Category: Arab World

The West’s fluid definition of terror

March 26, 2016 rayhanania 1 Comment

Innocent civilians are murdered and seriously injured everyday in Palestine and throughout the Middle East from terror, but the West always seems to have two standards for suffering, one for themselves and one for the people the West brutalizes. This essay explores the hypocrisy of the West in the aftermath of the terrorism in Brussels and…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Iraq, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Syria, Terrorism

Video: Execution in Cold Blood !!

March 24, 2016March 25, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

This video was captured by Emad abu-Shamsiyah, a Palestinian resident from Hebron as he watched and documented the zionist crime today Thursday March. 24th ’16. A zionist soldier shooting an injured Palestinian in the head. It seems to be that it is a zionist habit to “finish” the injured Palestinians as no one seemed to…

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Brussels terrorism and Edjteehad in the West

March 24, 2016March 24, 2016 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Brussels terrorism and Edjteehad in the West. Culture is another contested area in the history of Islam-West relations. The influence of Islamic culture and civilization on the West is sociologically decisive and irreversible. By Abdennour Toumi The Brussels attacks are but one act in a series of serious threats posed by “homegrown” radicalism from young…

Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Europe, Terrorism

Sykes-Picot Agreement, Myth vs Reality

March 21, 2016March 21, 2016 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

The Sykes-Picot Agreement symbolizes the secrecy by which France and Britain decided to carve up the Middle East based on their economic and power issues and not on the interests of the people of the Middle East. And while the agreement was never realized, it set the stage for the turmoil that has plagued the…

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Easter Message and Christian Fundamentalism

March 20, 2016March 31, 2017 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Christian fundamentalism emphasizes the literal interpretation of the Bible and became a significant phenomenon in 20th century America By Eileen Fleming Christian Fundamentalism began in the late 19th century in reaction to new developments in the natural and social sciences, especially the theory of Evolution. Despite the fact that the Bible is a collection of…

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

Palestinian awarded $1 million from education foundation

March 15, 2016September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

London foundation recognizes the struggle of Palestinians awarding its annual $1 million Global Teacher Prize to a Palestinian teacher who works with children under the oppression of the brutal Israeli military occupation. By Ray Hanania The Varkey Foundation named Palestinian teacher Hana Al Hroub as the recipient of this year’s $1 million “Global Teacher Prize” in education….

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Israelis kill girl in Gaza, but media doesn’t care

March 12, 2016March 12, 2016 Mohammed Asad 3 Comments

The Israelis killed a Palestinian girl Saturday in the Gaza Strip, but because the victim wasn’t Jewish and the target of a knife attack, or was killed by an Israeli with a guitar, no one cares. The only victims the mainstream news media and the Israelis care about are Israelis killed or injured by knife…

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International Women’s Day, Alfred Nobel and Mother’s Day

March 8, 2016September 24, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

International Women’s Day began in the early 1900’s as a Socialist political event, primarily in Europe and especially in the Soviet Bloc. By Eileen Fleming International Women’s Day has lost much of its political flavor however, the political and human rights theme designated by the United Nations still runs strong. Among the women who raised…

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Algerian Democracy Needs Democrats

March 8, 2016 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Ideas of democracy and political liberalization have recently become central to political debate within and about the Middle East. Is Algeria able to respond to the challenge and be a unique case in North Africa? By Abdennour Toumi Algeria’s first pluralist Constitution emerged as a real imperative of change in the country and eventually in…

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A Third Way, a film that offers hope

March 1, 2016September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Can Palestinians and Israelis come together to make peace? It’s a difficult question to find an answer to, but filmmaker Harvey Stein explores this difficult but important topic in his new film “A Third Way.” By Ray Hanania I met Israeli filmmaker Harvey Stein during my foray into the contentious world of Israeli-Palestinian peace in…

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Jordan backdrop for three Oscar nominees

February 29, 2016September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan served as the backdrop for three Oscar nominated films in this year’s Academy Awards. Jordan has a long history as a setting for movies including Lawrence of Arabia, The Hurt Locker, Indiana Jones and the Lost Crusade and Zero Dark Thirty. This years entries include Martian, Theeb and A War. As…

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Oral Language: Social exclusion & identity affirmation

February 27, 2016 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

The elimination of the banlieusards provokes effectively the revolt of the banlieue subculture and confirms the rebous (Arabs’) political message of resistance and existence. It is also a statement of identity, the reality is, there is a constant influx, don’t assimilate and acculturate. By Abdennour Toumi All these manners of speaking appropriate foreign language can…

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Mordechai Vanunu Reports Latest News at Twitter

February 25, 2016October 30, 2018 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

Mordechai Vanunu reports his latest news at Twitter on Wednesday By Eileen Fleming Mordechai Vanunu, Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower TWEETED his latest news: @VanunuMordechai Feb 24 The latest news. The Supreme court had order the Prosecutors,To gave their answer on this case,no late than Apr’21s. With the publication of Heroes, Muses and the Saga of…

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Hunger striker al-Qiq held without trial, justice

February 23, 2016February 23, 2016 rayhanania 1 Comment

Palestinian journalist imprisoned without trial or justice by Israel continues hunger strike to expose Israel’s civil rights abuses, violence and oppression. Muhammed al-Qiq symbolizes the enduring struggle against Israel’s brutality By Bettejo Indelicato A Palestinian prisoner on hunger striker becomes more than the individual their tortured body encompasses. The hunger striker, in this case Muhammad al-Qiq (Mohammed…

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Algerians salute Palestinian football team

February 20, 2016February 20, 2016 Mohammed Asad 5 Comments

Algerians salute Palestinian football team Algerian football players and fans salute the struggle of the Palestinian people during a soccer match between the Algerian Olympic football team and the Palestinian Football team, played in Algeria. By Mohammed Asad Palestinians in the Gaza Strip watch on big screens a friendly football (soccer) match between the Palestinian…

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Netherlands hosts Islamic display at embassy

February 20, 2016April 29, 2017 Mohammed Asad 1 Comment

Netherlands hosts Islamic display at embassy Netherlands embassy in Gaza opens a historical and cultural display of Islamic scripts and artifacts By Mohammed Asad The Embassy of the Netherlands opened an historical exhibition of a collection of Islamic scripts and information related to the Koran which Muslims scholars trace to ancient times. The Ambassador of the Netherlands…

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Palestinian Journalist’s hunger strike enters 87th day

February 19, 2016September 29, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Palestinian Journalist Muhammad al-Qiq’s Hunger Strike Enters 87th Day inside of Israeli Hospital Martyrdom is staring down 33 year old Palestinian journalist Muhammad al-Qiq as he somehow clings to life after, what is nearing, three months of starvation in protest of his illegal imprisonment by Israel. By Dezeray Lyn In HaEmek hospital in Afula, al-Qiq…

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Obit: Boutros-Ghali, veteran Egyptian diplomat dies

February 17, 2016February 17, 2016 rayhanania 1 Comment

Boutros Boutros-Ghali, veteran Egyptian diplomat, dies Boutros Boutros-Ghali, veteran Egyptian diplomat and the first United Nations Secretary-General from Africa, passed away today at the age of 93. He is being praised for guiding the Organization through the tumultuous early 1990’s and for helping shape the UN’s response to post-Cold War realities, drafting a seminal report…

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