Category: racism

350 Palestinians to be homeless when Israel destroys Umm al-Hiran village

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

350 Palestinians to be homeless when Israel destroys Umm al-Hiran village Another example of how Israel’s racism targets non-Jews, intentionally. 350 people to be left homeless when Israel demolishes entire Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran in April. Adalah calls on Israeli attorney general, Israel Land Authority to postpone eviction of Bedouin Arab residents and demolition of…

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Congresswoman McCollum urges end to Israeli abuses of children

March 19, 2018September 29, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Congresswoman McCollum urges end to Israeli abuses of children Congresswoman Betty McCollum met with leaders of the American Muslims for Palestine to reiterate her support of legislation to promote Palestinian rights and force Israel to end its abuse of Palestinian children. McCollum, a Democrat from Minnesota, is the sponsor of House Resolution 4391 which prevents…

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PLO denounces Israeli attack on college campus

March 8, 2018March 8, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

PLO denounces Israeli attack on college campus Dr. Ashrawi: The Israeli army’s assault on Birzeit University campus is a grave violation and a dangerous escalation. Birzeit University officials plea for protection at their educational institution from Israeli settler and military terrorist attacks. Video shows brutality of Israeli terrorism against students, similar to Israel’s assault against children…

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New book empowers Arabs to fight back against media bias

March 2, 2018March 6, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

New book empowers Arabs to fight back against media bias A new book that empowers Arabs and Muslims in America to effectively confront and change news media bias was published this week by award-winning Palestinian American columnist and former Chicago City Hall journalist Ray Hanania. Yalla! Fight Back offers a strategic plan for Arabs and…

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Man indicted for threatening Arabs in Washington D.C.

February 22, 2018February 22, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Man indicted for threatening Arabs in Washington D.C. AAI Welcomes DOJ Indictment for Hate Crime Against Man Who Repeatedly Threatened Organization On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice charged a Virginia man with four counts of threatening Arab American Institute (AAI) staff because of their Arab ancestry and three counts of threatening AAI employees for their advocacy…

American Arabs, mainstream, News, racism

Israel’s war on Palestinians is a war on facts

February 19, 2018February 20, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Israel’s war on Palestinians is a war on facts Israel’s government is not only violating the rights of Christians and Muslims inside Israel and in the occupied territories, the Apartheid government is also assaulting truth. Pro-Israel fanatics want you to sympathize with them when Israelis are killed but are silent when Israelis murder Palestinian civilians,…

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BDS movement nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

BDS movement nominated for Nobel Peace Prize The Palestinian Solidarity Campaign and Jewish Voice for Peace released news this week that the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanction) movement has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. BDS opposes the illegal activities of the Israeli Government in denying the human and civil rights of civilians targeted by…

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Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi persecuted in Israeli Gulag

February 13, 2018September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi persecuted in Israeli Gulag Standing up to Israel’s terrorism and brutality, Ahed Tamimi and her family have been persecuted by Israel and are imprisoned in the Israeli Gulag Archipelago for publicizing Israel’s war crimes in the Occupied Territory. Pro-Israel extremists and the Israeli government have demonized the Tamimi’s who have been…

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What’s the Matter with France?

February 11, 2018February 11, 2018 Abdennour Toumi 2 Comments

What’s the Matter with France? What is wrong with the white xenophobes and France in general toward their fellow Muslims and Arabs? By Abdennour Toumi The question of the headscarf (al-Khemar in Arabic) in France is more than just a partisan selling point and an electoral agenda. The aim of the matter is to ban…

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Beware of pro-Israel Quora.com

February 1, 2018February 1, 2018 rayhanania 2 Comments

Beware of pro-Israel Quora.com The social media “question” site Quora.com recently pushed me to join so I did. I thought it might help with columns I write. You post a question and strangers answer. I posted a question this week that apparently Quora didn’t like. Why haven’t the Arabs done more to protest against President…

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65 Israeli Laws that target and discriminate against non-Jews in Israel

January 27, 2018January 30, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

65 Israeli Laws that target and discriminate against non-Jews in Israel Israel has 65 laws that directly discriminate against Christians and Muslims or that are used to justify discrimination in every level of life against non-Jewish citizens of Israel. Some of the laws were founded during the British Mandate and were denounced by Jews in…

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How racism infects the American mainstream news media

January 26, 2018January 26, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

How racism infects the American mainstream news media Racism dominates the mainstream American news media and there are examples of this everyday in news stories that the media promotes. The real tragedy is that most Arab Americans don’t care and do nothing about it. Instead, they prefer to be led by their noses against populist…

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Defying Israel’s Civil Rights abuses through Martin Luther King Jr.

January 15, 2018January 15, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Defying Israel’s Civil Rights abuses through Martin Luther King Jr. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., came to symbolize the successful struggle against racism and bigotry in America not just against the racism of Americans in society but also the racist practices of the American government. While others in the African American community embraced violent…

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Ahed Tamimi: Symbol of courage and leadership

December 21, 2017September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Ahed Tamimi: Symbol of courage and leadership Nothing has been more inspiring than to watch 16 year old Ahed Tamimi, a young girl standing in front of her home in Nabi Saleh, confronting heavily armed Israeli soldiers mocking them with slaps and telling them to eave her family alone. Tamimi has become the face of…

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The inseparability of peace, security, development and human rights

December 8, 2017December 8, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

The inseparability of peace, security, development and human rights GENEVA (8 December 2017) – On this day in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Its timing so close after the end of World War II was no coincidence. Rather, it reflected the conviction that human dignity is at…

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American views of Arabs and Muslims improve, AAI study shows

December 5, 2017December 5, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

American views of Arabs and Muslims improve, AAI study shows Poll Shows Positive Shift Accompanied by a Deep Partisan Rift in Americans’ Views of Arabs & Muslims. This, in the face of an Increase in Hate Crimes & Bigotry (Washington) The Arab American Institute (AAI) released a new poll today, examining American Attitudes towards Arabs, Muslims,…

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NY Theater presents Arab American struggles in Jim Crow era

November 29, 2017November 29, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

NY Theater presents Arab American struggles in Jim Crow era NEW YORK THEATER COMPANY PRESENTS ARAB AMERICAN STRUGGLES IN JIM CROW SOUTH Noor Theatre makes Michigan debut at Arab American National Museum Dec. 8 as part of Museum’s Artists + Residents program Dearborn, Mich. (Nov. 29, 2017) – The Global Fridays Fall 2017 season at…

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An American Arab Thanksgiving

November 23, 2017September 25, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

An American Arab Thanksgiving Remembering back to the 1960s when Arab Americans had hope for freedom and racism in America was focused elsewhere. Thanksgiving was a feast in Arab American homes in the 1960s and 1970s before politics, hatred, racism and Israeli violence created a refugee crisis By Ray Hanania Thanksgiving is a special holiday…

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