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UAE names 83 terrorist groups including two from US

Posted on January 3, 2015January 3, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on UAE names 83 terrorist groups including two from US
UAE names 83 terrorist groups including two from US

By Ray Hanania The United Arab Emirates designated 83 Muslim organizations around the world as “terrorist organizations” including two American groups with prominent public profiles, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim American Society (MAS). It is one of the most unusual attacks against American Muslims from an Arab World Government. Both CAIR…

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AIPAC Commends Obama’s Failure to Recognize Palestine’s Rights

Posted on January 2, 2015September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 2 Comments on AIPAC Commends Obama’s Failure to Recognize Palestine’s Rights

By Eileen Fleming AIPAC praises failure of UN resolution to recognize Palestine as a state, an effort by Palestinians to kickstart the peace process killed by Netanyahu’s extremist government On December 19, President Obama signed bills to bolster the ‘special relationship’ with Israel, support Syrian rebels, to disrupt Native American land rights, and to protect…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan

Ft. Wayne Arab store owner shot and killed

Posted on December 31, 2014December 31, 2014 By rayhanania No Comments on Ft. Wayne Arab store owner shot and killed
Ft. Wayne Arab store owner shot and killed

A Ft. Wayne, Indiana store owner of American Arab heritage, Moath Nasser, 21, was shot and killed in his convenience store on Monday December 29, 2014, was originally from Dearborn, Michigan. Ironically, a video posted online showed him in a physical altercation with two customers in his store, Big Al’s Grocery, at 620 McKinnie Avenue,…

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American Arabs, News, Obits

Who is the most recognized Arab in America?

Posted on December 31, 2014April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Who is the most recognized Arab in America?
Who is the most recognized Arab in America?

By Ray Hanania There are more than 4.5 million Arabs in the United States, and about 7 million Muslims. The majority of Arabs are Christian, by about 65 percent and the remainder are Muslim. Of the 7 million Muslims, only about 22 percent originate from one of 22 Arab countries and the largest majority are…

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Santa Claus visits homeless in destroyed Gaza city

Posted on December 31, 2014December 31, 2014 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Santa Claus visits homeless in destroyed Gaza city
Santa Claus visits homeless in destroyed Gaza city

By Mohammed Asad Santa Claus walking around New Year’s Eve among destroyed houses in Shujaiya (Shu’jaiyya, Shejaiya, Shuja’iya) in the Gaza Strip to draw a smile on the faces of the children in the face of the world’s silence on the destruction of thousands of homes in the Gaza Strip by Israel’s military last August (2104). The secular symbol…

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Star singer Tony Eid releases latest hit “Lamma Sheftik”

Posted on December 30, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Star singer Tony Eid releases latest hit “Lamma Sheftik”
Star singer Tony Eid releases latest hit “Lamma Sheftik”

By The Arab Daily News Staff Tony Eid song, “Lamma Sheftik” released in US for upcoming tour Tony Eid, considered by many to be the top singer in the USA, released a new hit on YouTube which had an immediate success throughout the world. The song produced between Lebanon and Syria is written by famous writer Riad Ali, Arrangement…

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American Arabs, Entertainment, Spotlight

A virtual visit to the birthplace of Christianity, Bethlehem

Posted on December 30, 2014April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on A virtual visit to the birthplace of Christianity, Bethlehem
A virtual visit to the birthplace of Christianity, Bethlehem

By Ray Hanania As a Christian, no city in the world means more to me than the “Little Town of Bethlehem.” I write about it often, mainly to remind American Christians — many of whom have forgotten the roots of their faith and therefore the spirit of their Christianity — that Bethlehem is a real…

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Breathing in a new life in 2015 and Exhaling 2014 with a Deep Sigh

Posted on December 29, 2014September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info 1 Comment on Breathing in a new life in 2015 and Exhaling 2014 with a Deep Sigh
Breathing in a new life in 2015 and Exhaling 2014 with a Deep Sigh

By Eileen Fleming The first thing we take in life is a breath and the last thing we give up is a breath. But unlike any other function of the body, breathing relies equally on the voluntary and involuntary nervous systems. In the West, most of us never focus on even one of the 20,000…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Eileen Fleming, Health, Palestine & Jordan

O Little Town of Who Cares?

Posted on December 28, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on O Little Town of Who Cares?

By Ray Hanania Every Christmas, I always hear the same conflicting arguments. On the one hand, people tell me, “Stop saying ‘Happy Holidays.’ It’s ‘Merry Christmas’. If you don’t like it, move.” The point being that they presumably are proud of being Christian. And, since Christmas is a Christian holiday, they want people to acknowledge…

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

ISIS will not negotiate with Jordan to free captured pilot.

Posted on December 25, 2014December 26, 2014 By Ali Younes No Comments on ISIS will not negotiate with Jordan to free captured pilot.
ISIS will not negotiate with Jordan to free captured pilot.

By Ali Younes According to New York attorney Stanley Cohen, the Islamic State or ISIS will not be interested in negotiating with the Jordanian government to free its captured Jordanian pilot. Not any time soon at least. This is because, he argues, the way Jordan handled the negotiations to save American aid worker Peter Kassig. Jordanian…

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

Gaza students call for speedier repair and rebuilding of schools

Posted on December 23, 2014December 23, 2014 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Gaza students call for speedier repair and rebuilding of schools
Gaza students call for speedier repair and rebuilding of schools

By Mohammed Asad Students in the Gaza Strip held protests this week to urge a speedier repair and rebuilding of the dozens of schools that were destroyed by Israel’s military this past summer during its assault on the civilian population. More than 2,200 people were killed with more than 90 percent civilians, including about 500 children,…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Mohammed Asad, News, Palestine & Jordan, Spotlight

US Arab civil rights group offers condolences on NY police officer deaths

Posted on December 22, 2014 By rayhanania No Comments on US Arab civil rights group offers condolences on NY police officer deaths
US Arab civil rights group offers condolences on NY police officer deaths

Arab civil rights group expresses condolences on death of two New York police officers Embed from Getty Images The American Human Rights Council (AHRC) expresses its deep condolences to the New York City Police Department (NYPD) as well as to the families and loved ones of the two officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos who…

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Great Arab & Middle East restaurants in America

Posted on December 22, 2014December 22, 2014 By rayhanania No Comments on Great Arab & Middle East restaurants in America
Great Arab & Middle East restaurants in America

By Ray Hanania Great tasting Middle Eastern food is growing in popularity. We have a new Facebook Page where you can find the best Arab restaurants in America As an Arab born in America, I have been on a constant hunt for great tasting Middle Eastern food, besides the great recipes that my mother used to…

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

Stop Blaming ‘The Arabs’ for Oil Problems

Posted on December 22, 2014December 23, 2014 By rayhanania No Comments on Stop Blaming ‘The Arabs’ for Oil Problems
Stop Blaming ‘The Arabs’ for Oil Problems

By Ray Hanania It never fails that when the price of oil fluctuates up or down, everyone wants to blame “the Arabs.” But “the Arabs” are not to blame and in fact, Arab oil producing countries like Saudi Arabia have been the best supporters and allies of the United States. When the price of oil…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Gulf States, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Civil Rights agency urges expanding racial profiling ban

Posted on December 21, 2014December 21, 2014 By rayhanania No Comments on Civil Rights agency urges expanding racial profiling ban
Civil Rights agency urges expanding racial profiling ban

The United States Commission on Civil Rights today announced that it has sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder recommending that the revised DOJ guidelines applicable to law enforcement officials should not exclude the Department of Homeland Security from compliance with the guidelines.  The letter states: “We commend the efforts of the Department of…

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American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, News, religion

Minnesota Settlement clears way for Muslim prayer center

Posted on December 21, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Minnesota Settlement clears way for Muslim prayer center
Minnesota Settlement clears way for Muslim prayer center

The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed a federal agreement over the rejection of the planned Abu Huraira Islamic Center in St. Anthony Village, Minn. CAIR: St. Anthony Islamic Center Squabble Ends in Settlement “This settlement sends a clear message that there are consequences to denying people their constitutionally-protected rights,”…

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American Arabs, News, religion

Etihad Airlines unveils first Airbus and Boeing 787

Posted on December 21, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Etihad Airlines unveils first Airbus and Boeing 787
Etihad Airlines unveils first Airbus and Boeing 787

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has capped an incredible 12 months by unveiling its first Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 aircraft to more than 200 of the world’s media in Abu Dhabi. The doors to the airline’s two new flagship aircraft – in the distinctive new ‘Facets of Abu Dhabi‘…

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Arab World, Business, Gulf States, News

Israel’s Wall in the Little Town of Bethlehem

Posted on December 18, 2014October 9, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Israel’s Wall in the Little Town of Bethlehem
Israel’s Wall in the Little Town of Bethlehem

By Eileen Fleming   Banksy, the graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter depicts 21st century Bethlehem reality onto holiday greeting cards and informational cards with this message:   Towering walls and militarized fences now encircle Bethlehem, turning the 4,000-year-old city into a virtual prison for its Palestinian Christian and Muslim citizens. Bethlehem has…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan, Video

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