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Our Arab identity is being smothered by our religion

Posted on January 9, 2020January 15, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Our Arab identity is being smothered by our religion
Our Arab identity is being smothered by our religion

Our Arab identity is being smothered by our religion Arab Christians are marginalized, ignored and pushed aside by everyone even though we can play a critical role in trying to bring the East and the West, the Christian and Muslim Worlds, together towards understanding. This issue surfaces all the time and most recently when the…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Chaldean, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Culture, Entertainment, Features, Humor, Media Bias, Opinion, racism, Spotlight, Terrorism

Forgotten victims of Sept. 11, 2001 should be remembered, too

Posted on September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Forgotten victims of Sept. 11, 2001 should be remembered, too
Forgotten victims of Sept. 11, 2001 should be remembered, too

Forgotten victims of Sept. 11, 2001 should be remembered, too Americans will commemorate the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and remember the 2,977 victims who died in those attacks, but few will remember or honor those Americans who were victims of the hate backlash that consumed many Americans in the weeks,…

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American Arabs, Arab News, Bloggers, Commentary, Journalism, Media Bias, Opinion, Ray Hanania, Terrorism

John McCain was never a God, just a complicated flawed human

Posted on September 1, 2018September 1, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on John McCain was never a God, just a complicated flawed human

John McCain was never a God, just a complicated flawed human The biased and racist news media has turned the late Senator John McCain into a modern day God, not because they loved him and really respected him but because of their shameless politics: they love that he as a senior Republican challenged and criticized…

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Tipping and Bargaining in Egypt: Bakhshesh or Sadaqa

Posted on April 18, 2018April 18, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Tipping and Bargaining in Egypt: Bakhshesh or Sadaqa
Tipping and Bargaining in Egypt: Bakhshesh or Sadaqa

Tipping and Bargaining in Egypt: Bakhshesh or Sadaqa The role of tipping in the Arab World in tourism and the economy is important. To most Western tourists particularly Americans, the question of tipping is normal, like adding sales tax to the bill, but in the Middle East, however, the question of tipping, and add to it…

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American views of Arabs and Muslims improve, AAI study shows

Posted on December 5, 2017December 5, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on American views of Arabs and Muslims improve, AAI study shows
American views of Arabs and Muslims improve, AAI study shows

American views of Arabs and Muslims improve, AAI study shows Poll Shows Positive Shift Accompanied by a Deep Partisan Rift in Americans’ Views of Arabs & Muslims. This, in the face of an Increase in Hate Crimes & Bigotry (Washington) The Arab American Institute (AAI) released a new poll today, examining American Attitudes towards Arabs, Muslims,…

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Knights of Columbus save Christian town in Iraq

Posted on August 14, 2017August 14, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Knights of Columbus save Christian town in Iraq
Knights of Columbus save Christian town in Iraq

Knights of Columbus save Christian town in Iraq In a move that will give many Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq hope for the future, the Knights of Columbus will raise and donate $2 million to save Karamdes (Karemlash), a predominantly Christian town on the Nineveh Plain which was liberated from ISIS late last year. The Knights’ action…

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Illinois men charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

Posted on April 13, 2017April 13, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Illinois men charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS
Illinois men charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

Illinois men charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS Joseph D. Jones, also known as “Yusuf Abdulhaqq,” 35, and Edward Schimenti, also known as “Abdul Wali,” 35, both of Zion, Illinois, were arrested today on a federal complaint charging them with conspiring and attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic…

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Rebranding ourselves as “Arabs” in the new Trump era

Posted on November 17, 2016June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Rebranding ourselves as “Arabs” in the new Trump era
Rebranding ourselves as “Arabs” in the new Trump era

Rebranding ourselves as “Arabs” in the new Trump era Why Arabs need to reinforce their identification as “Arabs” rather than as Muslims in the new era of President Donald Trump. Branding ourselves as Arabs will also help us fight the religious extremists and counter the rising anti-Muslim fears in the West and in the United States …

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American Arabs, Arab News, Arab World, Arab World Politics, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Middle East, Politics, Radio Podcast, Ray Hanania, Terrorism, US Arab Politics

UNESCO stands up to Israeli bullying on Jerusalem

Posted on October 26, 2016June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on UNESCO stands up to Israeli bullying on Jerusalem

UNESCO stands up to Israeli bullying on Jerusalem The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has criticized Israel’s abuses in occupied Jerusalem and the Israelis and the Israeli-headlocked American media has gone berserk denouncing UNESCO as an “anti-Semitic” and “Jew-hating” organizations for allegedly denying the Jewish heritage in the Holy City. The truth is…

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Trump’s ban on all Muslim entry to the US plays into hands of terrorists

Posted on January 9, 2016September 24, 2018 By Ghassan Rubeiz No Comments on Trump’s ban on all Muslim entry to the US plays into hands of terrorists

Trump’s ban on all Muslim entry to the US plays into the hands of terrorists By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz Should we be fearful of Muslims in our community? Regrettably, this regressive question is one of the most hotly debated issues in the current US presidential race. To win the war on terror Western societies should…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Ghassan Rubeiz, Politics

Muslim woman helps Americans understand Islam

Posted on December 3, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Muslim woman helps Americans understand Islam
Muslim woman helps Americans understand Islam

Muslim woman helps Americans understand Islam A Muslim American woman, Sam Mak, seeks to help Americans better understand Islam, Muslims and the differences between extremists who claim to represent Islam and those who do Like the rest of the world and most of the Islamic community worldwide, Sam Mak is appalled by the recent ISIS…

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American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Features, religion

Fears of rising anti-Arab, anti-Muslim hate in America

Posted on November 17, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Fears of rising anti-Arab, anti-Muslim hate in America

AHRC urges the Arab and Muslim American community to be vigilant, and to report suspicious activity to the authorities: In light of the drastic increase of bigoted and misinformed anti- Muslim rhetoric and Islamophobia that recently increased as a result of the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris, AHRC urges the Arab and American community to…

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Saudi Prince Alwaleed and Israel’s Sheldon Adelson

Posted on July 2, 2015September 29, 2018 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Saudi Prince Alwaleed and Israel’s Sheldon Adelson
Saudi Prince Alwaleed and Israel’s Sheldon Adelson

Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud and Israel’s Sheldon Adelson have one thing in common. They both have billions. But there is a clear difference between the sinister Adelson who uses his money to undermine peace and justice in the Middle East and Alwaleed who has committed his riches to philanthropy. Sometimes,…

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Courageous stand by Obama on terrorism and Islam

Posted on February 19, 2015May 1, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Courageous stand by Obama on terrorism and Islam

President Obama has begun a debate on the issue of terrorism and Islam asking Americans to recognize that just because the terrorists claim they represent Islam doesn’t make it so. Why give the terrorists what they want? Defeat terrorism by being educated and understanding the facts, as complex as they may be. We are a smart…

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Obama Has Chance to Make Positive Change in Middle East

Posted on November 13, 2014November 13, 2014 By rayhanania No Comments on Obama Has Chance to Make Positive Change in Middle East
Obama Has Chance to Make Positive Change in Middle East

Although Democrats have lost control of the Senate, it’s predictable and gives Barack Obama a free hand to impose his own policies to help push peace in the Middle East using his powers as President By Ray Hanania Although President Barack Obama has faced tough pushback on his efforts to achieve a Middle East peace…

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