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  • Imad Hamad Director American Human Rights Council
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  • Citgo Gas Station and Quik Mart at 3759 W. Chicago Ave in Chicago ordered closed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot because a street gang member with an AK-47 killed someone in front of the store. Only Arab and Muslim stores are being closed by the Mayor
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  • Closure notice posted on the doors and windows of Arab American businesses during Mayor Lori Lightfoot's closure of Arab owned stores in June - Sept. 2021. Photo courtesy of Ray Hanania
    Chicago aldermen to host “forum” to explore Mayor Lightfoot’s racist crackdown on Arab stores Activism
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  • Closure notice posted on the doors and windows of Arab American businesses during Mayor Lori Lightfoot's closure of Arab owned stores in June - Sept. 2021. Photo courtesy of Ray Hanania
    Chicago aldermen to host forum on Arab businesses closed by Mayor Lightfoot American Arabs
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Tag: Television

Muslims applaud Spongebob Square Pants Ramadan Mubarak message

Posted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Muslims applaud Spongebob Square Pants Ramadan Mubarak message
Muslims applaud Spongebob Square Pants Ramadan Mubarak message

Muslims applaud Spongebob Square Pants Ramadan Mubarak message Popular American children’s cartoon offers Ramadan Greeting to Muslim worshipers in a first from popular American culture for children and young people Today, the television show that has brought smiles to so many, brings smiles to Muslims across the globe with an Instagram post depicting the show’s…

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American Arabs, Christian & Muslim, Culture, Entertainment, Features, mainstream, News, religion, Television

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

How racism infects the American mainstream news media

Posted on January 26, 2018January 26, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on How racism infects the American mainstream news media
How racism infects the American mainstream news media

How racism infects the American mainstream news media Racism dominates the mainstream American news media and there are examples of this everyday in news stories that the media promotes. The real tragedy is that most Arab Americans don’t care and do nothing about it. Instead, they prefer to be led by their noses against populist…

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Last Men in Aleppo series airs July 10 on PBS

Posted on June 8, 2017 By rayhanania No Comments on Last Men in Aleppo series airs July 10 on PBS
Last Men in Aleppo series airs July 10 on PBS

Last Men in Aleppo series airs July 10 on PBS ‘Last Men in Aleppo,’ Airing July 10, 2017 on POV, Documents Syrian Volunteers’ Heroic Work Incredible access, bravery and signs of life in a city under siege Last Men in Aleppo. CREDIT: AMC 2017 The year is 2015. Syria’s brutal civil war has been ravaging…

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American Arabs, Entertainment, Features, mainstream, News, Television

US sitcom showcases American Arab character

Posted on March 6, 2017June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on US sitcom showcases American Arab character
US sitcom showcases American Arab character

US sitcom showcases American Arab character A new comedy sitcom on CBS TV showcases an American Arab character played by well known standup comedian Maz Jobrani, and includes some major stars in the comedic entertainment circuit. The show Superior Donuts is getting some strong reviews in its first season By Ray Hanania A new comedy sitcom…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Features, Humor, Movies, News, Ray Hanania, Television

TV’s Ray Donovan knocks it out of the park

Posted on December 12, 2016June 12, 2019 By rayhanania No Comments on TV’s Ray Donovan knocks it out of the park
TV’s Ray Donovan knocks it out of the park

TV’s Ray Donovan knocks it out of the park The Showtime TV series Ray Donovan is one of the best programs on cable. It can be compared as the Irish version of the HBO series The Sopranos, but is more unpredictable and exciting. I can’t believe I didn’t catch on when it first aired in 2013…

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Al Jazeera English offers new access in US

Posted on September 21, 2016September 21, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Al Jazeera English offers new access in US
Al Jazeera English offers new access in US

Al Jazeera Media Network announced that it has resumed making Al Jazeera English, its multi-award winning news and current affairs channel, available free to U.S. audiences through Aljazeera.com and across a range of digital platforms.  Dr. Mostefa Souag, Al Jazeera’s Acting Director General said, “Al Jazeera’s mission is to provide an unfiltered perspective on the…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Business, Journalism, News, News Media, Social Media, Television

Tyrant, the most racist program on TV

Posted on August 11, 2016August 15, 2016 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Tyrant, the most racist program on TV

The FX Series Tyrant which features many Arab actors and actresses is the most racist and viciously anti-Arab series on Television. The series, which is in its second season, is the work of an anti-Arab hater and Israeli producer Howard Gordon and writer Gideon Raff. The show was rumored to have been cancelled after last season’s…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Entertainment, Features, Israel, Movies, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, Television

“A Thousand and One Journeys: The Arab Americans” Chicago premiere

Posted on May 25, 2016 By rayhanania 2 Comments on “A Thousand and One Journeys: The Arab Americans” Chicago premiere

“A Thousand and One Journeys: The Arab Americans” to premiere on American television on WTTW Channel 11 in Chicago on Tuesday, June 7 at 7:30 pm “A Thousand and One Journeys: The Arab Americans,” touted as the first historical full-length documentary about Arab Americans produced in United States, will make its American television premiere on WTTW11…

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American Arabs, Editors Picks, Events, Features, Movies

The American language of race and stereotypes

Posted on February 19, 2015February 19, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on The American language of race and stereotypes
The American language of race and stereotypes

Racism and stereotypes can be used to denigrate and destroy people in America, but they can also have a positive value to help Americans, who are consumed with issues of race and stereotypes, to better understand the targets of hatred. Television sitcoms can become a means of educating not hating By Ray Hanania For years…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Entertainment, Ray Hanania

Warren and Amal David bring America to the Arabs

Posted on February 7, 2015February 7, 2015 By rayhanania No Comments on Warren and Amal David bring America to the Arabs
Warren and Amal David bring America to the Arabs

By Ray Hanania Longtime American Arab activists Warren and Amal David are touring the country to promote their newest online venture, ArabAmerica.com. At a luncheon they hosted in Saturday at Fattoush Restaurant in Chicago’s Southwest Suburbs, the heart of Chicagoland’s Arab American community, the David’s presented their community news and information website to a gathering of 40…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, News, Ray Hanania, Technology

Moderate Arab World mourns loss of Saudi King Abdullah

Posted on January 22, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Moderate Arab World mourns loss of Saudi King Abdullah
Moderate Arab World mourns loss of Saudi King Abdullah

By Ray Hanania Saudi Arabia’s moderate leader and monarch, King Abdullah ibn Abdul Aziz al-Saud, 90, who has ruled the powerful Arabian kingdom for nearly a decade since 2005 when he succeeded his brother King Fahd, died Friday. His Majesty King Abdullah was succeeded by his brother, Crown Prince Salman who was named the kingdom’s new…

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Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, Gulf States, News, Obits, Ray Hanania, Spotlight

Tyrant: Anti-Arab American hate TV offers new program this summer

Posted on May 29, 2014August 20, 2019 By rayhanania 7 Comments on Tyrant: Anti-Arab American hate TV offers new program this summer

Tyrant: Anti-Arab American hate TV offers new program this summer By Ray Hanania One of the most vicious and anti-Arab and anti-Muslim programs on television was Homeland. It replaced the equally anti-Arab hateful program 24, which returned to television last week. Both had one thing in common: The fictional heroes in Homeland (on the notorious anti-Arab cable…

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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Entertainment, Ray Hanania, Video

Video: Interview with TV Food host Julie Taboulie

Posted on March 31, 2014September 24, 2018 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Video: Interview with TV Food host Julie Taboulie
Video: Interview with TV Food host Julie Taboulie

Video: Interview with TV Food host Julie Taboulie By Ray Hanania Julie Taboulie joins us for one of our first Video Podcast interviews to discuss her popular and successful TV Food show, “Cooking with Julie Taboulie.” Julie, whose real name is Julie Ann Sageer, is Lebanese American Arab and her show features the recipes and…

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American Arabs, Features, Food, Ray Hanania, Spotlight, Video
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