Category: American Arabs

New Book By Senior Correspondent and Health Reporter for The Arab Daily News

March 1, 2016March 8, 2016 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

New Book by Senior Non-Arab Correspondent and Health Reporter for The Arab Daily News is a political, medical and spiritual memoir New book by Eileen Fleming began in 2013 when medical experts recommended the then 59 year old undergo bilateral total knee replacements to relieve pain due to bone on bone grinding. Instead the retired…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Health

BoomGen’s series Of Kings and Prophets premieres March 8

March 1, 2016March 1, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

BoomGen’s debut television series Of Kings and Prophets, executive produced by BoomGen cofounders Reza Aslan and Mahyad Tousi premieres on ABC on Tuesday, March 8 at 10pm. For the last eight years we have had the privilege to work with you (members of media and civil society) on incredible projects such as The Square, Rosewater, All-American…

American Arabs, Entertainment, Movies

Oscars debate still bothers me, even though it’s done

February 29, 2016February 29, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

Now that the Oscars are over, can we have a real discussion about the absence of fairness, the racism, stereotypes and bias that consumes the Hollywood movie industry? And to be honest, African Americans have a lot to complain about here in America over the past 400 years for sure, but they really are the last…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Entertainment, Features, Movies, Ray Hanania

Jordan backdrop for three Oscar nominees

February 29, 2016September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan served as the backdrop for three Oscar nominated films in this year’s Academy Awards. Jordan has a long history as a setting for movies including Lawrence of Arabia, The Hurt Locker, Indiana Jones and the Lost Crusade and Zero Dark Thirty. This years entries include Martian, Theeb and A War. As…

American Arabs, Arab World, Editors Picks, Entertainment, Features, News, Palestine & Jordan

BDS Activists Combat BDS ACT of 2016

February 25, 2016September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

The Combatting BDS Act of 2016 seeks to encourage and authorize state legislation to divest state funds from companies that boycott Israel. By Eileen Fleming The Combatting BDS Act of 2016 [S. 2531/H.R. 4514] was introduced on 10 February 2016. On Tuesday in Colorado human rights activists seized their First Amendment rights to enlighten their…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Palestine & Jordan

US promises more aid for Syrian refugees

February 24, 2016February 24, 2016 rayhanania 3 Comments

President Barack Obama promised more financial support to help ease the burden and the suffering of the refugees fleeing the violence by the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the by Russian soldiers in a meeting Wednesday with King Abdullah II of Jordan. By Ray Hanania President Barack Obama promised more financial support to help ease the…

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Senior Correspondent: 7th Book and Bookend

February 21, 2016February 21, 2016 USS_Liberty Info 2 Comments

Senior Non-Arab Correspondent for The Arab Daily News seventh book is the bookend to her first; Inspired by a 1948 Palestinian Muslim refugee who responded to 911 by establishing The Olive Trees Foundation for Peace. Eileen Fleming explains: Before the events of 11 September 2001, I was an apolitical privileged American who had embarked upon…

American Arabs

University of Illinois at Chicago endorses BDS

February 17, 2016April 13, 2019 rayhanania 1 Comment

University of Illinois at Chicago Student Government votes unanimously to divest from Israeli occupation The Undergraduate Student Government Assembly of the University of Illinois at Chicago voted unanimously on Monday (February 15th, 2016) to pass a resolution urging the university to divest from corporations profiting off of the Israeli occupation and other human rights violations….

American Arabs, Editors Picks, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

OEWG and Mordechai Vanunu’s Valentines Update

February 15, 2016February 15, 2016 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

OEWG stands for Open Ended Working Group By Eileen Fleming On Monday 22 February, world governments have the opportunity to participate in the Open Ended Working Group “taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations” in Geneva, Switzerland. Through resolution 67/56 the UN General Assembly decided in December 2012, to convene an OEWG to develop proposals for…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Health, Palestine & Jordan, Video

Despite rhetoric, Trump leads with Arab radio callers

February 12, 2016September 24, 2018 rayhanania 3 Comments

Donald Trump has been criticized for calling for bans on Muslim and Hispanic immigration, but Arab Christians and Middle East Christians like Chaldeans are connecting with Trump because of his “tough” policies against radicalism and religions extremism, on Arab Radio By Ray Hanania Donald Trump has been criticized for calling for bans on Muslim and Hispanic immigration,…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Podcast, Politics, Radio Podcast, Ray Hanania, Terrorism, US Arab Politics

Palestinians urge Oscars reject Israel trip swag

February 11, 2016September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Palestinian groups calls on Oscar nominees at this year’s Academy Awards to reject the “Israel propaganda trip” valued at over $50,000 that is included in this year’s “swag bags” Palestinian human rights activists are calling on Oscar nominees not to accept travel vouchers supplied by the Israeli government as part of the gift bag that…

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Wheaton church buys equipment for Nazareth hospitals

February 10, 2016 rayhanania 1 Comment

First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton IL funds vital medical equipment for two hospitals in Nazareth, state of Israel Abraham’s Children, a 20-year mission of the First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton, sponsored seven events in three states during October 2015, in order to fund the shipment of 40 foot containers of equipment to Nazareth Hospital and…

American Arabs, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan

Israelis master PR far more than Palestinians

February 10, 2016 rayhanania 4 Comments

Israel writes, produces, distributes and advocates for more press releases than all of the Arab World combined. That should be shocking but most Arabs don’t even know what I’m talking about. By Ray Hanania For the average person, this doesn’t mean much. But in terms of the bottom line, it could make a significant difference in…

Activism, American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Ray Hanania

Will controversy follow sale of Church to Muslims?

February 2, 2016October 2, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Will controversy follow recent sale of Palos Church to Muslims? The southwest suburbs have a history of community opposition to the building of a mosque or Muslim center, reflecting growing racism and discrimination against Muslims nationwide. Have things changed? By Ray Hanania Ray Hanania More than 15 years ago, tried to purchase the abandoned Reform Church…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Ray Hanania, religion

Controversy plagues Arab Quartback Manziel

February 2, 2016February 2, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

Johnny Manziel, the American Arab of Lebanese and Italian heritage, was on a fast track to fame as quarterback for the Cleveland Browns professional football team. But Manziel couldn’t seem to get his personal life in order, and a series of controversies including physical altercationsreportedly pushed the team to drop him this year By Ray Hanania Fewer than…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Ray Hanania, Sports

Kellogg Foundation advocates for racial equality

February 1, 2016April 13, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Through its work with the America Healing initiative, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation has supported approximately 1,000 national and community organizations representing Native American, African American, Latino, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Arab American and white communities, which want to jettison the antiquated belief in the hierarchy of human value that limits the even distribution of opportunities…

American Arabs, Features, Press Releases, religion

Want Peace: Give Mindful Loving-Kindness a Chance

January 30, 2016January 30, 2016 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Mindful Loving-Kindness reaps peace within and undergirds the curriculum in the social media “Peace Ambassador Training 2.0” course. By Eileen Fleming On 13 January 2016, over 180 global citizens from over twenty countries such as Pakistan, Turkey, Bosnia, Egypt, Bangladesh, Ireland, Germany, Australia and America united in a twelve week “Peace Ambassador Training 2.0” online…

American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Health, Palestine & Jordan

Christa McAuliffe, an American Arab in shuttle disaster

January 28, 2016January 28, 2016 rayhanania 1 Comment

30 years ago, the world watched in horror as the Shuttle Challenger exploded on live television 73 seconds after lift-off at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. Among the seven astronauts who died was the first American Arab astronaut, Christa McAuliffe By Ray Hanania I remember standing in the offices of one of my editors…

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