A look back at the Oscars and the Academy Awards night from 1978 when Palestine and Israel clashed on stage for the first time. Here’s one of several columns I published over the years reflecting on that moment, this one published in 2006. By Ray Hanania A very special Oscars Night BY RAY HANANIA (Originally…
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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Entertainment, Features, Ray HananiaAcademy Award , Academy Awards , films , Hollywood , Israel , movies , Paddy Chayefsky , Palestine , Vanessa Redgrave The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) firmly believes the senseless murder of the three Arab and Muslim American students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina is a result of hate rhetoric and the spread of anti-Arab sentiment and Islamophobia. ADC has observed a drastic increase of anti-Arab sentiment and Islamophobia within the last few years. This increase…
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Activism, Christian & Muslim, Press ReleasesAcademy Award , Aide-de-camp , American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee , beverly hills , Bradley Cooper , California , Chris Kyle , Clint Eastwood , Federal Bureau of Investigation , Iraq war , United States By Ray Hanania Well, one Arab-Israeli war won’t be fought this year, but there will be much debate over the messages in the controversial film American Sniper, the story of an American soldier during the illegal war in Iraq. Unlike in several past broadcasts of the Academy Awards, no Oscars have been nominated this year…
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Arab World, Business, News, SpotlightAcademy Award , Adam McKay , Angelina Jolie , Arab World , Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzeria , Brad Pitt , business , Dubai , Jennifer Aniston , Leonardo DiCaprio , Los Angeles , Martin Scorsese , Middle East , Pizza , Pizzaria , Robert De Niro , Studio City , UAE 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, Spotlight5 Broken Cameras , Academy Award , Columbia College , Columbia College Columbia University , Israel , Israel-Palestine , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Social Science “From Palestine” echoes from Oscars to the World By Ray Hanania In 1978, I remembered the passion and the excitement when actress Vanessa Redgrave stood up powerfully to confront the “Zionist bullies” she denounced from the Oscar stage who protested against her solely because she had the courage to support the production of a Documentary…
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Flashback: A very special Oscars Night
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A look back at the Oscars and the Academy Awards night from 1978 when Palestine and Israel clashed on stage for the first time. Here’s one of several columns I published over the years reflecting on that moment, this one published in 2006. By Ray Hanania A very special Oscars Night BY RAY HANANIA (Originally…
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