Skip to content
  • Image
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Podcasts
  • Email
  • Subscribe to Ray’s Columns
  • Contact
The Arab Daily News

The Arab Daily News

Original news, features, opinions from Chicago to Jerusalem

  • About
    • About
    • Our Writers
    • Subscribe to Ray’s Columns
    • Book Store
    • Contact
    • Submit Book Reviews, Press Releases
    • Advertise
    • Privacy Corrections Policy
    • Profile on Ray Hanania
    • Submit Press Release
  • Features
    • Food
    • Book Review
    • Humor
    • Movies
    • Travel
  • Arab US Community
    • Arab Stores Targeted
    • Arab Community Network Page
    • Arab Heritage America resources
    • Directory
      • Groups & Organizations
      • Mosques, Churches
      • Restaurants
      • 2008 & 2014 Arab Media Directories
    • National Arab Heritage Month
    • Video: Chicago Arab History
    • Video: Photo Array of Chicago Arabs
    • Overview of Arabs in America
    • Hanania standup comedy
    • Arabs on the Titanic
    • Obituaries
  • Podcasts
    • Ray Hanania on Politics Podcast
    • Arab News Ray Hanania Radio
    • Arab Radio Podcast intro
    • Radio Baladi Detroit
    • TwoGuys on Politics
  • Ray on Tiktok
  • Subscribe Ray’s Columns
  • Archive 2004-2013
  • Toggle search form
  • United Airlines Boeing B747-400 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
    ADC Condemns New Visa Freeze Using ‘Public Charge’ Criteria to Deny Entry and Separate Families Arab World
  • American Arab Chamber logos
    American Arab Chamber of Commerce releases endorsements in key Illinois races Activism
  • Islamic Scholarship Fund photo
    Islamic Scholarship Fund ISF Scholarship & Program Applications are Open! Activism
  • Zakat Foundation of America Logo
    Zakat Foundation of America honors memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Activism
  • Hind Rajab, murdered by Israeli soldiers during the genocide in the Gaza Strip. Photo courtesy Wikipedia
    The Legacies of the Middle East in 2025 Are Likely to Repeat in 2026 Arab Center Washington DC
  • Mohammed Faheem The Lightning Strike Radio Show small
    Challengers in Illinois’ 6th and 10th Congressional Districts Face Voters on The Lightning Strike Activism
  • Zohran Mamdani, New York City Mayoral candidate
    Mayor-Elect Mamdani Appoints Education Veteran Kamar Samuels as Schools Chancellor To Deliver Educational Excellence Civil Rights
  • Taybeh (Taibe) Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
    Taybeh exposes claims Christians are “treated better in Israel” than in Arab countries Arab World
  • Senator Jeanne Shaheen
    ICYMI: Shaheen Secures Repeal of Caesar Act Sanctions on Syria in Annual Defense Bill Arab World
  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio violated International rule of law
    Secretary of State Rubio rebuffs Rule of Law and defends war crimes by Israel Human Rights
  • CAIR sues racist Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
    CAIR LDF, MLFA, SPLC and Akeel & Valentine Sue Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Over ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’ Executive Order Activism
  • Halil Demir Zakat Foundation Executive Director
    Arab American Chamber of Commerce Honors Mr. Halil Demir for his Humanitarian Leadership Activism
  • Orland Park Mayor Jim Dodge receives the American Arab Chamber of Commerce Best of the Best Awards 2025 on Dec. 9, 2025
    Illinois Arab Chamber presents “Best of the Best” awards honoring community leaders and activists Activism
  • American Arab Chamber President Hassan Nijem presented Fayez Khosindar with the "Best of the Best" award for 2025 for defendign the rights od Limo and Uber Black Drivers
    Union leader Fayez Khozindar honored for defense of limo and Uber Black drivers O’Hare prayer tent Activism
  • CAIR Urges Congress to Demand Rep. Randy Fine's Resignation After His Call for a Genocide of All 'Mainstream Muslims'
    CAIR Urges Congress to Demand Rep. Randy Fine’s Resignation After His Call for a Genocide of All ‘Mainstream Muslims’ Activism

Campaign to silence Christians who challenge Arab World discrimination

Posted on May 24, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania 5 Comments on Campaign to silence Christians who challenge Arab World discrimination
Campaign to silence Christians who challenge Arab World discrimination

Campaign to silence Christians who challenge Arab World discrimination By Ray Hanania Since as long as I have been speaking out for Palestinian rights and against Israeli oppression, I have also been challenging the refusal of the Arab World to address the equally serious issue of extremist Muslim persecution of Christians. HASHTAG ALERT:  #FreeMidEastChristians  …

Read More “Campaign to silence Christians who challenge Arab World discrimination” »

American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Arab Americans left out of Chicago event, again

Posted on May 15, 2014October 30, 2024 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Arab Americans left out of Chicago event, again
Arab Americans left out of Chicago event, again

Arab Americans left out of Chicago event, again By Ray Hanania When the United States government called on me during my sophomore year in college to fight in Vietnam, I didn’t wait until they drafted me. There was a chance they wouldn’t, but my Draft number was around 65. So I went and enlisted for…

Read More “Arab Americans left out of Chicago event, again” »

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Food, Ray Hanania, US Arab Politics

Where is Casey Kasem? Arab American Entertainment icon missing, court orders probe

Posted on May 14, 2014September 24, 2018 By Ali Younes 1 Comment on Where is Casey Kasem? Arab American Entertainment icon missing, court orders probe
Where is Casey Kasem? Arab American Entertainment icon missing, court orders probe

Where is Casey Kasem? Arab American Entertainment icon missing, court orders probe By Ali Younes A California judge ordered on Monday the protective services to find the whereabouts of entertainment icon and radio personality Casey Kasem who was reported missing last week  by his  three adult children. The judge  awarded on Monday  his daughter Kerri a…

Read More “Where is Casey Kasem? Arab American Entertainment icon missing, court orders probe” »

Ali Younes, Bloggers, Commentary, Entertainment, News

Lebanese American Heisman Trophy winner Manziel lags 22nd in draft to the Cleveland Browns

Posted on May 12, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Lebanese American Heisman Trophy winner Manziel lags 22nd in draft to the Cleveland Browns

Lebanese American Heisman Trophy winner Manziel lags 22nd in draft to the Cleveland Browns By Ray Hanania Not everyone knows that NFL Quarterback Johnny Manziel, 22, is of Lebanese American heritage, so that can’t be a reason why he took a 22nd seat draft last week moving from Texas A&M to the Cleveland Browns. The 2012 Heisman…

Read More “Lebanese American Heisman Trophy winner Manziel lags 22nd in draft to the Cleveland Browns” »

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

A 9/11 book the world needs to read, Jeremy Scahill’s “Dirty Wars”

Posted on May 10, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on A 9/11 book the world needs to read, Jeremy Scahill’s “Dirty Wars”
A 9/11 book the world needs to read, Jeremy Scahill’s “Dirty Wars”

A 9/11 book the world needs to read, Jeremy Scahill’s “Dirty Wars” By Ray Hanania Published in the Saudi Gazette, Sunday May 11, 2014/Distributed by Creators Syndicate Click here to View Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen October 2008, taken by Muhammad ud-Deen. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In 39 years of professional journalism, I have never come…

Read More “A 9/11 book the world needs to read, Jeremy Scahill’s “Dirty Wars”” »

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Ray Hanania

Who is Amal Alamuddin, reported George Clooney’s new fiancee

Posted on April 30, 2014September 24, 2018 By Ali Younes No Comments on Who is Amal Alamuddin, reported George Clooney’s new fiancee
Who is Amal Alamuddin, reported George Clooney’s new fiancee

Who is Amal Alamuddin, reported George Clooney’s new fiancee An International lawyer who believes in one God, Allah, and in Reincarnation By Ali Younes The news that 36 years old Lebanese  human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin is reportedly engaged to American actor and Oscar winner George Clooney, 52, took Hollywood and the Middle East by…

Read More “Who is Amal Alamuddin, reported George Clooney’s new fiancee” »

Ali Younes, American Arabs, Entertainment, News, Spotlight

Jews and Arabs together: I am lucky to experience something I wish more could

Posted on April 29, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Jews and Arabs together: I am lucky to experience something I wish more could

Jews and Arabs together: I am lucky to experience something I wish more could By Ray Hanania I’m lucky. Or maybe some might call it blessed. Others may just say fortunate. A few say plagued. I have and will again experience something that many Jews and Palestinians may never really experience. Something where we all come…

Read More “Jews and Arabs together: I am lucky to experience something I wish more could” »

Bloggers, Commentary, Ray Hanania

Would You Like Chicken Or Beef?

Posted on April 24, 2014April 13, 2019 By Lilas Taha No Comments on Would You Like Chicken Or Beef?

 Would You Like Chicken Or Beef? By Lilas Taha It was dinnertime, and I was ready to eat anything the waiter would put in front of me, be it chicken, beef or any high protein combination!  But my client hadn’t made her choice yet, and so I waited for her to make up her mind. She…

Read More “Would You Like Chicken Or Beef?” »

Bloggers, Commentary, Spotlight

Pro-Israel propaganda keeps Americans stupid when it comes to Israel-Palestine

Posted on April 24, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Pro-Israel propaganda keeps Americans stupid when it comes to Israel-Palestine
Pro-Israel propaganda keeps Americans stupid when it comes to Israel-Palestine

Pro-Israel propaganda keeps Americans stupid when it comes to Israel-Palestine By Ray Hanania I came across a really stupid letter in the Columbia Dispatch newspaper this morning. Letter writer Barbara Doll (“U.S. is inconsistent in reaction to Crimea,” April 8) compared Israel’s presence in Palestine to Russia taking over Crimea. There is no comparison. Assuming…

Read More “Pro-Israel propaganda keeps Americans stupid when it comes to Israel-Palestine” »

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

Taybeh Christian Palestinians celebrate: Receiving the Holy Fire Once Again

Posted on April 19, 2014September 24, 2018 By Maria Khoury 1 Comment on Taybeh Christian Palestinians celebrate: Receiving the Holy Fire Once Again
Taybeh Christian Palestinians celebrate: Receiving the Holy Fire Once Again

Taybeh Christian Palestinians celebrate: Receiving the Holy Fire Once Again By Maria C. Khoury, Ed.D. We have just celebrated the Miracle of the Holy Fire in Taybeh in a most magnificent way at the outskirts of our village approximately  5:30 pm local time on this Great and Holy Saturday while waiting all afternoon when this…

Read More “Taybeh Christian Palestinians celebrate: Receiving the Holy Fire Once Again” »

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, Maria Khoury, Palestine & Jordan, religion, Spotlight

Travel: The obligatory visit to the Arabs of Dearborn

Posted on April 16, 2014June 12, 2019 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Travel: The obligatory visit to the Arabs of Dearborn
Travel: The obligatory visit to the Arabs of Dearborn

Travel: The obligatory visit to the Arabs of Dearborn By Ray Hanania I have been traveling to Dearborn, Michigan since I was a young child back in the 1950s. Back then, it was about the only place where you could purchase original ingredients to make Middle Eastern food recipes. So we would often make the…

Read More “Travel: The obligatory visit to the Arabs of Dearborn” »

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Ray Hanania, Travel

Olmos argues “race” is not a label for divisions at diversity conference

Posted on April 15, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Olmos argues “race” is not a label for divisions at diversity conference
Olmos argues “race” is not a label for divisions at diversity conference

Olmos argues “race” is not a label for divisions at diversity conference Hollywood movie star Edward James Olmos pushed an audience of more than 400 educators and diversity professionals to the edge arguing that it is wrong to look at human beings and believe that they are really divided into different races. The Mexican American…

Read More “Olmos argues “race” is not a label for divisions at diversity conference” »

American Arabs, Entertainment, News, religion

Cicero Orthodox Church celebrates 20 year anniversary of Miraculous Weeping Icon of the Virgin Mary

Posted on April 14, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Cicero Orthodox Church celebrates 20 year anniversary of Miraculous Weeping Icon of the Virgin Mary
Cicero Orthodox Church celebrates 20 year anniversary of Miraculous Weeping Icon of the Virgin Mary

Cicero Orthodox Church celebrates 20 year anniversary of Miraculous Weeping Icon of the Virgin Mary Weeping Icon symbolizes the suffering of Christians in the Holy Land, Pastor of Church says By Ray Hanania St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Chicago’s west suburb of Cicero will hold a special service on Tuesday April 22 to honor…

Read More “Cicero Orthodox Church celebrates 20 year anniversary of Miraculous Weeping Icon of the Virgin Mary” »

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

Norman Podhoretz and the face of modernday hate

Posted on April 13, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Norman Podhoretz and the face of modernday hate
Norman Podhoretz and the face of modernday hate

Norman Podhoretz and the face of modernday hate How the mainstream American media coddles hate, racism and bigotry By Ray Hanania If someone wrote that the Jews murdered Christ, or that they were engaged in drinking the blood of Christian children, no respectable news media would publish their vicious hate filled words. But that is…

Read More “Norman Podhoretz and the face of modernday hate” »

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Columbia College reinstates Palestinian professor’s censored class

Posted on April 7, 2014April 13, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Columbia College reinstates Palestinian professor’s censored class

Columbia College reinstates Palestinian professor’s censored class By Ray Hanania Columbia College reinstated a class that had been stripped from Palestinian American Professor Iymen Chehade following weeks of protests from education professionals and activists and within days of receiving a letter of protest from the Israeli director of the film which provoked an anonymous student…

Read More “Columbia College reinstates Palestinian professor’s censored class” »

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

Suheir Hammad to perform at 11th Annual Diversity Conference April 10

Posted on April 6, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Suheir Hammad to perform at 11th Annual Diversity Conference April 10
Suheir Hammad to perform at 11th Annual Diversity Conference April 10

Suheir Hammad to perform at 11th Annual Diversity Conference April 10 Palestinian Poet Suheir Hammad will be among the many speakers and performers at the 11th Annual Images and Perceptions Conference to be held Thursday, April 10 at Byblos Banquet Hall, 7258 Chase Road, Dearborn, Michigan. The conference, organized by Siham Awada Jaafar, will also…

Read More “Suheir Hammad to perform at 11th Annual Diversity Conference April 10” »

American Arabs, Features

Battle rages over Easter Egg hunt in Dearborn

Posted on April 6, 2014October 30, 2018 By rayhanania 5 Comments on Battle rages over Easter Egg hunt in Dearborn
Battle rages over Easter Egg hunt in Dearborn

Battle rages over Easter Egg hunt in Dearborn By Ray Hanania As Christian Arabs prepare to celebrate Holy Week and Easter following 40 days of Lenten observances, a controversy has risen over whether or not a school in Dearborn should have been used to promote an Easter Egg hunt by a local Presbyterian Church. Majed…

Read More “Battle rages over Easter Egg hunt in Dearborn” »

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

Houston celebrates Arab Heritage Month (April) with book event

Posted on April 4, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Houston celebrates Arab Heritage Month (April) with book event

Houston celebrates Arab Heritage Month (April) with book event In celebration of April as The National Arab American Heritage Month, The Arab American Cultural and Community Center of Houston (ACC), cordially invites you to a special event in its month-long festivities: BOOK SIGNING, April 8th, 2014 at 7:30 PM at the BeHuman Gallery, 12848 Queensbury Ln. Suite…

Read More “Houston celebrates Arab Heritage Month (April) with book event” »

American Arabs, Entertainment, Features, Ray Hanania

Posts pagination

Previous 1 … 164 165 166 … 172 Next
  • OPINION COLUMNS
  • Arab Center Washington DC
    Arab Center Analysis: Israel’s declining support among American Evangelicals 
    January 1, 2026
  • Akram Baker
    Akram Baker remembered, worked at Orient House in Jerusalem with the late Faisal Husseini
    December 12, 2025
  • 10-01-25 Arab Center Web Ad 300x300
    The CMCC and the US-Israel Alliance: Collusion or Enforcement Mechanism?
    December 5, 2025
  • Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
    Construction in the E1 Area: Preventing Palestinian Geographical Contiguity
    October 27, 2025
  • Netflix Mo Series courtesy of Wikipedia
    Mo Amer’s “Mo” on Netflix is more than just a great comedy series
    September 6, 2025
Ray Hanania's 4 times a week columns at https://RayHanania.com at Substack

Enter Your Email to Subscribe to Ray Hanania’s Columns

Creative Commons License
All work on this website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Do not edit original work. Give credit to the original source.

The Lightning Strike Radio Sun 8-10 AM

Mohammed Faheem The Lightning Strike Radio Show
Mohammed Faheem The Lightning Strike Radio Show
  • NEWS
  • United Airlines Boeing B747-400 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
    ADC Condemns New Visa Freeze Using ‘Public Charge’ Criteria to Deny Entry and Separate Families
    January 16, 2026
  • American Arab Chamber logos
    American Arab Chamber of Commerce releases endorsements in key Illinois races
    January 14, 2026
  • Islamic Scholarship Fund photo
    Islamic Scholarship Fund ISF Scholarship & Program Applications are Open!
    January 13, 2026
  • Zakat Foundation of America Logo
    Zakat Foundation of America honors memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
    January 13, 2026
  • Hind Rajab, murdered by Israeli soldiers during the genocide in the Gaza Strip. Photo courtesy Wikipedia
    The Legacies of the Middle East in 2025 Are Likely to Repeat in 2026
    January 8, 2026
  • New-iTunes-1400-x-1400-The-Ray-Hanania-Show-Podcast-Icon-300-x-300.jpg
  • Podcast-iTunes-Logo-Chi-City-Hall-1985.jpg
  • terroristbookcover-300-x-300.jpg
  • powerpr300x300ad.jpg
  • The-Kings-Pawn-Book-300-x-300.png
  • NEWSWIRE
  • United Airlines Boeing B747-400 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
    ADC Condemns New Visa Freeze Using ‘Public Charge’ Criteria to Deny Entry and Separate Families
    January 16, 2026
  • American Arab Chamber logos
    American Arab Chamber of Commerce releases endorsements in key Illinois races
    January 14, 2026
  • Islamic Scholarship Fund photo
    Islamic Scholarship Fund ISF Scholarship & Program Applications are Open!
    January 13, 2026
  • Zakat Foundation of America Logo
    Zakat Foundation of America honors memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
    January 13, 2026

Follow Ray Hanania at
Twitter
Facebook
TitkTok
BlueSky
RayHanania Columns

Click here to get information on The Ray Hanania Radio Show and its podcasts

Copyright © 2026 The Arab Daily News.

Powered by PressBook Premium theme