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  • UN Special Committee on Israeli practices in occupied territories warns of a second Nakba  Arab World
  • Arab American community liaison Hassan Nijem, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas and Bolingbrook Mayor Mary Basta at the Arab American Heritage Month event hosted by Pappas’s office.
    Pappas honors Arab American business and community leaders for Heritage Month Activism
  • 04-28-25 Pappas Arab Heritage Month
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  • Andrew Boutros, interim US Attorney Northern District of Illinois. Photo courtesy of the US Attorney's Office
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  • More than a dozen candidates running for various local offices in the Chicagoland suburbs attended an Ifatr dinner Thursday, March 13, 2025 hosted by the Arab American Chamber of Commerce at the Jerusalem Banquet Hall in Bridgeview.
    Candidates promise fairness and engagement at Arab Chamber Iftar event March 13 Activism
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    Independent candidates for Orland Fire receive Arab and Muslim American endorsement Activism
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    CAIR-Chicago Denounces Growing Islamophobia in Southwest Suburbs, Calls for Hate Crime Investigation Activism
  • The Arab American Chamber of Commerce of Chicagoland and the Palestine Club are hosting a "Candidate's Iftar" on Thursday, March 13 beginning at 5:30 PM at Jerusalem Banquets, 8314 S. Harlem Avenue.
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Tag: news media bias

Arab and Muslims to join conference countering Democratic Convention “silence” on Gaza genocide

Posted on August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Arab and Muslims to join conference countering Democratic Convention “silence” on Gaza genocide
Arab and Muslims to join conference countering Democratic Convention “silence” on Gaza genocide

Arab and Muslims to join conference countering Democratic Convention “silence” on Gaza genocide By Ray Hanania Chicago, IL — As thousands of delegates gather in Chicago next week for the Democratic National Convention to officially confirm a successor to President Joe Biden, Arab and Muslim community leaders will join African American and progressive activists in…

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American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Election, Event, Events, Human Rights, Israel, News, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, Ray Hanania

Tlaib following in the footsteps of Paul Findley

Posted on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Tlaib following in the footsteps of Paul Findley
Tlaib following in the footsteps of Paul Findley

Tlaib following in the footsteps of Paul Findley America has always been under the powerful political thumb of the Israeli lobby, which has most U.S. Congressmen, Senators and politicioans in a headlock of political servitude. Americans are not allowed to criticize Israel, a foreign country, and when they do, they are demonized, libeled, slandered and…

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American Arabs, Arab News, Bloggers, Commentary, mainstream, Opinion, Politics, Ray Hanania

Media bias against Arabs comes out at Saudi press conference

Posted on February 14, 2019February 20, 2020 By rayhanania No Comments on Media bias against Arabs comes out at Saudi press conference
Media bias against Arabs comes out at Saudi press conference

Media bias against Arabs comes out at Saudi press conference Upfront at the table of mainstream news media bias and hypocrisy at a press briefing held at the Saudi Embassy in Washington D.C. The event only reinforced my belief that the U.S. news media is anti-Arab, anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian. By Ray Hanania I had the…

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American Arabs, Arab News, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Gulf States, Israel, Media Bias, Middle East, News Media, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, racism, Ray Hanania, Saudi Arabia, Writers Promote

Letter exposes racism and hate at New York Times

Posted on September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Letter exposes racism and hate at New York Times
Letter exposes racism and hate at New York Times

Letter exposes racism and hate at New York Times The Arab Daily News is proud to publish this anonymous letter that we received from a high ranking official reader of the New York Times newspaper. The letter details the bigotry and racism that takes place at the newspaper against Arab Americans and Muslims, and the hypocrisy…

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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Journalism, mainstream, Media Bias, Middle East, News Media, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, racism, Satire, Terrorism, Writers Promote, Writers Respond

Left doesn’t care about Muslims, only uses them as wedge

Posted on July 17, 2018September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Left doesn’t care about Muslims, only uses them as wedge

Left doesn’t care about Muslims, only uses them as wedge Activists on the Left often claim that they champion the rights of others including Muslims and sometimes Arabs, but the truth is they really don’t support us. They just don’t mind using us for their own political agendas. Activists on the Left have been no…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Election, mainstream, Media Bias, Opinion, Politics, Ray Hanania, religion, US Arab Politics

New book empowers Arabs to fight back against media bias

Posted on March 2, 2018March 6, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on New book empowers Arabs to fight back against media bias
New book empowers Arabs to fight back against media bias

New book empowers Arabs to fight back against media bias A new book that empowers Arabs and Muslims in America to effectively confront and change news media bias  was published this week by award-winning Palestinian American columnist and former Chicago City Hall journalist Ray Hanania. Yalla! Fight Back offers a strategic plan for Arabs and…

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Activism, American Arabs, Book Review, Chaldean, Christian & Muslim, Journalism, mainstream, Middle East, News, Palestine & Jordan, Podcast, Politics, racism, Ray Hanania, Technology, Television, US Arab Politics, YallaFightBack

Trump: no president has been treated worse than me

Posted on May 17, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Trump: no president has been treated worse than me
Trump: no president has been treated worse than me

Trump: no president has been treated worse than me Remarks by President Trump at United States Coast Guard Academy Commencement Ceremony Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut ====================== “Look at the way I’ve been treated lately — (laughter) — especially by the media.  No politician in history — and I say this with great surety — has…

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Journalism, mainstream, News, Politics

Trump not the first to battle media bias

Posted on January 24, 2017June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Trump not the first to battle media bias
Trump not the first to battle media bias

Trump not the first to battle media bias The news media has turned into a political party battling President Donald Trump. Journalists have hurled attacks against the president complaining about his income, nepotism, calling him a “Liar” and blaming him for racism and gender bias. Yet the news media is guilty on all counts, from outrageous…

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mainstream, News Media, Politics, Ray Hanania, Spotlight, Television

Israelis kill girl in Gaza, but media doesn’t care

Posted on March 12, 2016March 12, 2016 By Mohammed Asad 3 Comments on Israelis kill girl in Gaza, but media doesn’t care
Israelis kill girl in Gaza, but media doesn’t care

The Israelis killed a Palestinian girl Saturday in the Gaza Strip, but because the victim wasn’t Jewish and the target of a knife attack, or was killed by an Israeli with a guitar, no one cares. The only victims the mainstream news media and the Israelis care about are Israelis killed or injured by knife…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Journalism, Mohammed Asad, News Media, Palestine & Jordan, Terrorism

Jerusalem Post columnist twists the facts

Posted on October 14, 2015January 25, 2016 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Jerusalem Post columnist twists the facts
Jerusalem Post columnist twists the facts

Lahav Harkov, the Knesset reporter for the Jerusalem Post, took to Twitter to publish lies in response to my criticism of her opinion column, published in the New York Post. By Ray Hanania I have been attacked by a lot of fanatics on both sides of the fence. Arab extremists and Israeli extremists, and rightwing…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, News Media, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania

Media Twists Facts to Make Israel Look Good in Conflict With Palestinians

Posted on July 10, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on Media Twists Facts to Make Israel Look Good in Conflict With Palestinians

Media Twists Facts to Make Israel Look Good in Conflict With Palestinians By Ray Hanania If your only source of news on the conflict between Israel and Palestine is the biased, anti-Arab mainstream American news media, I can understand why you so easily believe that Israel is merely defending itself against rocket attacks from the…

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