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Being Arab in America is a burdensome struggle

Posted on December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Being Arab in America is a burdensome struggle
Being Arab in America is a burdensome struggle

Being Arab in America is a burdensome struggle Arab Americans have a lifelong challenge living in America. Part of the problem comes from he divisions in their own community, and the marginalization of them by the Arab World. We’re discriminated against and there is no system to address that discrimination. We are excluded from almost…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Commentary, Culture, Features, immigrants, Opinion, Ray Hanania, Spotlight, Terrorism, US Arab Politics

Palestine’s Christians in need of help

Posted on August 28, 2019 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Palestine’s Christians in need of help
Palestine’s Christians in need of help

Palestine’s Christians in need of help The Christians of Palestinian are oppressed and brutalized by Israel, abandoned and ignored by the Christian West and Evangelicals, but worse, marginalized and taken for granted by the Arab and Muslim World. We’re weaponized as statistics in an international conflict, but not given the forum to augment our voices…

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Is the French Mass Media Democratizing the Press?

Posted on September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on Is the French Mass Media Democratizing the Press?
Is the French Mass Media Democratizing the Press?

Is the French Mass Media Democratizing the Press? The coverage of Mr. Zemmour vs. Ms. Hapsatou Sy has let victimization and guilty prevail over freedom of the press in France By Abdennour Toumi Burton Rascoe said, “A news sense is really a sense of what is important, what is vital, what has color and life,…

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A Taybeh Day for Saint George

Posted on April 27, 2018April 29, 2018 By Maria Khoury No Comments on A Taybeh Day for Saint George
A Taybeh Day for Saint George

A Taybeh Day for Saint George By Dr. Maria C. Khoury Today was a wonderful celebration for our Patron Saint George with Archimandrite Fr. Jack-Nobel, our Taybeh parish priest of St. George Great Martyr Church  of the Greek Melkite Catholic Patriarchate  celebrating the feast of St. George in our village with His Excellency the new General Patriarchal Vicar in…

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Remembering Billy Graham and Christian Arabs

Posted on February 21, 2018June 28, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Remembering Billy Graham and Christian Arabs
Remembering Billy Graham and Christian Arabs

Remembering Billy Graham and Christian Arabs The Rev. William “Billy” Franklin Graham Jr. died this week at the age of 99. During his life, Graham once held the Palestinian Christians of Bethlehem in the highest esteem. And when my mother passed through one of his evangelical conventions one day, Graham held her hand high up…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, religion

Interview with the filmmakers of “Holy Air”

Posted on November 30, 2017April 17, 2018 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Interview with the filmmakers of “Holy Air”
Interview with the filmmakers of “Holy Air”

Interview with the filmmakers of “Holy Air” Holy Air is a satirically sad and humorous look at Christian life in Israel. Movie review of “Holy Air” by writer and producer Shady Srour and Director Ilan Moskovitch. Arabic, English and Hebrew. Also a Podcast Interview with Srour and Moskovitch about the challenges of making a film…

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Churches for Middle East Peace: Pilgrimage to Peace (P2P) Tour with Daoud Nassar

Posted on October 23, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Churches for Middle East Peace: Pilgrimage to Peace (P2P) Tour with Daoud Nassar
Churches for Middle East Peace: Pilgrimage to Peace (P2P) Tour with Daoud Nassar

Churches for Middle East Peace: Pilgrimage to Peace (P2P) Tour with Daoud Nassar Washington, D.C. – October 23, 2017 – From October 16 to 22 Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) hosted Daoud Nassar for a series of talks about daily life in the West Bank, human rights concerns, and peacebuilding as part of CMEP’s…

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The Arab Daily News articles picked up by many newspapers

Posted on June 6, 2017June 6, 2017 By rayhanania 1 Comment on The Arab Daily News articles picked up by many newspapers
The Arab Daily News articles picked up by many newspapers

The Arab Daily News articles picked up by many newspapers The Arab Daily News American Arab online news and commentary site is proud that many of its articles are republished in Arab American, Muslim and also mainstream Western newspapers around the world. Print Newspapers and online news sites have permission to republish articles and columns that are published…

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A visit to Saint George Church in Burqin

Posted on April 23, 2017April 23, 2017 By Maria Khoury 1 Comment on A visit to Saint George Church in Burqin
A visit to Saint George Church in Burqin

A visit to Saint George Church in Burqin Writer Maria Khoury explores the traditions of Holy Land Christians in her writings. In this feature, Mrs. Khoury describes her visit to the St. George Church in Burqin, Palestine. Burqin is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank located 5 km west of Jenin. According to the…

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Ibtessam Asfour & Holy Land Ecumenical Foundation host Holy Land tour

Posted on December 4, 2016December 5, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Ibtessam Asfour & Holy Land Ecumenical Foundation host Holy Land tour
Ibtessam Asfour & Holy Land Ecumenical Foundation host Holy Land tour

Ibtessam Asfour & Holy Land Ecumenical Foundation host Holy Land tour On a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land Departing from Chicago on May 15-28, 2017 14 Days / 13 Nights Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation Bethesda, Maryland, USA Bethlehem, Palestine 6935 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 518 46 Alatan Street Bethesda, MD 20815 Bethlehem, Palestine Office 301 951 9400; Fax…

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Press Releases

Saving Arab Christians in Middle East & America

Posted on November 15, 2016June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Saving Arab Christians in Middle East & America
Saving Arab Christians in Middle East & America

Saving Arab Christians in Middle East & America #SaveArabChristians New Facebook Group documents killings of Arabs & Middle East Christians. Please support, share: www.facebook.com/groups/160992707701045 By Ray Hanania I can’t believe that whenever someone brings up the topic of “Saving Arab Christians,” people in the Middle East community get angry and upset. I get angry responses on…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Egypt, Gulf States, Iraq, Israel, Kurdish, Lebanon, Middle East, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, religion, Syria

Media ignores Christian, Muslim rights in UNESCO assault

Posted on October 18, 2016June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Media ignores Christian, Muslim rights in UNESCO assault
Media ignores Christian, Muslim rights in UNESCO assault

Media ignores Christian, Muslim rights in UNESCO assault The failure of the Arab and Islamic Worlds to engage in professional communications has allowed Israel and the biased mainstream American news media to twist and shout falsely against Christian and Muslim rights in Israel, occupied Palestine and in occupied Jerusalem. The accusations against UNESCO are false….

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Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Journalism, Middle East, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Ray Hanania, Terrorism

Holy Month of Ramadan celebrated with Medjool Dates

Posted on May 11, 2016February 10, 2017 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Holy Month of Ramadan celebrated with Medjool Dates
Holy Month of Ramadan celebrated with Medjool Dates

Medjool Dates are considered the best tasting dates in the world, which is why so many people throughout the world enjoy them. They are the preferred dates to enjoy also during the Holy Month of Ramadan observed by billions of Muslims around the world By Ray Hanania Ramadan is a very important holiday not only and especially…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Features, Food, Palestine & Jordan, religion

Middle East Arab Christians face extinction

Posted on May 10, 2016May 10, 2016 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Middle East Arab Christians face extinction
Middle East Arab Christians face extinction

Arab Christians and Middle East Christians are being abandoned because of their religious beliefs and are the victims of a new level of genocide, an author and former Washington Post and Los Angeles Times Middle East reporter Danial Williams writes. #SaveArabChristians Arab Christians and Middle East Christians “Christians in the Middle East have been abandoned to…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Gulf States, Iraq, Israel, North Africa, Palestine & Jordan, Syria, Turkey

HCEF program reconnects diaspora youth with Palestine

Posted on May 3, 2016May 3, 2016 By rayhanania 1 Comment on HCEF program reconnects diaspora youth with Palestine
HCEF program reconnects diaspora youth with Palestine

Knowing your heritage is the key foundation of successful activism to bring peace and justice to Palestine and restoring Palestinian rights. The Holy Land Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) is hosting its 5th annual summer program to bring Palestinians back to Palestine and understand Palestinian culture, history and aspirations firsthand By Ray Hanania The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, Travel

Christians celebrate Easter in Palestine

Posted on April 30, 2016April 30, 2016 By Maria Khoury No Comments on Christians celebrate Easter in Palestine
Christians celebrate Easter in Palestine

Christians in Palestine prepare to celebrate Orthodox Easter, Sunday May 1 By Maria Khoury We are sending you sincere greetings from the sacred land of our Lord’s Resurrection on this most joyous Holy Saturday where the Miracle of the Holy Fire was received from the Holy-Life-Giving-Tomb-of-Christ in Jerusalem by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch His Beatitude Theophilos III….

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Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Features, Israel, Maria Khoury, religion

Sanders edge in Michigan may be due to Arab support

Posted on March 10, 2016October 30, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Sanders edge in Michigan may be due to Arab support
Sanders edge in Michigan may be due to Arab support

Bernie Sanders won the important Michigan Primary Tuesday (March 8) and a big part of his victory can be directly attributed to support he received mainly from Muslim Americans and Arabs in Wayne County. But Donald Trump still carried the state with overwhelming support from Chaldeans, Middle East Christians. The two communities have been separated…

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Christian Arab, Chaldean Arabian omelettes

Posted on February 13, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Christian Arab, Chaldean Arabian omelettes
Christian Arab, Chaldean Arabian omelettes

Christian Arab, Chaldean Arabian omelette pita sandwiches. An unusual breakfast sandwich of egg omelettes, cheese, pita bread and your favorite meat (bacon, ham or lamb slices) By Ray Hanania Christian Arabs throughout the Middle East and the Levant and Chaldeans, Middle East Christians mainly from Iraq, often enjoy a breakfast sandwich omelette prepared with flat…

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