Christian Archives

Jewish National Fund subsidiary denying rights to Palestinians

August 23, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Jewish National Fund subsidiary denying rights to Palestinians Americans for Peace Now released the following report on the KKL-JNF and their subsidiaries destroying the homes of Christian and Muslim Palestinians inside the occupied territories. KKL-JNF is fighting to expel Palestinians from their homes in the Occupied Territories Following a petition joined by the KKL-JNF subsidiary,…

Arab World, Christian & Muslim, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases, racism

Christian holidays blurred by focus on one religion

August 15, 2017August 15, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Christian holidays blurred by focus on one religion The trend of the Arab World becoming focused more and more on the Islamic religion is overshadowing a powerful Christian history of Middle East tradition and eroding religious diversity. It’s also resulting in many Muslims who just don’t know anything about the richness of the Christian religion….

Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Middle East, Opinion

President Trump, speak out against Anti-Semitism

February 21, 2017February 22, 2017 Mike Ghouse No Comments

SHORTEST LETTER TO PRESIDENT TRUMP Tuesday, February 21, 2017 | to be hand delivered on Friday Dear Mr. President, We the people of many faiths and no faith, Christians, Jews, Muslims, LGBT Communities, Sikhs, Hindus, Buddhists, Bahai’s, Jains, Native Americans, Pagans, Immigrants and fellow Americans are asking you to consider the following or something like…

American Arabs

Arab Americans prepare to celebrate Christmas twice

December 23, 2016June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Arab Americans prepare to celebrate Christmas About half of Arab Christians celebrate the religious and secular holiday along with most mainstream Christians on Dec. 25, but the other half celebrates Christmas according to the old calendar two weeks later on Jan. 7. By Ray Hanania Christmas is both a time of Christian religious renewal as well…

American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Middle East, News, Ray Hanania, religion

Reflection from my Christian Eyes

October 14, 2016September 24, 2018 Maria Khoury No Comments

Reflection from my Christian Eyes A Christian reflects on the challenges they face as a faith and community under Israeli occupation. Why isn’t Israel held to the same standards and laws as everyone else? By Dr. Maria C. Khoury The Day after Yom Kippur, I decided I should be more faithful in practicing my religion. I have…

Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Israel, Maria Khoury, Middle East, Palestine & Jordan

Columbus Ohio Palestinian struggles in wake of violence

March 19, 2016June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

The owner of a Middle East restaurant in Columbus, Ohio continues to struggle more than a month after a brutal machete attack on his customers. The owner, Hany J. Baransi, lives in a world of limbo. He is Palestinian Arab and Israeli from Nazareth, the name of his deli, and he is Christian. The Muslim…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Food, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, religion, Terrorism

Trump, Sanders sweep Arab votes in Dearborn region

March 9, 2016September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders won their party primaries in Michigan Tuesday, March 8, but also attracted significant votes from among the Dearborn region’s large Arab and Middle Eastern Christian voting constituencies in the Southeastern corner of the Wolverine State. Muslims appeared to lean towards Sanders, who is Jewish. By Ray Hanania Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders both…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Politics, Ray Hanania, US Arab Politics

Performing Arab-Jewish standup comedy, first time

October 29, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

I don’t know if humor can change anyone’s minds about standing up to extremism and bringing peace to the Middle East, or if it can really bring different rival religious, ethnic or national groups together. But I do know that after performing my first standup comedy show this week, the Jewish, Christian and Muslim audience…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Entertainment, Israel, Palestine & Jordan

Middle East Christians get training to reinforce faith

July 22, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

The Ecumenical Institute for the Middle East will launch a new program to bring Christians from the throughout the Arab World together to strengthen their faith in hopes of reinforcing the vanishing Christian presence in the Middle East and Holy land. Participants will come from Levant countries including Palestine, Jordan, Syrian, Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq and…

Arab World, Christian & Muslim, Editors Picks, Israel, News, North Africa, Palestine & Jordan, religion

ArabianDate aims to inspire love with romance generator

February 17, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

Love Knows no Boundaries ArabianDate has launched a special web tool called the Romance Generator that promises to get the conversation moving during the annual day of love on February 14. The global day of romance on February 14 is the perfect time for real romantics to try out their favorite chat-up lines and grab…

Activism, Press Releases

Arabs, Muslims describe Chapel Hill shootings as hate crime

February 13, 2015February 13, 2015 rayhanania No Comments

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,…

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

Was Islamophobia Behind Grisly Slaughter of Chapel Hill Students?

February 11, 2015September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

By Ray Hanania When I was a child, my mother took my younger sister and I to see the Reverend Billy Graham in downtown Chicago. It had to be around 1959. My mom was a very religious Christian. She was born in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus and of Christianity. And she was proud of…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Ray Hanania, religion

Update: Slaughter of Muslim students by American Christian

February 11, 2015August 20, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

By Ray Hanania Chapel Hill police have identified the alleged killer of three Muslim Arab students as Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, of 270 Summerwalk Circle. According to police, Hicks was involved in a “dispute” over a parking place at the condominium parking lot with the victims. Hicks is currently being held without bond, and many…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, News, Ray Hanania, religion, Spotlight

Holy Christian Ecumenical Foundation forges coalition to Help Holy Land Christians

October 24, 2014October 24, 2014 rayhanania No Comments

Holy Christian Ecumenical Foundation forges coalition to Help Holy Land Christians (WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/23/14) – A group of American Muslim and Christian organizations today announced the formation of an interfaith coalition to protect Christians and other religious minorities in Arab countries and to promote peaceful coexistence. Leaders of major Muslim and Christian organizations, religious leaders…

Activism, American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Press Releases, religion

Jordan King says he is committed to protecting Christian Arabs

October 17, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Jordan King says he is committed to protecting Christian Arabs AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday said that co-existence and fraternity among Muslims and Christians living in Jordan stand as a distinct model in the Middle East. He made his remarks at a meeting with a number of leaders of Christian denominations from…

Arab World, Christian & Muslim, Palestine & Jordan, religion

Christian Arab presence in Bethlehem in Crisis

September 9, 2014November 30, 2020 rayhanania No Comments

Christian Arab presence in Bethlehem in Crisis By Ray Hanania The issue of Christians in the Holy Land continues to be a topic that is twisted and distorted for political purposes with Muslims and Jews both arguing they do more for the increasingly deteriorating presence in traditionally Christian areas like Bethlehem, Beit Jala and Beit Sahour in the Israeli…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, religion

Illinois Senator Silverstein to censor American critics of foreign country Israel

March 19, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Illinois Senator Silverstein to censor American critics of foreign country Israel By Ray Hanania An Illinois state Senator has introduced legislation that would deny Americans the right to criticize or boycott an educational institution in a foreign country, and deny state funding to any organization in which criticism or boycott has been expressed. The law…

American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, News, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Christian leaders condemn Israeli law to separate Christians and Muslims in Palestine

March 6, 2014August 20, 2019 rayhanania 1 Comment

Christian leaders condemn Israeli law to separate Christians and Muslims in Palestine By Ray Hanania A new Israeli law to separate Christians and Muslims that was approved February 23, 2014 by the Israeli Knesset has drawn the ire of Christian leaders who condemned it as a political act intended to further weaken Arab rights in Palestine…

Christian & Muslim, News, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania