Category: Middle East

Churches for Middle East Peace: Pilgrimage to Peace (P2P) Tour with Daoud Nassar

October 23, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Churches for Middle East Peace: Pilgrimage to Peace (P2P) Tour with Daoud Nassar Washington, D.C. – October 23, 2017 – From October 16 to 22 Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) hosted Daoud Nassar for a series of talks about daily life in the West Bank, human rights concerns, and peacebuilding as part of CMEP’s…

American Arabs, Events, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, religion

Remembering two iconic champions of Palestinian rights

October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Remembering two iconic champions of Palestinian rights M. Cherif Bassiouni recently passed away, ending a life of struggle against justice including for the rights of Palestinians. Bassiouni was one of two great icons who mentored me into activism for Palestinian rights when I was younger. What they once represented is often difficult to find in…

American Arabs, Arab American History, Arab News, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, mainstream, Middle East, Obits, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Open Letter to U.S. Senators RE: Veterans Day and USS Liberty Veterans Association

October 19, 2017November 10, 2017 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

Veterans Day was established to be a celebration in honor of America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. USS LIBERTY survivors of The Six Day War live and vote throughout our nation with many residing in Florida. The following publication of emails from this…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Kurdish reporters killed in eastern Syria

October 16, 2017September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Kurdish reporters killed in eastern Syria Two Kurdish reporters killed on duty by car bombings in eastern Syria Beirut, October 16, 2017–Kurdish journalists Dilshan Ibash and Hawker Faisal Mohammed died from injuries sustained during October 12 suicide car bomb attacks that occurred in the eastern Syrian village of Abu Fas, where the two reporters were…

Arab World, Iraq, Journalism, Kurdish, Kurds, Middle East, News, News Media, Syria

King Abdulaziz University is Ranked No. 1 in the Arab World

October 16, 2017October 16, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

King Abdulaziz University is Ranked No. 1 in the Arab World To Lead Sponsors of World Student Scholarship Education Program (WSSEP) on 22nd and 23rd October, 2017 Dubai, UAE DUBAI, UAE, October 16, 2017 — King Abdulaziz University (KAU) bears the name of the founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1967…

Arab World, Gulf States, Middle East, News

New anti-Semitism and This American and USS Liberty Survivors of The Six Day War

October 12, 2017October 12, 2017 USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment

New anti-Semitism is a concept that a new form of anti-Semitism developed emanating simultaneously from the far left, Islamism, and the far right. New anti-Semitism manifests as opposition to Zionism, the State of Israel and Jewish people. By Eileen Fleming New anti-Semitism critics of the concept argue that it “conflates anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism, defines legitimate criticism of Israel too narrowly and demonization too broadly,…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Gutierrez stands with Palestinian activist Haneen Zoubi

October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Gutierrez stands with Palestinian activist Haneen Zoubi U.S. Congressman Luis Gutierrez spoke strongly in defense of Palestinian Rights this week introducing visiting Palestinian-Israeli Knesset member Haneen Zoubi at a fundraiser for the Jerusalem Fund held on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. Attendees raised more than $100,000 at the event to support medical relief efforts for victims…

American Arabs, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Video

USS Liberty Survivor of Six-Day War’s RX for PTS and RE: Anti-Semitism and White Nationalism #ReportHate

October 10, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

A Semite is a member of any of the peoples who speak or spoke a Semitic language, in particular Jews and Arabs. True Anti-Semitism is a prejudice against or hostility towards the Jewish people rooted in fear that breeds hatred. The true enemy of the Jewish people is Zionism, which is an ideology of supremacy…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Ahmet Uysal discusses Kurdish independence from Iraq

October 7, 2017October 7, 2017 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Ahmet Uysal discusses Kurdish independence from Iraq In wake of the Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum election, Professor Ahmet Uysal has accepted kindly to share his insights with the Arab Daily News. By Abdennour Toumi “Turkey supported the survival of the Iraqi Kurds as an autonomous and proto-state economically and politically. However, an independent Kurdish state…

Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, Iraq, Kurdish, Middle East, Opinion, Politics

American Legion Resolution 40 for USS LIBERTY and the 115th Congress

October 6, 2017August 20, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

The American Legion passed Resolution 40 calling “upon the 115th United States Congress to publicly, impartially, and thoroughly investigate the attack on the USS Liberty and its aftermath and to commence its investigation before the end of 2017, the 50th anniversary year of the attack.” USS Liberty Veteran Joe Meadors leads the way for we Americans to…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

The Black List and This American and Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower Vanunu Mordechai

October 5, 2017August 20, 2019 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

The BLACK LIST is WHERE FILMMAKERS & WRITERS MEET online. “This American and Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower Vanunu Mordechai” is this writer’s first Black List Script. By Eileen Fleming The Black List just launched a service to host and index screenplays on The Black List database for $25.00 a month per script. The scripts are…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Spec Script, Spies and Vanunu Mordechai

September 29, 2017September 25, 2018 USS_Liberty Info No Comments

A spec script is written by a writer with hope that the script will be optioned and purchased by a producer, production company, or studio. “This American and Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower Vanunu Mordechai” is this writer’s first spec script. Norway announced on Friday that Vanunu has been offered asylum, two years after his wife applied. The current restrictions…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

All you Need to Know about Algerian Political Harvest Season

September 29, 2017September 29, 2017 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

All you Need to Know about Algerian Political Harvest Season It seems when there is chaos among the Arabs, there is always an Algerian exception, analysts are saying but not this time. By Abdennour Toumi A quarter-century ago, before the Sidi-Bouzid revolt in Tunisia sparked the Arab Spring in 2010, disaffected youth in the populated…

Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion

Israel violates rule of law, oppressing innocent civilians

September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Israel violates rule of law, oppressing innocent civilians 40,000 Palestinians Collectively Punished after Har Adar Attack Israeli violates civil rights of Palestinians. On Tuesday, 26 September, Nimer Mahmoud Jamal, 37, from Beit Surik carried out an attack in the settlement of Har Adar, killing a Border Police officer and two settlement security guards: Sgt. Solomon…

Arab World, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, racism

Americans for Peace Now urge firing of Ambassador Friedman

September 28, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Americans for Peace Now urge firing of Ambassador Friedman APN to Trump: Fire Ambassador Friedman! Americans for Peace Now (APN) is calling on President Trump to recall US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman for making statements that blatantly contradict long-held United States policy, as well as objective facts and international law. Ambassador Friedman continues to…

Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Politics

Israel arrests Palestinian journalist in West Bank

September 27, 2017September 27, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Israeli security forces arrest Palestinian journalist in West Bank Israeli security forces should immediately release Palestinian journalist Abdul Rahman Awad, a correspondent in Ramallah for the Hamas-affiliated Palestinian news agency Safa, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Israeli forces yesterday morning arrested Awad at his home in the village of Budrus, 19 miles (31…

Arab World, Israel, Journalism, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan

12-year old Gaza Palestinian challenges Guinness Record

September 26, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

12-year old Gaza Palestinian challenges Guinness Record By Ahmad Hasaballah Yousef al-Bahtini, a 12-year-old Palestinian boy from Gaza City, is preparing to enter the Guinness Book of World Records to break a record 20 meters in a body wrapped in a ball in 14 seconds. The test will be held in the Jordanian capital.

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Archive: A very special Oscar night

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

A very special Oscar Night One of my personal favorite topics is the movie industry and the racism and bias that the industry allows based on politics. This incident involving Vanessa Redgrave back in 1978 impacted my life and characterized the injustices of the American media on so many levels By Ray Hanania (Originally published…