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Arab Radio: Ray Hanania and Ali Younes on Arabs running for Congress in 2020

November 10, 2019November 10, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Arab Radio: Ray Hanania and Ali Younes on Arabs running for Congress in 2020 Broadcast on 11-08-19 live on WNZK AM 690 Radio in Detroit, Michigan and podcast at TheArabStreet,org. Ray Hanania, Special US Correspondent for the Arab News Newspaper, and Ali Younes, reporter with AlJazeera, discuss the various Arab Americans who are running either…

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Palestinian American Congressman Amash becomes first Republican to call for Trump’s impeachment

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Palestinian American Congressman Amash becomes first Republican to call for Trump’s impeachment By Ray Hanania Palestinian American Congressman Justin Amash on Friday became the first Republican to publicly call for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. The conservative Michigan congressman said he carefully read the report submitted by Special Justice Department Counsel Robert Mueller on…

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Arab Radio: Aftermath of November 6 election on Arab Americans

November 8, 2018March 30, 2022 rayhanania No Comments

Arab Radio: Aftermath of November 6 election on Arab Americans Radio host Ray Hanania will discuss the aftermath of the November 6, 2018 on Tuesday on the Arab Americans. How will the national election results impact Arab and Muslim Americans. Who are some of the Arab American candidates who won election? To listen to the…

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Democrats take control of House to block many Trump programs

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Democrats take control of House to block many Trump programs Democrats took control of the U.S House of Representatives by President Trump and Republicans increased their control of the U.S. Senate in the November 6 General elections. The question is whether or not the two sides can come together to work on programs to benefit…

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Tlaib primary builds Palestinian presence in Congress

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018 rayhanania 1 Comment

Tlaib primary builds Palestinian presence in Congress Although there is much focus on the fact that Rashida Tlaib is Muslim, and is touted as the “first Muslim woman” to be elected to Congress this November, her Arab heritage is of much more significance. As a Palestinian Arab, Tlaib could find herself in an unusual caucus…

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Arab American presence in U.S. Congress at risk

April 25, 2018April 26, 2018 rayhanania 3 Comments

Arab American presence in U.S. Congress at risk There are only a few Arab American members serving in the U.S. Congress but keeping that balance stable could be a challenge. Three Arab American congressmen have left or retired from office leaving four incumbents. Six more are running in five districts, including one race where two…

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Who is the most recognized Arab in America?

December 31, 2014April 13, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

By Ray Hanania There are more than 4.5 million Arabs in the United States, and about 7 million Muslims. The majority of Arabs are Christian, by about 65 percent and the remainder are Muslim. Of the 7 million Muslims, only about 22 percent originate from one of 22 Arab countries and the largest majority are…

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Why Smith defeated Tlaib in Michigan legislative Democratic primary

August 11, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

By Ray Hanania Dennis Denno, the chief of staff to Michigan State Senator Virgil Smith said that Smith defeated fellow Democratic challenger State Rep. Rashida Tlaib because she lacked strong connections to the senate district in a radio interview Friday on Yahala Voice “Talk of the Town” Radio.. Tlaib represented a nearby State House seat…

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Amash wins GOP endorsement; Tlaib loses bid; Baydoun makes strong showing

August 6, 2014August 20, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Amash wins GOP endorsement; Tlaib loses bid; Baydoun makes strong showing By Ray Hanania When it comes to American Arab politics, Metro Detroit and Southeastern Michigan are the center of the world. And this week, the districts there saw several important election contests with some winning, others losing and still others receiving encouragement to continue their…

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In final vote before primary election, Amash votes for America over Israel

August 5, 2014October 13, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

In final vote before primary election, Amash votes for America over Israel Congress increases American taxpayer debt to assist Israel By Ray Hanania In his last vote Friday before returning to his 3rd Congressional district to face-off against a wild-rhetoric challenger in the Republican Primary this week, U.S. Rep. Justin Amash cast a vote for…