Category: Features

Tunisia five years after the revolution: Was it worth it?

January 14, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

Tunisia five years after the revolution: Was it worth it? International Institute for Management (IMD) Professor Tawfik Jelassi discusses the country’s progress and challenges At the five-year mark after the Arab Spring uprisings, IMD Professor and former Tunisian minister Tawfik Jelassi talks about Tunisia today in an interview: What comes to your mind when you think…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, North Africa

New film explores challenges facing American Arabs

January 7, 2016April 13, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Usama Alshaibi’s documentary “American Arab” has its national television premiere on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at 8 p.m. on WORLD Channel (check local listings), as part of the fourth season of AMERICA REFRAMED, public media’s newest documentary series. The film, made through Chicago production collective Kartemquin Films (makers of THE INTERRUPTERS), will be available for free streaming on www.worldchannel.org starting February…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Entertainment, Features, Movies, News

Dubai ranked as Number 2 destination for New Year

December 30, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

The emirate of Dubai ranked as the number 2 destination for travelers this New Year season, according to a survey conducted by CheapHotels.org. Dubai beat out Miami Beach, which ranked 3 on the CheapHotels survey list. The number 1 destination is Cancun, Mexico, according tot he survey. Dubai is only one of two Middle East…

Arab World, Features, Gulf States, Travel

Recipe: Arabian lamb, egg skillet for breakfast

December 28, 2015December 28, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Long before we had technology to chill food, the early bedouins and family clans in Palestine, Jordan and the Levant including Syria and Lebanon, learned to cook using common sense. Lamb and goat were small animals and turned out to be a great meat source. Cattle would have been wasted. A breakfast was always an…

American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, Food, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, Syria

Nation’s richest lawyer Arab Joe Jamail dies

December 23, 2015December 23, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

American Arab attorney Yuseff “Joseph” Dahr Jamail, the wealthiest personal injury lawyer in America, died this week, it was announced Wednesday. Jamail’s estate was valued at more than $1.5 billion by Forbes Magazine By Ray Hanania Yuseff “Joseph” Dahr Jamail, recognized the wealthiest lawyer in America, died on Wednesday December 23, 2015 at the age…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, News, Obits, Ray Hanania

Al Arabiya awards five in educating West

December 19, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Mohammed Hassan Ali and Abdul-Jalil al-Arbash Named Cross-Cultural Communicators of 2015 at Al Arabiya English Forum Mohammed Hassan Ali bin Isa and Abdul-Jalil al-Arbash, two volunteer who gave their lives guarding a mosque from a suicide bomber in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, have been voted the 2015 Cross-Cultural Communicators of the year by a distinguished panel…

Arab World, Features, News, News Media

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…

American Arabs, Editors Picks, Features, North Africa

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.

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Features, Israel, Mohammed Asad, Palestine & Jordan, Sports

Kayyem, Abraham offer strong voices in national debate

December 15, 2015June 12, 2019 rayhanania 1 Comment

Juliette Kayyem and Yvonne Abraham are two of the new rising voices in the American Arab community who has risen to prominence in the wake of Sept. 11, 2001. Christian Lebanese Arabs, Kayyem and Abraham both write for the progressive newspaper, the Boston Globe. By Ray Hanania More and more we are seeing American Arabs…

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

Stuffed green peppers, healthy and tasty

December 11, 2015December 13, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

While it takes a labor of love, and time, to make stuffed grape leaves and stuffed zucchini, an faster recipe alternative is stuffed green peppers. Stuffed with small lamb chunks and rice in a spicy pre-broth, stuffed green peppers make for an exciting meal. By Ray Hanania Arabs love to stuff vegetables with spiced lamb…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, Food, Health, Ray Hanania

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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Trump and the rise of radical Christlamicism

December 9, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Donald Trump, American extremism and the rise of radical Christlamicism. How the Christian conservative movement has turned to terrorism and how ti has been protected by extremist Christian politicians, leaders, activists and the conservative news media. By Ray Hanania The way people are screaming about Donald Trump, you would think he is the anti-Christ. If…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Features, Iraq, Ray Hanania, religion, Terrorism

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…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Features, Food, Ray Hanania

Mediterranean diet leads among healthiest choices

December 4, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

The Mediterranean Diet continues to be considered one of the top choices for people concerned about their healthy. The diet consists of many food products from the Middle East and the Arab World. A recent conclusion by major nutritional scientists (detailed below) suggests that the public needs to be more educated about their food choices….

Features, Food, Gulf States, Iraq, Israel, North Africa, Palestine & Jordan

Muslim woman helps Americans understand Islam

December 3, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Muslim woman helps Americans understand Islam A Muslim American woman, Sam Mak, seeks to help Americans better understand Islam, Muslims and the differences between extremists who claim to represent Islam and those who do Like the rest of the world and most of the Islamic community worldwide, Sam Mak is appalled by the recent ISIS…

American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Features, religion

Cleveland Browns bench American Arab Johnny Manziel

November 27, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

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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Original Statue of Liberty design was Arab woman

November 25, 2015November 28, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

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…

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

What do Arabs dream about, new website explores

November 17, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Arab countries‘ political, social and economic realities affect their nationals‘ dreams. We spend a third of our lives sleeping. What if we can unlock the mystery of what happens in our subconscious minds when we’re asleep? Are our dreams connected to one another? Does our local environment influence what we dream? What if we had…

Arab World, Features, Social Media, Technology