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AHRC Observes the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins the United Nations and the rest of the world community in observing the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. The day is observed annually on December 2. This day was established by the United Nations to…
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Over 100 US Congregations Reflect on Plight of Palestinian Christians, Rebuking Administration’s Christian Zionism Less than two weeks after Mike Pompeo visited a museum in Jerusalem honoring Christian Zionism, more than 115 U.S. Christian congregations representing 10 of the largest Protestant denominations and the Catholic church preached on the plight of Palestinian Christians and Muslims…
Arab News takes a Deep Dive into the history of Al-Andalus How eight centuries of Muslim rule in what is now Spain led to a golden age of culture and science in the emirates of the Iberian Peninsula. An investigation by Arab News’ new Research & Studies Unit tracks down some of the descendants of families…
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Arab News/YouGov poll sees Biden as being better for Middle East Biden seen as better for the Middle East, but most Arabs want him to shun Obama era policies: Arab News/YouGov poll. Majority of respondents believe both Presidential candidates would be bad for the region. Trump scores higher on Iran policies, but not on Jerusalem move. Containing Iran…
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Member of Iran’s Parliament in Exile Ali Safavi to guest on “The Ray Hanania Radio Show” Member of Iran’s Parliament in Exile will assess the impact of the November 3 Presidential election on the campaign to replace Iran’s religious dictatorship with Democratic institutions on The Ray Hanania Show on Live Detroit Radio Wednesday, Oct. 14,…
Arab News Newspaper launches Research and Studies Unit New department will commission papers and host expert debates and policy briefings by high-level officials The Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, has announced the establishment of a new Research and Studies Unit (RSU) that will provide information on thought-provoking studies on a number of regional issues….
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Former US Ambassadors and Middle East experts endorse Biden for President Former Vice President Joe Biden received a strong letter of endorsement for his candidacy for President of the United States from 52 former U.S. Ambassadors and Middle East experts. The letter was released Thursday Oct. 9, 2020 and comes in the wake of the…
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Arab News correspondent hosts “Special Election Coverage” on Detroit radio Middle East’s leading English language newspaper The Arab News will launch a weekly radio show on Detroit’s US Arab Radio Network to explore issues in the Nov. 3, 2020 General Election. The show will be hosted by the newspaper’s US Special Correspondent Ray Hanania, a…
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Clinical psychologist Ilan Diamant, never met Israel’s nuclear whistleblower but his opinions regarding Vanunu reminded this American -who has met and interviewed Vanunu- of the Expert Opinion of Charles Barnaby in the Matter of Mordechai Vanunu By Eileen Fleming The Guardian’s obituary of Frank Charles Barnaby reported the nuclear weapons scientist died on the first of…
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Live Arab Radio with Ray Hanania Sept 18, 2020 #ArabRadioLive #Detroit #UAE #Bahrain #Israel, #WNZKAM690 @RealDonaldTrump discussing the failure of the Palestinian leadership and activists. Facebook broadcast Click here to watch the Facebook broadcast of the live radio show from WNZK AM 690 Detroit. Friday Sept. 18, 2020 through US Arab Radio (8 to 9…
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Analysis of the Abraham Accords, UAE, Bahrain and Israel By Ray Hanania In what seemed like a re-enactment of ceremonies that have come before, nearly 1,000 people gathered on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday to watch Arab and Israeli leaders sign landmark normalization accords. In addition to the promise of a…
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World Jewish Congress leader Ronald Lauder predicts peace will spread to Palestinians By Ray Hanania #RonaldSLauder, president of the #WorldJewishCongress #WJC tells @ArabNews #AbrahamAccords between #UAE, #Israel and #Bahrain will open a new path that will achieve #peace not only between Arabs and Jews, but Israelis and Palestinians too. Click here to read the column in the Arab News Newspaper.
UAE-Israel accord creates ‘new environment’ for Mideast peace: Official By Ray Hanania The historic accord between the UAE and Israel, which will be signed this week at the White House, will create a “new environment” to achieve peace, the director of policy planning at the Emirati Foreign Ministry told Arab News on Monday. The UAE…
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Hanania column: Rejection is not a strategy that works for Palestinians “The Palestinians have been fighting a losing war for more than 70 years, one that spans several generations and has obscured the historical facts in contested public deliberation. “Palestinian refusal to recognize their failures, or pursue an alternative strategic plan other than rejection, has…
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Minority Report: Arab News’ in-depth look at Lebanon’s Jewish community A once-thriving community with roots dating back hundreds of years, they are now a silent and forgotten minority. The Arab News Newspaper, the Middle East’s leading English language publication, tracked down Lebanese Jews in the diaspora to talk to them about their memories of a lost…
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Good Shepherd Collective needs your help to fight Annexation, Demolitions, and more URGENT CALL-TO-ACTION. Webinar Sept. 5 addresses how Jewish National Fund engaged in the displacement of Palestinians from their homes and the confiscation of their lands. With all eyes on the United States’ presidential election, the Israeli settler movement has been inciting violence, ransacking Palestinian…
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Donald Trump and Joe Biden will commemorate the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in rural Pennsylvania where one of the hijacked planes crashed in a field. The following is this American’s commemoration of 11 September 2001. By Eileen Fleming “United we stand, divided we fall” is a phrase used to inspire unity and collaboration of individuals…
Ziyad Brothers Importing brings Lebanese food donors together to help victims of Beirut devastation Chicago-based Ziyad Brothers Importing (ZBI), one of America’s largest distributors of quality Middle Eastern foods, has brought together leading Lebanese food manufacturers to provide food donations to help victims of the tragic events that unfolded in Beirut, Lebanon on August 4th. Ziyad team is currently in Beirut organizing the food distribution…