Category: American Arabs

Chris Kennedy to run for Illinois Governor

February 8, 2017June 12, 2019 rayhanania 1 Comment

Chris Kennedy to run for Illinois Governor Christopher G. Kennedy, the son of the late U.S. Attorney Robert F. Kennedy and a long time Chicagoland businessman, announce this week he will run for governor of Illinois. Kennedy’s campaign is being advised by a Palestinian American political consultant, Hanah Jubeh. By Ray Hanania The Kennedy’s are…

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New book on challenges facing refugees, immigrants

February 7, 2017February 9, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

New book on challenges facing refugees, immigrants Melissa Fleming, Chief Spokesperson of the UN Refugee agency and one of the world’s foremost experts on refugees, has published a new book that speaks to the heart of the debate over the suspension of refugee resettlement in the United States and the suspension of visas for immigrants…

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BDS targets Hyundai for supporting home demolitions

February 7, 2017November 8, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

BDS targets Hyundai for supporting home demolitions Hyundai Targeted for Boycott Campaign by Palestinian Human Rights Defenders in Israel. Campaign Cites Company’s Complicity in Demolition of Palestinian Homes & Violations of International Law Palestinian human rights defenders launch #BoycottHyundai campaign to end its involvement in Israel’s “ethnic cleansing of Palestinian communities in Jerusalem and the Naqab” Campaign seeks…

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Two new Cable TV Networks targeting American Arabs launched

February 7, 2017February 7, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Two new Cable TV Networks targeting American Arabs launched On January 19th, 2017 ZEE TV Americas held a press conference/community event in New Jersey for the launch of 2 New Networks – ZEE ALWAN & ZEE AFLAM targeting the Arab audiences in the USA. ZEE ALWAN is An Indian Drama & Entertainment Channel and ZEE…

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The Majoritarian Evil Creeps into Senate, Congress and the Administration

February 6, 2017February 6, 2017 Mike Ghouse No Comments

The Majoritarian Evil Creeps into Senate, Congress and the Administration By Mike Ghouse Ours is a Republic for a purpose and not a mob rule where the majority bullies the minority. Thank God for the founding fathers for having the vision and foresight to build a durable system. This form of government has guaranteed her…

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Lady Gaga causes ruckus, again, over Super Bowl song

February 6, 2017 rayhanania 2 Comments

Lady Gaga causes ruckus, again, over Super Bowl song Superstar singer Lady Gaga has lit up Social Media with renewed speculation over why she included the word “Lebanese” in one of the songs she performed at the 51st (LI) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, called “Born This Way.” The word popped up in a set…

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Donald J. Trump: Jon Stewart and This American’s Request #ExecutiveOrder #USSLibertyRemembranceDay

February 1, 2017February 9, 2017 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Jon Stewart Blows Doors Trump’s Executive Orders Bulls—t! BOOM! DONE! By Eileen Fleming The first ten days in the era of Trump brought US twenty Executive Orders. Jon Stewart blessed America on Tuesday night’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert by portraying Donald J. Trump. With a dead animal on his head and a very…

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Mr. Trump: The Women’s March, Facebook, I AM Palestine #ThisAmerican @POTUS @realDonaldTrump

January 31, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

The Women’s March began when Teresa Shook Launched The Women’s March With one Facebook Post By Eileen Fleming Teresa Shook, a virgin activist literally shook the world when she responded to the election of Mr. Trump by venting at Facebook. In an interview with The Washington Post, the redheaded retired lawyer said: I wasn’t that…

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Life of Palestinian Poet Taha Muhammad Ali be feted in play

January 31, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Life of Palestinian Poet Taha Muhammad Ali be feted in play The Kennedy Center Collaborates with Sundance Institute to Bring Theater by Palestinian Playwrights to Washington, D.C. Amer Hlehel’s TAHA, Raeda Taha’s Where Can I Find Someone Like You, Ali?, and Creative Tensions: HOME to be Presented March 15-25, 2017 (WASHINGTON)—This spring, the John F. Kennedy Center for…

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Detroit civil rights group files suit against Trump immigration

January 31, 2017January 31, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Detroit civil rights group files suit against Trump immigration Today (Tuesday), January 31, 2017, the Arab-American Civil Rights League (ACRL) will hold a press conference at the Theodore Levin Federal Courthouse to announce today’s filing of a federal lawsuit on behalf of several of its members challenging the constitutionality of President’s Trump’s executive order. The lawsuit, filed…

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DHS reports less than 1 percent of travelers challenged at airports

January 30, 2017January 30, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

DHS reports less than 1 percent of travelers challenged at airports The Department of Homeland Security responded to assertions that all Muslims are being stopped at the border, saying that President Trump’s new immigration policies have resulted in less than 1 percent of more than 325,000 international travelers being inconvenienced at airports The Department of…

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Mordechai Vanunu Reports Supreme Court Ruling at Twitter

January 30, 2017August 20, 2019 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower Mordechai Vanunu Tweets Breaking News Supreme Court to rule in a few weeks if Vanunu will be allowed to leave Israel By Eileen Fleming On Monday from Jerusalem Mordechai Vanunu took to Twitter to report on today’s Supreme Court appeal seeking to end the restrictions placed upon him when he emerged from…

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New book released on life of Arabs in America

January 30, 2017August 20, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

New book released on life of Arabs in America Chicago writer Fatima V. Mansour has published a new book called “Ruination.” The book is about the “Issa Family” which settles on the southwest side of Chicago. The four Palestinian refugees turned American entrepreneurs have worked hard to establish themselves in this new community. They have become…

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Mr. Trump, 1984, This American and USS LIBERTY #PussyPower #DownWithBigBrother It’s ALL about #LIBERTY

January 29, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

“1984” by George Orwell is 2017’s Must-Read Since Mr. Trump’s election sales of “1984” and other dystopian tales have surged. By Eileen Fleming New York Times Book Critic MICHIKO KAKUTANI wrote on January 26: “1984” shot to No. 1 on Amazon’s best-seller list this week, after Kellyanne Conway, an adviser to President Trump, described demonstrable…

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New poll: 41 % of Americans support refugee settlement

January 27, 2017January 27, 2017 rayhanania 2 Comments

New poll: 41 % of Americans support refugee settlement New poll by Arab American Institute shows plurality of Americans stand with refugees and the undocumented, contrasting policies outlined by President Trump. Also … Muslim, Arab and Civil rights groups decry Trump immigration plans A plurality of Americans support refugee resettlement and undocumented immigrants, contrary to policy…

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Response To: Mr. Trump, Steve Bannon and The NYT #ThisAmerican #PussyPower #TheResistance #WomensMarch

January 27, 2017April 13, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Trump Strategist Stephen Bannon Says Media Should ‘Keep Its Mouth Shut’ The New York Times Headline ran on Thursday THIS AMERICAN Responds By Eileen Fleming Just days after Mr. Trump ignited the “running war’’ with the media, chief White House strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, poured some gasoline on that fire arguing that news organizations had…

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President Trump, THIS AMERICAN and the USS LIBERTY #PussyPower

January 25, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

Liberty a state of being free Liberty is freedom from arbitrary or despotic control  “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”-George Orwell By Eileen Fleming It is the best and the worst of times courtesy of Mr. Trump, whom I call The…

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Despite End of World fear mongering, Embassy move not likely

January 25, 2017June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Despite End of World fear mongering, Embassy move not likely President Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric came to an abrupt halt this past week on many issues including one that Arab activists who have been asleep at the wheel for the past eight years have now grasped as an electrical charge for their protests, screams and continued…