Category: News

Armenian American celebrity Kim Kardashian boosts Syrian dictator Assad

April 4, 2014January 9, 2019 Ali Younes No Comments

Armenian American celebrity Kim Kardashian boosts Syrian dictator Assad By Ali Younes and Sadallah Mahmoud While the mainstream American news media is no longer providing any in depth coverage of the raging civil war in Syria or the atrocities that has been committed by the Syrian regime or his extremist Al Qaida-linked opponents, two tweets by American…

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Incumbent Washington DC mayor ousted, but American Arab candidate fails in bid

April 3, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Incumbent Washington DC mayor ousted, but American Arab candidate fails in bid By Ray Hanania The hurdle for American Arabs to overcome to win public office in America is high, but many continue to strive to shatter the glass ceiling and engage in American government at all levels as is their right as citizens. This…

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Jordan King Abdullah II urges building on privatization review panel findings

April 2, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Jordan King Abdullah II urges building on privatization review panel findings AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday stressed the importance of building on the outcome of the Privatisation Evaluation Committee (PEC) report by utilising its results in drawing up economic strategies, and boosting the partnership between the public and the private sectors. During…

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UAE Embassy Visits the City of Atlanta, Georgia to Promote Increased Partnership and Trade

April 2, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

UAE Embassy Visits the City of Atlanta, Georgia to Promote Increased Partnership and Trade Diplomats from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy in Washington, DC, recently returned from Atlanta, Georgia where they met with government, business and community leaders to explore areas for future collaboration and highlight the growing bilateral UAE-US trade relationship. The UAE…

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California Visitors Association opens office to promote bi-lateral tourism opportunities with Dubai

April 1, 2014October 2, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

California Visitors Association opens office to promote bi-lateral tourism opportunities with Dubai The Orange County Visitors Association (OCVA) announced it will open its third foreign visitors office in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates as a part of a campaign to encourage tourism to and from the California region. The new venture represents the first…

American Arabs, News, Ray Hanania, Travel

Middle East Arts Supporter Sees Kennedy Center Recognition as “Bridge to the Rest of the World”

March 31, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Middle East Arts Supporter Sees Kennedy Center Recognition as “Bridge to the Rest of the World” By Ray Hanania Badr Jafar, the CEO of Crescent Enterprises based on Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, is one of two recipients of this year’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts “Gold Medal” for is collaboration in launching a multimedia…

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Baby son who slain Judge Raed Zeiter tried to help dies in Amman hospital

March 30, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Baby son who slain Judge Raed Zeiter tried to help dies in Amman hospital By Ali Younes Alaedinne Zeiter, the 5-year-old comatose son of Jordan’s magistrate judge who was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers on March 10, Raed Zeiter, was pronounced dead in a Jordanian hospital in Amman from brain injuries that he suffered few weeks before…

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White House to recognize American Arab in honor of Cesar Chavez legacy

March 28, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

White House to recognize Palestine children’s activist at Cesar Chavez legacy awards By Ray Hanania The White House will honor 10 Americans including an American Arab involved in Palestinian children’s relief and providing health and social services to needy families in the Anaheim, California area, President Obama’s Office of of Public Engagement announced Friday. Although…

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Aron Kader headlines Comedy show for peace in Los Angeles April 10

March 27, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Aron Kader headlines Comedy show for peace in Los Angeles April 10 By Ray Hanania Prominent Palestinian standup comedian Aron Kader will headline an evening of Middle East comedy on Thursday April 10 at the Levantine Center in Los Angeles. The show will be hosted by Sammy “KO” Obeid and will also feature performances by…

American Arabs, Entertainment, Humor, News, Ray Hanania

Podcast Interview: Peter Kirstein discusses Columbia College censorship of Arab professor

March 27, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania 2 Comments

Podcast Interview: Peter Kirstein discusses Columbia College censorship of Arab professor By Ray Hanania Peter Kirstein, vice president of the Illinois Conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), discusses a recent AAUP report which concluded that Columbia College Professor Iymen Chehade had been discriminated against by the College following an anonymous complaint that…

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Podcast Interview: Iymen Chehade discusses Columbia College discrimination

March 26, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Podcast Interview: Iymen Chehade discusses Columbia College discrimination By Ray Hanania Columbia College Professor Iymen Chehade discusses the censorship of his class by the Chicago Illinois based College administration after an anonymous student filed an official complaint against him accusing him of bias. Although the College failed to do a complete investigation or to identify…

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Bullet hit Orland Mosque dome, Orland Park police confirm

March 26, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Bullet hit Orland Mosque dome, Orland Park police confirm Hunt for suspect(s) continues, police say By Ray Hanania Orland Park Police said they are aggressively investigating an apparent gunshot that penetrated the golden dome of the Prayer Center of Orland Park early Tuesday morning as about 40 members of the Mosque congregation were conducting their…

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Israel: “ We never apologized to the Jordanians”

March 26, 2014September 24, 2018 Ali Younes No Comments

Israel: “ We never apologized to the Jordanians” Jordanian officials: “ Whatever the Israelis said, we considered it an apology” By Ali Younes In the aftermath of the murder of judge Raed Zeiter on March 10, Jordanians reacted with angry protests demonstrations against their government’s reaction which was described by protesters as “ cowardice” ,…

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Bullets fired at Dome of Orland Park Illinois mosque

March 25, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Bullets fired at Dome of Orland Park Illinois mosque By Ray Hanania A single gun-shot was fired through the Golden dome of the Prayer Center of Orland Park, a mosque that opened to much community opposition and controversy in the Southwest suburban community in 2004. The Orland Park Illinois Police Department, which has taken strong…

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Columbia College cancels professor’s class for showing Oscar nominated film 5 Broken Cameras

March 25, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania 5 Comments

Columbia College cancels professor’s class for showing Oscar nominated film 5 Broken Cameras By Ray Hanania In another example of anti-Arab bias, a Columbia College student complaint that a teacher, Professor Iymen Chehade, was teaching “bias” has resulted in the college canceling a segment of the professor’s class on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Click here to listen to…

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Obama Silent on 6th Anniversary of American Zack Shahin Dubai arrest

March 24, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Obama Silent on 6th Anniversary of American Zack Shahin Dubai arrest Legal team says U.S. State Dept silence is deafening as Shahin’s imprisonment without upheld conviction continues since 2008 The six-year anniversary of U.S. Citizen Zack Shahin’s imprisonment has come and gone, with nary a word from the U.S. Department of State suggesting any resolution…

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Exclusive: “They murdered my son in cold blood” grieving father of Judge Raed Zeiter declares

March 23, 2014September 24, 2018 Ali Younes 1 Comment

Exclusive: “They murdered my son in cold blood” grieving father of Judge Raed Zeiter declares Witness accounts contradict claims by Israel and demand stronger response from Jordanian Government By Ali Younes In an exclusive interview with the Arab Daily News, the father of Raed Zeiter said his son was murdered by Israeli soldiers on March 10…

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Silverstein bill to censor critics of foreign country stymied in Illinois Senate

March 21, 2014April 13, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Silverstein bill to censor critics of foreign country stymied in Illinois Senate By Ray Hanania Senate Bill 3017, introduced by State Sen. Ira Silverstein to protect Israel from American citizens expressing their constitutional rights to criticize a foreign country, failed to be called for a vote last week, suggesting that it might dies, opponents of…

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