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Florida Mosque taken off voting list because of threats

Posted on July 15, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Florida Mosque taken off voting list because of threats
Florida Mosque taken off voting list because of threats

A decision to remove a mosque from a list of voting locations in Palm Beach County follows a similar request to remove a church from the voting roster, the Florida County election official explained in an email to The Arab Daily News. The decision to remove the mosque from the voting roster was taken in response to…

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

Journalist Ghanem assesses Obama, Trump & Clinton

Posted on May 19, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Journalist Ghanem assesses Obama, Trump & Clinton
Journalist Ghanem assesses Obama, Trump & Clinton

Journalist Ghanem assesses Obama, Trump & Clinton Arab Journalist Pierre Ghanem Discusses the 2016 US Presidential Elections as Viewed Through Arab and Muslim Eyes. Chuck Conconi hosted Pierre Ghanem, an Arab journalist covering Washington political affairs, on this week’s episode of Focus Washington. Ghanem offered cultural and geopolitical insights on the 2016 presidential election as…

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PEW poll shows most Americans oppose bans on Muslims

Posted on March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on PEW poll shows most Americans oppose bans on Muslims
PEW poll shows most Americans oppose bans on Muslims

The issue of banning Muslims and expanding America’s existing wall along the Mexican border to deal with illegal immigration remains a contentious political issue in the election campaigns for president this year, but most Americans do not support imposing special restrictions on immigrants and specifically on Muslims. But a new poll by the PEW Research center is flawed…

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American Arab Christians support Trump

Posted on March 29, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on American Arab Christians support Trump
American Arab Christians support Trump

Despite vicious attacks and bullying from political and Muslim extremists, many American Arabs, especially Christians, are standing up to support Donald Trump for President of the United States. The latest coalition to endorse Trump is the “American-Mideast Coalition for Trump” which includes leaders from the American Arab Christian community. Here is their statement: We, representatives of…

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Analysis: America’s unDemocratic process of “Democracy”

Posted on March 28, 2016April 3, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Analysis: America’s unDemocratic process of “Democracy”
Analysis: America’s unDemocratic process of “Democracy”

Many people in the world look at the United States as the bastion of Democracy, citing their election process which boasts one-vote, one-person. In other words, each American 18 years of age or older has the same power to vote for and elect the people who represent them in government. It is a great concept, but…

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The West’s fluid definition of terror

Posted on March 26, 2016 By rayhanania 1 Comment on The West’s fluid definition of terror
The West’s fluid definition of terror

Innocent civilians are murdered and seriously injured everyday in Palestine and throughout the Middle East from terror, but the West always seems to have two standards for suffering, one for themselves and one for the people the West brutalizes. This essay explores the hypocrisy of the West in the aftermath of the terrorism in Brussels and…

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Podcast: Arab Radio: Michigan voters discuss elections

Posted on March 11, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Podcast: Arab Radio: Michigan voters discuss elections
Podcast: Arab Radio: Michigan voters discuss elections

03-11-16 Arab Radio Ray Hanania on Michigan Elections Arab Radio Podcast. Arab and Chaldean voters discuss the Michigan March 8, 2016 primary election results that gave victories to Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Primary and Donald Trump int he Republican Primary. Mar 11th, 2016 by rayhanania Ray Hanania talks with listeners in Dearborn, Michigan and…

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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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Dangerous Presidents in America on Day # 1

Posted on March 9, 2016March 9, 2016 By Mike Ghouse No Comments on Dangerous Presidents in America on Day # 1
Dangerous Presidents in America on Day # 1

Cruz, Rubio and Trump are the three most dangerous men whom America has ever given birth to, and they are set to ruin the American economy and the American way of life. On Day #1 – they want to repeal Obama care. Forget their hatred for the President, but look at their political meanness to…

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Trump, Sanders sweep Arab votes in Dearborn region

Posted on March 9, 2016September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Trump, Sanders sweep Arab votes in Dearborn region

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…

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Despite rhetoric, Trump leads with Arab radio callers

Posted on February 12, 2016September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 3 Comments on Despite rhetoric, Trump leads with Arab radio callers
Despite rhetoric, Trump leads with Arab radio callers

Donald Trump has been criticized for calling for bans on Muslim and Hispanic immigration, but Arab Christians and Middle East Christians like Chaldeans are connecting with Trump because of his “tough” policies against radicalism and religions extremism, on Arab Radio By Ray Hanania Donald Trump has been criticized for calling for bans on Muslim and Hispanic immigration,…

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Who is Nikki Haley who bashed Obama, praised Israel?

Posted on January 13, 2016September 29, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Who is Nikki Haley who bashed Obama, praised Israel?
Who is Nikki Haley who bashed Obama, praised Israel?

Who is Nikki Haley who bashed Obama, praised Israel? Nikki Haley surfaced out of nowhere this week offering the nine minute rebuttal to the State of the Union speech by President Barack Obama. She was described as “Indian-America” (from India, not Native America) but she is Sikh and a conservative who opposes fundamental rights for immigrants…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Politics, Ray Hanania

Christian College to fire professor for saying Christians and Muslims worship the same God

Posted on January 7, 2016January 7, 2016 By Ali Younes No Comments on Christian College to fire professor for saying Christians and Muslims worship the same God
Christian College to fire professor for saying Christians and Muslims worship the same God

Wheaton College to fire professor for support of American Muslims

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An Open letter to Donald Trump on Islam

Posted on January 6, 2016September 29, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on An Open letter to Donald Trump on Islam
An Open letter to Donald Trump on Islam

Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump has peeled back the hypocrisy of the rightwing conservative Republican Party, exposing hardcore racist views against Muslims and Islam. Many of those standing up to defend Muslims are among the true Christians By Ray Hanania Donald Trump has attracted huge following because of his willingness to speak to the mindset of…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Politics, Ray Hanania, religion

Christmas and Milad-un-Nabi celebrated together for first time in History

Posted on December 24, 2015December 24, 2015 By Mike Ghouse No Comments on Christmas and Milad-un-Nabi celebrated together for first time in History
Christmas and Milad-un-Nabi celebrated together for first time in History

First time in history – Celebration of birth of Jesus and Prophet Muhammad on the steps of Lincoln Memorial. Washington, D.C., December 22, 2015 – For the first time in the history of Christianity and Islam, the Christians and Muslims are jointly celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ and Prophet Muhammad, and it is on…

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Trump and the rise of radical Christlamicism

Posted on December 9, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Trump and the rise of radical Christlamicism
Trump and the rise of radical Christlamicism

Donald Trump, American extremism and the rise of radical Christlamicism. How the Christian conservative movement has turned to terrorism and how ti has been protected by extremist Christian politicians, leaders, activists and the conservative news media. By Ray Hanania The way people are screaming about Donald Trump, you would think he is the anti-Christ. If…

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The Joker is to Gotham City as Muslims are to Earth

Posted on December 8, 2015December 9, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on The Joker is to Gotham City as Muslims are to Earth
The Joker is to Gotham City as Muslims are to Earth

The Joker is to Gotham City as Muslims are to Earth By Salma Nawlo These days, taking sides on anything is difficult to do without being torn apart by the opposing party.  And there’s always an opposing party, doggedly passionate about its own views. As long as you’re practicing your freedom of speech, there’s always…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, religion

Trump is right; Burqa is matter of individual choice.

Posted on November 5, 2015 By Mike Ghouse No Comments on Trump is right; Burqa is matter of individual choice.
Trump is right; Burqa is matter of individual choice.

Donald Trump speaks the language of the street, and it has its own appeal. He argued in a New Hampshire rally (October 26, 2015) in defense of the wearing of the Burqa, the full-length robe for women covering all but the upper face.  “In fact, it is easier; you don’t have to put on make-up.”…

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