Islamophobia or fun? Golden Globe winner Youssef suggests he was profiled during airport security check Golden Globe winner Ramy Youssef videotapes his experience passing through Los Angeles Airport security with his Golden Globe Award carried in a special box as it passes through security, is opened and then wiped down. Afterwards, the TSA Agent jokes…
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American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Entertainment, mainstream, Middle East, Movies, News, Spotlight, Terrorism, Travelbeing Muslim , Golden Globe Award , humor , Islam , Islamophobia , Los Angeles Airport security , Ramy Youssef , security check Palestinian standup comedian Nasr Abu Ali Owaynat discusses his career By Ray Hanania Chicagoland Palestinian American comedian Nasr Abu Ali Owaynat will be performing comedy at the renown Chicagoland comedy club Riddles on Jan. 10, 2019. Abu Ali was born to a Palestinian American immigrant and an American mother from Kentucky. He started doing comedy…
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American Arabs, Entertainment, Features, Humor, News, Palestine & Jordan, racism, Satire, SpotlightAbu Ali , Arab American comedian , Arab culture , comedy , humor , Nasr Abu Ali Awaynat , Palestinian American comic , performances , profile , standup comedian 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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Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Entertainment, Israel, Middle East, Movies, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Podcast, Ray Hanania, SpotlightChristian Arabs , film , Holy Air , humor , Ilan Moskovitch , Israel , Israeli Arabs , Jews , movie , Nazareth , Palestinians , religious life , satire , Shady Srour 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…
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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Entertainment, Israel, Palestine & JordanAaron Hanania , Arab , Christian , comedy , humor , interfaith , Israel , Jewish , Laughter , Muslim , Palestine , Palestinian , standup comedy Ray Hanania presents an overview of the importance of humor and the significance of strategic communications Humor is a powerful form of communications and can be used to help bring tensions down in societies, change perceptions and separate those who really hate from those who appear to hate because they can’t control heir fears, apprehensions an…
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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, Humor, Israel, Palestine & Jordan, Podcast, Ray Hanania, VideoArab comics , comedians , humor , Palestinian-Jewish comedy , stand up comedy , standup comedy Nadia Hilou, a lone Arab-Israeli Christian voice for families and children, was vilified and attacked by extremists in the Arab community in the Middle East and in the United States because she dared to work for peace from inside the system. Hilou was the first Arab Christian woman to serve in the Knesset and as…
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Interview with the filmmakers of “Holy Air”
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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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