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Israel and Media to Blame for Increasing Violence

Posted on October 8, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel and Media to Blame for Increasing Violence

The biased Israeli and mainstream American news media are focused on the tragic murders of Israelis in the recent escalation of violence in Palestine, and are downplaying or ignoring the killing of Palestinians by Israeli terrorists to create the false perception that the conflict is driven by “anti-Semitism,” “hatred of Jews” and by “Arab extremism.”…

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Not easy doing humor when the world is so violent

Posted on October 6, 2015October 6, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Not easy doing humor when the world is so violent
Not easy doing humor when the world is so violent

The Middle East is erupting into more and more violence, and hatred is increasing as racist candidates like Ben Carson and Mike Huackabee are promoting divisions and bigotry. But sometimes, humor is the only way to stay sane. And maybe it can help others By Ray Hanania I entered comedy back in 2001 right after…

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Israeli journalist reports on challenges of Syrian refugees

Posted on October 2, 2015October 2, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli journalist reports on challenges of Syrian refugees
Israeli journalist reports on challenges of Syrian refugees

Plight of Syrian refugees traveling through Europe documented in video by Israeli journalist Seth Frantzman By Ray Hanania Israeli journalist and writer Seth J. Frantzman has produced an insightful video documentary on the challenges of the plight of Syrian refugees called “The Human Face of the European Union Refugee Crisis.” The documentary is a collection…

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Chicagoland Muslims reject criticism from Carson, Trump at Eid gathering

Posted on September 28, 2015September 28, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Chicagoland Muslims reject criticism from Carson, Trump at Eid gathering
Chicagoland Muslims reject criticism from Carson, Trump at Eid gathering

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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Why the failure of the Census to include Arabs is important

Posted on September 22, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Why the failure of the Census to include Arabs is important
Why the failure of the Census to include Arabs is important

Trying to collect accurate information on Arabs and Muslims in America is very difficult. And there is a reason for it. When a government can suppress accurate information on the demographics of a community, the government can control and suppress that community. That’s why it is so important to get the U.S. Census to change its…

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Popular Republican Ben Carson says a Muslim should not be president

Posted on September 20, 2015September 20, 2015 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Popular Republican Ben Carson says a Muslim should not be president
Popular Republican Ben Carson says a Muslim should not be president

So many people have been bashing Donald Trump for failing to challenge a supporter who said that President Obama is a Muslim, while praising the remarkable story of rival candidate Ben Carson, the African American doctor who was the focus of the 2009 movie about his “inspiring” life, “Gifted Hands” and portrayed by actor Cuba Gooding Jr. But it…

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Hypocrisy on Obama being a Muslim, and anti-Arab racism

Posted on September 18, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Hypocrisy on Obama being a Muslim, and anti-Arab racism
Hypocrisy on Obama being a Muslim, and anti-Arab racism

Donald Trump is being attacked for not correcting a supporter who claims President Obama is a Muslim. But very few Republican candidates or many in the mainstream American news media have demanded the same of other candidates. Trump may not be John McCain, but he is no different than most of the Republicans running for president. So why only attack…

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The violence by Israel’s soldiers and settler terrorists

Posted on September 16, 2015June 12, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on The violence by Israel’s soldiers and settler terrorists

Israel has recruited its soldiers, armed settlers and biased news media to defend its oppression of Palestinian civilians in the Occupied West Bank of Palestine. The Israelis enter areas, take lands and resources like water wells and destroy Palestinian buildings, and give the assets to the armed settler fanatics. And they wonder why Palestinians throw stones…

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Detroit radio listeners on Sterling Heights Mosque fight

Posted on September 11, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Detroit radio listeners on Sterling Heights Mosque fight

Radio listeners in Detroit and Washington DC discuss a wide range of issues from the opposition of Chaldean Christians from the Middle East and mosque fight in Sterling Heights, to the commemoration of the 14th Anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Listeners also sound off on the plight of Syrian Refugees and Israel’s refusal…

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Israel, one of the only countries refusing to help Syrian refugees

Posted on September 11, 2015September 11, 2015 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Israel, one of the only countries refusing to help Syrian refugees
Israel, one of the only countries refusing to help Syrian refugees

Not surprisingly, Israel has surfaced as one of the only countries int he world not to help the millions of refugees that are fleeing from the terrorism of the Islamic State and Syrian Dictator Bashar al-Assad. And, Israel is building a wall to block them from entering their occupied nation, but not along the Syrian…

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FX Tyrant series based on anti-Arab racism and stereotypes

Posted on September 10, 2015September 10, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on FX Tyrant series based on anti-Arab racism and stereotypes
FX Tyrant series based on anti-Arab racism and stereotypes

The Cable TV series from FX Tyrant is driven by anti-Arab racism and stereotypes. Not surprisingly, the series is produced by an Israeli who has no compunction to portray Arabs in as negative a light as possible to further libel Arab culture and their just claims against Israel. The real story of greed, betrayal, immorality and…

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9/11: We will never forget, but will we ever learn?

Posted on September 10, 2015September 10, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on 9/11: We will never forget, but will we ever learn?
9/11: We will never forget, but will we ever learn?

Anger and emotion following the terrorist attacks after Sept. 11, 2001 prevented most Americans from thinking with reason and common sense back then. But as time goes on, more and more Americans are recognizing that our failure to act responsibly after 9/11 has helped create a much more dangerous world, not a safer one. We will…

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What’s really behind protests against Sterling Heights mosque?

Posted on September 1, 2015September 1, 2015 By rayhanania 4 Comments on What’s really behind protests against Sterling Heights mosque?

Hundreds of people turned up at a Planning Commission meeting in Sterling Heights on August 13, 2015 to protest the building of a mosque in their community in a scene repeated throughout the country over the past two decades. Is the issue traffic congestion, or is it a more sophisticated form of anti-Islamic religious prejudice?…

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Americans are not traveling to the Middle East

Posted on August 29, 2015October 2, 2018 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Americans are not traveling to the Middle East

While Americans are among the most traveled people on the planet, one place they are avoiding is the Middle East and Arab countries. At one time, the Middle East was a favored destination to Americans but these days with the rising Islamic extremism, the violence and continued conflicts, tourism to the Arab World from the…

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Community protests building of mosque in Detroit suburb

Posted on August 28, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 6 Comments on Community protests building of mosque in Detroit suburb

A proposal to build a mosque in Sterling Heights, a suburb of Detroit, has attracted a lot of anger and protests from the public including Middle East Christians who were among the most vociferous in their opposition. The protests included complaints about traffic but also addressed issues of racism and stereotypes against Muslims. Mosque issue will…

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War rages between U.S and Arab World Airlines

Posted on August 26, 2015June 12, 2019 By rayhanania 2 Comments on War rages between U.S and Arab World Airlines

Three of America’s top airlines — American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Airlines — have launched a campaign to block the commercial services of Qatar Airways, Emirates Airlines  and Etihad Airways which provide direct flights to popular destinations in the gulf, such as Dubai. They complain the Arab airlines receive subsidies from their governments, but they are silent about subsidies…

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Palestinian failures come down to absence of strategic PR

Posted on August 25, 2015August 25, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinian failures come down to absence of strategic PR
Palestinian failures come down to absence of strategic PR

The greatest power in America and the world is strategic communications. It can make the truth look like a lie, and a lie look like the truth. While Israel masters the art of strategic communications, the Arab World has failed to use it resulting in the increasing world stereotypes that are driving the devastation of the…

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White terrorist convicted in plot to kill Muslims

Posted on August 21, 2015August 21, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on White terrorist convicted in plot to kill Muslims

Upstate New York Man Convicted for his Role in Attempting to Develop Lethal Radiation Device, targeting Arab and Muslim Americans in a case of increasing domestic terrorism and violence by White Americans provoked to hatred by strident racist rhetoric. American racist hate refocusing on Arabs and Muslims By Ray Hanania In the wake of warnings from…

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