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Middle East Arts Supporter Sees Kennedy Center Recognition as “Bridge to the Rest of the World”

Posted on March 31, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Middle East Arts Supporter Sees Kennedy Center Recognition as “Bridge to the Rest of the World”
Middle East Arts Supporter Sees Kennedy Center Recognition as “Bridge to the Rest of the World”

Middle East Arts Supporter Sees Kennedy Center Recognition as “Bridge to the Rest of the World”  By Ray Hanania Badr Jafar, the CEO of Crescent Enterprises based on Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, is one of two recipients of this year’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts “Gold Medal” for is collaboration in launching a multimedia…

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American Arabs, Business, Entertainment, News, Ray Hanania

Press Release: Palestinians & Israelis Take Matters into Their Own Hands

Posted on March 31, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Press Release: Palestinians & Israelis Take Matters into Their Own Hands
Press Release: Palestinians & Israelis Take Matters into Their Own Hands

Palestinians & Israelis Take Matters into Their Own Hands Israeli – Palestinian Public Negotiating Congress in Almog Junction April 10-11, 2014 The Israeli and Palestinian leaderships apparently do not have a working strategy to cope with their conflict. So, the time has come for the two peoples to take matters into their own hands! On April…

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Activism, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases

Saudi King Abdullah rearranges the line of Succession to the Saudi throne

Posted on March 31, 2014June 12, 2019 By Ali Younes No Comments on Saudi King Abdullah rearranges the line of Succession to the Saudi throne
Saudi King Abdullah rearranges the line of Succession to the Saudi throne

Saudi King Abdullah rearranges the line of Succession to the Saudi throne By Ali Younes Prince Muqrin Bin Abdelaziz is set as the future­­ King of Saudi Arabia, and the last one of his generation In an unprecedented move King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia appointed Prince Muqrin Bin Abdelaziz Al Saud, 68, as the Second…

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Ali Younes, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary

Video: Interview with TV Food host Julie Taboulie

Posted on March 31, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Video: Interview with TV Food host Julie Taboulie
Video: Interview with TV Food host Julie Taboulie

Video: Interview with TV Food host Julie Taboulie By Ray Hanania Julie Taboulie joins us for one of our first Video Podcast interviews to discuss her popular and successful TV Food show, “Cooking with Julie Taboulie.” Julie, whose real name is Julie Ann Sageer, is Lebanese American Arab and her show features the recipes and…

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

Baby son who slain Judge Raed Zeiter tried to help dies in Amman hospital

Posted on March 30, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Baby son who slain Judge Raed Zeiter tried to help dies in Amman hospital
Baby son who slain Judge Raed Zeiter tried to help dies in Amman hospital

Baby son who slain Judge Raed Zeiter tried to help dies in Amman hospital By Ali Younes Alaedinne Zeiter, the 5-year-old comatose son of Jordan’s magistrate judge who was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers on March 10, Raed Zeiter, was pronounced dead in a Jordanian hospital in Amman from brain injuries that he suffered few weeks before…

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Ali Younes, Arab World, News, Palestine & Jordan

Egypt journalist shot dead covering clashes

Posted on March 30, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Egypt journalist shot dead covering clashes
Egypt journalist shot dead covering clashes

Egypt journalist shot dead covering clashes By Ray Hanania Another Middle East journalist lost her life this week, this time while covering the continued conflict between the Military Coup government in Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood which many nations have condemned as a terrorist organization. The killing brings to 1,052 journalists killed around the world,…

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Arab World, Features, News Media, North Africa, Ray Hanania

Saudi denial of visa for Israeli journalist not the real issue

Posted on March 29, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Saudi denial of visa for Israeli journalist not the real issue

Saudi denial of visa for Israeli journalist not the real issue By Ray Hanania (Creators Syndicate, March 28, 2014. Click here to read the Arabic version of this column) This week, the mainstream American news media went berserk when it was disclosed that the Washington Bureau chief of the Israeli Jerusalem Post was denied an…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, News Media, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

White House to recognize American Arab in honor of Cesar Chavez legacy

Posted on March 28, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on White House to recognize American Arab in honor of Cesar Chavez legacy
White House to recognize American Arab in honor of Cesar Chavez legacy

White House to recognize Palestine children’s activist at Cesar Chavez legacy awards By Ray Hanania The White House will honor 10 Americans including an American Arab involved in Palestinian children’s relief and providing health and social services to needy families in the Anaheim, California area, President Obama’s Office of of Public Engagement announced Friday. Although…

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American Arabs, News, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Aron Kader headlines Comedy show for peace in Los Angeles April 10

Posted on March 27, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Aron Kader headlines Comedy show for peace in Los Angeles April 10
Aron Kader headlines Comedy show for peace in Los Angeles April 10

Aron Kader headlines Comedy show for peace in Los Angeles April 10 By Ray Hanania Prominent Palestinian standup comedian Aron Kader will headline an evening of Middle East comedy on Thursday April 10 at the Levantine Center in Los Angeles. The show will be hosted by Sammy “KO” Obeid and will also feature performances by…

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American Arabs, Entertainment, Humor, News, Ray Hanania

Egyptians insult Qatar Emir’s mother at Arab Summit

Posted on March 27, 2014September 24, 2018 By Ali Younes 1 Comment on Egyptians insult Qatar Emir’s mother at Arab Summit

Egyptians insult Qatar Emir’s mother at Arab Summit By Ali Younes In a vicious  attack on Qatar and its Emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad, Egyptian talk show host, Mohammed Al-Gheiti blasted him for sitting “inappropriately” while Egyptian interim president  Adly Mansour was speaking during the Arab Summit now convened in Kuwait. The host  said to…

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Ali Younes, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Spotlight

Podcast Interview: Peter Kirstein discusses Columbia College censorship of Arab professor

Posted on March 27, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Podcast Interview: Peter Kirstein discusses Columbia College censorship of Arab professor
Podcast Interview: Peter Kirstein discusses Columbia College censorship of Arab professor

Podcast Interview: Peter Kirstein discusses Columbia College censorship of Arab professor By Ray Hanania Peter Kirstein, vice president of the Illinois Conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), discusses a recent AAUP report which concluded that Columbia College Professor Iymen Chehade had been discriminated against by the College following an anonymous complaint that…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, News, Podcast, Ray Hanania

Palestinian Land Day and West Bank Oil

Posted on March 26, 2014August 20, 2019 By Eileen Fleming No Comments on Palestinian Land Day and West Bank Oil

Palestinian Land Day and West Bank Oil By Eileen Fleming Exclusive to the Arab Daily News   LAND DAY commemorates the killing of six Palestinians, wounding of 96 and arrests of 300 on 30 March 1976, when Israeli forces reacted with violence to a spontaneous peaceful demonstration by Palestinians over the confiscation of 5,500 acres…

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Bloggers, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan

Podcast Interview: Iymen Chehade discusses Columbia College discrimination

Posted on March 26, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Podcast Interview: Iymen Chehade discusses Columbia College discrimination

Podcast Interview: Iymen Chehade discusses Columbia College discrimination By Ray Hanania Columbia College Professor Iymen Chehade discusses the censorship of his class by the Chicago Illinois based College administration after an anonymous student filed an official complaint against him accusing him of bias. Although the College failed to do a complete investigation or to identify…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, News, Podcast, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Bullet hit Orland Mosque dome, Orland Park police confirm

Posted on March 26, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Bullet hit Orland Mosque dome, Orland Park police confirm

Bullet hit Orland Mosque dome, Orland Park police confirm Hunt for suspect(s) continues, police say By Ray Hanania Orland Park Police said they are aggressively investigating an apparent gunshot that penetrated the golden dome of the Prayer Center of Orland Park early Tuesday morning as about 40 members of the Mosque congregation were conducting their…

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American Arabs, News, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Israel: “ We never apologized to the Jordanians”

Posted on March 26, 2014September 24, 2018 By Ali Younes No Comments on Israel: “ We never apologized to the Jordanians”

Israel: “ We never apologized to the Jordanians” Jordanian officials: “ Whatever the Israelis said, we considered it an apology” By Ali Younes In the aftermath of the murder of judge Raed Zeiter on March 10,  Jordanians reacted with angry  protests demonstrations against  their government’s reaction which was described by protesters as “ cowardice” ,…

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

Bullets fired at Dome of Orland Park Illinois mosque

Posted on March 25, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Bullets fired at Dome of Orland Park Illinois mosque
Bullets fired at Dome of Orland Park Illinois mosque

Bullets fired at Dome of Orland Park Illinois mosque By Ray Hanania A single gun-shot was fired through the Golden dome of the Prayer Center of Orland Park, a mosque that opened to much community opposition and controversy in the Southwest suburban community in 2004. The Orland Park Illinois Police Department, which has taken strong…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, News, Ray Hanania

Columbia College cancels professor’s class for showing Oscar nominated film 5 Broken Cameras

Posted on March 25, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 5 Comments on Columbia College cancels professor’s class for showing Oscar nominated film 5 Broken Cameras
Columbia College cancels professor’s class for showing Oscar nominated film 5 Broken Cameras

Columbia College cancels professor’s class for showing Oscar nominated film 5 Broken Cameras By Ray Hanania In another example of anti-Arab bias, a Columbia College student complaint that a teacher, Professor Iymen Chehade, was teaching “bias” has resulted in the college canceling a segment of the professor’s class on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Click here to listen to…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, News, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Did Islamic terrorists crash the Malaysian plane MH370?

Posted on March 25, 2014April 13, 2019 By Ali Younes 1 Comment on Did Islamic terrorists crash the Malaysian plane MH370?

Did Islamic  terrorists crash the Malaysian plane MH370? By Ali Younes and Sadallah Mahmoud The answer to that question in the minds of many, is Yes. But now that the mysterious disappearance of Malaysian Airlines MH370 is declared resolved  after search efforts have found evidence of wreckage  debris in the southern Indian ocean, the real…

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

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