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Nuclear Disarmament, Twitter and The Absurd

Posted on December 4, 2015September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Nuclear Disarmament, Twitter and The Absurd

Calls for Nuclear Disarmament advances at UN and Twitter. By Eileen Fleming Middle East Nuclear Disarmament gained steam on Wednesday when the UN General Assembly adopted a draft resolution on the Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East (A/69/436 [L.1]), without a vote! However, in a vote on the Prohibition…

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Jordanian agents arrest well-known anti-ISIS salafist Sheikh’s son

Posted on December 3, 2015December 4, 2015 By Ali Younes No Comments on Jordanian agents arrest well-known anti-ISIS salafist Sheikh’s son

By Ali Younes Jordanian intelligence agents detained the 23 year old son of well known anti-ISIS Salafist, Sheikh Abu Qatada at his home on Tuesday after a book review study at the Sheikh’s house. Abu Qatada told the Arab Daily News that his son Qatada was detained by men who only identified themselves as Jordanian…

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Soccer unites China, UAE in seeking global ambitions

Posted on December 2, 2015December 3, 2015 By James Dorsey No Comments on Soccer unites China, UAE in seeking global ambitions

A $400 million sale by a senior member of the UAE ruling family of a 13 percent stake in Manchester City FC to China highlights the importance of soccer in the two countries’ ambitions to project themselves on the international stage.

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Teen killings in Chicago parallel killings in Palestine

Posted on December 2, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Teen killings in Chicago parallel killings in Palestine

Teen killings in Chicago have raised questions about Israel’s similar polices in Occupied Palestine, and the biases of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel who has refused to address his abuses not only of African American rights but also his civil rights assaults against American Arabs in Chicago By Ray Hanania More than 13 months ago, a…

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War on Christmas, Liberation Theology and Yogi Jesus

Posted on December 1, 2015December 27, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info 3 Comments on War on Christmas, Liberation Theology and Yogi Jesus

In support of a war on Christmas of ungodly commercialism, greed and willful ignorance; Liberation Theology and “The Yoga of Jesus” present us with great gifts for the self that could bless all others. By Eileen Fleming On Tuesday from Jerusalem a call for a war on Christmas as celebrated in the west came by…

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Qatari labour reforms: Words but no actions

Posted on November 30, 2015June 12, 2019 By James Dorsey No Comments on Qatari labour reforms: Words but no actions

Words but no actions. That is Amnesty International’s evaluation of promised Qatari labour reforms on the fifth year of the awarding of the 2022 World Cup hosting rights to the Gulf state

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Palestinians protest Violence against women

Posted on November 29, 2015September 24, 2018 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Palestinians protest Violence against women

Palestinian women protest violence by Israeli soldiers and armed settlers on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Israeli soldiers have targeted women and children in responding to protests against Israel’s Apartheid occupation of Palestine By Mohammed Asad Dozens of women, in the Gaza Strip on Sunday Nov. 29, 2015 formed a…

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Countdown to Deconstruction: American terrorism

Posted on November 28, 2015November 28, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Countdown to Deconstruction: American terrorism

Countdown to Deconstruction: a White American terrorists strikes down innocent victims, but the biased mainstream American news media won’t let you see it for what it really is By Dezeray Lyn A devastating terrorist attack has just taken place in America. Many are injured, several are dead. The US fear machine is on full blast,…

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Breeding intolerance: Turkish soccer fans disrespect ISIS victims

Posted on November 28, 2015August 20, 2019 By James Dorsey No Comments on Breeding intolerance: Turkish soccer fans disrespect ISIS victims

Turkish fans twice in two months disrupted moments of silence for victims of Islamic State attacks in Ankara and Paris in a demonstration of the kind of intolerance bred by religiously-cloaked authoritarianism in countries like Turkey and Saudi Arabia

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Cleveland Browns bench American Arab Johnny Manziel

Posted on November 27, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Cleveland Browns bench American Arab Johnny Manziel

American Arab quarterback Johnny Manziel benched by the Cleveland Browns over off-field behavior. By Ray Hanania American Arab football star Johnny Manziel was benched Wednesday as the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns after another incident described by team management as “unacceptable” off-field behavior. Manziel, the son of a wealthy Texas wildcatter who immigrated from…

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Magen David Adom criticized for racism against Palestinians

Posted on November 26, 2015November 27, 2015 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Magen David Adom criticized for racism against Palestinians

By Mohammed Asad The Magen David Adom, the so-called emergency and ambulance service for the “Democratic” State of Israel, has been proven to be discriminatory and driven by hatred. The MDA has intentionally delayed emergency treatment to Palestinian Christian and Muslim victims and have often allowed the victims to die rather than provide them medical…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Mohammed Asad, Palestine & Jordan, Video

Original Statue of Liberty design was Arab woman

Posted on November 25, 2015November 28, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Original Statue of Liberty design was Arab woman

Lots has been written about the French sculptor who designed the Statue of Liberty, the gift to America from France, but little was noted about the original concept which may have been based on an earlier design the sculptor did of an Arab woman in Egypt By Ray Hanania Americans have short memories, usually driven…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, Paris, Ray Hanania

Professor Bayram Balci Analyzes Turkish elections

Posted on November 24, 2015November 24, 2015 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Professor Bayram Balci Analyzes Turkish elections

Professor Bayram Balci Analyzes Turkish elections Exclusive to The Arab Daily News: Q&A with Bayram Balçi Professor at l’Institut d’études politiques de Paris. 
 By Abdennour Toumi

 Professor Bayram Balci is a non-resident scholar in Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program, where his research focuses on Turkey and Turkish foreign policy in Central Asia and the…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Europe, Syria, Turkey

Syrian refugees: heroism of Rev. Jesse Jackson

Posted on November 23, 2015November 28, 2015 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Syrian refugees: heroism of Rev. Jesse Jackson

What many Americans want to do to Syrian refugees, America did to Jews fleeing Nazi persecution just prior to the start of World War II. One civil rights leader, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson believes that it is “unAmerican” to prevent Syrian refugees from seeking refuge in America By Ray Hanania There is a running…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, News, Ray Hanania, Syria

Le Bâton de Guerre of President Hollande on Terror

Posted on November 23, 2015November 23, 2015 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Le Bâton de Guerre of President Hollande on Terror

By Abdennour Toumi This law of exception was never repealed in spite of numerous criticisms leveled at its questionable constitutionality and its relevance to personal liberty. A week after the murderous attacks, which resulted in 130 deaths and 352 wounded in Paris and Saint-Denis, President Hollande delivered a speech on November 16th before in joint…

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

Gaza children celebrate World Children’s Day

Posted on November 22, 2015February 10, 2017 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Gaza children celebrate World Children’s Day

By Mohammed Asad Palestinian children take part in a festival to mark “World Children’s Day” in Gaza City on Nov. 22, 2015.

Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Mohammed Asad, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

VanunuLeaks, ISIS and Israel’s Nuclear Weapons

Posted on November 21, 2015September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on VanunuLeaks, ISIS and Israel’s Nuclear Weapons

On Thursday a study by ISIS the US based Institute for Science and International Security reported, “Israel developed its first nuclear weapon shortly before the 1967 Six Day War” corroborating an LBJ ‘VanunuLeak’ to this American in 2005. By Eileen Fleming David Albright is a Physicist and President of the non-profit Institute for Science and…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary

Israeli officer convicted of brutally beating Palestinian released

Posted on November 21, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Israeli officer convicted of brutally beating Palestinian released

No justice in Israel for Christians or Muslims, which is why Israel is increasingly being identified by its own actions as an Apartheid State. Palestinian “suspects” are murdered and brutalized with no justice, while Israeli “suspects” are soft-peddled and whitewashed by Israel’s judicial system to hide the truth about today’s Israeli society. By Ray Hanania…

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