Category: Arab World

Palestinian Christians celebrate St. George Day in Taybeh

May 6, 2016May 8, 2016 Maria Khoury No Comments

Palestinian Christians in the Israeli occupied West Bank Village of Taybeh celebrate St. George Day in the community with the local Greek Catholic Church (Melkite Practice). Taybeh has one of the strongest Christian communities in Palestine with three churches, Ancient Byzantine Church and several enchanting chapels By Dr. Maria C. Khoury Today, May 6th was a…

Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Features, Israel, Maria Khoury, News, Palestine & Jordan, religion

Liberty Central and USS Liberty Remembrance Day

May 4, 2016May 5, 2016 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Liberty means Freedom By Eileen Fleming UPDATED 5/5/16: Around 10 AM EST Corporate office for Orlando Sentinel left a phone message that the ad must be edited to NOT mention Israel– which is on the bottom line in red. Art Support has been notified and this story TBC once AD complies and goes live USS Liberty…

American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers

Syrian refugees in Gaza join call for change in Syria

May 2, 2016February 10, 2017 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Syrian refugees in Gaza join call for change in Syria Syrian refugees in Gaza join in supporting the call for more international help for Syrians fleeing the violence and war in Syria. The Palestinians are protesting against the Syrian regime which critics have said is using the ISIS violence as a cover to block Democratic change…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Mohammed Asad, Palestine & Jordan, Photographs, Syria

Palestinian protest against Gaza embargo

May 2, 2016May 2, 2016 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Palestinians demand that Israel end its oppressive blockade of the Gaza Strip during May Day protests in Gaza City. Among the many products banned by Israel’s embargo includes cement and construction materials needed to repair buildings damaged by Israeli terrorism and military violence By Mohammed Asad Palestinian workers demonstrate against the Israeli blockade of the…

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Christians celebrate Easter in Palestine

April 30, 2016April 30, 2016 Maria Khoury No Comments

Christians in Palestine prepare to celebrate Orthodox Easter, Sunday May 1 By Maria Khoury We are sending you sincere greetings from the sacred land of our Lord’s Resurrection on this most joyous Holy Saturday where the Miracle of the Holy Fire was received from the Holy-Life-Giving-Tomb-of-Christ in Jerusalem by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch His Beatitude Theophilos III….

Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Features, Israel, Maria Khoury, religion

When will the Arab World get off its lazy rich ass?

April 28, 2016April 28, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

The Arab World is a shambles caused through its own poor leadership. A combination of religious fanaticism built around Islam, and oppression of its people through brutality and oppression, the Arab World has cornered itself in a tight squeeze of irrelevancy By Ray Hanania In 2007, a billionaire American Jew named Sheldon Adelson took profits…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Journalism, News, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Ray Hanania, religion, Syria, Terrorism

Hi, my name is Chekib Khelil, and I am running for President

April 27, 2016April 27, 2016 Abdennour Toumi 5 Comments

There are three elements in the power structure of the Algerian state: oil, religion and politics — these elements are to maintain the intra-clan interests, social order and keep the institutions functioning. By Abdennour Toumi These days in Algeria the regime’s machine is busy paving the road to el-Mouradia Palace for the former Energy Minister…

Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, North Africa, Politics

French Marianne, the Naked Truth

April 14, 2016 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Over the course of decade since the law has passed, the discourse surrounding it has become increasingly centered on the hijab, the Muslim veil representing religion and womanhood, which covers the head and neck. Suggestions arose that the hijab is imposed upon Muslim women by their male family members, and that these women required liberation….

Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Paris

Palestinians need a civil rights movement

April 13, 2016April 13, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

The American civil rights struggle of the 20th Century is no different than the civil rights struggle of Palestinians living in Israel and under occupation. But what Palestinians need is a civil rights movement that is truly driven by peaceful protest and that can help restrain the urge to vengeance and revenge. Israel is using…

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Israel continues siege of paralympic athletes in Gaza

April 9, 2016 Mohammed Asad 1 Comment

Palestinian athletes are prohibited from participating in foreign competition by Israeli Apartheid closures of the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, Beitar Jerusalem, the racist Israeli sports team that discriminates against Christians and Muslims, uses Apartheid to ban Haaretz from covering its games By Mohammed Asad Al-Jazira Sports Club in the Gaza Strip held a Paralympic sports event for Gaza’s…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Mohammed Asad, Palestine & Jordan, Photographs

Palestinians honor children targeted by Terrorist Israeli soldiers

April 6, 2016February 10, 2017 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Palestinians honor children targeted by Terrorist Israeli soldiers Palestinian children are honored and celebrated on April 6 each year by Palestinians and the Arab World. Children have been targets of terrorism by Israel’s soldiers and settlers. Palestinian Children’s Day recognizes the suffering children in war zones like Occupied Palestine suffer in violation of human dignity, morality and international…

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Useful Stooges, News Tips and Mordechai Vanunu

April 4, 2016August 20, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

On Monday the Useful Stooges asked: What’s the Arab Daily News? Because of a Google Alert for “Eileen Fleming” this reporter learned I had been tagged in the anonymously written post “The “peace troubadour”: a follow-up” at the Useful Stooges Word Press site which noted The Arab Daily News article Abrahamic Reunion at the Golan Heights…

American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Palestine & Jordan, Video

The Breaking of Tel Rumeida

April 2, 2016April 3, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

“You need to shave his skin off and throw him into the Dead Sea.” Israelis escalate hate violence in occupied Hebron where a seriously injured Palestinian suspected in an attack against an Israeli soldier was summarily executed as he was lying on the ground helpless by another Israeli soldier. Now, Israeli soldiers, and settler terrorists are screaming for…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Terrorism

Murder in Chicago and Israel, two immoral standards

March 31, 2016September 24, 2018 rayhanania 4 Comments

You don’t kill individuals suspected in a crime, especially when they have already been shot by police and are lying on the ground incapacitated. And you don’t threaten the person who takes the video of the incident which shows the authorities walking up to the disabled and injured suspect, and shooting him in the head. It…

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

UN, Årab League tackle sexual violence against women

March 30, 2016March 30, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

The United Nations and the League of Arab States today signed an agreement to strengthen collaboration on prevention of conflict-related sexual violence in the Arab region. The agreement was signed in Cairo, Egypt, by the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict,Zainab Hawa Bangura, and Nabil el-Araby, Secretary-General of the League of the Arab…

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Videographer of soldier killing wounded Palestinian threatened with death

March 30, 2016March 31, 2016 rayhanania 1 Comment

Israeli settlers, who have been behind most of the violence and terrorism between Israel and Palestine, this week are threatening retaliation against the Palestinian man who videotaped an Israeli soldier who casually and brutally walked up to an injured Palestinian suspected in an attack against another Israeli in Hebron and then shot him in an act of cold…

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Palestinians commemorate Land Day, Israel’s crimes

March 29, 2016March 29, 2016 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Palestinians commemorate Land Day, Israel’s crimes. From its creation in 1948, Israel has made the conflict in occupied Palestine about the theft of land and the ethnic cleansing of the population of Palestine’s Christians and Muslims. On March 30, 1976, inside Israel, six Palestinians were murdered by Israeli soldiers when they protested Israel’s plans to confiscate…

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Analysis: America’s unDemocratic process of “Democracy”

March 28, 2016April 3, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

Many people in the world look at the United States as the bastion of Democracy, citing their election process which boasts one-vote, one-person. In other words, each American 18 years of age or older has the same power to vote for and elect the people who represent them in government. It is a great concept, but…