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CAIR warns about hate rallies scheduled this week

October 5, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

CAIR Asks Mosques Nationwide to Take Added Safety Measures Prior to Anti-Islam Rallies October 10 The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged Muslim community leaders to consider instituting additional safety measures in response to hate rallies by possibly armed anti-Muslim extremists targeting mosques nationwide on October…

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Al Maktoum Foundation to refocus on Middle East

October 5, 2015October 5, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Consolidates 28 Humanitarian Programmes and Foundations Operating in 116 Countries; Refocuses on Middle East Middle East‘s largest development and community foundation includes 1,400 development programmes and initiatives targeting 130 million in need through to 2025 H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced today the…

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20 percent of Middle East wealth controlled by UAE individuals

October 5, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Ultra Wealthy In United Arab Emirates Control US$255 Billion Of Private Wealth There are 1,275 ultra wealthy individuals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), representing 20% of the total ultra wealthy population in the Middle East, Wealth-X research shows. The combined wealth of the UAE’s ultra high net worth (UHNW*) population stands at US$255 billion. The study also reveals that 57%…

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Chicagoland Muslims reject criticism from Carson, Trump at Eid gathering

September 28, 2015September 28, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Thousands of Muslims gathered at Toyota Park in suburban Chicagoland to celebrate the Eid al -Udha, Feast of the Sacrifice and listened as statewide leaders denounced anti-Muslim and anti-Arab racism by presidential candidates including Donald Trump and Ben Carson By Ray Hanania Bridgeview, Illinois – More than 14,000 Muslims at a suburban Chicago stadium Thursday…

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Jordan nominates “Theeb” for 88th Academy Awards

September 25, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Jordan nominates “Theeb” for 88th Academy Awards Award–winning Jordanian feature narrative “Theeb”, by director Naji Abu Nowar, is Jordan’s official submission for the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 88th Academy Awards, the Royal Film Commission (RFC) announced recently. The selection was made by a committee of Jordanian artists and craftspeople involved in the…

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Holy Land Principles, Inc. Commissions New Report

September 22, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Holy Land Principles, Inc. Commissions New Report “Human Rights Focus on Israel-Palestine” The Holy Land Principles, Inc. has commissioned its twelfth Report relating to its campaign for the adaption of the Holy Land Principles — an 8-point corporate code of conduct for the 545 American companies doing business in Israel-Palestine. The 20-page report “Human Rights Focus on Israel-Palestine” is,…

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US Arab Radio successfully celebrates 10 year anniversary

September 2, 2015September 2, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

US Arab Radio successfully celebrates 10 year anniversary Detroit, Michigan & Washington D.C., Sept 3rd, 2015 — US Arab Radio celebrated its 10 year anniversary Friday, attracting more than 350 civic, faith and community leaders, journalists, government officials and supporters at the Wayne Tree Manor in Wayne, Michigan. Master of ceremony and editor of Yamichigan.com…

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American veteran supports Iran deal on nuclear arms

August 27, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Congressman Seth Moulton, a combat veteran, shares why he supports the Iran deal and why he’s urging others to do the same. By Congressman Seth Moulton I was in the first company of Marines to enter Baghdad in 2003 As a combat veteran, I know the cost of war. It is something I still carry…

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Child medical services expand in Ramallah

August 27, 2015August 27, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

For these Arabs and Israelis, the Only Common Enemy is Heart Disease. Nearing its ten-year anniversary, A Heart for Peace’s mixed team of Israeli and Palestinian doctors at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital has cared for 607 Palestinian children, with no thought to borders and citizenship. And at no charge. Two years ago, Baby Saleh was rushed…

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Surge in destruction of Palestinian homes in Israel

August 22, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Thirty-one aid, faith, human rights, and development organizations are calling on world leaders to take urgent action to halt ongoing demolitions and hold the government of Israel accountable for the wanton destruction of Palestinian property and of projects funded by international aid in the occupied West Bank. Surge in destruction reported By Edith Garwood Amnesty…

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Chemical weapons in Syria raise international concerns

August 12, 2015June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) expressed concerns with evidence of recent chemical attacks in southern Syria against civilian targets and civilian neighborhoods. Field staff working with the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) reported the use of a chemical agent in a recent attack in Erbin, Eastern Ghouta. The exact chemical agent remains unknown as field staff…

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Israeli campaign to spread lies exposed by prestigious British group

August 8, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Pro-Israel groups are engaged in a disinformation campaign to discredit organizations that support Palestinian civil rights. The prestigious independent organization Public Interest Investigations has identified a new campaign by extremist pro-Israel groups with U.S. Funding to discredit the important UN Economic and Social Council and the Palestine Return Centre (Center) By Ray Hanania Pro-Israel groups…

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American man joins Libyan revolution in ‘Point and Shoot’

August 4, 2015October 30, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Matt VanDyke, a timid 26-year-old with obsessive-compulsive disorder, left home in Baltimore in 2006 for what he called a “crash course in manhood.” He bought a motorcycle, a video camera and set-off to film himself on a multi-year, 35,000-mile odyssey through North Africa and the Middle East. When revolution broke out in Libya, he joined…

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Middle East Christians get training to reinforce faith

July 22, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

The Ecumenical Institute for the Middle East will launch a new program to bring Christians from the throughout the Arab World together to strengthen their faith in hopes of reinforcing the vanishing Christian presence in the Middle East and Holy land. Participants will come from Levant countries including Palestine, Jordan, Syrian, Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq and…

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Constructing a Nation’s Memory: Cinema of Michel Khleifi

July 22, 2015September 29, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

The life and works of Palestinian filmmaker Michel Khleifi will be celebrated in London at the Shabbak Festival featuring his films and the films of others. Khleifi produced the West Bank’s first documentary film in 1980 “Fertile Memory” For many years, Michel Khleifi was the ultimate voice of Palestinian cinema. Emerging from the ashes of PLO…

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Oktoberfest in Palestine being planned in Taybeh

July 19, 2015July 21, 2015 Maria Khoury 1 Comment

The Taybeh Brewing Company, the first Micro-Brewery in the Middle East is planning its annual OctoberFest which will be held this Fall in September. Despite the oppression of Palestinians, the Festival will continue to bring people together to celebrate a German tradition that is popular throughout the world, especially in the village of Taybeh, which…

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Palestinian & Iraqi war veteran scale highest American mountain

July 18, 2015July 18, 2015 rayhanania 2 Comments

An Iraqi veteran and a Palestinian-Israeli partnered together recently to tackle one of America’s highest mountains, Denali (Mt. McKinley), showcasing their partnership as an example of how individuals with diverse backgrounds can come together. The two displayed a banner urging peace Mount McKinley (also known as Denali), North America’s highest peak, can pose a challenge for…

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Canada Coptic Orthodox welcome His Grace Bishop Eklemandos

July 17, 2015July 17, 2015 rayhanania 1 Comment

Coptic Orthodox communities in Eastern Canada welcome His Grace Bishop Eklemandos The General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church will oversee congregations in all of Eastern Canada. The Coptic Orthodox communities in Ottawa, Kingston, Montreal, and Halifax celebrated the arrival of His Grace Bishop Eklemandos, General Bishop over Ottawa, Montreal, and Eastern Canada on Thursday…

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