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The Arab Street Radio: Rahaf al-Qunun and Rashida Tlaib

Posted on January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on The Arab Street Radio: Rahaf al-Qunun and Rashida Tlaib
The Arab Street Radio: Rahaf al-Qunun and Rashida Tlaib

The Arab Street Radio: Rahaf al-Qunun and Rashida Tlaib 01-11-19 The Arab Street Radio: Rahaf, Women’s rights, Rashida Tlaib. Host Ray Hanania joins Ali Younes to discuss the case of Saudi Teenager Rahaf al-Qunun and the election of Rashida Tlaib to congress exploring a wide range of issues with radio listeners Welcome to THE ARAB STREET…

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Israel’s government will do and say anything to cover its atrocities

Posted on January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel’s government will do and say anything to cover its atrocities

Israel’s government will do and say anything to cover its atrocities How Israel used strategic public relations communication to veil its atrocities and instead sell itself falsely as a benevolent Democracy that is the victim of blood-lusting anti-semitic Arabs. By Ray Hanania Israel’s government will do anything to distract the world from its human rights…

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WHY Jerry Fawell Jr. can’t imagine Trump ‘doing anything that’s not good for the country’

Posted on January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on WHY Jerry Fawell Jr. can’t imagine Trump ‘doing anything that’s not good for the country’

“Where there is no vision, the people perish”-Proverbs 29:18 Jerry Fawell Jr. expresses the Antichrist ideology of Fundamentalist Christians in The Washington Post’s Magazine feature titled “Jerry Falwell Jr. can’t imagine Trump ‘doing anything that’s not good for the country’”, which inspired this post. By Eileen Fleming Over two thousand comments have been posted in…

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How Political Incorrectness Made Algerians Hate Politics 

Posted on December 30, 2018December 30, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on How Political Incorrectness Made Algerians Hate Politics 
How Political Incorrectness Made Algerians Hate Politics 

How Political Incorrectness Made Algerians Hate Politics  The opium though turns out to be pure honey for the fans’ throats to manifest their anger and challenge the cynicism and the narcissism of their “leaders.” By Abdennour Toumi  Four months before the April, 2019 Presidential election, where President Bouteflika is running for a fifth-term, despite all…

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Palestinians should accept and build on Trump’s peace plan 

Posted on December 30, 2018December 30, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinians should accept and build on Trump’s peace plan 
Palestinians should accept and build on Trump’s peace plan 

Palestinians should accept and build on Trump’s peace plan President Donald Trump is expected to unveil his peace plan soon which would embrace the creation of a Palestinian state. It’s not a state based on all of the land some want but it is an important beginning for Palestinian future. All or nothing is not…

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Arabs should support J Street

Posted on December 20, 2018December 20, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Arabs should support J Street
Arabs should support J Street

Arabs should support J Street Arabs, Palestinians and Muslims need to be strategic in fighting for Palestinian rights. That means we have to reject broad stroke rejections, and distinguish among coalitions not on the basis of religion but on the basis of belief. We can’t reject support from Jews or Israelis who share in our…

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Mission from God Regarding Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu

Posted on December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Mission from God Regarding Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu

In 2005 while this American was in Jerusalem, I vowed to God before I told Mordechai Vanunu, that I would tell [as in write] the Vanunu saga UNTIL Israel allowed its nuclear whistle blower the right to leave the state. Despite Vanunu’s 2015 wedding and being granted asylum to Norway, Israel has continued to renew…

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Aljazeera’s Ali Younes joins Ray Hanania on Arab Radio Friday Dec. 14

Posted on December 13, 2018December 14, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Aljazeera’s Ali Younes joins Ray Hanania on Arab Radio Friday Dec. 14
Aljazeera’s Ali Younes joins Ray Hanania on Arab Radio Friday Dec. 14

Aljazeera’s Ali Younes joins Ray Hanania on Arab Radio Friday Dec. 14 Syndicated columnist Ray Hanania hosts a regular morning radio show broadcast from Detroit on the US Arab Radio network hosted by Laila Alhusini. This week’s guest is Aljazeera writer Ali Younes. they’ll discuss Israeli terrorism in the West Bank, the BDS movement, and…

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French Protests Want More Brioche and Less Croutons 

Posted on December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on French Protests Want More Brioche and Less Croutons 
French Protests Want More Brioche and Less Croutons 

French Protests Want More Brioche and Less Croutons  In a democracy, legality, electability and accountability are the foundation of a political party. By Abdennour Toumi  French President Macron, in a conciliatory tone on Monday night, offered a minimum wage rise, tax-free bonuses and reversal of pension charge, yet the majority of the “Yellow Vests” protests…

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Abdennour Toumi, Bloggers, Commentary, Europe, Opinion

“Blood in the Water” by Joan Mellen Ends the USS LIBERTY Cover-Up

Posted on December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on “Blood in the Water” by Joan Mellen Ends the USS LIBERTY Cover-Up
“Blood in the Water” by Joan Mellen Ends the USS LIBERTY Cover-Up

“Blood in the Water: How the US and Israel Conspired to Ambush the USS Liberty” details the USA-Israeli collusion of the attack on the USS LIBERTY during the Six-Day War and is the definitive work to end the over fifty-year long cover-up. By Eileen Fleming In the Synopsis of  “Blood in the Water: How the US…

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

Brett Favre and those Anti-Semitic USS Liberty ‘Supporters’

Posted on December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Brett Favre and those Anti-Semitic USS Liberty ‘Supporters’
Brett Favre and those Anti-Semitic USS Liberty ‘Supporters’

An online white supremacy group duped Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre and other celebrities into recording YouTube videos that used coded alt-right language to promote anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.   ANTISEMITISM IS EXPRESSED AS HOSTILITY TOWARD OR DISCRIMINATION OF JEWS AS A RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC, OR RACIAL GROUP. By Eileen Fleming In 2018 Brett…

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From a Social Movement to an Urban Insurgency in France

Posted on December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on From a Social Movement to an Urban Insurgency in France
From a Social Movement to an Urban Insurgency in France

From a Social Movement to an Urban Insurgency in France   The anger is not about simple social demands for a decent and a better life, it has become for a large majority of the protesters a personal fight with President Macron. By Abdennour Toumi  The anger and determination of the “Yellow Vests” protests against rising…

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Abdennour Toumi, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Europe, Opinion, religion

Censorship of Mordechai Vanunu Inspires American Author, Reporter, Screenplay Activist

Posted on November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Censorship of Mordechai Vanunu Inspires American Author, Reporter, Screenplay Activist

Censorship is the suppression or prohibition of books, films, news, etc. that are considered politically incorrect according to governments or private institutions, such as Media outlets. On Wednesday the Middle East Monitor/MEMO joined the long list of media outlets to censor Mordechai Vanunu. By Eileen Fleming The opinion piece “Israel’s open secret” by Dr Mohammad…

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

Standing up against racist laws that restrict free speech

Posted on November 25, 2018November 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Standing up against racist laws that restrict free speech

Standing up against racist laws that restrict free speech By Ray Hanania #BDS #BoycottLaws #IsraeliApartheid Letter I wrote to Illinois Representative David Harris of Arlington Heights (Republican) who introduced a bill last year to expand the existing anti-BDS law that prohibits Americans from criticizing a specific foreign country, Israel. I criticize Israel’s government and will…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Israel, mainstream, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, The Arab Street, US Arab Politics

Polarization of Privately Funded Arab Media is Firing Back

Posted on November 24, 2018November 24, 2018 By Maen Alhusseini No Comments on Polarization of Privately Funded Arab Media is Firing Back

Polarization of Privately Funded Arab Media is Firing Back By Maen Alhusseini The recent events in the Middle East have had their impact on several macro factors in the region whether political, economic, social, and even on the media. When you turn on your TV on an Arab news channel, it’s either a pro Saudi…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Gulf States, Maen Alhusseini, Middle East, Opinion, Saudi Arabia

Union Activism is Politics in French parliament election

Posted on November 21, 2018November 21, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on Union Activism is Politics in French parliament election
Union Activism is Politics in French parliament election

Union Activism is Politics in French parliament election City Council Amrani is becoming known for going where no Arab-Muslim woman has gone before, challenging the establishment and the media, fighting to get to the French Parliament. By Abdennour Toumi Council Farida Amrani, a leading-edge Arab-Muslim woman, is the new face of la France insoumise (LFI)…

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Abdennour Toumi, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Election, Europe, Opinion, Politics

Life for Relief distributes meals for Thanksgiving

Posted on November 19, 2018November 19, 2018 By Saba Ibraheem No Comments on Life for Relief distributes meals for Thanksgiving
Life for Relief distributes meals for Thanksgiving

Life for Relief distributes meals for Thanksgiving Life For Relief & Development distributes Thanksgiving meals at Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries By Saba Ibraheem Life For Relief & Development, a Muslim American Charity, joined the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries to collect and distribute Thanksgiving meals to hundreds of families in the Greater Detroit Region. The mission…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Features, mainstream, News

Democrats take control of House to block many Trump programs

Posted on November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Democrats take control of House to block many Trump programs
Democrats take control of House to block many Trump programs

Democrats take control of House to block many Trump programs Democrats took control of the U.S House of Representatives by President Trump and Republicans increased their control of the U.S. Senate in the November 6 General elections. The question is whether or not the two sides can come together to work on programs to benefit…

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