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America’s #1 Arab comedian performs in suburban Detroit

Posted on March 31, 2016April 2, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on America’s #1 Arab comedian performs in suburban Detroit

Comedian Nemr pushes the envelope on Arab cultural habits, traditions and even politics using laughter to make audiences see past the stereotypes and anger in the post-Sept. 11, 2001 world. This week, he performs in Greater Detroit and expands his already impressive professional comedy resume By Ray Hanania Not many American Arab comedians have made the cover of Rolling Stone…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Entertainment, Features, Humor, Ray Hanania

Murder in Chicago and Israel, two immoral standards

Posted on March 31, 2016September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 4 Comments on Murder in Chicago and Israel, two immoral standards

You don’t kill individuals suspected in a crime, especially when they have already been shot by police and are lying on the ground incapacitated. And you don’t threaten the person who takes the video of the incident which shows the authorities walking up to the disabled and injured suspect, and shooting him in the head. It…

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UN, Årab League tackle sexual violence against women

Posted on March 30, 2016March 30, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on UN, Årab League tackle sexual violence against women

The United Nations and the League of Arab States today signed an agreement to strengthen collaboration on prevention of conflict-related sexual violence in the Arab region. The agreement was signed in Cairo, Egypt, by the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict,Zainab Hawa Bangura, and Nabil el-Araby, Secretary-General of the League of the Arab…

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Videographer of soldier killing wounded Palestinian threatened with death

Posted on March 30, 2016March 31, 2016 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Videographer of soldier killing wounded Palestinian threatened with death

Israeli settlers, who have been behind most of the violence and terrorism between Israel and Palestine, this week are threatening retaliation against the Palestinian man who videotaped an Israeli soldier who casually and brutally walked up to an injured Palestinian suspected in an attack against another Israeli in Hebron and then shot him in an act of cold…

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Dems Must Debate Israel’s WMD and Vanunu’s Human Rights

Posted on March 29, 2016April 13, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Dems Must Debate Israel’s WMD and Vanunu’s Human Rights

Debate is a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward. “You should be willing to debate anytime, anywhere.” Hillary Clinton said in 2008 By Eileen Fleming In 2006, Israel’s Nuclear Whistle Blower Mordechai Vanunu taped this video invitation to Senator Clinton and…

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American Arab Christians support Trump

Posted on March 29, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on American Arab Christians support Trump

Despite vicious attacks and bullying from political and Muslim extremists, many American Arabs, especially Christians, are standing up to support Donald Trump for President of the United States. The latest coalition to endorse Trump is the “American-Mideast Coalition for Trump” which includes leaders from the American Arab Christian community. Here is their statement: We, representatives of…

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Palestinians commemorate Land Day, Israel’s crimes

Posted on March 29, 2016March 29, 2016 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Palestinians commemorate Land Day, Israel’s crimes

Palestinians commemorate Land Day, Israel’s crimes. From its creation in 1948, Israel has made the conflict in occupied Palestine about the theft of land and the ethnic cleansing of the population of Palestine’s Christians and Muslims. On March 30, 1976, inside Israel, six Palestinians were murdered by Israeli soldiers when they protested Israel’s plans to confiscate…

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Analysis: America’s unDemocratic process of “Democracy”

Posted on March 28, 2016April 3, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Analysis: America’s unDemocratic process of “Democracy”

Many people in the world look at the United States as the bastion of Democracy, citing their election process which boasts one-vote, one-person. In other words, each American 18 years of age or older has the same power to vote for and elect the people who represent them in government. It is a great concept, but…

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The West’s fluid definition of terror

Posted on March 26, 2016 By rayhanania 1 Comment on The West’s fluid definition of terror

Innocent civilians are murdered and seriously injured everyday in Palestine and throughout the Middle East from terror, but the West always seems to have two standards for suffering, one for themselves and one for the people the West brutalizes. This essay explores the hypocrisy of the West in the aftermath of the terrorism in Brussels and…

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Video: Execution in Cold Blood !!

Posted on March 24, 2016March 25, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Video: Execution in Cold Blood !!

This video was captured by Emad abu-Shamsiyah, a Palestinian resident from Hebron as he watched and documented the zionist crime today Thursday March. 24th ’16. A zionist soldier shooting an injured Palestinian in the head. It seems to be that it is a zionist habit to “finish” the injured Palestinians as no one seemed to…

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Brussels terrorism and Edjteehad in the West

Posted on March 24, 2016March 24, 2016 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Brussels terrorism and Edjteehad in the West

Brussels terrorism and Edjteehad in the West. Culture is another contested area in the history of Islam-West relations. The influence of Islamic culture and civilization on the West is sociologically decisive and irreversible. By Abdennour Toumi The Brussels attacks are but one act in a series of serious threats posed by “homegrown” radicalism from young…

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Clinton panders on Middle East, Sanders offers solutions

Posted on March 23, 2016April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Clinton panders on Middle East, Sanders offers solutions
Clinton panders on Middle East, Sanders offers solutions

Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton is following a carefully written script in addressing the Middle East conflict, one that panders to the power of the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC and ignores issues of justice, the rule of law and civil rights. Her Democratic primary opponent, Bernie Sanders, however, has made principle and the rule of law foundations…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Ray Hanania

Muslims urge government to review AIPAC status

Posted on March 22, 2016 By rayhanania 7 Comments on Muslims urge government to review AIPAC status

As promoter of Israeli policy in US, AIPAC should register as a Foreign Agent Leaders of the organization American Muslims for Palestine urged the U.S. Government to review the activities of AIPAC, the foreign Israel lobby, to determine if it should be treated as a foreign agent and be scrutinized more closely. As the annual…

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Sykes-Picot Agreement, Myth vs Reality

Posted on March 21, 2016March 21, 2016 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Sykes-Picot Agreement, Myth vs Reality

The Sykes-Picot Agreement symbolizes the secrecy by which France and Britain decided to carve up the Middle East based on their economic and power issues and not on the interests of the people of the Middle East. And while the agreement was never realized, it set the stage for the turmoil that has plagued the…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Iraq, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Syria

Easter Message and Christian Fundamentalism

Posted on March 20, 2016March 31, 2017 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Easter Message and Christian Fundamentalism

Christian fundamentalism emphasizes the literal interpretation of the Bible and became a significant phenomenon in 20th century America By Eileen Fleming Christian Fundamentalism began in the late 19th century in reaction to new developments in the natural and social sciences, especially the theory of Evolution. Despite the fact that the Bible is a collection of…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Palestine & Jordan

Columbus Ohio Palestinian struggles in wake of violence

Posted on March 19, 2016June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Columbus Ohio Palestinian struggles in wake of violence

The owner of a Middle East restaurant in Columbus, Ohio continues to struggle more than a month after a brutal machete attack on his customers. The owner, Hany J. Baransi, lives in a world of limbo. He is Palestinian Arab and Israeli from Nazareth, the name of his deli, and he is Christian. The Muslim…

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Palestinian awarded $1 million from education foundation

Posted on March 15, 2016September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinian awarded $1 million from education foundation

London foundation recognizes the struggle of Palestinians awarding its annual $1 million Global Teacher Prize to a Palestinian teacher who works with children under the oppression of the brutal Israeli military occupation. By Ray Hanania The Varkey Foundation named Palestinian teacher Hana Al Hroub as the recipient of this year’s $1 million “Global Teacher Prize” in education….

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Arab World, Editors Picks, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan

Israelis kill girl in Gaza, but media doesn’t care

Posted on March 12, 2016March 12, 2016 By Mohammed Asad 3 Comments on Israelis kill girl in Gaza, but media doesn’t care

The Israelis killed a Palestinian girl Saturday in the Gaza Strip, but because the victim wasn’t Jewish and the target of a knife attack, or was killed by an Israeli with a guitar, no one cares. The only victims the mainstream news media and the Israelis care about are Israelis killed or injured by knife…

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