Category: Podcast

Podcast: Trump’s Travel Ban and its Effects

February 9, 2017March 17, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Podcast: Trump’s Travel Ban and its Effects In the whirlwind of the past week and a half, a look back at Trump’s travel ban. By: Kerning Cultures Note: The episode above and the article below are supplementary and different. We, the People On January 27, 2017, President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning immigration…

Activism, American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Podcast, US Arab Politics

Arab Radio: Trump and the post Obama presidency

January 13, 2017January 13, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Arab Radio: Trump and the post Obama presidency Arab Radio discussion of the impact of President Barack Obama and his legacy, and the reality of the presidency of Donald J. Trump on Arab Radio in Detroit on Friday Jan. 13, 2017 with host Ray Hanania and guests Sahar Khamis and David Alexander Bullock. They also discuss…

American Arabs, Arab News, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Podcast, Politics, Radio Podcast, Ray Hanania

Sprint’s Automated Voicemail Hell system

January 11, 2017June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Sprint’s Automated Voicemail Hell system Trying to get service out of Sprint is like trying to keep your phone from ringing up international charges while vacationing in Mexico. No matter what you do, the system is screwed up. But just call their automated system to see how little they really care about your needs By Ray Hanania…

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Reviving the Culture of Hamra Street in Lebanon

November 29, 2016September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Reclaiming the culture of Lebanon with culture and art: reviving Hamra Street with graffiti. By: Kerning Cultures Yazan Halwani is a street artist, still in his early 20s. Over the past year, I’ve met with Yazan a few times, following his work closely and always, with great admiration. When I finally got to sit down with him…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, Hebah Fisher, News, Photographs, Podcast

Why Donald Trump won the Nov. 8 election

November 17, 2016June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Why Donald Trump won the Nov. 8 election Podcast & Column: Trump won by promising “change.” Trump won because he connected with mainstream American voters. Trump won because Americans are sick and tired of the racism and bigotry of the mainstream American news media. The more the media beat up on Trump, the more Trump’s…

Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Journalism, Podcast, Politics, Ray Hanania, US Arab Politics

Reason not emotion with Trump can save Palestine

November 10, 2016June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Reason not emotion with Trump can save Palestine Many Muslims and Arabs have made the mistake of approaching the 2016 Presidential election with their emotions rather than common sense, reason and an understanding of the American political system. Instead of attacking President-elect Donald Trump, Muslims and Arabs should be working to meet with him, work…

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Behind the scenes: Middle East poetry

November 7, 2016November 7, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

The behind-the-scenes when 3 musicians and a poet in the Middle East come together for the first time. By: Kerning Cultures This episode we take you behind the scenes to capture raw human talent: the intimate brainstorming, trials, and experimentation of 3 musicians and a poet in the Middle East preparing for a spoken word…

Arab World, Entertainment, Hebah Fisher, Podcast

Obama failed to deliver on promises to Arabs and Muslims

November 3, 2016June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Obama failed to deliver on promises to Arabs and Muslims President Barack Obama grew up politically in an environment that included many prominent Arabs, Palestinians and Muslims before rising to national politics and becoming president. His background having a father who was raised Muslim (who later converted to Anglicanism and later became an atheist) sensitized…

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Egypt’s Brain Drain

October 19, 2016August 20, 2019 rayhanania 2 Comments

What do we owe the places that raised us? Exploring brain drain from Egypt. By: Kerning Cultures Note: the episode above supplements the article below; they’re both different! Mention “brain drain” to any Middle Easterner and they’ll nod sadly: yes, we have this problem in our country, too. Tracing the history of emigration in…

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Arab World, Hebah Fisher, Podcast

Real threat facing the Middle East is Iranian extremism

October 13, 2016September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Real threat facing the Middle East is Iranian extremism Published in the Arab News, Oct. 13, 2016 By Ray Hanania Although much is made of the rising threat of ISIS and al-Qaeda in the Middle East, one axis more threatening, is the violent coalition of Syria and Hezbollah, led by Iran. Iran is one of…

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Don’t call me MENA, call me Arab

October 8, 2016June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Don’t call me MENA, call me Arab President Obama is considering placing an all inclusive category called “MENA” (Middle Eastern and North Africa) on the US Census forms going out soon to identify the nation’s 2020 demographic population, but I think the designation should be sweet and simple “Arab.” I’m not MENA, I am Arab and I…

American Arabs, Arab News, Bloggers, Commentary, Middle East, News, Podcast, Politics, Ray Hanania, US Arab Politics

Podcast: Obama follows Clinton in Middle East peace failure

October 3, 2016June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Podcast: Obama follows in Clinton shadow to build “pro-Israel legacy” Published in the Arab News, Saudi Arabia Sept. 30, 2016 By Ray Hanania Many Arabs believed newly elected President Barack Obama would re-balance America’s heavily pro-Israel foreign policy, including establishing a Palestinian State. In fact Obama didn’t disappoint Arab World or Palestinian expectations when he…

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Podcast: Interview with Hebah Fisher of Kerning Cultures

October 3, 2016June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Podcast: Interview with Hebah Fisher of Kerning Cultures Podcast: Interview with Hebah Fisher of Kerning Cultures, the popular podcast series that focuses on the Middle East By Ray Hanania In our podcast, we take a moment to talk with Heba Fisher, one of the editors at Kerning Cultures which explores Middle East issues in their weekly…

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Border(less): refugees face challenges

September 6, 2016September 6, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

Border(less): refugees face challenges. Today we follow a Kurdish family as they flee their home and navigate Europe’s elusive borders. By Kerning Cultures How do you lose a family member in Europe’s elusive borders? And as a refugee how do you navigate the world of smugglers when crossing the English Channel? At a time when…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Europe, Kerning Cultures, Kurdish, Middle East, Podcast

Mohammed Dajani, the Holocaust, normalization and peace

September 2, 2016September 25, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

In March 2014 Al-Quds Professor Mohammed Dajani took 27 of his students on an education visit to the Auschwitz Nazi death camp to explore the history of the Holocaust and expand understanding. But Dajani was immediately attacked and forced from his position. Two years later, we talk to him about the rise of extremism and how…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Palestine & Jordan, Podcast, Radio Podcast, Ray Hanania

Reconciliation, a Tale of Two Seas

August 29, 2016June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

It’s 2011, and Bahrain is a divided society. Can they reconcile?

Arab World, Arab World Politics, Hebah Fisher, Podcast

Top iTunes podcasts on Arabs, Middle East

August 16, 2016August 20, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Top iTunes podcasts on Arabs, Middle East. Podcasts offer an easy way to avoid the biases and bigotry of the mainstream American news media. All you have to do is create an account at iTunes (most people already have one), and “subscribe” (usually for free) to the podcast on your Apple or Android device. It’s that…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Features, Podcast, Radio Podcast, Ray Hanania, Technology

What Muhammad Ali meant to American Arabs, and me

June 10, 2016September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

What Muhammad Ali meant to American Arabs, and me, a personal remembrance of Ali’s impact on the lives of American Arabs during several encounters from his beginnings in the boxing profession from Cassius Cay to Muhammad Ali and his conversion to Islam, to his support of the building of Mosques and Islam in the 1970s, and…