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Saudi Arabia Ushers in a Year of Entertainment in 2019

Posted on January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Saudi Arabia Ushers in a Year of Entertainment in 2019
Saudi Arabia Ushers in a Year of Entertainment in 2019

Saudi Arabia Ushers in a Year of Entertainment in 2019 The head of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority (GEA), His Excellency Turki Al-Sheikh, unveiled a plan to transform the Kingdom’s entertainment industry on January 22. The announcement marked the latest progress under Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 platform to create a more vibrant and fulfilling society…

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Arab World, Entertainment, Gulf States, News, Saudi Arabia

Arab Radio: Middle East Monitor writer Hanaa Hasan on Syria

Posted on January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Radio: Middle East Monitor writer Hanaa Hasan on Syria
Arab Radio: Middle East Monitor writer Hanaa Hasan on Syria

Arab Radio: Middle East Monitor writer Hanaa Hasan on Syria THE ARAB STREET Radio & Podcast broadcast from Chicago through 690 AM WNZK Radio in Detroit Michigan and live online … Friday Jan. 18, 2019 … interview with Hanaa Hasan, a researcher and writer at Middle East Monitor, specializing in the Levant and North Africa….

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Activism, Arab Radio, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Kurdish, Kurds, Middle East, Middle East Monitor, News, Palestine & Jordan, Podcast, Radio Podcast, Ray Hanania, Syria

Palestinians have little to expect from Israeli elections

Posted on January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Palestinians have little to expect from Israeli elections
Palestinians have little to expect from Israeli elections

Palestinians have little to expect from Israeli elections Israeli journalist Tal Schneider was the guest in an online forum Thursday (Jan. 23, 2019) hosted by Americans for Peace Now. During the discussion, she observed that the Arab vote, despite uniting, might not be strong enough to refocus the country on addressing the occupation or on…

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Saudi Arabia appoints Fahad Nazer as new spokesman

Posted on January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Saudi Arabia appoints Fahad Nazer as new spokesman
Saudi Arabia appoints Fahad Nazer as new spokesman

Saudi Arabia appoints Fahad Nazer as new spokesman The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Appoints Fahad Nazer as Official Spokesperson​ The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C., has appointed Mr. Fahad Nazer as its new Official Spokesperson. Nazer replaces Ms. Fatimah Baeshen, who served in the role since September…

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Wayne County CEO Warren Evans to receive LAHC Excellence & Great Achievements Award

Posted on January 23, 2019June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Wayne County CEO Warren Evans to receive LAHC Excellence & Great Achievements Award
Wayne County CEO Warren Evans to receive LAHC Excellence & Great Achievements Award

Wayne County CEO Warren Evans to receive LAHC Excellence & Great Achievements Award LAHC-Leaders Advancing & Helping Communities is proud to announce that the 2019 Excellence and Great Achievements Award will be presented toWayne County Executive Warren C. Evans. This honor will be bestowed upon him at the 31stAnnual Awards Gala scheduled to take place onWednesday…

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The Islamic Republic of Iran: Forty Years Later

Posted on January 19, 2019January 20, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on The Islamic Republic of Iran: Forty Years Later
The Islamic Republic of Iran: Forty Years Later

The Islamic Republic of Iran: Forty Years Later Forty years later, neither the tears of the Arab regimes nor the rise of Israeli alarms have stopped the expansion of Iran’s nuclear program and hegemony in the region. By Abdennour Toumi  With the Iraqi quagmire, the Syrian imbroglio, and the Afghanistan cul-de-sac, the U.S. and the…

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Arab Israelis have the power to undermine Israel’s racism

Posted on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Israelis have the power to undermine Israel’s racism
Arab Israelis have the power to undermine Israel’s racism

Arab Israelis have the power to undermine Israel’s racism Arabs in Israel represent more than 20 percent of the total population, but only hold 10.8 percent of the seats on the Knesset, or 13 out of 120 seats. The Arab Joint List consisting of the four largest Arab Israeli political parties ranks as the 3rd…

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Israel out guns Palestinians on social media spin

Posted on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel out guns Palestinians on social media spin
Israel out guns Palestinians on social media spin

Israel out guns Palestinians on social media spin Benjamin Netanyahu has hundreds of thousands of followers on nearly every social media platform in Hebrew, Arabic, English and Farsi. He’s just one example of the sophisticated way Israeli government officials and politicians are using social media to enhance their propaganda to those targeted audiences. In comparison,…

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Arab Radio: Should Palestinians accept the Trump Peace Plan?

Posted on January 18, 2019January 19, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Radio: Should Palestinians accept the Trump Peace Plan?
Arab Radio: Should Palestinians accept the Trump Peace Plan?

Arab Radio: Should Palestinians accept the Trump Peace Plan? By Ray Hanania President Trump is preparing to unveil his “Deal of the Century” for Palestinian peace, the Trump Peace Plan. Naturally extremists on both sides, Israel and Palestine, will reject it because that’s what they do. They reject everything because their employer is conflict and…

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ANERA CEO urges US to restore Palestine Aid

Posted on January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on ANERA CEO urges US to restore Palestine Aid
ANERA CEO urges US to restore Palestine Aid

ANERA CEO urges US to restore Palestine Aid Anera urges U.S. Government to Revise or Reverse Decision on Pulling Aid to Palestinians. Anera President and CEO Sean Carroll is available for a limited number of interviews to discuss the cuts to Anera’s programming serving refugees and other vulnerable populations in Gaza and the West Bank. USAID’s…

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Arab World, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, refugees

The Arab Street Radio: Rahaf al-Qunun and Rashida Tlaib

Posted on January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on The Arab Street Radio: Rahaf al-Qunun and Rashida Tlaib
The Arab Street Radio: Rahaf al-Qunun and Rashida Tlaib

The Arab Street Radio: Rahaf al-Qunun and Rashida Tlaib 01-11-19 The Arab Street Radio: Rahaf, Women’s rights, Rashida Tlaib. Host Ray Hanania joins Ali Younes to discuss the case of Saudi Teenager Rahaf al-Qunun and the election of Rashida Tlaib to congress exploring a wide range of issues with radio listeners Welcome to THE ARAB STREET…

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Illinois Legislature adopts bill to name April Arab Heritage Month

Posted on January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Illinois Legislature adopts bill to name April Arab Heritage Month
Illinois Legislature adopts bill to name April Arab Heritage Month

Illinois Legislature adopts bill to name April Arab Heritage Month Illinois Legislature passes law to designate April as Arab American Heritage Month. The bill was introduced by Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, and co-sponsored by State Senator Steve Landek and Representative Mike Zalewski. The bill restores respect for Illinois’ Arab American community which was…

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American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, immigrants, Israel, mainstream, News, Ray Hanania, US Arab Politics

Israel’s government will do and say anything to cover its atrocities

Posted on January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel’s government will do and say anything to cover its atrocities

Israel’s government will do and say anything to cover its atrocities How Israel used strategic public relations communication to veil its atrocities and instead sell itself falsely as a benevolent Democracy that is the victim of blood-lusting anti-semitic Arabs. By Ray Hanania Israel’s government will do anything to distract the world from its human rights…

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Israel lies in claims Arabs forced Jews to flee

Posted on January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel lies in claims Arabs forced Jews to flee
Israel lies in claims Arabs forced Jews to flee

Israel lies in claims Arabs forced Jews to flee Column in Arab News explores the Israeli and Zionist lies that Jews were forced to flee Arab countries. They were never forced to flee. Instead, they were neticed to flee by Jewish organizations to immigrate to Palestine in the 1930s and 1940s and then Israel after…

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Arab, Jewish groups denounce law to stifle American freedoms

Posted on January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab, Jewish groups denounce law to stifle American freedoms
Arab, Jewish groups denounce law to stifle American freedoms

Arab, Jewish groups denounce law to stifle American freedoms Arab and Jewish groups announced their opposition to a law introduced in the U.S. Senate to make it illegal for Americans to criticize Israel by boycotting Israel’s illegal, and racist Jewish settlements. The bill targets the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanction) movement which targets Israel’s Apartheid policies…

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American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Israel, Middle East, News, News Media, Palestine & Jordan, racism

WHY Jerry Fawell Jr. can’t imagine Trump ‘doing anything that’s not good for the country’

Posted on January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on WHY Jerry Fawell Jr. can’t imagine Trump ‘doing anything that’s not good for the country’
WHY Jerry Fawell Jr. can’t imagine Trump ‘doing anything that’s not good for the country’

“Where there is no vision, the people perish”-Proverbs 29:18 Jerry Fawell Jr. expresses the Antichrist ideology of Fundamentalist Christians in The Washington Post’s Magazine feature titled “Jerry Falwell Jr. can’t imagine Trump ‘doing anything that’s not good for the country’”, which inspired this post. By Eileen Fleming Over two thousand comments have been posted in…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Eileen Fleming, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan

Palestinians have the power to change Israel

Posted on January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Palestinians have the power to change Israel
Palestinians have the power to change Israel

Palestinians have the power to change Israel By Ray Hanania In this week’s column for the Middle East Monitor I write about the power that Palestinian citizens in Israel have to bring change to Israel’ racist, Apartheid government and participate in forcing the so-called “Jewish State” to respect the rights of Christians and Muslims. Israel’s…

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Arab World, Election, Israel, Middle East, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, Writers Promote

Iran’s extremism is empowered by Palestinian suffering

Posted on January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Iran’s extremism is empowered by Palestinian suffering
Iran’s extremism is empowered by Palestinian suffering

Iran’s extremism is empowered by Palestinian suffering By Ray Hanania This column I wrote in the Arab News examines one of the main factors that empower Iran. Israel’s refusal to make peace and America’s support of Israel’s extremist government. Americans like outgoing United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, one of the most despicable human beings on…

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