Category: Politics

Ruthless Thanksgiving this year with politics as side dish

November 23, 2016June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Ruthless Thanksgiving this year with politics as side dish Thanksgiving celebrants will be under more pressure this year in dining rooms across America if Facebook is any indicator of how Americans feel. The politics of the recent presidential election campaign between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will have an impact, according to recent polls. Here’s…

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Why Trump should support “Sanctuary Cities”

November 18, 2016November 18, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

Why Trump should support “Sanctuary Cities” By Rawan ElBaba Now that Donald Trump has been elected President, the world looks to his first 100 days in office. In an address in Gettysburg, Pa. before election day, President-elect Trump laid out his plan which focused on several things like cleaning up Washington from insiders and lobbyists, protecting America’s…

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Blue Collar White Americans Spoke and Hired Donald Trump

November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Blue Collar White Americans Spoke and Hired Donald Trump The Americans’ political civility and the judiciary system’s credibility are always seen as a model in the world. By Abdennour Toumi The shock remains, but the country must move forward one week after American voters hired President-elect Trump in his new “unpaid” job. The on-going Trump…

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Rebranding ourselves as “Arabs” in the new Trump era

November 17, 2016June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Rebranding ourselves as “Arabs” in the new Trump era Why Arabs need to reinforce their identification as “Arabs” rather than as Muslims in the new era of President Donald Trump. Branding ourselves as Arabs will also help us fight the religious extremists and counter the rising anti-Muslim fears in the West and in the United States …

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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…

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Can we ban hate campaign Ads next time?

November 10, 2016June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Can we ban hate campaign Ads next time? Nov. 10, 2016 Southwest News-Herald, Des Plaines Valley News, the Reporter Newspapers, the Regional News, IllinoisNewsNetwork.com By Ray Hanania Has anyone else noticed that America is becoming a polarized nation? And worse, the two sides seem to be getting angrier and angrier? I’ve never been happier to…

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Trump’s path to victory through corrupt news media

November 9, 2016June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Trump’s path to victory was through the corrupt news media Donald Trump won the presidency by ignoring the media bigotry, bias and attacks, and concentrating on connecting with the majority of Americans. His base not only included the so-called “lower educated” White males but also a large segment of women, hispanics, many Christian Arabs and Muslims,…

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Arab and Muslim Americans View the Race to the White House

November 7, 2016November 7, 2016 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Arab and Muslim Americans View the Race to the White House Arab and Muslim American voters are not voting as a solid block because they are heterogenous ethnically, culturally, politically and socio-economically, even though they are culturally well integrated and emancipated, and politically involved and engaged. By Abdennour Toumi Muslim Americans are strongly leaning to…

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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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Trumpmadinejad? Not until 2020

November 2, 2016September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Trumpmadinejad? Not until 2020 There are plenty of comparisons out there that cite similar scare tactics and empty promises made by Ahmedinejad and (possibly) Trump during their ascent to power. Both broke the mold of the conservative establishment, promised wealth to the working class, went to war at the podium (in speeches and debates) and…

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Largest Illinois political group declines to endorse in Presidential race

November 1, 2016June 12, 2019 rayhanania 2 Comments

Largest Illinois political group declines to endorse in Presidential race The largest American Arab political organization in Illinois Tuesday announced they would not endorse a candidate in the hotly contested race for President of the United States. The organization is traditionally Democratic and it is a blow to Democratic Candidate Hillary Clinton By Ray Hanania The…

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Arabs prepare to celebrate Heritage in Illinois

October 28, 2016June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Arabs prepare to celebrate Heritage in Illinois Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley declared November Arab American Heritage Month in 1991, kicking off an annual commemoration of the contributions made by American Arabs to this country, the state of Illinois and to the City of Chicago. Mayor Rahm Emanuel killed the event but American Arab leaders are…

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AAI Launches voter information hotline

October 26, 2016June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

AAI launches voter information hotline In the final days before the Nov. 8 elections, the Arab American Institute has launched a Hotline for Arab American voters who may have questions or issues at the polls. As many of you may realize, this is the first presidential election without the full protection of the Voting Rights Act and we want…

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Media ignores Christian, Muslim rights in UNESCO assault

October 18, 2016June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Media ignores Christian, Muslim rights in UNESCO assault The failure of the Arab and Islamic Worlds to engage in professional communications has allowed Israel and the biased mainstream American news media to twist and shout falsely against Christian and Muslim rights in Israel, occupied Palestine and in occupied Jerusalem. The accusations against UNESCO are false….

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Hypocrisy is the real issue in this election

October 17, 2016June 12, 2019 rayhanania 1 Comment

Hypocrisy is the real issue in this election There is a debate over the language used by some rappers and hip hop artists. And I think that debate is important. But this is bigger than that debate. It cuts to the core of what’s really corrupt in the American political system and how insiders manipulate…

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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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Election: A Moral Dilemma For Arabs, Muslims

October 10, 2016September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Election: A Moral Dilemma For Arabs, Muslims By Jon Mroz Last night an undecided Muslim-American woman, Gorba Hamid, asked Donald Trump what he would do to fight Islamaphobia. With all the venom, prejudice and xenophobia flung at the Muslim and Arab communities from the far Right, you may wonder how Ms. Hamid c ould possibly be…

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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…

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