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Israeli campaign to spread lies exposed by prestigious British group

August 8, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Pro-Israel groups are engaged in a disinformation campaign to discredit organizations that support Palestinian civil rights. The prestigious independent organization Public Interest Investigations has identified a new campaign by extremist pro-Israel groups with U.S. Funding to discredit the important UN Economic and Social Council and the Palestine Return Centre (Center) By Ray Hanania Pro-Israel groups…

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Unmasked: How the FBI became the biggest domestic terrorist threat in America

August 7, 2015September 29, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

A history of abuses by the US Justice Department and the FBI targeting innocent Americans of Arab heritage and the Muslim religion raise serious questions about the role of these agencies and their true agendas. But the incidents suggest that the FBI is the largest real domestic terrorist operation in America By Dezeray Lyn The…

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First Republican debate steers clear of Middle East

August 7, 2015August 7, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Although the Middle East and the question “who supports Israel more” dominate national politics and presidential elections, the first major debate of the top 10 Republican contenders had another agenda, defeating Donald Trump. Middle East issues took a back seat, but they definitely will surface as the election campaign energizes Make sure to take the Presidential…

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Khalil Gibran movie opens with not enough publicity

August 6, 2015April 13, 2019 rayhanania 1 Comment

Khalil Gibran is one of America’s best known American Arabs. The acclaimed poet’s book, The Prophet, first published in 1923, has sold more than 100 million copies and has been an inspiration to American Arab writers for generations. On Friday, August 7, 2015, the animated film will open at limited engagements throughout the country with…

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Arab name controversy reflects growing hate in America

August 6, 2015May 13, 2017 rayhanania 3 Comments

Rightwing haters hone in on anyone who has a Middle East name, with the exception of “Jesus,” of course, one of the most famous Middle Eastern names. But in many cases, not everyone with a Middle Eastern name is Middle Eastern although they don’t seem immune to the hate industry that targets Arabs, Muslims and…

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Gaza youth protest Israel’s killing of children

August 6, 2015September 29, 2018 Mohammed Asad No Comments

Gaza’s children came out into the streets this past week to show support for the victims of Israeli extremist brutality, including the arson murder by an Israeli settler of an 18 month old child, Ali Dawabsheh. Dawabsheh died when his home was set fire by Jewish terrorists from nearby illegal Israeli settlements By Mohammed Asad Children in…

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Obama argues the Iraq war only helped strengthen Iran

August 5, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

It was a fundamental truth that most Americans were too overcome with anger to anticipate. The unnecessary American war against Iraq in March 2003 only accomplished one unintended goal, making Iran a much more powerful nation than it was. The Iraq war failed to free the Iraqi people and it had nothing to do with…

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SodaStream reports 28 percent drop in sales

August 5, 2015June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

The Israeli company SodaStream, which is based in Airport City adjacent to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, reported a significant loss in revenue for the first half of 2015. The Israeli owned company became a legitimate of non-violence protestors and activists when it launched a factory in the Occupied West Bank in the industrial zone…

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Israel struggles with racist underground

August 5, 2015September 24, 2018 James Dorsey No Comments

By James M. Dorsey Israel is struggling with how to deal with groups some of which are underground that are linked to a banned nationalist political party that has emerged at the core of recent racist, anti-Palestinian incidents and include a militant soccer fan group that was responsible for last month’s violent clashes during a…

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American man joins Libyan revolution in ‘Point and Shoot’

August 4, 2015October 30, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Matt VanDyke, a timid 26-year-old with obsessive-compulsive disorder, left home in Baltimore in 2006 for what he called a “crash course in manhood.” He bought a motorcycle, a video camera and set-off to film himself on a multi-year, 35,000-mile odyssey through North Africa and the Middle East. When revolution broke out in Libya, he joined…

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Yemen and Arab Uprising: Fissures and Repercussions

August 3, 2015August 4, 2015 James Dorsey No Comments

By James M Dorsey Saudi Arabia’s four-month old bombing campaign against Houthi rebel forces in Yemen has had mixed results beyond devastation in the region’s poorest country. The insertion of Saudi-trained Yemeni ground forces that support exiled president Abd Rabbah Mansour Hadi led last month to the capture of the port city of Aden from…

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Documentary captures vanishing life in Ohio’s Little Syria

August 3, 2015September 29, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Arabs immigrated to many locations in America beginning sometime in the middle of the 19th Century. Why they chose different city locations depends on the industry and job opportunities at the time. Some of those stories have been documented, but most have been lost to time and the absence of a strong community-focused news media…

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Mullah Omar ,Opposed the September, 11 Attacks, betrayed by Bin Laden

August 2, 2015March 6, 2026 Ali Younes No Comments

By Ali Younes The announcement last week that the Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead should mark an important junction not only for Afghanistan and the Taliban, but also for the Jihadist movement worldwide. As a leader of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, Mullah Omar was known as a reclusive leader who provided shelter for…

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Mega Events: Qatar is too hot, Beijing has no snow

August 1, 2015September 29, 2018 James Dorsey No Comments

International sporting associations struggle to balance adherence to human rights with hosting events in autocratic countries

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Jewish settler terrorists murder 18 month old Palestinian child

July 31, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Israeli settler terrorists were blamed for the burning death murder Friday (July 31, 2015) of an 18 month old Palestinian child. Israeli settlers continue to terrorize Christian and Muslim civilians without response from Netanyahu’s government. Netanyahu’s settler policies have encouraged attacks against Christian and Muslim civilians, as his rhetoric was blamed for the assassination of his predecessor…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Qatar’s quagmire: existential fears and missed opportunities

July 31, 2015September 29, 2018 James Dorsey No Comments

Access to soccer fields not available to everyone in Qatar where economic and social class distinction is still the rule. Migrant worker populations continue to increase, but not the benefits By James M. Dorsey Walking around Qatar’s monumental Aspire Dome sports academy, coach Fred Engh noticed kids playing soccer on an indoor field big enough…

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Huckabee, the Holocaust, and competing with Trump

July 30, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

The rhetoric in the Republican Presidential race may sound a bit weird these days maybe wondering what the topics of the screaming has to do with the real issues concerning Americans. Candidates have trumped issues like the bad economy, no jobs, bad education, and increasing violence instead arguing about birthers, holocausts, Israel and Iran By Ray Hanania…

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Arab comic artists among those feted by Arab Museum

July 30, 2015April 13, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Graphic artists including comics to be showcased at program organized by the Arab National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan on November 7. The program includes eight artists including two of Arab heritage. Graphic Comics are considered a powerful form of communications, especially in reaching young people The Arab American National Museum will showcase the talents and…

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