Category: American Arabs

Olmos argues “race” is not a label for divisions at diversity conference

April 15, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Olmos argues “race” is not a label for divisions at diversity conference Hollywood movie star Edward James Olmos pushed an audience of more than 400 educators and diversity professionals to the edge arguing that it is wrong to look at human beings and believe that they are really divided into different races. The Mexican American…

American Arabs, Entertainment, News, religion

Cicero Orthodox Church celebrates 20 year anniversary of Miraculous Weeping Icon of the Virgin Mary

April 14, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania 2 Comments

Cicero Orthodox Church celebrates 20 year anniversary of Miraculous Weeping Icon of the Virgin Mary Weeping Icon symbolizes the suffering of Christians in the Holy Land, Pastor of Church says By Ray Hanania St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Chicago’s west suburb of Cicero will hold a special service on Tuesday April 22 to honor…

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

Norman Podhoretz and the face of modernday hate

April 13, 2014August 20, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Norman Podhoretz and the face of modernday hate How the mainstream American media coddles hate, racism and bigotry By Ray Hanania If someone wrote that the Jews murdered Christ, or that they were engaged in drinking the blood of Christian children, no respectable news media would publish their vicious hate filled words. But that is…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Columbia College reinstates Palestinian professor’s censored class

April 7, 2014April 13, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Columbia College reinstates Palestinian professor’s censored class By Ray Hanania Columbia College reinstated a class that had been stripped from Palestinian American Professor Iymen Chehade following weeks of protests from education professionals and activists and within days of receiving a letter of protest from the Israeli director of the film which provoked an anonymous student…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, News, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Suheir Hammad to perform at 11th Annual Diversity Conference April 10

April 6, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Suheir Hammad to perform at 11th Annual Diversity Conference April 10 Palestinian Poet Suheir Hammad will be among the many speakers and performers at the 11th Annual Images and Perceptions Conference to be held Thursday, April 10 at Byblos Banquet Hall, 7258 Chase Road, Dearborn, Michigan. The conference, organized by Siham Awada Jaafar, will also…

American Arabs, Features

Battle rages over Easter Egg hunt in Dearborn

April 6, 2014October 30, 2018 rayhanania 5 Comments

Battle rages over Easter Egg hunt in Dearborn By Ray Hanania As Christian Arabs prepare to celebrate Holy Week and Easter following 40 days of Lenten observances, a controversy has risen over whether or not a school in Dearborn should have been used to promote an Easter Egg hunt by a local Presbyterian Church. Majed…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, News, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Houston celebrates Arab Heritage Month (April) with book event

April 4, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Houston celebrates Arab Heritage Month (April) with book event In celebration of April as The National Arab American Heritage Month, The Arab American Cultural and Community Center of Houston (ACC), cordially invites you to a special event in its month-long festivities: BOOK SIGNING, April 8th, 2014 at 7:30 PM at the BeHuman Gallery, 12848 Queensbury Ln. Suite…

American Arabs, Entertainment, Features, Ray Hanania

Comic Strip: Ikhras, Kim Kardashian and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad

April 4, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Comic Strip: Ikhras, Kim Kardashian and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad By Ray Hanania Kim Kardashian, the HUGE Reality TV star, has come out swinging for Syrian Dictator Bashar al-Assad and defending his government against the Syrian Rebels, claiming that the rebels are killing Armenians in Kesab (Kessab) near the Syrian border with Turkey, where 100 years…

American Arabs, Bloggers, ComicStrip, Commentary, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Incumbent Washington DC mayor ousted, but American Arab candidate fails in bid

April 3, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Incumbent Washington DC mayor ousted, but American Arab candidate fails in bid By Ray Hanania The hurdle for American Arabs to overcome to win public office in America is high, but many continue to strive to shatter the glass ceiling and engage in American government at all levels as is their right as citizens. This…

American Arabs, News, Ray Hanania, US Arab Politics

American Politicians, Bought and Sold

April 2, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

American Politicians, Bought and Sold By Ray Hanania Creators Syndicate April 3, 2014 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wants to be president of the United States. He is showing how tough he is by standing up to claims he was involved in an outrageous abuse of government power. But when it comes to standing up to…

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

Coalition claims victory over Silverstein anti-Arab hate legislation

April 2, 2014June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Coalition claims victory over Silverstein anti-Arab hate legislation State Senate Committee rejects Silverstein bill to censor American critics of foreign country April 2, 2014, Chicago – Yesterday afternoon, the Senate Judiciary Committee of the Illinois Senate rejected Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 59, proposed by Senator Ira Silverstein (D-Chicago), that urged Illinois university and college presidents…

Activism, American Arabs, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases

UAE Embassy Visits the City of Atlanta, Georgia to Promote Increased Partnership and Trade

April 2, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

UAE Embassy Visits the City of Atlanta, Georgia to Promote Increased Partnership and Trade Diplomats from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy in Washington, DC, recently returned from Atlanta, Georgia where they met with government, business and community leaders to explore areas for future collaboration and highlight the growing bilateral UAE-US trade relationship. The UAE…

American Arabs, Business, Gulf States, News, Ray Hanania

California Visitors Association opens office to promote bi-lateral tourism opportunities with Dubai

April 1, 2014October 2, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

California Visitors Association opens office to promote bi-lateral tourism opportunities with Dubai The Orange County Visitors Association (OCVA) announced it will open its third foreign visitors office in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates as a part of a campaign to encourage tourism to and from the California region. The new venture represents the first…

American Arabs, News, Ray Hanania, Travel

Contrast between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian activism

April 1, 2014August 20, 2019 rayhanania 2 Comments

Contrast between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian activism By Ray Hanania It is amazing to watch the activists on both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Clearly, the pro-Israel activists have their act together while the pro-Palestinian groups martyr themselves as an excuse for failure. During the past few months, pro-Israel lobbyists and PACs, including the villainous AIPAC,…

Activism, American Arabs, Bloggers, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Middle East Arts Supporter Sees Kennedy Center Recognition as “Bridge to the Rest of the World”

March 31, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Middle East Arts Supporter Sees Kennedy Center Recognition as “Bridge to the Rest of the World” By Ray Hanania Badr Jafar, the CEO of Crescent Enterprises based on Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, is one of two recipients of this year’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts “Gold Medal” for is collaboration in launching a multimedia…

American Arabs, Business, Entertainment, News, Ray Hanania

Video: Interview with TV Food host Julie Taboulie

March 31, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Video: Interview with TV Food host Julie Taboulie By Ray Hanania Julie Taboulie joins us for one of our first Video Podcast interviews to discuss her popular and successful TV Food show, “Cooking with Julie Taboulie.” Julie, whose real name is Julie Ann Sageer, is Lebanese American Arab and her show features the recipes and…

American Arabs, Features, Food, Ray Hanania, Spotlight, Video

White House to recognize American Arab in honor of Cesar Chavez legacy

March 28, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

White House to recognize Palestine children’s activist at Cesar Chavez legacy awards By Ray Hanania The White House will honor 10 Americans including an American Arab involved in Palestinian children’s relief and providing health and social services to needy families in the Anaheim, California area, President Obama’s Office of of Public Engagement announced Friday. Although…

American Arabs, News, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Aron Kader headlines Comedy show for peace in Los Angeles April 10

March 27, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Aron Kader headlines Comedy show for peace in Los Angeles April 10 By Ray Hanania Prominent Palestinian standup comedian Aron Kader will headline an evening of Middle East comedy on Thursday April 10 at the Levantine Center in Los Angeles. The show will be hosted by Sammy “KO” Obeid and will also feature performances by…

American Arabs, Entertainment, Humor, News, Ray Hanania