Category: Editors Picks

Photos: Refugee Beach Camp in the Gaza Strip

January 5, 2016September 29, 2018 Mohammed Asad No Comments

By Mohammed Asad Refugee Beach camp where refugees gathered during the 1948 immigration since the Nakba, which area of 1 sq. Km and a population of 90 000 people in a very high population density. Most of the camp’s residents live in poor life , a number of young people to draw a beautiful initiative…

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France racism, “Arabi Fora, Arabs Go Home”

January 2, 2016September 29, 2018 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

France racism at Arabs grows. Growing racism climate in the continent that earns Corsica nationalism, worried the French authorities By Abdennour Toumi The ugliness of anti-Arab sentiment on the continent has overflowed to the Island of Beauty, Corsica. Last weekend anti-Arab protests broke out in Ajaccio following an ambush of firefighters and police by hooded youth…

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Christians targeted by Islamic extremists & more

December 31, 2015December 31, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Hillary Clinton complains that Christians are facing genocide at the hands of extremists in the Islamic community, but is silent when it comes to Israeli persecution of Christians By Ray Hanania The Christmas holidays always bring conflict into my life. #‎SaveArabChristians‬ I share the same tribulations most others feel when it comes to Christmas: I’m…

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Algerian war hero Da al-Hocine dies

December 26, 2015 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

The passing of Da al-Hocine poses a new challenge for the regime. Real opposition continues to be a major political imperative in shaping the country’s political pluralis. The last Algerian WL hero and leader, Ait Ahmed, who was for my generation a father and a teacher of how to stand to tyranny. His ideas and…

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Palestinian killed by Israelis at Gaza border

December 26, 2015September 29, 2018 Mohammed Asad No Comments

By Mohammed Asad Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security forces along the border fence with Israel on the eastern outskirts of Gaza City on December 25, 2015. A Palestinian was killed and around 40 were wounded in the clashes that took place at several points along the barrier that separates Israel from the Gaza Strip.

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Gaza Christians begin Christmas celebrations

December 20, 2015September 24, 2018 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Christians in Gaza are beginning the celebration of Christmas as is being done throughout Occupied Palestine. The images of Christians worshipping in occupied Palestine should remind Christians everywhere that their brothers and sisters are still suffering under the Israeli occupation By Mohammed Asad The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal (L) leads a mass at…

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Moroccan student thrives at Hampshire college

December 18, 2015December 20, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

A Moroccan student who has traveled the world is documenting and studying the integration of Arabs and Muslim students in Western countries. Yasmine El Baggari is an Arab college student in her fourth and final year of study at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts who educators say is doing remarkable things that include conducting intensive…

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Disabled Palestinians compete in Basketball

December 17, 2015February 10, 2017 Mohammed Asad 1 Comment

Disabled Palestinians compete in basketball series By Mohammed Asad Disabled Palestinians take part in a local wheelchair basketball championship sponsored by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza City December 17, 2015.

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Wheaton College: Forgetting what it is to be Christian

December 17, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

The fact that Americans are uneducated is pretty clear from their race-driven politics that usually causes more problems than bring solutions. But worse is the lack of education among the very institutions tasked with educating, like Wheaton College, which declared itself an ignorant bastion of racist stupidity this week By Ray Hanania As a Christian,…

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The French Malaise: French politics surprises

December 17, 2015February 10, 2017 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Complications of French politics continue. Muslims continue to be a major factor in defining the nation’s political face By Abdennour Toumi Shock was the reaction most clearly expressed on the front page of Le Figaro and l’Huma, two daily papers diametrically opposed ideologically. France’ s political establishment found itself cornered and “shocked” as the right…

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HaaretzQ Conference Addresses US Israel Special Relationship

December 14, 2015December 15, 2015 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

On Sunday at the HaaretzQ conference in New York, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power admitted that Israel’s, “Continued settlement growth raises questions about Israel’s long-term objectives… By Eileen Fleming On Sunday December 13th at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, HaaretzQ with New Israel Fund Conference engaged an Israeli-American discussion about our…

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3 Golden Globe nominations for Mr. Robot

December 10, 2015October 2, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

3 Golden Globe nominations for hit TV Series Mr. Robot and American Arab actor Rami Malek, and co-star Christian Slater By Ray Hanania Mr. Robot, the popular television series directed by an American Arab and starring an Arab American, received three nominations Thursday for the prestigious 73rd Golden Globe awards for 2015. The Golden Globe…

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Congressman Boustany announces U.S. Senate candidacy

December 10, 2015December 10, 2015 rayhanania 1 Comment

Lebanese American Congressman Charles W. Boustany filed a notice with the Federal Election Commission to run as a candidate in the Spring for the U.S. Senate representing Louisiana By Ray Hanania Congressman Charles W. Boustany Jr., M.D., one of only seven American Arab members of the U.S. Congress, officially filed disclosures with the Federal Election…

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Thirteen, Lucky Number for the Le Pen Dynasty

December 10, 2015 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Terrorism and the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment is changing France and fueling extremism like the Le Pen political movement By Abdennour Toumi The Le Pens’ political ascension in French mainstream politics and societal-change behavior has been exponentially increased since the Battle of Paris, attacks on Muslims and anti-immigrant sentiment. The National Front extremist-right party has…

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Winners of Sheikh Al Maktoum award announced

December 8, 2015December 8, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Winners of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award Announced in Dubai National Geographic Channel, scientist Hiroshi Ishiguro and media personality Ahmed Alshugairi share US$ 1 million award National Geographic Channel; Hiroshi Ishiguro, Professor of the Department of Innovation Systems in the Graduate School of Engineering Science at Osaka University; and Ahmed Alshugairi,…

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Mediterranean Diet: koosa, stuffed zucchini recipe

December 5, 2015December 5, 2015 rayhanania 1 Comment

Growing up, I watched my mom cook almost every night and every weekend. It’s what Arab mothers like to do. And they were good at it. But you learn a lot about Mediterranean and Middle East recipes from watching. My favorites were stuffed grape leaves and this one, koosa, lamb and rice stuffed in zucchini…

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American Muslims denounce San Bernardino violence

December 4, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

American Muslims denounce San Bernardino violence, standing with Americans and against terrorism. By Ray Hanania American Muslim leaders and organizations condemned the violence in San Bernardino, California by two Muslims, Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, 27, which took the lives of 14 people and injured 17 others on Dec. 2, 2015…

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Palestinians protest Violence against women

November 29, 2015September 24, 2018 Mohammed Asad No Comments

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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