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CAIR Joins 70+ Organizations in Urgent Letter to President Biden Ahead of Israel and Jordan Trip, Demanding Immediate Ceasefire, Lasting Peace  

Posted on October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 By rayhanania No Comments on CAIR Joins 70+ Organizations in Urgent Letter to President Biden Ahead of Israel and Jordan Trip, Demanding Immediate Ceasefire, Lasting Peace  
CAIR Joins 70+ Organizations in Urgent Letter to President Biden Ahead of Israel and Jordan Trip, Demanding Immediate Ceasefire, Lasting Peace  

CAIR Joins 70+ Organizations in Urgent Letter to President Biden Ahead of Israel and Jordan Trip, Demanding Immediate Ceasefire, Lasting Peace   The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the nation, along with over 70 other American Muslim, Arab American, South Asian American, African American, and various faith-based and…

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Lebanese chef among those featured in new TV Series Celebrating Diversity in Maine

Posted on May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Lebanese chef among those featured in new TV Series Celebrating Diversity in Maine

Lebanese chef among those featured in new TV Series Celebrating Diversity in Maine “Elevating Voices” airs Thursday night, featuring Adrian Espinoza, owner of Empanada Club, alongside Katherine Slevin, Iman Enan and Ange Bonheur of C. Love Cookie Project Food, for many, holds its own culture, story and meaning. Bolivian native Adrian Espinoza creates delicious fresh and…

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AHRC Celebrates Black History Month

Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on AHRC Celebrates Black History Month

AHRC Celebrates Black History Month The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins Americans of all backgrounds in observing and celebrating Black History Month. Black History Month begins on February 1 and ends on Feb 28, 2021.  On 1976, US President Gerald Ford formally recognized Black History Month. This became an annual tradition that has been honored…

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Arab Radio: Pollsters examine Jones-Tlaib election

Posted on July 23, 2020July 25, 2020 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Arab Radio: Pollsters examine Jones-Tlaib election
Arab Radio: Pollsters examine Jones-Tlaib election

Arab Radio: Pollsters examine Jones-Tlaib election (Audio Podcast below) Guest pollsters Edward Sarpolus and Dennis Denno will be guests on a special edition of The Arab street Radio on Friday July 24, 2020 examining the Michigan election contest between former Congresswoman and Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones and 13th District Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib. Sarpolus…

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Tlaib challenger Brenda Jones joins Ray Hanania on Arab Radio Friday July 10, 2020

Posted on July 8, 2020July 11, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Tlaib challenger Brenda Jones joins Ray Hanania on Arab Radio Friday July 10, 2020

Tlaib challenger Brenda Jones joins Ray Hanania on Arab Radio Friday July 10, 2020 Tune in this Friday July 10, 2020 to #ArabRadio WNZK AM 690 when Ray Hanania interviews #BrendaJones in her rematch to beat #RashidaTlaib in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District. The show begins at 8 AM EST Detroit time (7 AM Chicago, 3 PM…

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Wheaton College to fire Black teacher over Islam

Posted on January 7, 2016January 7, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Wheaton College to fire Black teacher over Islam

Wheaton college plans to fire an African American professor this week who last month wrote on her Facebook Page that Christians and Muslims believe in the same God. The censorship reflects the degradation of Christianity among Americans By Ray Hanania A lot of people wonder what would happen to Jesus if he lived in today’s…

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Dr. Ben Carson out-trumps Trump in Attitude

Posted on September 21, 2015 By Mike Ghouse No Comments on Dr. Ben Carson out-trumps Trump in Attitude
Dr. Ben Carson out-trumps Trump in Attitude

Washington, D.C., September 21, 2015 – Presidential hopeful Ben Carson stated on NBC’s Meet the Press yesterday, “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation,” and.” I absolutely would not agree with that.” As an American Muslim, I was hoping that other Republican candidates for President would not out-trump,…

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So what if Obama is a Muslim?

Posted on September 20, 2015September 21, 2015 By Mike Ghouse No Comments on So what if Obama is a Muslim?
So what if Obama is a Muslim?

By Mike Ghouse He is one of the best Presidents we have had in a long time, he turned around misery into success – do you know over 40 Million Americans were unemployed when he took over, which was nearly 12% unemployment rate, now it is down to 5% . He helped survive American auto…

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ADC Michigan calls on removal of segregationist’s statue

Posted on July 5, 2015July 5, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on ADC Michigan calls on removal of segregationist’s statue
ADC Michigan calls on removal of segregationist’s statue

Dearborn’s former mayor Orville Hubbard was a segregationist who many believe symbolized the resistance of Whites to Blacks during the height of the racial conflicts of the 1960s, one of the few openly anti-Black mayors of a Northern city. Now, nearly 40 years after he left office, Fatina Abdrabboh is urging the city to remove…

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Patty Garcia, who denied voters a choice, asserts "Democracy belongs to voters"

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Cabal of Clout blinds Alexi Giannoulias from learning Raja Krishnamoorthi's lessons

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Attorneys for Michael J. Madigan petition U.S. Supreme Court to reverse conviction

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