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Calls for New Jersey official’s resignation after threatening Tlaib on Facebook

Posted on July 24, 2019July 26, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Calls for New Jersey official’s resignation after threatening Tlaib on Facebook
Calls for New Jersey official’s resignation after threatening Tlaib on Facebook

Calls for New Jersey official’s resignation after threatening Tlaib on Facebook Muslim Advocates Calls for Removal of NJ Statewide School Board Association Member Daniel Patrick Leonard for Anti-Muslim, anti-Arab Facebook Posts. Official Posted a Death Wish on Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Accusations of Terrorism at Rep. Ilhan Omar   Muslim Advocates called for Daniel Patrick Leonard, a…

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American Arabs, Civil Rights, Media Bias, News, Politics, racism

Racist Arab Hater Senator Bob Menendez demands answers on Khashoggi

Posted on February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Racist Arab Hater Senator Bob Menendez demands answers on Khashoggi
Racist Arab Hater Senator Bob Menendez demands answers on Khashoggi

Racist Arab Hater Senator Bob Menendez demands answers on Khashoggi U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, who has introduced legislation to deny justice to Christian and Muslim Arabs, defended Israel’s militarist oppression and land theft, and has spoken publicly against the interests of Arab Americans, Arab Muslims, and the Arab World, has incredulously demanded details into the…

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

Hate Crimes Continue to Surge in America

Posted on November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Hate Crimes Continue to Surge in America
Hate Crimes Continue to Surge in America

Hate Crimes Continue to Surge in America Underreporting Remains Significant Problem in FBI’s Annual Statistics The Arab American Institute expressed concern and disappointment with the release of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) 2017 hate crime statistics. As expected, hate crime surged yet again in 2017. However, the data contained some glaring omissions, including three…

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Activism, American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Editors Picks, mainstream, News, racism, The Arab Street

Letter exposes racism and hate at New York Times

Posted on September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Letter exposes racism and hate at New York Times
Letter exposes racism and hate at New York Times

Letter exposes racism and hate at New York Times The Arab Daily News is proud to publish this anonymous letter that we received from a high ranking official reader of the New York Times newspaper. The letter details the bigotry and racism that takes place at the newspaper against Arab Americans and Muslims, and the hypocrisy…

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Google discriminates against Arab news sites

Posted on April 17, 2018May 8, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Google discriminates against Arab news sites
Google discriminates against Arab news sites

Google discriminates against Arab news sites Google is one of the most important online news and information sites so when it discriminates against pro-Arab writing and promotes pro-Israel writings, there is something wrong. It’s racist, actually, and the Arab World should be aware of Google’s biases. Google needs to change. It’s about fairness, objectivity and…

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Activism, Bloggers, Business, Commentary, Israel, mainstream, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Ray Hanania, Technology, Writers Promote

Facebook racism targets Palestinians & Arabs

Posted on April 1, 2018April 2, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Facebook racism targets Palestinians & Arabs
Facebook racism targets Palestinians & Arabs

Facebook racism targets Palestinians & Arabs Jewish Voice for Peace, one of several Jewish American organizations that advocates for peace based on compromise and justice between Palestinians and Israelis, reports that Facebook is actively censoring posts by Palestinians and pro-Palestinian users, while ignoring racist and hate-filled posts from pro-Israel extremists. Facebook has a history of…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Editors Picks, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Social Media

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?”

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

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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Beware of pro-Israel Quora.com

Posted on February 1, 2018February 1, 2018 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Beware of pro-Israel Quora.com
Beware of pro-Israel Quora.com

Beware of pro-Israel Quora.com The social media “question” site Quora.com recently pushed me to join so I did. I thought it might help with columns I write. You post a question and strangers answer. I posted a question this week that apparently Quora didn’t like. Why haven’t the Arabs done more to protest against President…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, racism, Ray Hanania, Technology, Terrorism

My column in the Arab News, anti-Arab hate at Universities

Posted on March 30, 2017June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on My column in the Arab News, anti-Arab hate at Universities
My column in the Arab News, anti-Arab hate at Universities

My column in the Arab News, anti-Arab hate at Universities Many American universities are focused on alleged rising hate and anti-Semitism on their campuses but little is being done to address the bigger problem of rising anti-Arab hate on college campuses. The claims of rising anti-Jewish hate on campuses is being driven by biased pro-Israel politics…

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American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Israel, Middle East, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, Writers Promote

Israel forges ahead to silence Muslim prayers

Posted on February 13, 2017February 13, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Israel forges ahead to silence Muslim prayers
Israel forges ahead to silence Muslim prayers

Israel forges ahead to silence Muslim prayers Israel moves forward with proposed ‘Muezzin Law’ aimed at silencing call to prayer at mosques across the country. Adalah demands lawmakers vote against law targeting rights of Muslim citizens with blanket categorization of mosque calls to prayer as ‘unreasonable noise’ An Israeli ministerial committee voted yesterday, 12 February 2017,…

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Arab World, Israel, News, Press Releases

Tyrant, the most racist program on TV

Posted on August 11, 2016August 15, 2016 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Tyrant, the most racist program on TV

The FX Series Tyrant which features many Arab actors and actresses is the most racist and viciously anti-Arab series on Television. The series, which is in its second season, is the work of an anti-Arab hater and Israeli producer Howard Gordon and writer Gideon Raff. The show was rumored to have been cancelled after last season’s…

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Israeli campaign to spread lies exposed by prestigious British group

Posted on August 8, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli campaign to spread lies exposed by prestigious British group
Israeli campaign to spread lies exposed by prestigious British group

Pro-Israel groups are engaged in a disinformation campaign to discredit organizations that support Palestinian civil rights. The prestigious independent organization Public Interest Investigations has identified a new campaign by extremist pro-Israel groups with U.S. Funding to discredit the important UN Economic and Social Council and the Palestine Return Centre (Center) By Ray Hanania Pro-Israel groups…

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Arab World, Christian & Muslim, Editors Picks, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Arabs, Muslims describe Chapel Hill shootings as hate crime

Posted on February 13, 2015February 13, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Arabs, Muslims describe Chapel Hill shootings as hate crime
Arabs, Muslims describe Chapel Hill shootings as hate crime

By Ray Hanania Arab and Muslim callers to The Arab Daily News radio show on US Arab Radio broadcast in Detroit (690 AM) and Washington DC (700 AM) said that the slaughter of three Arab Muslims on Tuesday is clearly a hate crime. The callers and guests who joined me, Chicago radio host Rush Darwish,…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Podcast, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Attorney Stanley Cohen defends his fight for Arab Americans

Posted on January 5, 2015 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Attorney Stanley Cohen defends his fight for Arab Americans
Attorney Stanley Cohen defends his fight for Arab Americans

By Ray Hanania New York Attorney Stanley Cohen said he would continue to stand up and defend the rights of American Arabs and Middle East Arabs who have been falsely accused of terrorism or complicity in terrorism charging that Arabs and Muslims are targeted by American racism. Cohen also provides some inside information on the murder…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, News, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

IkhrAss — The New Comic Strip

Posted on April 3, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on IkhrAss — The New Comic Strip
IkhrAss — The New Comic Strip

IkhrAss — the New Comic Strip Ikhras is a hate site that seeks to promote Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and to attack and undermine American Arabs who challenge dictatorships, hatred and paranoia. The new comic strip will help to expose Ikhras and its authors Thabet al-Arabi and Qassem Lufti, while addressing current news events. Click…

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