Category: Middle East

Leaders challenge USCIRF failure to defend Muslim, Christian rights

April 27, 2017September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Leaders challenge USCIRF failure to stand up for Muslim, Christian rights James Zogby and Faith Leaders Discuss USCIRF Refusal to Address Israel’s Violations of Religious Freedom. The briefing was streamed via Facebook Live and can be viewed via this link. On Wednesday, April 26, James Zogby, President of the Arab American Institute who serves as a member…

American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Editors Picks, Events, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases, religion, US Arab Politics

Chicago aldermen move to re-establish Arab rights

April 26, 2017May 3, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Chicago aldermen move to re-establish Arab rights Chicago has been friendly and supportive to the American Arab community for many years. One of my first journalism assignments was covering Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley in welcoming the Ambassador of Morocco to City Hall in 1976. As the only Arab newspaper reporter in the Midwest at the…

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Israel prison Gulag denies rights to non-Jewish prisoners

April 26, 2017September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Israel prison Gulag denies rights to non-Jewish prisoners Supreme Court, state have previously determined punitive tactic is illegal; Adalah demands Attorney General take immediate action. Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel is urgently fighting an Israel Prison Service (IPS) practice which is preventing Palestinian prisoners who are participating in a…

Arab World, Iraq, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases

Political Tsunami in France, how to stop the waves

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Political Tsunami in France, how to stop the waves The majority of the Arab/Muslim communities are not voting homogeneously because of their societal, social, cultural and intellectual background differences. By Abdennour Toumi The first round of the presidential elections in France has provoked a historical duel in the run-off election on May 7th. Mr. Emmanuel…

Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Election, Europe, Middle East, Opinion, Paris, Politics, Terrorism

Summer Photography camp helps kids see world

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Summer Photography camp helps kids see world Two week-long camps set; need-based scholarships available The Arab American National Museum (AANM) is gearing up for another summer season of youth exploration and enrichment of artistic talent through the SURA Arts Academy 2017 Summer Camps. The award-winning program equips students with the necessary training and tools to…

American Arabs, Middle East, News, Press Releases

Beyond the Beltway Radio panel tackles North Korea threat

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Beyond the Beltway Radio panel tackles North Korea threat The weekly Sunday radio show Beyond the Beltway, hosted by veteran political writer and commentator Bruce DuMont, tackles the frightening issue of the rising threats of North Korea’s tyrant Kim Jong Un. Panelists included Asian specialist Karl Friedhoff of the Chicago Council of Global Affairs who has…

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A visit to Saint George Church in Burqin

April 23, 2017April 23, 2017 Maria Khoury 1 Comment

A visit to Saint George Church in Burqin Writer Maria Khoury explores the traditions of Holy Land Christians in her writings. In this feature, Mrs. Khoury describes her visit to the St. George Church in Burqin, Palestine. Burqin is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank located 5 km west of Jenin. According to the…

Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Features, Israel, Maria Khoury, Middle East, Palestine & Jordan, religion, Travel

Arc of the U.S. to be honored at AAI Gala

April 20, 2017April 20, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Arab Americans Honor The Arc of the U.S. for Work on Behalf of Intellectually & Developmentally Disabled Community Presentation to be Made at 2017 Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Awards April 20, 2017 (Washington) – On Thursday, April 27, 2017, the Arab American community will honor the work of The Arc of the United States…

Middle East, Press Releases

Zogby named to Democratic Unity Commission

April 19, 2017April 19, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Zogby named to Democratic Unity Commission The turmoil between Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders that undermined the credibility of the Democratic National Committee will be the focus of a Unity Commission set up by both candidates and the DNC, and will include at least one American Arab, Jim Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute…

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Democracy reinforced under Turkey’s Erdogan

April 18, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Democracy reinforced under Turkey’s Erdogan My column this week in the Arab News speaks to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, truly one of the few real Democratic leaders in the Middle East standing up to rising religious extremism from Muslims in the Arab World, Christians in the West and Jews in radical Israel. A referendum he…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Kurdish, Middle East, Opinion, Ray Hanania, Spotlight, Syria, Turkey, Writers Promote

Female Genital Mutilation – A Muslim Doctor Caught Practicing in Michigan

April 14, 2017April 14, 2017 Mike Ghouse No Comments

Female Genital Mutilation – a Doctor Caught Practicing in Michigan. A few Patriarchal societies still practice cutting the female part of the genitalia to deny them sexual pleasure By Mike Ghouse TODAY’S STORY – A Female Doctor was caught in Michigan cutting female genitals. By the way, it was legal in the United States till 1996. Quite a…

Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Middle East, Mike Ghouse, religion

Rising Lamb costs changing Middle East food market

April 13, 2017April 29, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Rising Lamb costs changing Middle East food market The rising cost of lamb meat is forcing many Middle East and Arab restaurants to change their menus, offering cheaper and less appealing “ground beef” as an alternative to the more costly lamb, and it is having a negative impact on the quality of food served at…

American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Features, Food, Middle East, Opinion, Ray Hanania, recipe

Illinois men charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

April 13, 2017April 13, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Illinois men charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS Joseph D. Jones, also known as “Yusuf Abdulhaqq,” 35, and Edward Schimenti, also known as “Abdul Wali,” 35, both of Zion, Illinois, were arrested today on a federal complaint charging them with conspiring and attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic…

American Arabs, Middle East, News, Press Releases, Terrorism

Two Palestinians charged in 2010 killing of American in Israel

April 13, 2017April 13, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Two Palestinians charged in 2010 killing of American in Israel A criminal complaint was filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia charging Ayad Fatafta and Kifah Ghanimat, both approximately 39 years of age and from areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority, in connection with the Dec. 18, 2010, murder of Kristine Luken,…

Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases, Terrorism

Anti-Arab bias in political lawsuit against Arab Bank

April 13, 2017April 13, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Anti-Arab bias in political lawsuit against Arab Bank The U.S. Supreme Court will consider an outrageously illegal lawsuit that blames the victims of Israeli violence for their resistance against oppression. The lawsuit excludes pro-Palestinian and Arab victims of Israeli violence and should be expanded. The lawsuit should also represent defendants who have been victimized by Israeli terrorism…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Terrorism

Unpredictable Trump is just what the Arab World needs

April 12, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Unpredictable Trump is just what the Arab World needs My column at the Arab News this weeks discusses the reality of President Donald Trump and how his unpredictability is exactly what the Arab World needs today to undermine the fanatics, destroy the terrorist regime of Bashar al-Assad and achieve peace between Palestine and Israel By…

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Saving Arab Christians in the Middle East

April 10, 2017April 10, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Saving Arab Christians in the Middle East The recent massacre of Christians in Egypt by radical Islamic extremists is another reminder of the precarious place that Christians hold in the Muslim World and the Middle East. My column this week, written before the massacre, addresses how Israel is doing more for Christians than the Arab…

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Trump, Jordan King focus on Palestinian State

April 6, 2017April 6, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Trump, Jordan King focus on Palestinian State President Donald Trump and Jordan’s King Abdullah II met this week, their second meeting at the White House since Trump’s election, and discussed ways to achieve peace through the establishment of a State for Palestinians. Trump and King Abdullah II also discussed regional issues including confronting Syria’s butcher Bashar…

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