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Star singer Tony Eid releases latest hit “Lamma Sheftik”

Posted on December 30, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Star singer Tony Eid releases latest hit “Lamma Sheftik”

By The Arab Daily News Staff Tony Eid song, “Lamma Sheftik” released in US for upcoming tour Tony Eid, considered by many to be the top singer in the USA, released a new hit on YouTube which had an immediate success throughout the world. The song produced between Lebanon and Syria is written by famous writer Riad Ali, Arrangement…

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American Arabs, Entertainment, Spotlight

Rock Stars produce benefit album for Gaza Relief

Posted on December 4, 2014December 4, 2014 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Rock Stars produce benefit album for Gaza Relief

Grammy®-Winning Artists, Rock Stars and composers join forces in  first US-Produced benefit album for Gaza Relief  2 Unite All Proceeds will fund medical, psychological support in Middle East A diverse group of famed musicians including Peter Gabriel, The Police’s Stewart Copeland, Rick Allen of Def Leppard, System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian and Grammy® Award-winning…

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American Arabs, Entertainment, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan

Notes of a dirty not-too-old man

Posted on October 17, 2014October 17, 2014 By rayhanania No Comments on Notes of a dirty not-too-old man

Notes of a dirty not-too-old man by Yousef Khatib Here I am, once again, ditching a pile of unfinished projects, texts, drawings and models and creating a new file and folder to overwhelm my morning with a random concept. Let’s hope I finish this one. Notes of a Dirty Not-Too-Man as opposed to Bukowski ‘s…

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Bloggers, Commentary, Entertainment, Features, Yousef Khatib

New Book: “The Vanunu Legend: Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower’s Struggle for Freedom”

Posted on September 24, 2014September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on New Book: “The Vanunu Legend: Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower’s Struggle for Freedom”
New Book: “The Vanunu Legend: Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower’s Struggle for Freedom”

New Book: “The Vanunu Legend: Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower’s Struggle for Freedom” New Book by Eileen Fleming, correspondent for The Arab Daily News is a FREE Ebook New York born Eileen Fleming began documenting the saga of Mordechai Vanunu in 2005, after meeting Israel’s Nuclear Whistle-blower during her first of eight investigative journeys to both sides…

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American Arabs, Eileen Fleming, Entertainment, Press Releases, Spotlight

Sami Yusuf to perform in the Washington DC area

Posted on August 30, 2014January 9, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Sami Yusuf to perform in the Washington DC area

Sami Yusuf to perform in the Washington DC area Sami Yusuf, British Muslim superstar, performs worldwide to sellout crowds. His heavenly voice and his world music sound with a Middle Eastern flourish, has caused his fans to buy over 35 million albums and his FaceBook page to have 6 million followers. Many of his songs (in English,…

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Activism, American Arabs, Entertainment, Press Releases

FX TV’s Tyrant Offensive On Many Levels

Posted on June 26, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania 4 Comments on FX TV’s Tyrant Offensive On Many Levels

FX TV’s Tyrant Offensive on Many Levels By Ray Hanania Copyright 2014 Ray Hanania and Creators Syndicate Click here to read column in Arabic As an Arab born in America, I’ve come to accept that Americans are a fundamentally racist society that enjoys looking down on others as an artificial means of making it look…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Entertainment, Ray Hanania

What’s so racist about FX TV’s Tyrant?

Posted on June 25, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on What’s so racist about FX TV’s Tyrant?

What’s so racist about FX TV’s Tyrant? By Ray Hanania (Here are just my immediate thoughts in a sarcastic Tirade about Tyrant!) What’s racist about FX TV’s series Tyrant? The entire show. Because you know, all us Ay-rabs are brutal dictator murderers and we go around brutally raping women because we were brutalized as sissy…

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Tyrant: hate TV series coming this summer reveals more about Hollywood than Arabs and Muslims

Posted on May 31, 2014August 20, 2019 By Ali Younes No Comments on Tyrant: hate TV series coming this summer reveals more about Hollywood than Arabs and Muslims

Tyrant: hate TV series coming this summer reveals more about Hollywood than Arabs and Muslims By Ali Younes The Arab Daily News has uncovered a brewing conflict and war of words involving the executives at FX channel that produces the upcoming TV series Tyrant and its creator Gideon Raff. Ray Hanania, the Managing Editor of…

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Tyrant: Anti-Arab American hate TV offers new program this summer

Posted on May 29, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania 7 Comments on Tyrant: Anti-Arab American hate TV offers new program this summer

Tyrant: Anti-Arab American hate TV offers new program this summer By Ray Hanania One of the most vicious and anti-Arab and anti-Muslim programs on television was Homeland. It replaced the equally anti-Arab hateful program 24, which returned to television last week. Both had one thing in common: The fictional heroes in Homeland (on the notorious anti-Arab cable…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Entertainment, Ray Hanania, Video

Where is Casey Kasem? Arab American Entertainment icon missing, court orders probe

Posted on May 14, 2014September 24, 2018 By Ali Younes 1 Comment on Where is Casey Kasem? Arab American Entertainment icon missing, court orders probe

Where is Casey Kasem? Arab American Entertainment icon missing, court orders probe By Ali Younes A California judge ordered on Monday the protective services to find the whereabouts of entertainment icon and radio personality Casey Kasem who was reported missing last week  by his  three adult children. The judge  awarded on Monday  his daughter Kerri a…

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Who is Amal Alamuddin, reported George Clooney’s new fiancee

Posted on April 30, 2014September 24, 2018 By Ali Younes No Comments on Who is Amal Alamuddin, reported George Clooney’s new fiancee

Who is Amal Alamuddin, reported George Clooney’s new fiancee An International lawyer who believes in one God, Allah, and in Reincarnation By Ali Younes The news that 36 years old Lebanese  human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin is reportedly engaged to American actor and Oscar winner George Clooney, 52, took Hollywood and the Middle East by…

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Ali Younes, American Arabs, Entertainment, News, Spotlight

Olmos argues “race” is not a label for divisions at diversity conference

Posted on April 15, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Olmos argues “race” is not a label for divisions at diversity conference
Olmos argues “race” is not a label for divisions at diversity conference

Olmos argues “race” is not a label for divisions at diversity conference Hollywood movie star Edward James Olmos pushed an audience of more than 400 educators and diversity professionals to the edge arguing that it is wrong to look at human beings and believe that they are really divided into different races. The Mexican American…

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American Arabs, Entertainment, News, religion

Houston celebrates Arab Heritage Month (April) with book event

Posted on April 4, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Houston celebrates Arab Heritage Month (April) with book event

Houston celebrates Arab Heritage Month (April) with book event In celebration of April as The National Arab American Heritage Month, The Arab American Cultural and Community Center of Houston (ACC), cordially invites you to a special event in its month-long festivities: BOOK SIGNING, April 8th, 2014 at 7:30 PM at the BeHuman Gallery, 12848 Queensbury Ln. Suite…

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American Arabs, Entertainment, Features, Ray Hanania

Armenian American celebrity Kim Kardashian boosts Syrian dictator Assad

Posted on April 4, 2014January 9, 2019 By Ali Younes No Comments on Armenian American celebrity Kim Kardashian boosts Syrian dictator Assad

Armenian American celebrity Kim Kardashian boosts Syrian dictator Assad By Ali Younes and Sadallah Mahmoud While the mainstream American news media is no longer  providing any in depth coverage of the  raging civil war in Syria or the atrocities that has been committed by the Syrian regime or his extremist Al Qaida-linked opponents, two tweets by American…

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Ali Younes, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Entertainment, News, Syria

Middle East Arts Supporter Sees Kennedy Center Recognition as “Bridge to the Rest of the World”

Posted on March 31, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Middle East Arts Supporter Sees Kennedy Center Recognition as “Bridge to the Rest of the World”

Middle East Arts Supporter Sees Kennedy Center Recognition as “Bridge to the Rest of the World”  By Ray Hanania Badr Jafar, the CEO of Crescent Enterprises based on Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, is one of two recipients of this year’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts “Gold Medal” for is collaboration in launching a multimedia…

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American Arabs, Business, Entertainment, News, Ray Hanania

Aron Kader headlines Comedy show for peace in Los Angeles April 10

Posted on March 27, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Aron Kader headlines Comedy show for peace in Los Angeles April 10
Aron Kader headlines Comedy show for peace in Los Angeles April 10

Aron Kader headlines Comedy show for peace in Los Angeles April 10 By Ray Hanania Prominent Palestinian standup comedian Aron Kader will headline an evening of Middle East comedy on Thursday April 10 at the Levantine Center in Los Angeles. The show will be hosted by Sammy “KO” Obeid and will also feature performances by…

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American Arabs, Entertainment, Humor, News, Ray Hanania

Against All Better Judgment: A Book Review and Current Events

Posted on March 17, 2014August 20, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Against All Better Judgment: A Book Review and Current Events
Against All Better Judgment: A Book Review and Current Events

Against All Better Judgment: A Book Review and Current Events By Eileen Fleming Exclusive to The Arab Daily News On Sunday from Tel Aviv it was reported, “Israel’s supporters in Congress are pushing legislation to bolster aid, advanced arms, export licensing exemptions and augmented in-country stockpiles of US weapons.” The US-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Eileen Fleming, Entertainment, Palestine & Jordan, Spotlight

Actor Edward James Olmos headlines Detroit diversity conference April 10 in Dearborn

Posted on March 14, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Actor Edward James Olmos headlines Detroit diversity conference April 10 in Dearborn

Actor Edward James Olmos headlines Detroit diversity conference April 10 in Dearborn By Ray Hanania Golden Globe and Academy Award nominee Edward James Olmos will headline the annual Images and Perceptions Diversity Conference in Dearborn April 10 featuring a day-long program of entertainment, educational instruction and attendee participation exploring issues of diversity. This year’s theme is “Embracing…

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American Arabs, Entertainment, News, Ray Hanania

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