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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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President Obama strategy to defeat ISIL might not work By Ali Younes President Barack Obama announced last night his long awaited strategy to authorize air strikes against the extremist terrorist group that calls itself the ‘Islamic State in Iraq and Levant” (ISIL). Obama also announced the sending of more US troops to the region totaling…
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Ted Cruz and his anti-Christian stand on Christian Arabs Republican Tea Party Senator says persecution of Christians by extremist Muslims is wrong but persecution of Christians by Israel is God’s will By Ray Hanania U.S. Senator Ted Cruz showed how little he knows or cares about true Christians when stepped onto a stage before an audience of…
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University of Illinois Board formally votes to deny Salaita hiring Is anti-Arab bias the driving factor in punishing Salaita for his opinions critical of Israel. What role does Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn play in the free speech drama and academic freedom By Ray Hanania The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign voted…
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UNRWA urges Arab League to commit $47 million for Gaza recovery By Ray Hanania and Mohammed Asad (All photos copyright 2014 Mohammed Asad and may be used with full attribution to Mohammed Asad and The Arab Daily News.) The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), Pierre Krahenbuhl, this week urged the Arab League…
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Americans serving in Israel military violate US laws By Dr. Aref Assaf During his much anticipated speech on Wednesday, President Barack Obama promised that he will be, “Working with our partners, we will redouble our efforts to cut off its funding, counter its warped ideology, improve our intelligence, strengthen our defenses, and stem the flow of…
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By Usama Ghanayem You do not have to be a brain surgeon to see what is happening in Palestine. Israel is trying to eviscerate the Palestinians entirely. They have turned the West Bank into a series of bantustans. Meaning, the occupied territories have been turned into fragmented enclaves surrounded by high walls, guard towers, “Jewish only”…