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While it takes a labor of love, and time, to make stuffed grape leaves and stuffed zucchini, an faster recipe alternative is stuffed green peppers. Stuffed with small lamb chunks and rice in a spicy pre-broth, stuffed green peppers make for an exciting meal. By Ray Hanania Arabs love to stuff vegetables with spiced lamb…
3 Golden Globe nominations for hit TV Series Mr. Robot and American Arab actor Rami Malek, and co-star Christian Slater By Ray Hanania Mr. Robot, the popular television series directed by an American Arab and starring an Arab American, received three nominations Thursday for the prestigious 73rd Golden Globe awards for 2015. The Golden Globe…
Lebanese American Congressman Charles W. Boustany filed a notice with the Federal Election Commission to run as a candidate in the Spring for the U.S. Senate representing Louisiana By Ray Hanania Congressman Charles W. Boustany Jr., M.D., one of only seven American Arab members of the U.S. Congress, officially filed disclosures with the Federal Election…
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Donald Trump, American extremism and the rise of radical Christlamicism. How the Christian conservative movement has turned to terrorism and how ti has been protected by extremist Christian politicians, leaders, activists and the conservative news media. By Ray Hanania The way people are screaming about Donald Trump, you would think he is the anti-Christ. If…
The Joker is to Gotham City as Muslims are to Earth By Salma Nawlo These days, taking sides on anything is difficult to do without being torn apart by the opposing party. And there’s always an opposing party, doggedly passionate about its own views. As long as you’re practicing your freedom of speech, there’s always…
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Israel headed towards a bi-national state in its rejection of peace based on two-states, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warns at major international foreign policy forum in Washington D.C. The Two-State Solution isn’t dead yet, but Israel is working overtime to kill it without worrying about what the future will bring, resulting in One-State…
Daesh is another word for ISIS and an acronym for the Arabic phrase al-Dawla al-Islamiya al-Iraq al-Sham meaning Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. By Eileen Fleming ISIS militants hate the word Daesh because “it is similar to the Arabic words ‘Daes’, ‘one who crushes something underfoot’ and ‘Dahes’, translated as ‘one who sows…
Growing up, I watched my mom cook almost every night and every weekend. It’s what Arab mothers like to do. And they were good at it. But you learn a lot about Mediterranean and Middle East recipes from watching. My favorites were stuffed grape leaves and this one, koosa, lamb and rice stuffed in zucchini…
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American Muslims denounce San Bernardino violence, standing with Americans and against terrorism. By Ray Hanania American Muslim leaders and organizations condemned the violence in San Bernardino, California by two Muslims, Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, 27, which took the lives of 14 people and injured 17 others on Dec. 2, 2015…
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Calls for Nuclear Disarmament advances at UN and Twitter. By Eileen Fleming Middle East Nuclear Disarmament gained steam on Wednesday when the UN General Assembly adopted a draft resolution on the Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East (A/69/436 [L.1]), without a vote! However, in a vote on the Prohibition…
Muslim woman helps Americans understand Islam A Muslim American woman, Sam Mak, seeks to help Americans better understand Islam, Muslims and the differences between extremists who claim to represent Islam and those who do Like the rest of the world and most of the Islamic community worldwide, Sam Mak is appalled by the recent ISIS…
Nasser Beydoun elected head of Arab-American Civil Rights League The Arab-American Civil Rights League (ACRL) is pleased to announce it has elected Nasser M. Beydoun to Chair its Board of Directors. Mr. Beydoun, a long-time member of the ACRL Board of Directors, will replace founding Chairman Nabih H. Ayad. Established in 2011, the Dearborn-based non-profit…
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Teen killings in Chicago have raised questions about Israel’s similar polices in Occupied Palestine, and the biases of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel who has refused to address his abuses not only of African American rights but also his civil rights assaults against American Arabs in Chicago By Ray Hanania More than 13 months ago, a…
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Etihad Airways Rolls Out The Red Carpet For Guests, Sets New Benchmark With Opening Of Premium Lounge At New York’s JFK Airport – New lounge opening marks significant investment by Etihad Airways in further improving the ground experience for its guests. – The addition of John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport to the airline’s collection…
In support of a war on Christmas of ungodly commercialism, greed and willful ignorance; Liberation Theology and “The Yoga of Jesus” present us with great gifts for the self that could bless all others. By Eileen Fleming On Tuesday from Jerusalem a call for a war on Christmas as celebrated in the west came by…
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The head of the Holy Land Principles organization demanded in a press release today that Cisco publicly dissociate itself from activist Julie Hammerman’s, accusing her of lying about the group. McManus charges that activist’s lies destroy responsible investment When a corporate entity bills itself as a Socially Responsible Investment organization or firm, yet testifies to…
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American Arab quarterback Johnny Manziel benched by the Cleveland Browns over off-field behavior. By Ray Hanania American Arab football star Johnny Manziel was benched Wednesday as the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns after another incident described by team management as “unacceptable” off-field behavior. Manziel, the son of a wealthy Texas wildcatter who immigrated from…
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Lots has been written about the French sculptor who designed the Statue of Liberty, the gift to America from France, but little was noted about the original concept which may have been based on an earlier design the sculptor did of an Arab woman in Egypt By Ray Hanania Americans have short memories, usually driven…
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