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Egypt tackles software piracy, with lowest theft-rate in Middle East

Posted on March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Egypt tackles software piracy, with lowest theft-rate in Middle East
Egypt tackles software piracy, with lowest theft-rate in Middle East

Egypt tackles software piracy, with lowest theft-rate in Middle East Egypt Launches Digital Forensic Lab to Improve Intellectual Property Rights’ (IPR) Protection and Enforcement. Govt. made great strides to combat cyber-crime and crack down on IP infringement The Government of Egypt has announced today that it is setting up a specialized digital forensic lab for Intellectual…

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Arab World, Egypt, Middle East, News, Technology

Trial in the Newsroom! Bias in French media

Posted on March 13, 2018March 13, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Trial in the Newsroom! Bias in French media
Trial in the Newsroom! Bias in French media

Trial in the Newsroom! Bias in French media A large majority of Muslim practitioners will tell you, however, that the French media and elite, particularly the radical secularists and the French white-identity zealots, are missing important cultural and identity factors within minorities in France. By Abdennour Toumi   The on-going police investigation of renowned Islamic…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Europe, Middle East, Opinion

Berlin Arab Fim Festival April 11- 18

Posted on March 13, 2018March 13, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Berlin Arab Fim Festival April 11- 18

Berlin Arab Fim Festival April 11- 18 ALFILM – 9th Arab Film Festival Berlin 11. – 18. April 2018 Cinemas Arsenal, fsk, City Kino Wedding, Kino Wolf • First Films of the OFFICIAL SELECTION • SPOTLIGHT: Reflections on Arab Masculinities Berlin, March 12, 2018 – In its 9th edition ALFILM offers insights into the cinema of the…

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Adel Makki to receive achievement award

Posted on March 13, 2018June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Adel Makki to receive achievement award
Adel Makki to receive achievement award

Adel Makki to receive achievement award LAHC to bestow its 2018 Excellence and Great Achievements Award upon Dr. Adel Makki LAHC is honored to announce that the 2018 Excellence and Great Achievements Award will be presented to Dr. Adel Makki. This honor will be bestowed upon him during the LAHC 30th Annual Awards Gala scheduled…

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Arab Democratic Club endorses Kennedy, Lipinski, Fioretti

Posted on March 13, 2018March 30, 2022 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Democratic Club endorses Kennedy, Lipinski, Fioretti
Arab Democratic Club endorses Kennedy, Lipinski, Fioretti

Arab Democratic Club endorses Kennedy, Lipinski, Fioretti The Arab American Democratic Club, Chicagoland’s largest and most active Arab American political organization, released its endorsements for candidates in the March 20, 2018 Democratic Primary election, urging all Arab Americans to vote Board members of the Arab American Democratic Club (AADC), AADC which represents the voice and…

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Masters of War and Christian Zionism

Posted on March 11, 2018September 24, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on Masters of War and Christian Zionism

In “Masters of War” Bob Dylan sang about those who lie and deceive, build guns, death planes, big bombs and hide behind masks, desks, and walls. Dylan concludes they will find that when death takes its toll, all the money they made will never buy back their soul. WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS is an unincorporated…

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Podcast: Arab radio on the Oscars, Census and more

Posted on March 10, 2018March 10, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Podcast: Arab radio on the Oscars, Census and more

Podcast: Arab radio on the Oscars, Census and more Radio host Ray Hanania talks with listeners in Detroit, Dearborn, Chicago and around the country on “Fight back” on the monthly radio show “Yalla! Fight Back” broadcast on the 2nd Friday over every month. Listeners discuss the bias of the Academy Awards and the the hypocrisy…

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Berrios supports Arab American community

Posted on March 9, 2018March 15, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Berrios supports Arab American community
Berrios supports Arab American community

Berrios supports Arab American community Arab-American community benefits as Assessor Joseph Berrios returns $1.8 million to schools and municipalities in South and Southwest Cook County Money is part of $30 million collected to date and more than $50 million billed through Erroneous Exemptions Program created by the Berrios administration CHICAGO – Cook County Assessor Joseph…

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To: The Associated Press and Washington Post Re: Israel’s WMD and Mordechai Vanunu

Posted on March 8, 2018August 20, 2019 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on To: The Associated Press and Washington Post Re: Israel’s WMD and Mordechai Vanunu
To: The Associated Press and Washington Post Re: Israel’s WMD and Mordechai Vanunu

The Washington Post’s banner proclaims “Democracy Dies in Darkness”. On Thursday a WaPo headline read: “For Pyongyang, Mideast offers cautionary nuclear tale” with a bullet point titled “ISRAEL’S DENIABLE DETERRENT” Because The Washington Post does not allow republishing their article; and as this reporter’s response could die in the darkness at The Washington Post we…

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يجب على العرب أن يوقفوا التواصل بإسرائيل حتى تعترف بفلسطين

Posted on March 8, 2018March 8, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on يجب على العرب أن يوقفوا التواصل بإسرائيل حتى تعترف بفلسطين
يجب على العرب أن يوقفوا التواصل بإسرائيل حتى تعترف بفلسطين

يجب على العرب أن يوقفوا التواصل بإسرائيل حتى تعترف بفلسطين صحيفة أخبار العرب_ عدد الأول من مارس 2018. Arabic: Published in the Arab News, Feb. 28, 2018. To achieve peace, the Arab World should suspend all contacts with Israel until Israel recognizes Palestine Statehood and Palestine’s right to exist, and demand that Israel end its…

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PLO denounces Israeli attack on college campus

Posted on March 8, 2018March 8, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on PLO denounces Israeli attack on college campus
PLO denounces Israeli attack on college campus

PLO denounces Israeli attack on college campus Dr. Ashrawi: The Israeli army’s assault on Birzeit University campus is a grave violation and a dangerous escalation. Birzeit University officials plea for protection at their educational institution from Israeli settler and military terrorist attacks. Video shows brutality of Israeli terrorism against students, similar to Israel’s assault against children…

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Arab World, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, racism, Terrorism

Rally for Gutierrez for opposing Israeli detentions of children, Chicago, IL

Posted on March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Rally for Gutierrez for opposing Israeli detentions of children, Chicago, IL

Rally for Gutierrez for opposing Israeli detentions of children, Chicago, IL Congressman Luis Gutierrez will be honored by leaders and activists on Monday March 12, 2018 for his leadership in calling on Israel to end its policies of imprisoning and detaining children. Gutierrez, who has represented the Illinois 4th Congressional District since January 1993, has…

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Activism, American Arabs, Editors Picks, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Terrorism

Oscars? When will we have “The Abdullahs?”

Posted on March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Oscars? When will we have “The Abdullahs?”

Oscars? When will we have “The Abdullahs?” Hollywood has been at war with the Arab World since it produced its very first movie. And it is has only gotten worse. Hollywood is one of the biggest contributory factors fueling anti-Arab and anti-Muslim racism and hatred, despite their occasional words of “diversity.” Not since Vanessa Redgrave…

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American Arabs, Arab News, Bloggers, Commentary, Entertainment, Israel, mainstream, Movies, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, Television

Arabs should suspend contacts with Israel until Israel recognizes Palestine

Posted on March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Arabs should suspend contacts with Israel until Israel recognizes Palestine

Arabs should suspend contacts with Israel until Israel recognizes Palestine The primary stumbling block to the establishment of a Palestine State and achieving Middle East peace is the weak leadership of the Arab World and their fear of standing up to Israel’s government extremism. Despite the Arab World’s public rhetoric and criticism of Israel’s government…

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Arab News, Arab World, Arab World Politics, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Ray Hanania

I’ve Been Thinking about Maria Shriver, Book Tours, Vanunu and a USS Liberty LOVE Story #IveBeenThinking

Posted on March 4, 2018March 4, 2018 By USS_Liberty Info No Comments on I’ve Been Thinking about Maria Shriver, Book Tours, Vanunu and a USS Liberty LOVE Story #IveBeenThinking

“I’ve Been Thinking” is Journalist Maria Shriver’s latest book. Maria Shriver’s The Sunday Paper email newsletter is one of my Sunday ‘must reads’ and today’s also provided the inspiration for this article. By Eileen Fleming Maria Shriver’s The Sunday Paper email is a free gift filled with “news and views above the noise” delivered by “powerful,…

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

New One-State Foundation launched in Netherlands

Posted on March 4, 2018March 4, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on New One-State Foundation launched in Netherlands

New One-State Foundation launched in Netherlands Launch of The One State Foundation: a new Palestinian-Israeli initiative to grow debate and support for a one state solution After over 70 years of conflict, 50 years of occupation and close to 25 years of a detrimental and counterproductive peace process it is more urgent than ever to…

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Arab World, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases

New book empowers Arabs to fight back against media bias

Posted on March 2, 2018March 6, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on New book empowers Arabs to fight back against media bias
New book empowers Arabs to fight back against media bias

New book empowers Arabs to fight back against media bias A new book that empowers Arabs and Muslims in America to effectively confront and change news media bias  was published this week by award-winning Palestinian American columnist and former Chicago City Hall journalist Ray Hanania. Yalla! Fight Back offers a strategic plan for Arabs and…

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Activism, American Arabs, Book Review, Chaldean, Christian & Muslim, Journalism, mainstream, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Podcast, Politics, racism, Ray Hanania, Technology, Television, US Arab Politics, YallaFightBack

ADC organizes National Call-In Day, Stand Up for Free Speech, March 5

Posted on March 2, 2018March 2, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on ADC organizes National Call-In Day, Stand Up for Free Speech, March 5
ADC organizes National Call-In Day, Stand Up for Free Speech, March 5

ADC organizes National Call-In Day, Stand Up for Free Speech, March 5 Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org | March 2, 2018 | This Monday, March 5, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) urges all its members to join the National Call-In Day to stand up for our right to free speech and defeat the Israel Anti-Boycott Act. CLICK HERE TO CALL YOUR…

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Activism, American Arabs, Israel, mainstream, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan

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