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What’s so racist about FX TV’s Tyrant?

Posted on June 25, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on What’s so racist about FX TV’s Tyrant?

What’s so racist about FX TV’s Tyrant? By Ray Hanania (Here are just my immediate thoughts in a sarcastic Tirade about Tyrant!) What’s racist about FX TV’s series Tyrant? The entire show. Because you know, all us Ay-rabs are brutal dictator murderers and we go around brutally raping women because we were brutalized as sissy…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Entertainment, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Chicago’s Future News newspaper continues to set American Arab trends

Posted on June 18, 2014June 19, 2014 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Chicago’s Future News newspaper continues to set American Arab trends
Chicago’s Future News newspaper continues to set American Arab trends

Chicago’s Future News newspaper continues to set American Arab trends By Ray Hanania Mansour Tadros left Naour, Jordan near Amman and followed his father to the United States hoping to build a new life of freedom and opportunity. But in the end, Tadros, 65, has spent most of his time defending the American Arab and…

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Lebanese American Heisman Trophy winner Manziel lags 22nd in draft to the Cleveland Browns

Posted on May 12, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Lebanese American Heisman Trophy winner Manziel lags 22nd in draft to the Cleveland Browns

Lebanese American Heisman Trophy winner Manziel lags 22nd in draft to the Cleveland Browns By Ray Hanania Not everyone knows that NFL Quarterback Johnny Manziel, 22, is of Lebanese American heritage, so that can’t be a reason why he took a 22nd seat draft last week moving from Texas A&M to the Cleveland Browns. The 2012 Heisman…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Ray Hanania, Sports, Spotlight

Who is Amal Alamuddin, reported George Clooney’s new fiancee

Posted on April 30, 2014September 24, 2018 By Ali Younes No Comments on Who is Amal Alamuddin, reported George Clooney’s new fiancee
Who is Amal Alamuddin, reported George Clooney’s new fiancee

Who is Amal Alamuddin, reported George Clooney’s new fiancee An International lawyer who believes in one God, Allah, and in Reincarnation By Ali Younes The news that 36 years old Lebanese  human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin is reportedly engaged to American actor and Oscar winner George Clooney, 52, took Hollywood and the Middle East by…

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Ali Younes, American Arabs, Entertainment, News, Spotlight

Would You Like Chicken Or Beef?

Posted on April 24, 2014April 13, 2019 By Lilas Taha No Comments on Would You Like Chicken Or Beef?

 Would You Like Chicken Or Beef? By Lilas Taha It was dinnertime, and I was ready to eat anything the waiter would put in front of me, be it chicken, beef or any high protein combination!  But my client hadn’t made her choice yet, and so I waited for her to make up her mind. She…

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Taybeh Christian Palestinians celebrate: Receiving the Holy Fire Once Again

Posted on April 19, 2014September 24, 2018 By Maria Khoury 1 Comment on Taybeh Christian Palestinians celebrate: Receiving the Holy Fire Once Again
Taybeh Christian Palestinians celebrate: Receiving the Holy Fire Once Again

Taybeh Christian Palestinians celebrate: Receiving the Holy Fire Once Again By Maria C. Khoury, Ed.D. We have just celebrated the Miracle of the Holy Fire in Taybeh in a most magnificent way at the outskirts of our village approximately  5:30 pm local time on this Great and Holy Saturday while waiting all afternoon when this…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, Maria Khoury, Palestine & Jordan, religion, Spotlight

Norman Podhoretz and the face of modernday hate

Posted on April 13, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Norman Podhoretz and the face of modernday hate
Norman Podhoretz and the face of modernday hate

Norman Podhoretz and the face of modernday hate How the mainstream American media coddles hate, racism and bigotry By Ray Hanania If someone wrote that the Jews murdered Christ, or that they were engaged in drinking the blood of Christian children, no respectable news media would publish their vicious hate filled words. But that is…

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Columbia College reinstates Palestinian professor’s censored class

Posted on April 7, 2014April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Columbia College reinstates Palestinian professor’s censored class

Columbia College reinstates Palestinian professor’s censored class By Ray Hanania Columbia College reinstated a class that had been stripped from Palestinian American Professor Iymen Chehade following weeks of protests from education professionals and activists and within days of receiving a letter of protest from the Israeli director of the film which provoked an anonymous student…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, News, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Battle rages over Easter Egg hunt in Dearborn

Posted on April 6, 2014October 30, 2018 By rayhanania 5 Comments on Battle rages over Easter Egg hunt in Dearborn
Battle rages over Easter Egg hunt in Dearborn

Battle rages over Easter Egg hunt in Dearborn By Ray Hanania As Christian Arabs prepare to celebrate Holy Week and Easter following 40 days of Lenten observances, a controversy has risen over whether or not a school in Dearborn should have been used to promote an Easter Egg hunt by a local Presbyterian Church. Majed…

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Comic Strip: Ikhras, Kim Kardashian and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad

Posted on April 4, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Comic Strip: Ikhras, Kim Kardashian and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad
Comic Strip: Ikhras, Kim Kardashian and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad

Comic Strip: Ikhras, Kim Kardashian and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad By Ray Hanania Kim Kardashian, the HUGE Reality TV star, has come out swinging for Syrian Dictator Bashar al-Assad and defending his government against the Syrian Rebels, claiming that the rebels are killing Armenians in Kesab (Kessab) near the Syrian border with Turkey, where 100 years…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, ComicStrip, Commentary, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Ustar Erdoğan, Stronger Than Ever

Posted on April 2, 2014September 24, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Ustar Erdoğan, Stronger Than Ever

Ustar Erdoğan, Stronger Than Ever By Abdennour Toumi Contrary to all expectations of the opposition and the media, even in light of the Taqsim Square protests, the charges of corruption, the national security leaks, and the bold decision to ban social media, nothing prevented the AK Party from achieving a landslide victory in Sunday’s municipal…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Spotlight

Video: Interview with TV Food host Julie Taboulie

Posted on March 31, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Video: Interview with TV Food host Julie Taboulie
Video: Interview with TV Food host Julie Taboulie

Video: Interview with TV Food host Julie Taboulie By Ray Hanania Julie Taboulie joins us for one of our first Video Podcast interviews to discuss her popular and successful TV Food show, “Cooking with Julie Taboulie.” Julie, whose real name is Julie Ann Sageer, is Lebanese American Arab and her show features the recipes and…

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American Arabs, Features, Food, Ray Hanania, Spotlight, Video

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

Posted on March 28, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on White House to recognize American Arab in honor of Cesar Chavez legacy
White House to recognize American Arab in honor of Cesar Chavez legacy

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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American Arabs, News, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Egyptians insult Qatar Emir’s mother at Arab Summit

Posted on March 27, 2014September 24, 2018 By Ali Younes 1 Comment on Egyptians insult Qatar Emir’s mother at Arab Summit

Egyptians insult Qatar Emir’s mother at Arab Summit By Ali Younes In a vicious  attack on Qatar and its Emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad, Egyptian talk show host, Mohammed Al-Gheiti blasted him for sitting “inappropriately” while Egyptian interim president  Adly Mansour was speaking during the Arab Summit now convened in Kuwait. The host  said to…

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Ali Younes, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Spotlight

Podcast Interview: Iymen Chehade discusses Columbia College discrimination

Posted on March 26, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Podcast Interview: Iymen Chehade discusses Columbia College discrimination

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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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, News, Podcast, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Bullet hit Orland Mosque dome, Orland Park police confirm

Posted on March 26, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Bullet hit Orland Mosque dome, Orland Park police confirm

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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American Arabs, News, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

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

Posted on March 25, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 5 Comments on Columbia College cancels professor’s class for showing Oscar nominated film 5 Broken Cameras
Columbia College cancels professor’s class for showing Oscar nominated film 5 Broken Cameras

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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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, News, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Did Islamic terrorists crash the Malaysian plane MH370?

Posted on March 25, 2014April 13, 2019 By Ali Younes 1 Comment on Did Islamic terrorists crash the Malaysian plane MH370?

Did Islamic  terrorists crash the Malaysian plane MH370? By Ali Younes and Sadallah Mahmoud The answer to that question in the minds of many, is Yes. But now that the mysterious disappearance of Malaysian Airlines MH370 is declared resolved  after search efforts have found evidence of wreckage  debris in the southern Indian ocean, the real…

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Ali Younes, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Palestine & Jordan, Spotlight

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