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New report on Christians in Iraq shows desperate situation and needs

Posted on June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 By rayhanania No Comments on New report on Christians in Iraq shows desperate situation and needs
New report on Christians in Iraq shows desperate situation and needs

New report on Christians in Iraq shows desperate situation and needs The American Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East (American FRRME) published its 2020/21 Impact Report on Monday June 20, 2022 on supporting the ongoing needs of Iraqis – primarily Christian Iraqis – who fled Iraq and Kurdistan during the ISIS insurgency…

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Arab World, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Iraq, Middle East, News, refugees

Author releases new book on Libya and its ongoing conflicts

Posted on January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 By rayhanania No Comments on Author releases new book on Libya and its ongoing conflicts
Author releases new book on Libya and its ongoing conflicts

Author releases new book on Libya and its ongoing conflicts For centuries, the downfall of one global empire has resulted in the ascension of another. But as Jason Pack shows in his new book, LIBYA AND THE GLOBAL ENDURING DISORDER (Oxford University Press; February, 2022), we are no longer in the post-Cold War World, but are rather…

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President Biden’s dyslexic policy in Syria is a mess

Posted on October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on President Biden’s dyslexic policy in Syria is a mess
President Biden’s dyslexic policy in Syria is a mess

President Biden’s dyslexic policy in Syria is a mess Every country is fighting to stake out a position in Syria and to boost their international credentials and power. But instead of taking the lead, President Joe Biden is coasting in neutral in Syria with an uncertain policy and uncertain goals. Biden’s policies, a continuation of…

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Arab Radio looks at American evacuation of Afghanistan to the Taliban

Posted on September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Radio looks at American evacuation of Afghanistan to the Taliban
Arab Radio looks at American evacuation of Afghanistan to the Taliban

Arab Radio looks at American evacuation of Afghanistan to the Taliban Guests include US Rep. Betty McCollum and Iraqi columnist Dalia AlAqidi on the US Arab Radio Network sponsored by Arab News Newspaper, and broadcast in Detroit on WNZK AM 690 and in Washington DC on WDMV AM 700. View the Zoom Video of the…

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AHRC observes United Nations World Refugee Day (June 20)

Posted on June 20, 2021June 20, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on AHRC observes United Nations World Refugee Day (June 20)
AHRC observes United Nations World Refugee Day (June 20)

AHRC observes United Nations World Refugee Day (June 20) The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins the United Nations and the global community in recognizing World Refugee Day which is observed June 20 of every year. This day has been set aside by the United Nations in order to raise awareness and build support and…

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Biden repeals Trump “Muslim Ban” from 2017

Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Biden repeals Trump “Muslim Ban” from 2017
Biden repeals Trump “Muslim Ban” from 2017

Biden repeals Trump “Muslim Ban” from 2017 Text of the Executive Order issued by President Joseph Biden revoking the so-called “Muslim Ban” which was imposed by former President Donald Trump in March 6, 2017. Issued Jan. 20, 2021 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The United States was built on…

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American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, immigrants, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, News, Politics, US Arab Politics

Iraq: Displaced people extremely vulnerable to COVID-19

Posted on July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Iraq: Displaced people extremely vulnerable to COVID-19
Iraq: Displaced people extremely vulnerable to COVID-19

Iraq: Displaced people extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 Two years since the end of the war with the Islamic State group, more than 1.3 million people in Iraq are still displaced from their homes and are now extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 due to overcrowded and unhygienic living conditions, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins…

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Increasingly Questionable US military presence in the Middle East

Posted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 By Ghassan Rubeiz 1 Comment on Increasingly Questionable US military presence in the Middle East
Increasingly Questionable US military presence in the Middle East

Increasingly Questionable US military presence in the Middle East By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz The expanding US military presence in the Mideast reveals a number of central problems. The threats of ISIS lie dormant. The new discoveries of vast fields of natural gas and oil in the Mediterranean Levant basin (and elsewhere) are temptations for state…

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AHRC expresses concern with dramatic developments in Middle East, urges Dialogue and Peace

Posted on January 6, 2020January 7, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on AHRC expresses concern with dramatic developments in Middle East, urges Dialogue and Peace
AHRC expresses concern with dramatic developments in Middle East, urges Dialogue and Peace

AHRC expresses concern with dramatic developments in Middle East, urges Dialogue and Peace The head of Greater Detroit’s largest Arab American civil rights organization urges restraint and calls for dialogue to avoid war with Iran, Iraq and United States. Imad Hamad, executive director of the American Human Rights Council express deep concern over spiraling events…

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American Arabs, Chaldean, Christian & Muslim, Civil Rights, Iran, Iraq, mainstream, Middle East, News, Terrorism

Sanders, Khanna announce new legislation to block funding for War with Iran

Posted on January 4, 2020January 4, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Sanders, Khanna announce new legislation to block funding for War with Iran
Sanders, Khanna announce new legislation to block funding for War with Iran

Sanders, Khanna announce new legislation to block funding for War with Iran Senator Bernie Sanders co-sponsors legislation to block funding for President Trump’s war with Iran in Iraq while Americans protest across the country against the violence and targeted assassination of Iranian Military Commander Qassem Soleimani. The National Nonviolent PeaceForce denounces Trump’s violence as well as…

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Activism, American Arabs, Chaldean, Iran, Iraq, Israel, mainstream, Middle East, News, Politics, Syria, Terrorism, US Arab Politics

Iraq suspends U.S.-funded broadcaster Al-Hurrah over corruption report

Posted on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Iraq suspends U.S.-funded broadcaster Al-Hurrah over corruption report
Iraq suspends U.S.-funded broadcaster Al-Hurrah over corruption report

Iraq suspends U.S.-funded broadcaster Al-Hurrah over corruption report The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on the Iraqi Communications and Media Committee to reverse its three-month suspension of the U.S. government-funded Iraqi broadcaster Al-Hurra. In a statement released yesterday, Iraq’s media regulator, the Communications and Media Committee, suspended the license of Al-Hurra, a regional broadcaster funded by…

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Arab World, Iraq, Journalism, Media Bias, Middle East, News

Hundreds of thousands remain missing in Iraq after decades of war, violence

Posted on August 30, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Hundreds of thousands remain missing in Iraq after decades of war, violence
Hundreds of thousands remain missing in Iraq after decades of war, violence

Hundreds of thousands remain missing in Iraq after decades of war, violence The families of hundreds of thousands of missing Iraqis marked the International Day of the Disappeared on Friday, as the office of Iraq’s Prime Minister pledged to support relatives and investigate cases, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (August 30,…

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Arab World, Chaldean, Culture, Iraq, Kurdish, Kurds, News, refugees, Syria

Smithsonian Channel features new season of archeology including in Middle East

Posted on September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Smithsonian Channel features new season of archeology including in Middle East
Smithsonian Channel features new season of archeology including in Middle East

Smithsonian Channel features new season of archeology including in Middle East Season Five premieres Monday, Sept. 24 at 8 pm with details on a 2,700-year old temple tied to the Biblical tale of Jonah and the Whale discovered in Iraq that was destroyed by ISIS. Archaeologists investigating a site in Iraq destroyed by ISIS have…

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Arab World, Chaldean, Christian & Muslim, Entertainment, Features, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Television

A Feature interview with Turkish Professor Tugrul Keskin

Posted on August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on A Feature interview with Turkish Professor Tugrul Keskin
A Feature interview with Turkish Professor Tugrul Keskin

A Feature interview with Turkish Professor Tugrul Keskin By Abdennour Toumi Professor Tugrul Keskin is Professor-Director of the Center for Global Governance at Shanghai University, China. Keskin was the Graduate Director at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey. He taught previously at the Department of International and Global…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Features, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kurds, Middle East, Politics, Syria, Turkey

PBS to air documentary on struggle of Iraqi family August 27, 2018

Posted on July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on PBS to air documentary on struggle of Iraqi family August 27, 2018
PBS to air documentary on struggle of Iraqi family August 27, 2018

PBS to air documentary on struggle of Iraqi family August 27, 2018 Caught in the Crossfire, an Iraqi Family Remains Determined to Rebuild in ‘Nowhere to Hide,’ Airing August 27, 2018 on PBS. The documentary is described as an Unforgettable Look at a Battle-Torn Iraq and War’s Human Consequences Fifteen years after the U.S. invasion…

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Arab World, Entertainment, Iraq, Kurdish, Kurds, Middle East, News, Television

Arab Youth Survey raises some serious concerns

Posted on May 8, 2018May 8, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Youth Survey raises some serious concerns
Arab Youth Survey raises some serious concerns

Arab Youth Survey raises some serious concerns A study by one of the world’s largest PR companies, Burson-Marsteller, of Arab young people in 16 countries in the Levant, Gulf and North Africa offers disturbing insight into the regional concerns and the powerful influence of the mainstream Western news media. Not surprisingly, the further away Arab…

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Arab World, Arab World Politics, Bloggers, Commentary, Egypt, Gulf States, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Media Bias, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Ray Hanania, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Television, Women's rights

In International Law subsidiary: Can war be just?

Posted on March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on In International Law subsidiary: Can war be just?
In International Law subsidiary: Can war be just?

In International Law subsidiary: Can war be just? When political leaders say they hate war, they should not capitalize on war to get elected and govern. By Abdennour Toumi Carl von Clausewitz, an experienced general and well-known military theorist, proposed that the conscious conduct of war — strategy and tactics in geo-politics — should be…

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Abdennour Toumi, Activism, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Middle East, Opinion

Iraqi authorities arrest Samir Obeid at Baghdad checkpoint

Posted on February 6, 2018February 6, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Iraqi authorities arrest Samir Obeid at Baghdad checkpoint
Iraqi authorities arrest Samir Obeid at Baghdad checkpoint

Iraqi authorities arrest Samir Obeid at Baghdad checkpoint Beirut, February 6, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the arrest of Iraqi freelance journalist and political commentator Samir Obeid and called on Iraqi authorities to release him immediately. Men who identified themselves as Iraqi security forces arrested Obeid at a checkpoint on the outskirts of…

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