Category: Arab World

Israeli troops detain Palestinian reporter at border crossing

March 27, 2018March 27, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Israeli troops detain Palestinian reporter at border crossing Israeli security forces should immediately release Bakr Abdel Haq, a correspondent for the Palestinian Authority’s broadcaster Palestine TV, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Israeli troops on March 23 arrested Abdel Haq, who is based in the West Bank city of Nablus, at the al-Karama border…

Arab World, Israel, Journalism, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, racism

Video: Iranian-backed Houthis launch missiles at Saudi Arabia

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Video: Iranian-backed Houthis launch missiles at Saudi Arabia Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Intercepts 7 Ballistic Missiles Fired by the Iranian-Backed Houthi Militia. Iran uses terrorism to bolster instability in the region including from Yemen. Iranian-Houthi rockets targeted civilian areas. Dramatic video of missiles fired captured Col. Turki Al Maliki, the Spokesperson for the Coalition Forces to Support the…

Arab World, Gulf States, Iran, Middle East, News, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism, Video

How can Israel be a ‘democracy’ while allowing racism?

March 25, 2018March 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

How can Israel be a ‘democracy’ while allowing racism? Discrimination in Israel is a reality that the mainstream American news media, Israelis and many American supporters of Israel, including politicians, ignore. Israel has adopted 65 laws that specifically discriminate against non-Jewish citizens inside Israel, some openly and others creating loopholes and exceptions that justify discrimination…

Arab News, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

John Bolton Neo-Con, Neo-Christian VS The Sermon on The Mount

March 23, 2018September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info 2 Comments

John Bolton’s ascension to national security is alarming to those with a memory of recent history. John Bolton claims to be a Lutheran, but he also is a Neo-Christian meaning one who reinterprets Christianity to conform with Neo-Con philosophy that promotes responding with military means to international conflicts. By Eileen Fleming When POTUS Trump announced…

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

In International Law subsidiary: Can war be just?

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

In International Law subsidiary: Can war be just? When political leaders say they hate war, they should not capitalize on war to get elected and govern. By Abdennour Toumi Carl von Clausewitz, an experienced general and well-known military theorist, proposed that the conscious conduct of war — strategy and tactics in geo-politics — should be…

Abdennour Toumi, Activism, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Middle East, Opinion

350 Palestinians to be homeless when Israel destroys Umm al-Hiran village

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

350 Palestinians to be homeless when Israel destroys Umm al-Hiran village Another example of how Israel’s racism targets non-Jews, intentionally. 350 people to be left homeless when Israel demolishes entire Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran in April. Adalah calls on Israeli attorney general, Israel Land Authority to postpone eviction of Bedouin Arab residents and demolition of…

Arab World, Christian & Muslim, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, racism

Mohammed bin Rashid breaks ground on world’s biggest Solar Power project

March 21, 2018September 25, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Mohammed bin Rashid breaks ground on world’s biggest Solar Power project Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum broke ground on the 700MW fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the biggest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project in the…

Arab World, Business, Gulf States, Middle East, News, Technology

Saudi Crown Prince meets Trump, Congressmen, Senators

March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Saudi Crown Prince meets Trump, Congressmen, Senators Saudi Arabia Embassy press statement followed by the text of press conference between Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and U.S. President Donald Trump, members of the U.S. Congress and members of the U.S. Senate His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met today with Republican…

Arab News, Arab World, Gulf States, Iran, mainstream, Middle East, News, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Crown Prince to tour United States cities

March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Saudi Crown Prince to tour United States cities His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Kingdom’s Crown Prince’s Visit to the United States. Stops to include Boston, New York, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Houston, following meeting Tuesday with President Trump The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C., announces the…

Activism, American Arabs, Arab World, Gulf States, mainstream, News, Saudi Arabia, US Arab Politics

“The Fox Hunt” — Book details Yemeni refugee’s struggle

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

“The Fox Hunt” — Book details Yemeni refugee’s struggle Four strangers. Three faiths. One extraordinary escape to freedom. “The Fox Hunt,” by Mohammed Al Samawi “The Fox Hunt” (William Morrow, April 10, 2018) is a first-person story of a young Muslim man from Yemen who, with the help of a group of largely Jewish activists on…

Arab World, Book Review, Features, Gulf States, Middle East

Illinois congressional race attracts Arab American vote

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Illinois congressional race attracts Arab American vote Contentious election to represent the 3rd Congressional District in Illinois has energized Arab American voters. But can it trigger an “Arab American Spring?” The race between 7-term congressman Dan Lipinski and newcomer Marie Newman pits traditional conservative Democrats against liberal Democrats in the March 20, 2018 primary election….

Activism, American Arabs, Arab News, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, mainstream, Opinion, Politics, Ray Hanania, Spotlight, US Arab Politics

Sadeem launches largest digital competition in Arab World

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Sadeem launches largest digital competition in Arab World The biggest digital competition and series in the Arab world, ‘Sadeem’ is now live. Sadeem’s audience will get to watch their 20 contestants from across the region go from zero to hero, through an exciting online reality series that will culminate in the crowning of the Arab…

Arab World, Gulf States, Middle East, News, Technology

Promoting Local Arab Culture in the Digital World

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

H.E. Ahmed Bin Bishr: Promoting Local Arab Culture in the Digital World “I believe that practicing your passion day in and day out is the only way to live,” says His Excellency Ahmed bin Bishr. His Excellency Ahmed Bin Bishr – also known as Shb7 to his 1.2M Instagram followers – exemplifies an international lifestyle and…

Arab World, Gulf States, Middle East, News, Technology

Egypt tackles software piracy, with lowest theft-rate in Middle East

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Egypt tackles software piracy, with lowest theft-rate in Middle East Egypt Launches Digital Forensic Lab to Improve Intellectual Property Rights’ (IPR) Protection and Enforcement. Govt. made great strides to combat cyber-crime and crack down on IP infringement The Government of Egypt has announced today that it is setting up a specialized digital forensic lab for Intellectual…

Arab World, Egypt, Middle East, News, Technology

Trial in the Newsroom! Bias in French media

March 13, 2018March 13, 2018 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Trial in the Newsroom! Bias in French media A large majority of Muslim practitioners will tell you, however, that the French media and elite, particularly the radical secularists and the French white-identity zealots, are missing important cultural and identity factors within minorities in France. By Abdennour Toumi The on-going police investigation of renowned Islamic…

Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Europe, Middle East, Opinion

Berlin Arab Fim Festival April 11- 18

March 13, 2018March 13, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Berlin Arab Fim Festival April 11- 18 ALFILM – 9th Arab Film Festival Berlin 11. – 18. April 2018 Cinemas Arsenal, fsk, City Kino Wedding, Kino Wolf • First Films of the OFFICIAL SELECTION • SPOTLIGHT: Reflections on Arab Masculinities Berlin, March 12, 2018 – In its 9th edition ALFILM offers insights into the cinema of the…

Arab World, Editors Picks, Entertainment, Events, Middle East, Movies

Masters of War and Christian Zionism

March 11, 2018September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

In “Masters of War” Bob Dylan sang about those who lie and deceive, build guns, death planes, big bombs and hide behind masks, desks, and walls. Dylan concludes they will find that when death takes its toll, all the money they made will never buy back their soul. WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS is an unincorporated…

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

To: The Associated Press and Washington Post Re: Israel’s WMD and Mordechai Vanunu

March 8, 2018August 20, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

The Washington Post’s banner proclaims “Democracy Dies in Darkness”. On Thursday a WaPo headline read: “For Pyongyang, Mideast offers cautionary nuclear tale” with a bullet point titled “ISRAEL’S DENIABLE DETERRENT” Because The Washington Post does not allow republishing their article; and as this reporter’s response could die in the darkness at The Washington Post we…

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