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Podcast: Sir Rateb Rabie on Middle East Christians By Ray Hanania Holy Land Ecumenical Foundation President Sir Rateb Rabie discusses the challenges facing Christians in the Middle East. He talks about the anti-Christian views of Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz at a recent conference at the so-called “In Defense of Christians” conference held in Washington…
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AAI launches voter drive in conjunction with National Voter Registration Day Organizations in key states will participate in the Arab American Institute’s Yalla Vote campaign in conjunction with National Voter Registration Day on September 23 to register voters and engage the public on issues important to our community. AAI Executive Director Maya Berry, says American…
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King Abdullah of Jordan offers the US to send Jordanian ground forces to attack ISIS in Syria By Ali Younes The Times of London reported last week that King Abdullah II of Jordan had offered western leaders to send Jordanian Special Forces to Syria to fight ISIS. The report stated that the King had made…
Tampa activists protest ZIM cargo lines to showcase Israeli civil rights violations By Dezerey Lyn (Guest contributor) The following is a write up of the blockade action carried out by members of Block the Boat Tampa, Jewish Voice for Peace, Students for Justice in Palestine USF, Students for a Democratic Society, Tampa Food not Bombs,…
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Kuwait Donates $1 Million to ANERA to help Palestinian Children ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid) is pleased to announce a donation of $1 million from the government of Kuwait to fund ANERA’s work with Palestinian communities. The generous contribution enables ANERA to support a range of significant projects serving Palestinian communities in the West Bank…
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Gaza Human Rights group: probe sinking of ship that killed 400 refugees Human Rights Group Investigates, Calls for International Action in Response to Sinking of Boat Carrying Asylum Seekers Photos by Mohammed Asad, Gaza Strip, Palestine Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestinian Territories – An international investigation must be launched into the smuggling operation that…
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Cooking Middle Eastern food is a passion and necessity for American Arabs By Ray Hanania I remember watching my mother standing in the kitchen in the afternoon preparing the evening’s meal. She was Palestinian from Bethlehem and all of her recipes were phenomenal Palestinian and Middle East food dishes. One of my favorite is grape…
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New Dilemmas for Turkey’s Syrian-Iraqi Kurds By Abdennour Toumi, Mardin, Turkey As the civil war in Syria continues, the ethnic factor is just one of many paradoxes plaguing this dynamic conflict/crisis. Along Turkey’s southern long borders, it has become clear that with the regime change the Syrian opposition demands have caused Turkey and its regional policy…
Obituary: Azizah Magazine Publisher Tayyibah Taylor By Ray Hanania Tayyibah Taylor was a different kind of Muslim. She was a woman who shattered the stereotypes against women in the media and broke the restrictions oftentimes imposed on Muslim women. Although she was not Arab, she was an influential role model for Arabs and non-Arabs alike. I met Tayyibah…
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Shishapresso: It’s all in your head “With its unique capsules, Shishapresso is an easier way to enjoy your hookah experience.” NEW YORK, New York – Shishapresso®, has worked hard to create this unique and innovative solution which eliminates the mess and hassle involved with the preparation of a Shisha. The Shishapresso® capsule is filled with…
Israel whitewashes another series of civilian massacres By Ray Hanania Israeli soldiers committed more war crimes during the 51 day missile and tank assault on the civilian population of the Gaza Strip than was investigated in 20 years by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Yet as it has done in almost every instance in the past,…
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Yoga Nidra Can Free You From Insomnia and Pain By Eileen Fleming Modern science and yoga share the idea that pain and suffering have roots in our past pain, trauma, stress, loss, and illness. Neuroanatomists explain the process of learning from past experiences as neuroplasticity or brain plasticity. Yoga uses the word samskara. Neuroplasticity refers…
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AHRC Condemns the brutal killing of British aid worker David Haines by ISIS [Michigan- September 17, 2014]: The American human Rights Council (AHRC) strongly condemns the brutal killing of David Haines, the British aid worker who was held hostage since March 2013 by the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group. The group is also known as…
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Block the Boat Versus Israeli Zim Shipping Company By Eileen Fleming Block the Boat actions against Israel-based Zim Integrated Shipping Services, began in Oakland, California and quickly spread to Tacoma, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Tampa. Last month in Oakland, four days of demonstrations by Block the Boat activists stopped the Zim Piraeus from fully unloading…
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How did I get here? By Harvey Stein I am an American-Israeli Jew. I live in Jerusalem (or sometimes I call it, “JerusaQuds”). When Ray Hanania asked me if I wanted to write for the Arab Daily News, I of course said, “of course.” I had met Ray when I made a short documentary on…
Sam Rasoul discusses Arab political empowerment; Rateb Rabie discusses fate of Middle East Christians 4 pm CST: Ray Hanania, host of Talk of the Town Radio show on www.YalahaVoice.com and WCEV 1450 AM Radio, interviews Virginia 11th District Delegate (State legislator) Sam Rasoul on his political career and his successful election in November 2013 and his election…
Gaza children begin school amid devastation caused by Israeli violence By Mohammed Asad More than 50,000 Palestinian school children showed up for the first day of classes at more than 125 schools in the Gaza Strip in Palestine, weeks after Israel abruptly ended its vicious military assault and violence against the civilian population. Children were forced to gather…
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H.E. Dr. Hanan Ashrawi to Receive the 2014 HCEF Path of Peace Award Her Excellency Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, will receive the 2014 HCEF Path of Peace Award on Friday, October 17, 2014 at the HCEF Awards Banquet, held in conjunction with the 16th International Conference,…
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