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Comprehensive look at the failings of former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel

January 18, 2024January 23, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Comprehensive look at the failings of former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Emanuel had a special adversarial relationship with Chicago’s Arab American Community closing immediately after his first election the annual Chicago Arabesque Festival, the Advisory Council on Arab Affairs, and favoring non-Arabs at his annual Ramadan Iftars among other issues. His missteps in disclosing a…

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Prize for Arab American writing named in honor of author Naomi Shihab Nye

January 10, 2024January 10, 2024 Ray Hanania No Comments

Prize for Arab American writing named in honor of author Naomi Shihab Nye The Naomi Shihab Nye Prize is newly established with the aim of encouraging writers in our Arab community to create book length stories by and about Arab people and culture for young readers This is an intended annual prize, initiated by Barbara…

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American Human Rights Council looks back on 2023

December 29, 2023December 29, 2023 Ray Hanania No Comments

American Human Rights Council looks back on 2023 There is no doubt that the year 2023 has been the year of challenges to humanity- wars, conflicts, natural disasters, and a genocide. In February 2023, devastating and deadly earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria claiming a huge toll of deaths, 59,259 in Turkey and 8,476 in Syria….

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#AbandonBiden leadership hosts Conference in Chicago Saturday Dec. 30, 2023

December 28, 2023December 28, 2023 Ray Hanania No Comments

#AbandonBiden leadership hosts Conference in Chicago Saturday Dec. 30, 2023 #AbandonBiden campaign hosts conference in Chicago where Arab and Muslim American leaders will discuss their reaction to President Joe Biden’s support of the genocide and warcrimes committed by Israel against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip. The conference will be held in Chicago Saturday, Dec….

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Biden’s contradictory policies on war crimes in Sudan and Gaza

December 27, 2023December 27, 2023 Ray Hanania No Comments

Biden’s contradictory policies on war crimes in Sudan and Gaza The hypocrisy of the United States is clearest during the administration of President Joe Biden. On the one hand, Biden has declared violence in Sudan which has resulted in thousands of civilian casualties as a “war crime.” But Biden is afraid to make the same…

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Sonia Anne Khalil campaigns for Illinois State House 36th District

December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 Ray Hanania No Comments

Sonia Anne Khalil campaigns for Illinois State House 36th District Longtime Arab American activists Sonia Anne Khalil announced on December 10, 2023 her candidacy to seek the Democratic Party domination for the Illinois Legislative 36th House seat next year. Khalil is the leading candidate in the Democratic Primary for the 36th House seat in the…

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CAIR-LA Demands Santa Ana Mayor Issue Apology for Biased Behavior During City Council Meeting

December 19, 2023December 19, 2023 Ray Hanania No Comments

CAIR-LA Demands Santa Ana Mayor Issue Apology for Biased Behavior During City Council Meeting The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today demanded that Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua issue an apology for her biased actions during a recent Santa Ana City Council meeting. On Tuesday, Dec. 5,…

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Israeli snipers shooting and killing hospital workers in Gaza

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 rayhanania No Comments

Israeli snipers shooting and killing hospital workers in Gaza On Monday Dec. 11, 2023, a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) surgeon was injured inside Al-Awda hospital in north Gaza by a shot fired from outside the facility. Our colleagues report snipers surrounding the hospital, firing on those inside. Al-Awda has been under total siege…

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CAIR Condemns Israeli Executions of Wounded, Unarmed Palestinian in West Bank

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 rayhanania No Comments

CAIR Condemns Israeli Executions of Wounded, Unarmed Palestinian in West Bank The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned what it called the latest “Israeli war crime of the day” after video surfaced reportedly showing Israeli forces opening fire on a group of unarmed Palestinian civilians…

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Arab and Muslim American voters face a “simple choice” between Biden’s inhumanity and Trump’s edgy politics

December 9, 2023December 9, 2023 rayhanania No Comments

Arab and Muslim American voters face a “simple choice” between Biden’s inhumanity and Trump’s edgy politics President Joe Biden’s abandonment of humanity and support for the massacre of thousands of civilians in the Gaza Strip, providing weapons and political cover for Israel’s indiscriminate massacres, has provoked Arab and Muslim American voters to abandon him in…

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Hostages versus Prisoners: Israel war on Gaza is as much a war on weaponizing words

December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 rayhanania No Comments

Hostages versus Prisoners: Israel war on Gaza is as much a war on weaponizing words The biased American news media is using the lexicon handed to it by Israel’s propaganda efforts, portraying the Israeli “hostages” in what the media and Israel describes falsely as an exchange for Palestinian “prisoners.” The majority of so-called Palestinian prisoners…

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Muslim American woman challenges unresponsive Congressman Sean Casten in March 19 Democratic primary

November 21, 2023November 21, 2023 rayhanania 1 Comment

Muslim American woman challenges unresponsive Congressman Sean Casten in March 19 Democratic primary By Ray Hanania Congressman Sean Casten, who has failed to live up to his promises to outreach and include Arab and Muslim Americans in the last election, is being challenged in th March 19, 2024 Democratic Primary election by healthcare activist Mahnoor…

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More than 50 journalists killed in Israel-Gaza war

November 21, 2023November 21, 2023 rayhanania No Comments

More than 50 journalists killed in Israel-Gaza war The first month of the Israel-Gaza war is now the deadliest month for journalists since CPJ began documenting journalist fatalities in 1992. As of November 21, CPJ’s investigations showed at least 53 journalists and media workers were among more than 14,000 killed since the war began on October 7—with more than 13,000…

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On World Children’s Day, Israel has turned Gaza into a Graveyard for Children:

November 20, 2023November 20, 2023 rayhanania No Comments

On World Children’s Day, Israel has turned Gaza into a Graveyard for Children: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins the world’s peace-loving community in recognizing the World’s Children Day that falls annually on November 20. The World Children’s Day is an occasion to commemorate the Declaration of the Rights of the Child that was…

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Doctors Without Borders condemns deliberate deadly attack on convoy of staff and family members in Gaza

November 19, 2023November 19, 2023 rayhanania No Comments

Doctors Without Borders condemns deliberate deadly attack on convoy of staff and family members in Gaza One person was killed and one was injured in an attack today on a convoy of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff members and their families who had been attempting to evacuate from northern Gaza. The person who…

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Peace Now: Attempt for the Establishment of a New Settlement in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City

November 19, 2023November 19, 2023 rayhanania No Comments

Peace Now: Attempt for the Establishment of a New Settlement in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City There is growing concern over an attempt to seize one of the last undeveloped plots in Jerusalem’s Old City for the establishment of a new settlement. In recent days, representatives of a Jewish-Australian businessman and his partners…

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CPJ expresses grave concern over 4th communications blackout in Gaza

November 18, 2023November 18, 2023 rayhanania No Comments

CPJ expresses grave concern over 4th communications blackout in Gaza The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is highly alarmed by widespread reports of a communications blackout in Gaza due to a fuel shortage. CPJ urgently calls on the Israeli and Egyptian governments to allow humanitarian assistance, including fuel, to reconnect journalists in Gaza with the…

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Arab American Comedy Festival, 209th Anniversary National Tour returns to New York roots

November 18, 2023November 18, 2023 rayhanania No Comments

Arab American Comedy Festival, 209th Anniversary National Tour returns to New York roots Year-Long Comedy Extravaganza Comes to The Town Hall on November 19th with Diverse Headliners including Ramy Youssef and a Fireside Chat with Tony Shalhoub The New York Arab American Comedy Festival (NYAACF) is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a year-long tour supported…

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