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Posted on June 7, 2015June 7, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Jewish Arab American’s horse American Pharoah wins Triple Crown

A Jewish American Arab’s horse, American Pharoah, won the Triple Crown on Saturday. Ahmed Zayat is a Jewish Egyptian immigrant to the United States and owner of Zayat Stables LLC. Zayat is the former owner of Al Ahram Beverages in Egypt which was purchased by Heineken in 2002. American Pharaoh is ranked by the Los Angeles…

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Shia and Sunni Takfiriyat

Posted on June 6, 2015June 7, 2015 By Mike Ghouse 3 Comments on Shia and Sunni Takfiriyat

By Mike Ghouse No one has a right to declare that Shiism or Sunnism is false and heretical. One of the major differences between Shia and Sunni traditions is about the role of leadership. When Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was returning from his last pilgrimage, he gathered the caravan at an oasis called Ghadir Khumm and…

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Free Vanunu to Norway: International Intervention Required

Posted on June 6, 2015October 13, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 2 Comments on Free Vanunu to Norway: International Intervention Required

By Eileen Fleming On Wednesday Mordechai Vanunu wrote regarding this Norwegian media report translated by Google: Norway opening the door very slightly for asylum or emergency passport for the Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu. Minister Vidar Helgesen said ‘We would consider it.’ Helgesen said Norway had asked Israel to take humanitarian considerations in this matter,…

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Pamela Geller is not for free speech – donors beware

Posted on June 5, 2015June 5, 2015 By Mike Ghouse 7 Comments on Pamela Geller is not for free speech – donors beware

By Mike Ghouse Freedom of speech is the most enduring, stabilizing, sustainable value of a free society. Ultimately freedom should prevail over everything else. That is about the only thing I would die for and defend. Pamela Geller does not defend free speech, just as ISIS does not represent Islam, both masquerade to defend but…

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Syrian refugee invents system to irrigate drought

Posted on June 4, 2015April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Syrian refugee invents system to irrigate drought

A former Syrian journalist forced to flee in the face of oppression and increased violence is rebuilding his life and helping farmers in the Arab World to irrigate drought-ridden farmlands and crops. Ayman Abdel Nour has submitted a patent for his new invention a sub-surface irrigation system to counter the region’s growing shortage of water. By Ray…

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Establishing USS LIBERTY Remembrance Day Despite Congress

Posted on June 4, 2015October 13, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Establishing USS LIBERTY Remembrance Day Despite Congress

By Eileen Fleming   On Monday at Arlington National Cemetery Congressional Representatives will again be MIA at the annual honoring of the USS LIBERTY; However growing numbers of supporters will be there in body or spirit for the 48th year the survivors remember that day in infamy when Israel attacked their lightly armed spy ship…

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Senator Lindsey Graham Counts on his Foreign Policy Experience, Wants to be the Next Commander-in-Chief, Defeat Terrorists

Posted on June 2, 2015June 2, 2015 By Ali Younes No Comments on Senator Lindsey Graham Counts on his Foreign Policy Experience, Wants to be the Next Commander-in-Chief, Defeat Terrorists

By Ali Younes Announcing that he is running for president of the United States, the 3 term republican Senator from South Carolina, Lindsey Graham, addressed the gathered supporters in his home town of Central, South Carolina that he wants to be “the next American Commander in Chief”. Graham stressed in his speech before the cheering…

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AHRC Welcomes the Release of Mohamed Soltan from detention in Egypt

Posted on June 1, 2015June 1, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on AHRC Welcomes the Release of Mohamed Soltan from detention in Egypt

The American Human rights Council (AHRC) welcomes the release of Mr. Mohamed Soltan, a fellow US citizen from his Egyptian prison. Soltan was detained in Egypt from August of 2013 and endured a painful experience – he almost died in detention. Soltan was forced to renounce his Egyptian citizenship as part of the release arrangements…

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HDP Blooming New Turkey

Posted on June 1, 2015June 1, 2015 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on HDP Blooming New Turkey

By Abdennour Toumi Ankara, Turkey — The countdown is underway as the Parliamentarian election campaign in Turkey heats up, and the question of a prospect for a presidential system has been foremost in every opposition leader’s rally speech. A constitutional amendment or a new constitution could be put in place for the presidential system dear to President Erdoğan….

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Racism gives haters a place to hide in America

Posted on May 31, 2015September 29, 2018 By rayhanania 4 Comments on Racism gives haters a place to hide in America

#AntiMuslimHate #ArizonaHateCapitoloftheWorld #NotMyAmerica This weekend, a group of 250 led by a former U.S. Marine, protested against a Mosque in Phoenix claiming they wanted to show the world America is about free speech, tolerance, and against violence and hate. But their protest was driven by hate, founded on hypocrisy and consumed by contradictions; all the protest did…

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Let the Bikers draw Muhammad Cartoons in Arizona

Posted on May 29, 2015 By Mike Ghouse No Comments on Let the Bikers draw Muhammad Cartoons in Arizona

By Mike Ghouse Let this be clear to my fellow Americans, we all have a collective responsibility to communicate and understand different values and learn to respect the otherness of others.     Let the Bikers draw cartoons of the Prophet, look to this as an opportunity to follow the practice of the prophet, he was a…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Mike Ghouse, religion

Baby Boomer Overuse Syndrome and a Wabi Sabi Yogi Recovery

Posted on May 29, 2015October 13, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Baby Boomer Overuse Syndrome and a Wabi Sabi Yogi Recovery

By Eileen Fleming   Baby boomers are approaching what they thought they never would be: old! The incidence of injuries caused by overuse of joints, tendons, ligaments and muscles has exploded in recent years among the generation born between 1946 and 1964. According to a recent report from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, boomers…

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Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Health

Bassiouni under attack from extremists who hate Israel, peace & moderates

Posted on May 29, 2015September 29, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Bassiouni under attack from extremists who hate Israel, peace & moderates

No one has done more than Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni to help educate Americans on the just cause of the Palestinian people, and in recent years on confronting the distorted stereotypes against Islam. One of the world’s preeminent lawyers, Bassiouni has fought for the rights of the weak regardless of their race or religion. Now he’s…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Holy Land Principles focuses on CISCO

Posted on May 28, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Holy Land Principles focuses on CISCO

CISCO NOW FOCUS OF HOLY LAND PRINCIPLES: GE, CORNING & INTEL RESOLUTIONized Three major American companies doing business in Palestine/Israel – Israel/Palestine have now been served with Shareholder Resolutions on the Holy Land Principles— an 8-point corporate code of conduct. GE, Corning and Intel have all been “ RESOLUTIONized.” Fr. Sean Mc Manus— President of the…

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Delinda Hanley to receive “Rachel Corrie Award” from ADC

Posted on May 27, 2015June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Delinda Hanley to receive “Rachel Corrie Award” from ADC

Delinda Hanley, the capable news editor of the must-read Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, will be recognized at ADC’s national convention next month in Washington DC for her tireless work to educate Americans and the public and the Middle East and issues such as the Israeli killing of Rachel Corrie. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee…

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American Arabs, News, News Media, Palestine & Jordan

Amnesty International slams Hamas for violence, killings

Posted on May 27, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Amnesty International slams Hamas for violence, killings

Amnesty International, which has been blasted by Israel as “biased” “anti-Semitic” and “wrong,” released a report Israelis are now touting relentlessly which slams Hamas for a wave of Arab-on-Arab violence, targeting Palestinians who allegedly spied for Israel. The violence, however, is appalling. But while Palestinians acknowledge their vices, Israelis continue to close a blind eye to…

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

On the campaign trail in Turkey

Posted on May 27, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on On the campaign trail in Turkey

On the Campaign Trail with AKParti Candidate Mr. Yüksel YENI in northwestern Anatolia. By Abdennour Toumi Bursa, Turkey — On Saturday I got aboard the AKParti “conquer caravan” for two days on the campaign trail with Mr. Yüksel YENI touring the province of Bursa in the Marmara region of northwestern Anatolia. Bursa is the fourth most populous city…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Arab World Politics, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Features

US cracks down on FIFA to avenge criticism of Israel

Posted on May 27, 2015August 20, 2019 By rayhanania 2 Comments on US cracks down on FIFA to avenge criticism of Israel

Days after officials at the Federation of International Football Associations announced plans to allow a vote on whether or not to allow Israel to remain in the association, the United States launched a widespread prosecution against’s FIFA’s international leadership in Zurich Switzerland. That will teach FIFA for cracking down on Israeli racism By Ray Hanania The U.S….

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