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ADC Applauds Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) for Pressing for Answers in the Case of Alex Odeh

Posted on December 21, 2021December 22, 2021 By News Editor News Editor 1 Comment on ADC Applauds Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) for Pressing for Answers in the Case of Alex Odeh
ADC Applauds Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) for Pressing for Answers in the Case of Alex Odeh

ADC Applauds Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) for Pressing for Answers in the Case of Alex Odeh Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released a letter Dec. 20, 2021 that he sent to Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Christopher Wray on December 17, 2021. In the letter, Sen. Durbin called on the FBI to “intensify…

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American Arabs, Civil Rights, News, racism, Spotlight, The Arab Street

Israeli police kill Palestinian civilian in cold blood

Posted on June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Israeli police kill Palestinian civilian in cold blood
Israeli police kill Palestinian civilian in cold blood

Israeli police kill Palestinian civilian in cold blood B’Tselem released a video and details of the apparent murder by Israeli police of Palestinian Ahmad ‘Abdu. ‘Abdu was in his car when he was surrounded and seriously injured during a hail of bullets by Israeli police and soldiers. He was wounded but not dead, but the…

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Blinken condemns Pakistan decision to acquit killers of Daniel Pearl

Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 By rayhanania No Comments on Blinken condemns Pakistan decision to acquit killers of Daniel Pearl
Blinken condemns Pakistan decision to acquit killers of Daniel Pearl

Blinken condemns Pakistan decision to acquit killers of Daniel Pearl The Pakistani Supreme Court announced this week that it would reverse the conviction of the man accused of masterminding the 2002 murder of Wall Street Journal’s Asia Bureau Chief Daniel Pearl in Pakistan. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken denounced the decision saying he hoped…

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Al-Thani family raises red flags as Qatar prepares to host 2022 FIFA World Cup

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 By rayhanania 2 Comments on Al-Thani family raises red flags as Qatar prepares to host 2022 FIFA World Cup
Al-Thani family raises red flags as Qatar prepares to host 2022 FIFA World Cup

Al-Thani family raises red flags as Qatar prepares to host 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar’s ruling Al-Thani family is making headlines but not the kind the Royal family wants. One son is accused of murder and of threatening to murder a dozen people including former American employees, while another is embroiled in the U.S. College…

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UN Human Rights agency releases report on Khashoggi murder

Posted on June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 By Managing Writer No Comments on UN Human Rights agency releases report on Khashoggi murder
UN Human Rights agency releases report on Khashoggi murder

UN Human Rights agency releases report on Khashoggi murder The United Nations Human Rights Council released a 99 page report detailing the gruesome murder of former Saudi advocate and later Washington Post columnist and critic of the Saudi Government, Jamal Khashoggi, on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Khashoggi had been an insider with special access and…

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Arab World, Civil Rights, Journalism, Media Bias, Middle East, News, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism

President Trump stands with Saudi Arabia

Posted on November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on President Trump stands with Saudi Arabia
President Trump stands with Saudi Arabia

President Trump stands with Saudi Arabia President Donald Trump released the following statement reinforcing his administration’s support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the face of the investigation into the Saudi killing of Washington Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi on October 2, 2018, in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey: The world is a…

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Saudis identify suspects in murder of Jamal Khashoggi

Posted on November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Saudis identify suspects in murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Saudis identify suspects in murder of Jamal Khashoggi

Saudis identify suspects in murder of Jamal Khashoggi Saudi Arabia officials announced that 11 suspect’s have been indicted by the Saudi Arabian prosecutor in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi on October 2, 2018 during a visit to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. The Public Prosecutor issued a statement following the two previous statements issued…

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Arab Americans votes and the Yemen war

Posted on November 5, 2018November 5, 2018 By Ghassan Rubeiz No Comments on Arab Americans votes and the Yemen war
Arab Americans votes and the Yemen war

Arab Americans votes and the Yemen war By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz With diverse backgrounds Arab and Muslim Americans vote in unpredictable ways; however, in these midterm elections the majority are likely to favor Democrats. Feelings are hurt. President Trump has managed to insult many minorities; and for Americans with Middle Eastern or Muslim backgrounds the provocation has been exceptional….

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Election, Ghassan Rubeiz, Gulf States, Middle East, Opinion, Saudi Arabia, Syria

American news media exploits Khashoggi torture-killing for their own agenda

Posted on October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on American news media exploits Khashoggi torture-killing for their own agenda
American news media exploits Khashoggi torture-killing for their own agenda

American news media exploits Khashoggi torture-killing for their own agenda The mainstream American news media plays a hypocritical role in managing partisan views of the Middle East and the Arab World. Criticism of the Arab World is heightened but criticism of Israel is suppressed and often whitewashed. The coverage of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi…

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Saudi leaders acknowledge role in death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Posted on October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Saudi leaders acknowledge role in death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi leaders acknowledge role in death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi leaders acknowledge role in death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi Officials for the Royal Family in Saudi Arabia acknowledge that journalist Jamal Khashoggi had been killed claiming it was the result of a fight that began after he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey on October 2, 2018. Khashoggi was a deputy editor at…

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Arab News, Arab World, Gulf States, Journalism, Middle East, News, Press Releases, Saudi Arabia

The Rise and the Fall of the Prince: Fear & Cruelty

Posted on October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on The Rise and the Fall of the Prince: Fear & Cruelty
The Rise and the Fall of the Prince: Fear & Cruelty

The Rise and the Fall of the Prince: Fear & Cruelty A ruler needs then to be a fox to recognize traps and a lion to frighten away the wolves. The mysterious and gruesome stories about the disappearance of anti-Saudi Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi has left many people wondering and afraid. A former insider…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Journalism, Middle East, Opinion, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism

World denounces Israel for brutality in Gaza Strip

Posted on June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on World denounces Israel for brutality in Gaza Strip
World denounces Israel for brutality in Gaza Strip

World denounces Israel for brutality in Gaza Strip The United Nations General Assembly spoke out powerfully against Israeli atrocities including the intentional killing and maiming of civilian protestors who are outside of Israel’s borders. Vicious Nikki Haley gets slapped down by members of the United Nations criticizing her hypocrisy to denounce violence against civilians around the…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, racism, Ray Hanania

Syrian journalist murdered with mother in Turkey

Posted on September 22, 2017September 22, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Syrian journalist murdered with mother in Turkey
Syrian journalist murdered with mother in Turkey

Syrian journalist murdered with mother in Turkey Orient News English reported that their English language editor Halla Barakat was found murdered in her apartment with her mother this morning in Turkey. Barakat was a fierce critic of the violence in Syria and was investigating war crimes there. She was investigating abuses and torture of prisoners…

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Arab World, Journalism, Middle East, News, Syria, Terrorism, Turkey

Israel suspected in murder of Palestinian Mazen Faqha

Posted on March 26, 2017 By Mohammed Asad 2 Comments on Israel suspected in murder of Palestinian Mazen Faqha
Israel suspected in murder of Palestinian Mazen Faqha

Israel suspected in murder of Palestinian Mazen Faqha Mazan Faqha was a political prisoner in Israel released in the 2011 prisoner exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit on June 25, 2006. Shalit was with a group of soldiers at a military outpost when members of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Bridgade captured him, holding him for five years. The…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Mohammed Asad, Palestine & Jordan, Photographs

California Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez vows justice for Alex Odeh

Posted on April 30, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on California Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez vows justice for Alex Odeh
California Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez vows justice for Alex Odeh

California Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez vows justice for Alex Odeh, American Palestinian Arab activist murdered in 1985 when he opened the doors of his ADC offices at 1905 East 17th Street, Santa Ana. The murder has remained unsolved and American Arabs continue to ask “Why?” Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez of California delivered remarks this week in the House…

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American Arabs, News, Press Releases

Press Release: MAS Saddened, Concerned by Chapel Hill Murders

Posted on February 11, 2015February 11, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Press Release: MAS Saddened, Concerned by Chapel Hill Murders
Press Release: MAS Saddened, Concerned by Chapel Hill Murders

Washington, D.C., February 11, 2015: The Muslim American Society is shocked over the execution style murder of three American Muslim students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina last night, and calls on local and federal authorities to look into the incident as a possible hate crime. The Students, Deah Barakat, 23, his wife Yusor Abu-Salha, 21…

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Activism, Christian & Muslim, Press Releases, religion

American Muslims for Palestine expresses shock over UNC killings

Posted on February 11, 2015February 11, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on American Muslims for Palestine expresses shock over UNC killings
American Muslims for Palestine expresses shock over UNC killings

Press Release: AMP offers condolences to families of slain young Muslims; calls for media to examine its role in country’s Islamophobic climate The American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) a national education and advocacy organization, sends our deepest condolences to the families and community of the three young Muslims who were shot execution style in a…

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Activism, Press Releases

Three Muslim Arab students massacred at Chapel Hill

Posted on February 11, 2015February 11, 2015 By rayhanania 4 Comments on Three Muslim Arab students massacred at Chapel Hill
Three Muslim Arab students massacred at Chapel Hill

Three Arab Muslim students living in a region of growing anti-Arab and anti-Muslim anger were found slaughtered Tuesday night in Chapel Hill by a White man whose motives have not yet been determined by police. But the community is wondering whether or not this is another example of a racist hate crime by mainstream White America. By…

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