and Arab Churches), and Arab American restaurants. The project is the brainchild of Arab American writer…

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Leaders challenge USCIRF failure to defend Muslim, Christian rights

April 27, 2017September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Leaders challenge USCIRF failure to stand up for Muslim, Christian rights James Zogby and Faith Leaders Discuss USCIRF Refusal to Address Israel’s Violations of Religious Freedom. The briefing was streamed via Facebook Live and can be viewed via this link. On Wednesday, April 26, James Zogby, President of the Arab American Institute who serves as a member…

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Chicago aldermen move to re-establish Arab rights

April 26, 2017May 3, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Chicago aldermen move to re-establish Arab rights Chicago has been friendly and supportive to the American Arab community for many years. One of my first journalism assignments was covering Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley in welcoming the Ambassador of Morocco to City Hall in 1976. As the only Arab newspaper reporter in the Midwest at the…

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Summer Photography camp helps kids see world

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Summer Photography camp helps kids see world Two week-long camps set; need-based scholarships available The Arab American National Museum (AANM) is gearing up for another summer season of youth exploration and enrichment of artistic talent through the SURA Arts Academy 2017 Summer Camps. The award-winning program equips students with the necessary training and tools to…

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Syria and the Mother Of All Sleep: Yoga Nidra

April 24, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Yoga Nidra literally means yogic sleep Mother’s Day gifts of Yoga Nidra are helping The Circle of Health International keep the Al-Iman Hospital open in Syria By Eileen Fleming When we practice Yoga Nidra we are gifting ourselves and benefiting others. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been killed and eleven million displaced since the chaos began six years…

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Earth Day, Science Marches and Earth Day Church

April 21, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Earth Day was birthed in 1970, after the massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California in 1969 Earth Day created public support for the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Earth Day spurred the passage of the Clean Air Act, the Water Quality Improvement Act, the Endangered Species Act and other environmental laws. By Eileen Fleming Earth…

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Zogby named to Democratic Unity Commission

April 19, 2017April 19, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Zogby named to Democratic Unity Commission The turmoil between Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders that undermined the credibility of the Democratic National Committee will be the focus of a Unity Commission set up by both candidates and the DNC, and will include at least one American Arab, Jim Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute…

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Hypocrisy at racist, anti-Arab/Muslim Chicago Sun-Times

April 19, 2017June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Hypocrisy at racist, anti-Arab/Muslim Chicago Sun-Times Most mainstream American journalists love to dish it out and criticize people, but they are thinned skinned and hate to be criticized themselves, especially when they are involved in their own conflicts-of-interest that they fail to mention in their stories. As a columnist who writes my opinions, I also…

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Detroit doctor charged with Female Genital Mutilation

April 14, 2017September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Detroit doctor charged with Female Genital Mutilation Detroit Emergency Room Doctor Arrested and Charged with Performing Female Genital Mutilation A Detroit Emergency Room physician was charged by complaint for performing female genital mutilation (FGM) on minor females. Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney Daniel L….

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Palestinian artist Kamal Boullata recognized for Lifetime work

April 13, 2017May 1, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Palestinian Artist Kamal Boullata Recognized for Lifetime Work Presentation at 2017 Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Awards On Thursday, April 27, 2017, Palestinian artist and writer Kamal Boullata will receive a Special Recognition Award for his lifetime of work and dedication to bettering humanity through art at the Arab American Institute Foundation’s 19thannual Kahlil Gibran…

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Rising Lamb costs changing Middle East food market

April 13, 2017April 29, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Rising Lamb costs changing Middle East food market The rising cost of lamb meat is forcing many Middle East and Arab restaurants to change their menus, offering cheaper and less appealing “ground beef” as an alternative to the more costly lamb, and it is having a negative impact on the quality of food served at…

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Illinois men charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

April 13, 2017April 13, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Illinois men charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS Joseph D. Jones, also known as “Yusuf Abdulhaqq,” 35, and Edward Schimenti, also known as “Abdul Wali,” 35, both of Zion, Illinois, were arrested today on a federal complaint charging them with conspiring and attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic…

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IMAGINE Heaven as a State of Consciousness

April 13, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

When Jesus talked about The Kingdom of Heaven he was describing A state of being that we now understand as “nondual consciousness” or “unitive consciousness” On 18 April 1975, John Lennon performed IMAGINE for the last time… By Eileen Fleming In Tuesday’s email the Subject: “The Kingdom of Heaven” from Franciscan friar Richard Rohr caught…

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Untangling United Airlines ugly treatment of a Passenger

April 12, 2017April 12, 2017 Mike Ghouse No Comments

The United Airlines Mess Untangling United Airlines ugly treatment of a Passenger By Mike Ghouse It was shameful to mistreat a passenger and forcibly evict him out of the plane. Not only was he manhandled, but the ugly crew did not even hear him – he was a Medical Doctor who had to attend the…

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