Category: Arab World

Truth Decay, Faith-Based Scripts: Vanunu Mordechai and USS Liberty Pitches and Passes

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Over the past two decades, “Truth Decay” has characterized national political and civil discourse in the United States in tribal disagreements over facts and interpretations of facts and data. Faith-based scripts are based on social values of a particular faith; but the faith does NOT have to be classified as a religion. By Eileen Fleming America’s…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Muhammad among the top 10 baby names in 2019

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Muhammad among the top 10 baby names in 2019 For the first time, the name Muhammad has risen to become one of the top 10 baby names in 2019, according to the online baby monitoring website BabyCenter.com. Also, the Muslim female name Aaliyah also ranks 10th among baby names during 2019. Exzperts note that there…

American Arabs, Arab News, Arab World, Christian & Muslim, Culture, Features, News

Rick Perry, Mr. Rogers, and Thank you, God

November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

“A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood” starring Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers based on the 1998 Esquire expose “Can You Say…Hero?” by Tom Junod offers America a Christianity that Jesus would thank God for. By Eileen Fleming Monday on Fox News Energy Secretary Rick Perry claimed President Trump is “God’s chosen one” and opined, “God…

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128 detainees repatriated back to Yemen from Saudi Arabia

November 28, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

128 detainees repatriated back to Yemen from Saudi Arabia Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, facilitated the repatriation of 128 detainees from Saudi Arabia to Yemen following a request from the Coalition’s Joint Forces Command and in agreement with both parties. Before the operation, the…

Arab World, Press Releases, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Human Rights Commission details efforts to end violence against women

November 26, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Saudi Human Rights Commission details efforts to end violence against women Head of Saudi Human Rights Commission Reaffirms The Kingdom’s Commitment to Ending All Forms of Violence Against Women Women’s rights in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have seen an unprecedented transformation, due to the historical decisions made under the leadership of Custodian of…

Arab World, Christian & Muslim, Gulf States, News, Saudi Arabia, Women's rights

Video: ‘Gaza Fights for Freedom’: An antidote to Israel’s criminal propaganda

November 26, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Video: ‘Gaza Fights for Freedom’: An antidote to Israel’s criminal propaganda A new film by Abby Martin documents a people seeking dignity and basic rights, and ends with an appeal for BDS. Source Palestine Updates This debut feature film by journalist Abby Martin began while reporting in Palestine, where she was denied entry into Gaza by…

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B’Tselem-produced documentary “Of Land and Bread” premieres at IDFA

November 24, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

B’Tselem-produced documentary “Of Land and Bread” premieres at IDFA The first full-length documentary film produced by B’Tselem, “Of Land and Bread,” directed by the head of the organization’s video department, Ehab Tarabieh, premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam (IDFA) Sunday Nov. 24, 2019. The world premiere included additional screenings scheduled later this…

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What Christians Need to Know about Quid Pro Quo

November 24, 2019November 24, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Quid pro quo is a Latin phrase and a world view meaning “something for something”, “a favor for a favor”, “give and take”, “you scratch my back, and I’ll scratch yours”, “one hand washes the other”; Which is antithetical to how Jesus lived and what he taught his followers to do. By Eileen Fleming This very concerned non-Arab…

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Israeli woman refuses to serve in IDF

November 19, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Israel woman refuses to serve in IDF The military has sentenced conscientious Objector Yasmin Ricci-Yahav to 20 prison days for her refusal to join the military. This is Yasmin’s 5th prison term, and at the end of it she would have served 74 prison days In a video published before her current imprisonment, a very courageous…

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Jewish and Muslim Partnership commemorate Anniversary of Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting

October 24, 2019October 26, 2019 rayhanania 1 Comment

Jewish and Muslim Partnership commemorate Anniversary of Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting FOUNDATION FOR ETHNIC UNDERSTANDING & MUSLIM WORLD LEAGUE JOIN TOGETHER FOR SEASON OF TWINNING PROGRAM As the first anniversary of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting approaches, The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) and the Muslim World League announced an historic partnership for an innovative Season of…

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CSO from US State Department and SDRPY Complete 2nd Stabilization Workshop

October 24, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

CSO from US State Department and SDRPY Complete 2nd Stabilization Workshop Workshop trained more than 80 professionals from a number of Saudi ministries and government agencies A workshop focused on key challenges to stabilization operations and organized by the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau…

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Gaza hosts Edward Said Institute for Music Education festival

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Gaza hosts Edward Said Institute for Music Education festival A photo array of performances at the Edward Said Institute for Music Education in the Gaza Strip held in October 2019. By Tarek Masaud Palestinian Photographer The Edward Said Institute for Music Education, in conjunction with a youth organization, launches activities throughout the Gaza Strip to…

Arab World, Culture, Entertainment, Features, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Photographs, Tarek Masood

Spiritual Progressive Responds to U.S. Attorney General William Barr

October 14, 2019 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

Inspired by Attorney General William Barr blaming “secularists” and “so-called progressives” for wreaking havoc on American society, this spiritual progressive responds citing Stages of the Soul. By Eileen Fleming Last Friday Attorney General William Barr shocked some legal experts -and this spiritual progressive with deep Catholic roots- over his defense of religious freedom. In his…

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Dear Florida Voters from this Concerned Citizen and Reporter Without Borders

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Immediately after reading the transcript of Mr. Trump’s Ukraine phone call and the whistleblower’s statement this concerned citizen contacted my Florida Congressional representatives seeking they support we the people. By Eileen Fleming Compelled by the transcript of Mr. Trump’s Ukraine phone call and the whistleblower’s statement, this reporter immediately contacted Senators Marco Rubio, Rick Scott,…

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A Real Request to Congress RE: Trump Impeachment Inquiry

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

This Florida based reporter contacted Senator Marco Rubio immediately after hearing him claim Mr. Trump’s televised call from the White House lawn to China was “not a real request” to investigate Joe Biden and his son. By Eileen Fleming The Subject line announced: “A Real Request” and the body of my message sent through Florida Senator Marco…

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Hollywood, Journalism stories and Vanunu Mordechai WhistleBlower update

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

The Washington Post Global opinion piece announced “Hollywood loves triumphant journalism stories. This isn’t one” vis-a-vis Jamal Khashoggi. That oped inspired this update regarding Israel’s nuclear whistle blower Mordechai Vanunu vis-a-vis Hollywood. By Eileen Fleming David Von Drehle began The Washington Post Global Opinion piece stating “Hollywood loves heroic journalists” then contended, “The case of Khashoggi should…

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Documentary Filmmaker returns to find parents’ ancestral homes in Mexico and Palestine

September 30, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Documentary Filmmaker returns to find parents’ ancestral homes in Mexico and Palestine Chicago filmmaker just launched Kickstarter campaign for production in Mexico for new film that seeks to provide accurate representations of the American immigrant community through her personal story. Colette Ghunim, Chicago-based director of the award-winning documentary The People’s Girls, which investigated the issue…

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US Institute for Peace to detail Syria Report Sept. 26

September 24, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

US Institute for Peace to detail Syria Report Sept. 26 Congress directed the United States Institute for Peace (USIP) to facilitate the bipartisan Syria Study Group (SSG) to examine the current state of the conflict and make recommendations on the military and diplomatic strategy of the United States going forward. To present the SSG’s final…

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