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Overview of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation 16th Annual Conference

Posted on October 27, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Overview of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation 16th Annual Conference

Overview of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation 16th Annual Conference Provided by www.HCEF.org By Saliba Sarsar and Christine Hill The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) held its 16th International Conference and Banquet on Friday, October 17 and Saturday, October 18, 2014. The focus is reflected in its title, “Together in Faith for the…

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American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan

Ray of Hope from Tunis, despite criticism

Posted on October 27, 2014September 25, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Ray of Hope from Tunis, despite criticism

Ray of Hope from Tunis, despite criticism By Abdennour Toumi Tunisian parliamentary election put an end to the Islamists rhetorical course and reset the secularists theoretical discourse. There is worthy of comment due to the repeated and disappointing coverage by Western and Arab media alike. Such “twisting” of the news continues as Western media persists…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, North Africa, Spotlight

American Arabs must fully engage in elections by voting

Posted on October 27, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on American Arabs must fully engage in elections by voting

American Arabs must fully engage in elections by voting Samir Khalil, the director of the Arab American Democratic Club of Illinois discusses the roll American Arabs play in local politics and in elections. Khalil discusses the recent luncheon which hosted dozens of elected officials including Gov. Pat Quinn, Samantha Haddad Webb the candidate for 10th…

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American Arabs, US Arab Politics

10 Days at Amrit Yoga Institute and Missions from God

Posted on October 27, 2014September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on 10 Days at Amrit Yoga Institute and Missions from God

10 Days at Amrit Yoga Institute and Missions from God By Eileen Fleming   Jesus said, “This is how everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”-John 13:35  Nestled under a canopy of towering Live Oaks in the Ocala National Forest in Salt Springs, Florida, the Amrit Yoga…

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Jordanian Special Forces are secretly fighting ISIS in Iraq, Syria, sources say

Posted on October 26, 2014April 13, 2019 By Ali Younes 2 Comments on Jordanian Special Forces are secretly fighting ISIS in Iraq, Syria, sources say

Jordanian Special Forces are secretly fighting ISIS in Iraq, Syria, sources say By Ali Younes Sources in Jordan have told the Arab Daily News in Amman that Jordan has dispatched 4000 of its special forces to fight the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL. According to the sources who spoke to this publication…

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

Young girl injured by Israeli fire inspires calls for freedom from Israeli oppression

Posted on October 26, 2014October 26, 2014 By Mohammed Asad No Comments on Young girl injured by Israeli fire inspires calls for freedom from Israeli oppression

Young girl injured by Israeli fire inspires calls for freedom from Israeli oppression By Mohammed Asad Dalia Khalifa, a 9-year old Palestinian girl, was seriously injured during the Israeli offensive on Gaza Strip, at Zaytoon neighborhood. Khalifa came out of her family’s house was hit randomly by Israeli shelling of the town. With her injures and blood…

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

A Day at the Syrian-Turkish Border, refugees and relief

Posted on October 25, 2014August 20, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on A Day at the Syrian-Turkish Border, refugees and relief

A Day at the Syrian-Turkish Border, refugees and relief By Abdennour Toumi Nusaybin-Turkey — The Nusaybin gate stands in Qamishli, a city controlled by the PYD, in a self-proclaimed administrative territory in northeastern Syria. At this border gate the Assad regime still controls the administrative process (paper work). A giant smiling portrait of President Assad hangs on a…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, Spotlight, Syria

Tunisian elections: Youngest female candidate poised to make history

Posted on October 25, 2014October 26, 2014 By Ali Younes No Comments on Tunisian elections: Youngest female candidate poised to make history

Tunisian elections: Youngest female candidate poised to make history  By: Ali Younes   The Tunisian Parliamentary elections are entering its last day before Tunisians go to the polls to cast their votes in highly contested and very polarized elections. But for Dhauha Cherif, this election is a special one because she might be making history…

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Ali Younes, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, News

Leader: Tunisian National Unity is more important than Sharia, Jihad

Posted on October 25, 2014October 27, 2014 By Ali Younes No Comments on Leader: Tunisian National Unity is more important than Sharia, Jihad

Leader: Tunisian National Unity is more important than Islamic law, Jihad. By: Ali Younes Speaking to Sheikh Farid al Baji on the eve of the Parliamentary elections in Tunisia due to take place this coming Sunday was full of surprises. Al Baji, 46, who spoke to me at his office in the Tunisian capital, Tunis,…

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Life Run Releases Wireless Technology Designed for Round-the-Clock Senior Safety

Posted on October 24, 2014October 24, 2014 By rayhanania No Comments on Life Run Releases Wireless Technology Designed for Round-the-Clock Senior Safety

Life Run Releases Wireless Technology Designed for Round-The-Clock Senior Safety LifeRun Releases a Wireless Technology Medical Alert System that allows the user to speak and listen through a pendant, giving way for round-the-clock senior safety and supervision. LifeRun’s new, innovative technology has come to light just in time for the vastly growing senior citizen population….

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Activism, American Arabs, Features, Health, Press Releases

Holy Christian Ecumenical Foundation forges coalition to Help Holy Land Christians

Posted on October 24, 2014October 24, 2014 By rayhanania No Comments on Holy Christian Ecumenical Foundation forges coalition to Help Holy Land Christians

Holy Christian Ecumenical Foundation forges coalition to Help Holy Land Christians  (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/23/14) – A group of American Muslim and Christian organizations today announced the formation of an interfaith coalition to protect Christians and other religious minorities in Arab countries and to promote peaceful coexistence. Leaders of major Muslim and Christian organizations, religious leaders…

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Activism, American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases, religion

A Great Book

Posted on October 23, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on A Great Book

A Great Book_Invisible Cities by Yousef Khatib “In Invisible Cities Marco Polo conjures up cities of magical times for his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, but gradually it becomes clear that he is actually describing one city: Venice. As Gore Vidal wrote ‘Of all tasks, describing the contents of a book is the most difficult and…

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Yousef Khatib

Arabs of Chicagoland to celebrate Arab Heritage Month in November

Posted on October 23, 2014October 2, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Arabs of Chicagoland to celebrate Arab Heritage Month in November

Arabs of Chicagoland to celebrate Arab Heritage Month in November By Ray Hanania Although Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel gutted the involvement of American Arabs in Chicago government, the world is bigger than his pettiness and anti-Arab racism. Emanuel eliminated the Advisory Commission on Arab Affairs after his election in 2011. He used the consolidation of…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, Ray Hanania

Let’s Kill The Demons Of Geography & Politics

Posted on October 21, 2014October 21, 2014 By rayhanania No Comments on Let’s Kill The Demons Of Geography & Politics

Let’s Kill The Demons Of Geography & Politics The New World/Map By Yousef Khatib War embeds architecture into the mode of genesis and renders it into metamorphosis.  War is patriarch and architecture is fecund. Urbanism and city are their progeny Warchitecture is their metis. Man is their author and martyr. Earth is their house. Past…

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Bloggers, Commentary, Yousef Khatib

Israel/Palestine Conflict: Time now to change to a human rights approach

Posted on October 21, 2014October 21, 2014 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel/Palestine Conflict: Time now to change to a human rights approach

Israel/Palestine Conflict: Time now to change to a human rights approach By Edith Garwood The same day Ban Ki Moon, UN Secretary General, visited the Gaza Strip saying, “a restrictive occupation that has lasted almost half a century, the continued denial of Palestinian rights and the lack of tangible progress in peace negotiations” was the…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Guest Columnist, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Spotlight

Farouk Shami urges diaspora to build industry and jobs in Palestine

Posted on October 19, 2014October 19, 2014 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Farouk Shami urges diaspora to build industry and jobs in Palestine

Farouk Shami urges diaspora to build industry and jobs in Palestine By Ray Hanania Palestinian American businessman Farouk Shami, who has used his entrepreneurial success and his high public profile activism to strengthen a more positive image of Palestinians, urged the attendees at the 16th Annual Convention of the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation to build…

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American Arabs, Business, Features, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Podcast, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Thesis1 by y o u s e f

Posted on October 19, 2014October 19, 2014 By rayhanania No Comments on Thesis1 by y o u s e f

Acknowledgements I would like to thank my supervisor Professor Mark Dorrian for his support, guidance, and intellectual direction throughout my work, so as Aikaterini Antonopoulou and Tijana Stevanovic who have provided me with exceptionally useful advice on the various stages of my design research. Feedback from various reviewers has been truly invaluable and highly enriched…

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Yousef Khatib

Ashrawi warns Israel destroying Christian presence in the Holy Land at Middle East Christian confab

Posted on October 19, 2014October 19, 2014 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Ashrawi warns Israel destroying Christian presence in the Holy Land at Middle East Christian confab

Ashrawi warns Israel destroying Christian presence in the Holy Land at Middle East Christian confab By Ray Hanania Last September, Middle East Christians were thrust into a spotlight they have long deserved when U.S. Senator Ted Cruz told a questionable Washington D.C. group ostensibly organized to “defend them” that if they didn’t support Israel then…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, News, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, religion, Spotlight

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