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Syria Direct launches audio series highlighting Syrian women’s voices

By rayhanania | June 11, 2019

Syria Direct launches audio series highlighting Syrian women’s voices Syria Direct, a non-profit journalism organization dedicated to telling the stories of the Syrian conflict, has launched its first-ever audio journalism reporting series, Souriyeh / سوريّة. The 10-part series, featuring both Arabic and English-language reporting, takes its title from the feminine adjective of “Syrian.” The goal: to…

Arab World, Middle East, News, Podcast, Syriaoppression , podcast , refugees , Syria , Syria Direct , Syrian Women , violence

Western media provides cover for Israeli violence

By rayhanania | April 6, 2018

Western media provides cover for Israeli violence The violent reaction of the Israeli government to protesters demonstrating against Israel’s oppressive policies in the occupied territories and against Christian and Muslim citizens inside Israel is being enabled by a biased mainstream American and Israeli news media that plays down Israeli atrocities while exaggerating Palestinian crimes. The…

Activism, Arab News, Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Israel, Journalism, Middle East, News Media, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, TerrorismAmerican mainstream news media , biased news media , Gaza Strip , Israel , Israeli government , oppression , Palestine , Palestinians , racist news media , terrorism , Tyranny , violence

Saudi Crown Prince challenges false images of Arabs

By rayhanania | March 29, 2018

Saudi Crown Prince challenges false images of Arabs Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman took on the toughest four issues and questions thrown at every Arab World leader by the mainstream American news media and effectively slammed them out of the park like grand slam home run in a World Series baseball game. But Salman’s…

Arab News, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Gulf States, Middle East, News Media, Opinion, Politics, racism, Ray Hanania, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism2001 terrorism , Arab Women , biased images , biased perceptions , Crown Prince , lack of understanding , MBS , Mohammad Bin Salman , oppression , Saudi Arabia , Sept. 11 , Western news media , women's rights

Israel’s war on Palestinians is a war on facts

By rayhanania | February 19, 2018

Israel’s war on Palestinians is a war on facts Israel’s government is not only violating the rights of Christians and Muslims inside Israel and in the occupied territories, the Apartheid government is also assaulting truth. Pro-Israel fanatics want you to sympathize with them when Israelis are killed but are silent when Israelis murder Palestinian civilians,…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, racismapartheid Israel , Big Lie , brutality , discrimination , human rights violations , Israeli government , Israeli racism , lying , oppression

Ahed Tamimi: Symbol of courage and leadership

By rayhanania | December 21, 2017

Ahed Tamimi: Symbol of courage and leadership Nothing has been more inspiring than to watch 16 year old Ahed Tamimi, a young girl standing in front of her home in Nabi Saleh, confronting heavily armed Israeli soldiers mocking them with slaps and telling them to eave her family alone. Tamimi has become the face of…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, racismAhed Tamimi , Bassem Tamimi , Israel apartheid , Israel racism , Israeli brutality , Israeli discrimination , Nabi Saleh , Occupied Jerusalem , oppression , Palestine , Palestinian rights , West Bank

Politics on the French Beach

By Abdennour Toumi | September 4, 2016

Politics on the French Beach. The French are afraid for their Christian identity, hence the Muslims and the Arabs seem to threaten changing France’s rich political culture, its custom and societal fabric. By Abdennour Toumi The question of the “Burkini” and what a woman has to wear on the beach and in the French public sphere…