Category: American Arabs

Syrian refugee invents system to irrigate drought

June 4, 2015April 13, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

A former Syrian journalist forced to flee in the face of oppression and increased violence is rebuilding his life and helping farmers in the Arab World to irrigate drought-ridden farmlands and crops. Ayman Abdel Nour has submitted a patent for his new invention a sub-surface irrigation system to counter the region’s growing shortage of water. By Ray…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, Gulf States, News, North Africa, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, Technology

AHRC Welcomes the Release of Mohamed Soltan from detention in Egypt

June 1, 2015June 1, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

The American Human rights Council (AHRC) welcomes the release of Mr. Mohamed Soltan, a fellow US citizen from his Egyptian prison. Soltan was detained in Egypt from August of 2013 and endured a painful experience – he almost died in detention. Soltan was forced to renounce his Egyptian citizenship as part of the release arrangements…

Activism, American Arabs, News, Press Releases

Racism gives haters a place to hide in America

May 31, 2015September 29, 2018 rayhanania 4 Comments

#AntiMuslimHate #ArizonaHateCapitoloftheWorld #NotMyAmerica This weekend, a group of 250 led by a former U.S. Marine, protested against a Mosque in Phoenix claiming they wanted to show the world America is about free speech, tolerance, and against violence and hate. But their protest was driven by hate, founded on hypocrisy and consumed by contradictions; all the protest did…

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

Let the Bikers draw Muhammad Cartoons in Arizona

May 29, 2015 Mike Ghouse No Comments

By Mike Ghouse Let this be clear to my fellow Americans, we all have a collective responsibility to communicate and understand different values and learn to respect the otherness of others. Let the Bikers draw cartoons of the Prophet, look to this as an opportunity to follow the practice of the prophet, he was a…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Mike Ghouse, religion

Bassiouni under attack from extremists who hate Israel, peace & moderates

May 29, 2015September 29, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

No one has done more than Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni to help educate Americans on the just cause of the Palestinian people, and in recent years on confronting the distorted stereotypes against Islam. One of the world’s preeminent lawyers, Bassiouni has fought for the rights of the weak regardless of their race or religion. Now he’s…

American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Holy Land Principles focuses on CISCO

May 28, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

CISCO NOW FOCUS OF HOLY LAND PRINCIPLES: GE, CORNING & INTEL RESOLUTIONized Three major American companies doing business in Palestine/Israel – Israel/Palestine have now been served with Shareholder Resolutions on the Holy Land Principles— an 8-point corporate code of conduct. GE, Corning and Intel have all been “ RESOLUTIONized.” Fr. Sean Mc Manus— President of the…

American Arabs, Israel, News Media, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases

Delinda Hanley to receive “Rachel Corrie Award” from ADC

May 27, 2015June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Delinda Hanley, the capable news editor of the must-read Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, will be recognized at ADC’s national convention next month in Washington DC for her tireless work to educate Americans and the public and the Middle East and issues such as the Israeli killing of Rachel Corrie. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee…

American Arabs, News, News Media, Palestine & Jordan

Fox & Fiends The Comic Strip: Sex, Lies and TV hate

May 23, 2015May 23, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Fox & Fiends is a new comic strip from The Arab Daily News that lampoons the vicious slander and lies on the FOX Cable TV morning show “Fox & Friends” starring propagandists Brian Kilmeade, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Steve Doocy. By Ray Hanania Fox & Fiends is a new comic strip from The Arab Daily News…

American Arabs, Bloggers, ComicStrip, Commentary, News Media, Ray Hanania

Nick Rahall ends 38 years in U.S. Congress

May 21, 2015October 2, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Veteran American Arab congressman retires from his West Virginia congressional district after serving 38 years representing Americans and American Arabs. Rahall is the longest serving American Arab in politics and most admired in public life. His voice for principle and justice will be missed By Ray Hanania When I first got involved in politics in the early…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, News, Ray Hanania, US Arab Politics, Video

Illinois Governor Rauner can do the right thing

May 20, 2015May 20, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner can do the right thing and support Middle East peace by rejecting a bill sponsored by pro-Israel activist Il Rep. Sara Feigenholtz and urge the Illinois General Assembly to support peace based on Two-States, non-violence and the respect of human rights. Rauner can also take a strong stand to defend the…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

State of Palestine and Nakba 67

May 14, 2015 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

By Eileen Fleming On Wednesday The Vatican concluded its first treaty that formally recognized the State of Palestine. The treaty signals that the Holy See has switched its diplomatic recognition from the Palestine Liberation Organization to the State of Palestine and it concerns the activities of the Catholic Church in Palestinian territory. As of…

American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan

Criticism of the foreign country Israel is NOT anti-Semitism

May 14, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Supporters of the foreign government of Israel are using their influence in local governments to bully and intimidate and label critics of Israel as “anti-Semitic,” introducing laws that undermine the American Constitutional right of free speech of Americans who challenge Israel’s extremist policies that oppress Christian and Muslims in Israel and in the Occupied West Bank…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Dubai welcomes company that drives Palestinian destruction in Israel

May 11, 2015May 11, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Increasingly, Dubai is demonstrating how profit and greed can overcome principle and justice, opening its doors without a whimper or a protest to allow Caterpillar, a company with a 60 year history of supporting Israel’s destruction of Palestinian homes, lands and lives to establish a base there. Caterpillar announced this week that it is building a…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, US Arab Politics

Detroit radio on anti-Muslim & anti-Arab hatred

May 8, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Ray Hanania hosts TheArabDailyNews.com Detroit radio show every 2nd Friday of the month on 690 AM Detroit Radio and 700 AM Radio in Washington DC from 8 until 9 am EST. In this episode, Hanania takes phone calls from listeners on every topic that includes: the racism of Charlie Hebdo Magazine and why are Israelis…

American Arabs

Maureen Abood details her love affair with Lebanese food

May 6, 2015 rayhanania 1 Comment

Veteran Lebanese American Arab writer Maureen Abood has just released her debut book and of course, it is about the richness of Lebanese and Arab foods. “Rose Water & Orange Blossoms” is not just a book of recipes but the story of Arabian life which revolves around great tasting foods By Ray Hanania Michigan writer…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Features, Food, Ray Hanania

The Mother of Mother’s Day

May 6, 2015May 6, 2015 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

By Eileen Fleming The genesis of Mother’s Day in the U.S.A. began with Anna Jarvis, an Appalachian homemaker who organized for a day to raise awareness of poor health conditions in her community. Fifteen years later, Julia Ward Howe, a Boston poet, pacifist, suffragist, and author of the lyrics to the “Battle Hymn of…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan

Double standards and pro-Israel hypocrisy slam al-Jazeera America

May 5, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Al-Jazeera America has faced one major political hurdle after another as it tries to break through the politically motivated bias that dominates the often biased and racist mainstream American news media which prioritizes pro-Israel news above facts. Now, the allegations of one obscure employee is being used to challenge the professionalism of the news organization which provides the…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, News Media, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Sister Cities links Palestinians, Israelis & Jordanians over water

May 1, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Jordan River Valley and Great Lakes Region Linked through Sister Waters Agreement coordinated through the Sister Cities Program and Midwest and Middle East municipal mayors Mayors and city officials from across the Great Lakes and the Jordan River Valley signed a pioneering agreement this month linking their communities through a “Sister Waters” partnership. In October…