Category: Arab World

Palestinians injured in protests supporting hunger strikers

May 19, 2017May 23, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Palestinians injured in protests supporting hunger strikers Story from Maan News Agency: Palestinians protest across the occupied territories in the West Bank, occupied Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in support of Palestinian hunger strikers in Israel’s prison gulag system. The day of solidarity was marked by violence by Israeli soldiers firing on civilian protestors Photos…

Ahmad Hasaballah, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Palestine & Jordan

We Americans on a Mission from God with a Message @POTUS Trump: How to MAGA

May 19, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Establish every June 8 to be known as USS Liberty Remembrance Day We Americans submit the following way for POTUS Trump to earn RESPECT as an American for LIBERTY By Eileen Fleming Ten years after beginning my mission from God in support of the USS LIBERTY a nationwide grass roots movement has rooted dedicated to…

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Red Cross urges support for Yemeni detainees

May 16, 2017May 16, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Red Cross urges support for Yemeni detainees ICRC says that Yemen government must grant access for families and lawyers to detainees held in Yemeni prisons, calling it a humanitarian necessity The suffering of thousands of families who have had no contact with relatives detained in relation to the conflict in Yemen must end, the International Committee…

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Photos of Gaza fisherman murdered by Israel

May 16, 2017May 23, 2017 Ahmad Hasaballah No Comments

Photos of Gaza fisherman murdered by Israel By Ahmad Hasaballah Photographs of of the Martyr’s funeral of fisherman Mohamed Majid Bakr, who was killed Monday May 15, 2017 on Nakba Day by the Israeli occupation while he was working in the waters off of Gaza City. All photos copyright May 16, 2017 © Ahmad Hasaballah. Bakr was only…

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Patriot Poets and USS LIBERTY Remembrance Day 2017

May 16, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

A patriot used to be someone who loved their homeland but did NOT support their government blindly In the era of Trump patriotism has become Nationalism A nationalist blindly follows ‘the leader’ because he lacks his own ability to think and reason By Eileen Fleming The World needs American patriots who will act in the best…

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Bibi Khadija’s leadership is the need of the day for Muslims

May 14, 2017May 15, 2017 Mike Ghouse No Comments

Where are the likes of Bibi Khadija, Muhammad (pbuh) and the righteous ones? By Mike Ghouse One of the many ways to pull ourselves (American Muslims) up by our bootstraps is to look at our own history and revive on the model created by Bibi Khadija, Prophet Muhammad and the righteous leaders. Unless we make…

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POTUS Trump and Russiagate Vis-à-vis Kissinger and the USS LIBERTY

May 13, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

The image from the Oval Office of the Navy flag sandwiched in-between Russia’s ambassador to the US and POTUS Trump was released by Russia’s state owned news agency and first Tweeted by the official twitter-account of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. USA Media was NOT allowed into that meeting which occurred…

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Gaza hosts 3rd annual Red Carpet Festival

May 13, 2017 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Gaza hosts 3rd annual Red Carpet Festival By Mohammed Asad The Red Carpet Festival is held in the Gaza Strip this year for the third year in a raw, amid international and Arab attention. This year, the Hash-Tag of the festival will be “Let’s go back,” which coincides with one hundred years for The Balfour…

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Mother’s Day (Interfaith) to all the Mothers!

May 12, 2017September 25, 2018 Mike Ghouse No Comments

Mother’s Day (Interfaith) to all the Mothers! By Mike Ghouse Happy Interfaith Mother’s Day to all the mothers and particularly the single mothers and single fathers who are defacto mothers. Article includes ‘Mother’ in different religious traditions, the name ‘Mother’ in 115 languages and honoring a few women that I know and appreciate, including my Mother…

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A Helen Thomas Message to Americans in the Era of Trump

May 10, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

White House Correspondent Helen Thomas began her career with JFK and ended it under Obama. The Era of Trump calls to mind what Helen Thomas advised: “We should back up the president when he does the right thing and drop him when he doesn’t.” By Eileen Fleming President Obama held his first news conference in…

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N’Soumer, misunderstood symbol of Algerian feminism

May 7, 2017 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Lalla Fatma N’Soumer: Misunderstood Symbol of modern Algerian Feminism Lalla N’Soumer, the mother of modern Algerian feminism, still lives in the songs and depiction of mothers and grand-mothers, mainly Berbers, and secularist women elite. By Abdennour Toumi The Algerian legislative election on Thursday was marked by a high-scored sentiment of abstention and reluctance, what many…

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Arab Knesset leader denounces Israeli racism

May 7, 2017May 11, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Arab Knesset leader denounces Israeli racism The Deputy Speaker of the Israeli Knesset Ahmad Tibi, a Palestinian Israeli elected to the Knesset representing Israel’s oppressed Arab minority, told an American audience on Friday May 5, 2017 that Israel’s government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is racist, discriminatory and practices Apartheid in the military occupation of the West Bank, Gaza…

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Mother of Mother’s Day & Women’s March to Ban the Bomb

May 5, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Mother of Mother’s Day & Women’s March to Ban the Bomb Mother’s Peace Day was a call to all mothers to rally for Peace. Mother’s for Peace faded away after President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the day as Mother’s Day in 1914. Anna Jarvis is known as the “Mother of Mother’s Day” who fought against the “hordes of…

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Israel prison Gulag denies rights to non-Jewish prisoners

April 26, 2017September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Israel prison Gulag denies rights to non-Jewish prisoners Supreme Court, state have previously determined punitive tactic is illegal; Adalah demands Attorney General take immediate action. Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel is urgently fighting an Israel Prison Service (IPS) practice which is preventing Palestinian prisoners who are participating in a…

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Political Tsunami in France, how to stop the waves

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Political Tsunami in France, how to stop the waves The majority of the Arab/Muslim communities are not voting homogeneously because of their societal, social, cultural and intellectual background differences. By Abdennour Toumi The first round of the presidential elections in France has provoked a historical duel in the run-off election on May 7th. Mr. Emmanuel…

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Syria and the Mother Of All Sleep: Yoga Nidra

April 24, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Yoga Nidra literally means yogic sleep Mother’s Day gifts of Yoga Nidra are helping The Circle of Health International keep the Al-Iman Hospital open in Syria By Eileen Fleming When we practice Yoga Nidra we are gifting ourselves and benefiting others. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been killed and eleven million displaced since the chaos began six years…

American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Health, Palestine & Jordan

A visit to Saint George Church in Burqin

April 23, 2017April 23, 2017 Maria Khoury 1 Comment

A visit to Saint George Church in Burqin Writer Maria Khoury explores the traditions of Holy Land Christians in her writings. In this feature, Mrs. Khoury describes her visit to the St. George Church in Burqin, Palestine. Burqin is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank located 5 km west of Jenin. According to the…

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Earth Day, Science Marches and Earth Day Church

April 21, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Earth Day was birthed in 1970, after the massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California in 1969 Earth Day created public support for the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Earth Day spurred the passage of the Clean Air Act, the Water Quality Improvement Act, the Endangered Species Act and other environmental laws. By Eileen Fleming Earth…

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