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What fueled the public feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk? Journalist Ray Hanania suggests reporters are spending too much time on the rhetoric, and not seeking the real story. In this episode of the Crisis Cast, Thom Serafin chases answers to what sent President Trump and his DOGE leader Musk into a relationship tailspin. Hanania reminds us of what he says is the President's major motivator: media shock value. He cautions that "perspective journalism" is leading us farther from the truth. Ray Hanania is a veteran of the Daily Southtown and the Chicago Sun-Times. The award-winning journalist is now senior writer for the Arab Daily News and co-hosts the podcast Two Guys on Politics.

Morning Joe goes down to Mar-a-Lago. Ben riffs. Ray Hanania explains why Trump won. Before admitting—you're right, Ben, the women hating vote put Trump over the top. A few words about self hate as a force in politics. And Ray comes out for Mayor Johnson. So it's now Ben and Ray and the Triib as the only media folks in Chicago who don't hate on the mayor. Also, Ray discovers TIFs. Ray is a columnist, communications strategist and longtime journalist.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With Donald Trump poised to retake the White House, we cornered two experts to pull out their political GPS point out the path. During this episode, we tap into the deep thoughts of two great journalists: Mary Ann Ahern and Ray Hanania.   Lissa & Thom uncover what the pundits missed in the 2024 vote and what the next Trump cabinet might look like. Plus, where will J.B. Pritzker's fortunes land after his second term, and what's the next move for Senator Dick Durbin? Hear the answers on our special post-vote edition of the show.

Is Chicago's mainstream media biased against Mayor Johnson? Ben riffs. Then Ray Hanania riffs. Soon they're riffing about absolutely everything, including…Trump, swing voters, Palestinian -Americans, Michael Madigan, Ed Burke, Danny Solis, Gaza, why Ray may vote Green, why he may vote for Kamala and TIFs. Ray Hanania is a columnist, suburban government spokesman, and a stand-up comedian.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

US Arab Radio is excited to announce an exclusive interview with Dr. Massad F. Boulos, the Arab American father-in-law of Tiffany Trump, daughter of former President Donald Trump. This interview, led by renowned journalist Ray Hanania, delves into the widespread misunderstandings many Arab Americans have about Donald Trump, which Dr. Boulos attributes to "media bias" and falsehoods propagated by Trump's Democratic opponents. Dr. Boulos, whose son Michael is married to Tiffany Trump, reveals his efforts alongside other Arab Americans to "clear up misunderstandings" and garner support for Trump's re-election bid in the upcoming November 5, 2024, presidential election. Tiffany Trump is the only child of Donald Trump and his second wife, Marla Maples. Highlighting community outreach, Dr. Boulos mentions that Arab Americans are actively organizing meetings with community leaders in several key states, including Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., New York, and Minnesota.

Michael Miller, Benjamin Raab, Judith Sherwin, Ray Hanania

Ben and Ray Hanania tackle all the news of the week, including…campus protests, Congress antisemitism vote, 1968 history lessons, Bears stadium, and more. Also, Ray's 70-30 like for Ed Burke. Ray is a columnist, political strategist, Cicero spokesperson and comedian. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mark Cassello, Ray Hanania, Charles Lipson, Mike Miller

Ray Hanania and Ben talk all the news of this week and the news from the 1980s. As in…comparing the Lopez 16 to the Vrdolyak 29. Ray is, in no particular order, a Chicagoan, Revis high grad, Milt Rakove student, Air Force vet, former Bright One reporter, political strategist, Cicero spokesman, PR guru, comedian, pundit, proud Palestinian American and closeted conservative (don't call him a Republican!). Check out his columns at www.Rayhanania.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Gaza War, despite its violence, presents a unique opportunity for the US to establish peace in the Middle East through the two-state solution. However, Israel's rejection of American ideas has strained their relationship, leading to protests across American society and Congress in an election year. In the next hour, we explore the implications of the Gaza War on the US-Israel relationship, regional peace, and the upcoming presidential election. Dr. Atef Gawad explored the implications of the Gaza War on the US-Israel relationship, regional peace, and the upcoming presidential election with his distinguished guests: Dr. Edmund Ghareeb, an internationally recognized academic specializing in American, Arab, and international affairs, and Ray Hanania, an award-winning former Chicago City Hall political reporter. The episode was broadcast on Feb. 2, 2024 US Arab Radio can be heard on wnzk 690 AM, WDMV 700 AM, and WPAT 930 AM. Please visit: www.facebook.com/USArabRadio/ Web site : arabradio.us/ Online Radio: www.radio.net/s/usarabradio Twitter : twitter.com/USArabRadio Instagram : www.instagram.com/usarabradio/ Youtube : US Arab Radio

Ray Hanania, Stephanie Hitt, Eric Kohn

Marc Sims asks Ray Hanania; will there ever be a lasting peace between the Palestinians and Israelis. Ray Hanania is an award-winning columnist, author & former Chicago City Hall reporter (1977-1992).

Lissa Druss and Thom Serafin are back to do more work examining what divides us — and what might bring us together. Their guests are an award-winning columnist, and a 23rd Ward Alderman turned U.S. Congressman.  Together, Ray Hanania and Bill Lipinski host the Two Guys on Politics podcast. In this episode, we answer dozens of potent questions.  How do we put an end to Chicago's crime crisis?  Is the city ready for the reality of the 2024 Democratic National Convention?  Why is accountability so hard to find? Plus, the real story behind the money that built the CTA's Orange Line to Midway Airport. 

When it comes to helping Arabs, call me Arab, not MENA, 3-18-23, S5E3 March 18, 2023 S5 E3 Ray Hanania gives an impassioned argument on why the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) category will undermine the effort to provide equal rights to Arab Americans. State Rep. Cyril Nichols introduced a law in 2022 that would recognize Arabs as an MBE (Minority Business Enterprise category) when it comes to received preferential treatment in the award of 25-30 percent of the state's $100 billion in annual contract awards. MBE status has been given to African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Asians and Women, to ensure that they can compete for the contract set-aside, with the majority of contracts, more than 70 percent, going to mainstream businesses. Instead, a group of self-serving Arabs have introduced their own bill in response to the Nichols legislationt o grant MBE status to the MENA category, which is mostly non-Arabs from th Middle East and from North Africa including African Americans who already qualify for MBE status now. That bill was given to newly elected State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid, a very good person and legislator who was convinced to sponsor it. MENA is a mistake that will harm Arab Americans. For ARABS to be helped to overcome the discrimination, bigotry and bias that holds them down the effort must be directed towards helping ARABS. Arabs get NO major contracts from governments today because they are small and have been marginalized by anti-Arab elected officials like former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, outgoing Mayor Lori Lightfoot, and anti-Muslim Governor J.B. Pritzker. The MENA catogory will further enslave Arabs to the existing anti-Arab system and even undermine support Arabs have received from African American leaders, who are are closest and most generous natural allies. You can read more about the issue after the podcast by clicking this link an reading my column on the topic, or by visiting TheArabDailyNews.com or Hanania.com. Also, sign up for Ray Hanania's FREE eNewsletter on Arab American issues by clicking this link.

Chicago Way w/John Kass (03/08/23): On this episode, former Chicago City Hall reporter and award winning columnist Ray Hanania joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin to discuss how the media landscape in Chicago has changed over the last 30 years and why criminals get bolder while cops lose the proper resources to do their job. […]

Chicago Way w/John Kass (03/08/23): On this episode, former Chicago City Hall reporter and award winning columnist, Ray Hanania, joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin to discuss how the media landscape in Chicago has changed over the last 30 years and why criminals get bolder while cops lose the proper resources to do their job. […]

Former Orland Park Asst Village Manager analyzes misguided referendum to eliminate Managerial form of government Video of former Orland Park assistant village manager discusses the referendum to eliminate the village managerial form of government proposed by controversial Mayor Keith Pekau. In a political move, Pekau introduced an ordinance to replace the managerial form of government at a meeting on Monday Feb. 20, 43 days before the citizens could vote on the referendum. The ordinance outlines his plans to take control by appointing a village manager he controls directly By Ray Hanania Karie Friling the former Director of Development Services and former Asst. Village Manager for Orland Park, Illinois, discusses with host Ray Hanania, the proposed referendum introduced and pushed by Mayor keith Pekau to eliminate the professional Village Manager and Managerial Form of Government. If passed, the referendum on April 4, 2023 would open the way for Pekau to become a full time mayor with a larger salary. Friling discusses some of the concerns residents have about changing the system which has been in place since 1983 and helped guide Orland Park through its greatest expansion led by previous mayors. For more information on the Village Managerial Form of Government Referendum visit www.VoteYesOrland.com Former government officials have lined up against eliminating the Managerial Form of Government in a referendum that is constructed to mislead voters on April 4, 2023. The referendum question is ““Shall the Village of Orland Park retain the managerial form of government?” A No Vote eliminates the Village Manager position defined by the State of Illinois and replaces it with a village manager who answers directly to Mayor Pekau who has consolidated accountability to expand his power and control over every facet of village policies and decision making. A Yes Vote, which is encouraged by professionals who have dedicated their lives to protect Orland Park, would reject the referendum. The wording by Pekau was intended to confuse voters. You can watch the video of the interview I did with Karie Friling on Youtube by clicking this link or by using the the widget below to watch it on this award winning website. Pekau has repeatedly refused to be interview by this columnist and has slandered and attacked me by calling me names, rather than to be accountable and address the issues. For more information visit the group's website at www.VoteYesOrland.com. (Ray Hanania is an award winning former Chicago City Hall reporter. A political analyst and CEO of Urban Strategies Group, Hanania's opinion columns on mainstream issues are published in the Southwest News Newspaper Group in the Des Plaines Valley News, Southwest News-Herald, The Regional News, The Reporter Newspapers. His Middle East columns are published in the Arab News. For more information on Ray Hanania visit www.Hanania.com or email him at rghanania@gmail.com.)

Arab Radio Ray Hanania on humanitarian obstacles for earthquake victims in Syria & Turkey Guests Dr. Zaher Sahloul the founder and president of Med Global at MedGlobal.org which provides relief to victims of tragedy throughout the World and the middle East former Syrian National Council member Dr. Mouayad Chozlan who is in Syria and is calling us from the disaster zone discusses the real obstaces i getting humanitarian aid to victims of the erathquake in Syria and Turkey. It's not the US embargo or the Turks. It is Damascus and Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad We are broadcasting live on WNZK AM 690 radio and streaming live on the US Arab Radio Network at facebook.com/USArabRadio... check it out and share your comments there By the way, the Arab American Democratic Club has its Candidate Forum and Brunch at Nikos Banquets on Sunday Feb 12 at 10 am ... the Arab community needs to be there ... go to ArabDemocraticClub.com to get more info and tickets Make sure to check out my columns and news stories at ArabNews.com and at Hanania.com ... And follow me on Tiktok -- @RayHanania -- to keep up with my political reports and my standup comedy bits ... Dr. Zaher @Sahloul of @MedGlobalorg & Syrian National Council member #MouayadChozlan on who is really blocking humanitarian relief from getting to the victims of the #Syria #Turkey #earthquake on #ArabRadio WNZK AM 690 this morning. Watch video at https://fb.watch/iC245FHRRq/ Dr. Zaher @Sahloul of @MedGlobalorg & Syrian National Council member #MouayadChozlan on who is really blocking humanitarian relief from getting to the victims of the #Syria #Turkey #earthquake on #ArabRadio WNZK AM 690 this morning. Watch video at https://fb.watch/iC245FHRRq/

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode revisit Titanic in its 25th anniversary year, looking at James Cameron's epic blockbuster as both a disaster film and a story of immigration. Ellen explores the forgotten tales of immigration onboard the Titanic, talking to journalist Ray Hanania about the Syrian refugee stories only hinted at in the 1997 film. She also speaks to Sally El-Hosaini, director of new Netflix film The Swimmers. They discuss how immigration is depicted on screen and how Sally wanted to portray immigration in her own work. Inspired by the grand spectacle and ground breaking special effects of Titanic, Mark talks about disaster films with theme park ride designer Peter Alexander and legendary sound designer Randy Thom from Skywalker Sound. They discuss the 1974 film Earthquake, the theme park ride it inspired and the innovative Sensurround sound system created for the movie. This week's Viewing Note is courtesy of Joanna Hogg, director of The Souvenir and the new A24 film, The Eternal Daughter, and disaster movie fan. Producer: Freya Hellier A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

Radio Baladi Friday August 5, 2022 with Guest Host Ray Hanania WNZK AM 690 The worsening economic conditions in Jordan, and the Oak Lawn arrest of an Arab teenager with a gun and drugs It's Friday August 5, 2022 and I'm your guest host Ray Hanania live this morning on WNZK AM 690 radio broadcasting live in Dearborn, Michigan ...... We are also live streaming at facebook.com/USArabRadio This morning we'll talk about the worsening economic conditions in Jordan, and the Oak Lawn arrest of a teenager with a gun and the community protests with our guest reporter and writer Ali Younes We're broadcasting live on the US Arab Radio Network Facebook page at USArabRadio ... check it out and share your comments there Make sure to check out my columns and news stories at ArabNews.comand at Hanania.com And, don't forget to listen to my new syndicated radio show "The Ray Hanania Show" broadcast every Wednesday at 5 PM Eastern brought to you by the US Arab Radio Network and sponsored by Arab News Newspaper on WNZK AM 690 right here in Dearborn, and on: WDMV AM 700 in Washington DC Maryland and Virginia; The show is rebroadcast on Thursdays in Detroit on WNZK AM 690 at 7 AM EST and in Chicagoland and NW Indiana at 12 noon on WNWI AM 1080.

Two Guys on Politics: discuss Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, & Biden's recent surge of bill passages S4 E2, 08-04-22 Thursday In a live broadcast on Facebook, former Congressman Bill Lipinski and former Chicago City Hall reporter Ray Hanania, and producer Brian Broeking, discuss Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, & Biden's recent surge of bill passages. “Two Guys on Politics” Podcast presents a Reagan Democrat Perspectives from Chicagoland's Southwest Side and the Midwest. Bill Lipinski served as Democratic Committeeman/Alderman of Chicago's 23rd Ward. Lipinski was elected to Congress in 1983 and served through 2005. He currently writes the “Right from the Center” opinion column at BillLipinski.com Ray Hanania covered Chicago City Hall from 1976 through 1992 and writes mainstream opinion columns for The Southwest News Newspaper Group go to www.Hanania.com; and Middle East column and news at the Arab News Newspaper www.ArabNews.com Brian Broeking is a young entrepreneur with experience and background in finance, and business strategies. Our web address is www.TwoGuysonPolitics.com Our Facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/TwoGuysOnPolitics Watch it on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8sr5Cpaf6Y

Liz Gorman vs Sean Morrison in the 17th Cook County District June 28, 2022 Season 4, Episode 1 Ray Hanania on Politics The heated battle between former Cook County Commissioner and tax fighter Liz Gorman and beleaguered incumbent Sean Morrison in the 17th District is a battle to save the Republican Party in Cook County. Gorman has a proven record fighting for the rights of taxpayers while in his first full term Morrison has done little for the taxpayers. Instead, Morrison has partnered with one of the worst politicians in Illinois history Keith Pekau, the extremist Mayor of Orland Park whose only asset is to turn friends into enemies. Morrison is a pariah who needs to be removed from office. If he wins the June 28, Republican Primary election, he is certain to loose the seat to a Democrat, eliminating any Republican representation in the 17th District. If Gorman wins the Republican Primary, Gorman can easily keep the County Board seat for Republicans and use it to rebuild the Republican Party that Sean Morrison has abandoned with horrible leadership and a lack of creative ideas. Morrison has an albatross on his shoulders, his mishandling of the case of his former Senior Vice President Anthony Martin who was convicted of sexually harassing a 14-year-old girl. Morrison defended Anthony Martin saying he needed him for his business and werote a letter to the judge in support of leniency and Martin's efforts to get probation. But after Morrison wrote the letter, Martin went on Morrison Security business in Colorado and using a Morrison Security cell phone sexually harrassed another 14-year-old girl, this time who turned out to be an undercover police investigator. Only 19 days after Morrison went for Martin's defense, Martin was arrested and charged. It's a sordid tale. You can read all about that and the political battle by visiting my website at www.Hanania.com. (Ray Hanania is an award winning former Chicago City Hall reporter. A political analyst and CEO of Urban Strategies Group, Hanania's opinion columns on mainstream issues are published in the Southwest News Newspaper Group in the Des Plaines Valley News, Southwest News-Herald, The Regional News, The Reporter Newspapers. His Middle East columns are published in the Arab News. For more information on Ray Hanania visit www.Hanania.com or email him at rghanania@gmail.com.) Follow Hanania on Twitter at Twitter.com/rayhanania. Subscribe to Ray Hanania's column by CLICKING HERE.

Opinions vary as to who to blame for the eruption of war in #Ukraine. Some blame President Putin for his choice of military action and his miscalculation. Others blame President Biden for not doing enough to deter Putin. In fact, Biden may have provided the grounds for Putin's miscalculation. But focusing on where the Middle East stands we need to first analyse the abstention of the UAE at the UN Security Council. The #Russia-Ukraine crisis is pushing oil and gas prices up and that translates into more cash for oil and gas producers including Arab Gulf states. But those countries have been seeking closer relationships with Moscow for sometime now. Other countries in the #Middle_East have been protesting interference in their domestic affairs. So how do these countries balance the dilemma and challenges inherent in the Crisis? Dr. Atef Gawad discussed this important topic " The Mideast and the Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Where does it Stand" with distinguished guests from Michigan, Dr. Abdalmajid Katranji, who is a political analyst and an expert on the Middle East, and from Chicago journalist Ray Hanania, and from Washington, Edward Joseph, a professor at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University. The episode was broadcast: 4/3/2022 US Arab Radio can be heard on wnzk 690 AM, WDMV 700 AM, and WPAT 930 AM. Please visit: www.facebook.com/USArabRadio/ Web site : arabradio.us/ Online Radio: www.radio.net/s/usarabradio Twitter : twitter.com/USArabRadio Instagram : www.instagram.com/usarabradio/ Youtube : US Arab Radio

Rudy Hall, Ray Hanania, Richard Kling, Judith Sherwin

Interview with columnist Russ Stewart on Cook County politics Season 3 Episode 9, Oct. 20, 2021 Ray Hanania interviews Russ Stewart who has been covering Chicagoland and Cook County Politics for more than 48 years writing for the Nadig newspaper in the Northwest Side of Chicago. In this podcast, Stewart talks with Hanania about the Cook County Democratic Organization slating that took place this past week and focuses on two key races, challenges to County Assessor Fritz Kaegi and to Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart. Kaegi is vulnerable but Dart seems pretty strong. A total of 72 people appeared before the slating committee seeking the Democratic Party's backing for the election primary that will be held on June 28, 2021. The primary election has been pushed back because of the COVID Coronavirus pandemic. (It's usually held in February and March in election years). The Democratic Party consists of 50 Chicago Ward Committee "persons" and 30 Suburban Township Committee "persons." Stewart argues that the political times have shifted from the dominance once held by White males to female candidates and minorities, especially Latina candidates. The Chairman of the Party is Toni Preckwinkle, who is president of the Cook County Board. Both Kaegi and Dart are being challenged by minority women. Kari Steele, the president of the Metropolitan Water Rec-lamation District (MWRD), is challenging Kaegi. Dat is being challenged by Carmen Navarro Gercone, who is backed by Clerk of Circuit Court Iris Martinez, and LaTonya Ruffin, of Markham, both former sheriff employees. Check out more of Russ Stewart's Columns by visiting www.RussStewart.com. For more information on Ray Hanania, visit his personal website at www.Hanania.com. Also check out his weekly podcast, "Two Guys on Politics" which features analysis by former Congressman Bill Lipinski.

Two Columns: Congress cares more about Israel than the American People: the war against Christopher Columbus Season 3, Episode 8, October 13, 2021 Columnist and author Ray Hanania looks at two issues. The first is the battle to pass a $3.5 billion budget to address the needs of the American infrastructure and the social welfare needs of the American people. That bill has been bogged down in bitter internal Democratic and partisan Republican versus Democrat debate. But as it became clear that the package would not be approved as quickly as President Biden had hoped, Biden and the Democrats decided to put the interests of Israel's government ahead of the interests of the American people and removed a part of the stalled budget plan to give Israel $1 billion in American taxpayer money to pay for the "Iron Dome." Although the Congress could not rally together to pass the important spending plan for the American people, they were able to separate Israel's bills from the bigger bill and vote on it separately. 424 members of Congress voted for that bill to help a foreign country, although they can't come together to help the American people. Nine members of Congress voted against the bill and two others voted present, noting voting for or against it. It shows you Congress and the Senate care more about the interests of Israel than the interests of the American people. In the second segment, Ray Hanania talks about the campaign by a minority (not n a racial sense but in a quantitative sense) of fanatic extremists to tear down the statues of Christopher Columbus who discovered America in 1492. The extremists start their hypocritical false narrative of history from that date claiming that Columbus was a racist terrorist who brutalized the indigenous people of North America when he arrived. In truth, they don't talk about the brutality and racism of the so-called indigenous populations that arrived in North America before Columbus and savaged the real indigenous people who were living here, destroying their culture and enslaving their people. Among the worst and most brutal Native American tribes that swept in during their invasion and "discovery" of North America were the Comanches who savaged and murdered hundreds of thousands of peaceful people who were living in North America. They enslaved them and stole their lands, only to see those lands taken by the settlers who followed the discover by Columbus. Other examples that expose the hypocrisy of the anti-Columbus fanatics is the Aztecs. The difference is that after Columbus, the world's greatest Democracy was formed, America. And in today's America, the remnants of the Native Americans who savaged the plaines long before Columbus arrived have equal rights and benefit from this Democracy that followed in Columbus' wake. To read Ray Hanania's column on Columbus, Click here. To read all of Ray Hanania's columns visit his web hub at www.Hanania.com. Or, visit www.SuburbanChicagoland.com. Listen to Ray Hanania's discussions with John Kass on Kass' podcast "The Chicago Way" by clicking here.

The Chicago Way w/John Kass (10/12/2021): During the COVID-19 pandemic, John Kass & Jeff Carlin continue to podcast socially distanced from secure locations. This week, veteran Chicago journalist and proprietor of Suburban Chicagoland, Ray Hanania talks about the way politics and media have changed in Chicago over the decades and asks the question, where are […]

Dr. Atef Gawad discussed an important topic "The Two-State Solution: Revivable or Still Alive" with his distinguished guests professor Brad R. Roth, journalist Ray Hanania, Dr. Edmund Ghareeb, journalist Said Arikat. Brad R. Roth is a Professor of Political Science and Law at Wayne State University in Detroit. He holds a J.D. from Harvard University (1987), an LL.M. in international and foreign law from Columbia University (1992) and a Ph.D. in jurisprudence and social policy from the University of California at Berkeley (1996). He is the author of Governmental Illegitimacy in International Law (Oxford University Press, 1999), Sovereign Equality and Moral Disagreement (Oxford University Press, 2011), and a wide range of book chapters, journal articles, and commentaries dealing with questions of sovereignty, constitutionalism, human rights, and democracy. Journalist Ray Hanania is an award-winning former Chicago City Hall political reporter. Currently, he writes columns for the Southwest News Newspaper Group in Chicagoland, the Patch Online, and is the US Special Correspondent for the Arab News Newspaper based in Riyadh. Dr. Edmund Ghareeb is an internationally recognized academic, author and a specialist on American, Arab and international affairs. He taught at the American University, Georgetown University, George Washington University, the University of Virginia, Pepperdine University and McGill University. He was the American University's Center for Global Peace's first Mustafa Barzani Distinguished Scholar in residence in Kurdish Studies and launched the first regularly offered courses on the Kurdish history, politics and society in the US. He has been widely interviewed by various Arab, American and other international media outlets. Journalist Said Arikat is a long time Washington based Palestinian journalist and analyst. He is an accomplished media and public affairs specialist who served for several years as the United Nations' chief spokesman in Iraq. He holds an MS from California State University, in Long Beach, CA and is an adjunct professor at the American University in Washington where he teaches a course on the role of media in society. He regularly appears on various media outlets both domestically and internationally. The episode was broadcast: 1/10/2021 US Arab Radio can be heard on wnzk 690 AM, WDMV 700 AM, and WPAT 930 AM. Please visit: www.facebook.com/USArabRadio/ Web site : arabradio.us/ Online Radio: www.radio.net/s/usarabradio Twitter : twitter.com/USArabRadio Instagram : www.instagram.com/usarabradio/ Youtube : US Arab Radio

Jackie Mason and how he missed the punchline of his life July 26, 2021 Season 3, Episode 5 (Retaped as Episode 8 -- 8-8-21) Ray Hanania looks back at his fight with Jewish Comedian Jackie Mason when Hanania was booked to perform at Zanies Comedy Club in August 2002, nearly one year after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Hanania explains how he turned to comedy as means of helping Americans to better understand Arabs, Palestinians and Muslims and talks about his background. He also discusses how humor is a fundamental talent of great journalists and one of the most powerful forms of effective communications. Zanies had been working with Hanania through 2001 and 2002 and his comedy performances were getting coverage from major news media including CNN, the Today Show and many regional newspapers. An Arab American performing comedy after Sept. 11, 2001 was a news story. In July 2002, Zanies informed Hanania that they were going to give him his own show, 9 performances over a six day period. Several weeks before the performance, Zanies owner Rick Uchwat called him to say that Jewish Comedian Jackie Mason needed a place to practice his comedy in preparation for a new Broadway show in late September and October. He asked if Hanania had a problem appearing with Mason, a Jewish comedian. Hanania said of course not. Zanies took 3 of Hanania's shows and made Mason the opening act and Hanania the feature act. When Mason finished the three shows, Hanania would return to be the opening major act for the remaining six shows. Hanania thought it was big break. But on the opening night on Tuesday, Mason's wife/manager Jyll Rosenfeld called to say that Mason did not want Hanania to open for him because "he is Palestinian." The performance had been filled with Hanania's friends, family, relatives and even the news media. Linda Moses, the Zanies Manager, called Hanania at home before he left for the show to tell him, only two hours before the opening, that Mason isn't want him to be on the show. In this audio podcast, Hanania talks about all that the media coverage, Mason's hypocrisy and lies, and why Zanies and the news media sided with Mason, a famous Hollywood comedian and actor rather than with him, a SouthSide Chicago former Vietnam Era Veteran and former City Hall Newspaper reporter. Subscribe to Ray Hanania's free eNewsletter and get the latest columns and podcasts and information on his public performances and comedy shows by visiting www.SuburbanChicagoland.com. Read Ray Hanania's column on this topic in the Arab News Newspaper by clicking here.

Jackie Mason and how he missed the punchline of his life July 26, 2021 Season 3, Episode 5 Ray Hanania looks back at his fight with Jewish Comedian Jackie Mason when Hanania was booked to perform at Zanies Comedy Club in August 2002, nearly one year after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Hanania explains how he turned to comedy as means of helping Americans to better understand Arabs, Palestinians and Muslims and talks about his background. He also discusses how humor is a fundamental talent of great journalists and one of the most powerful forms of effective communications. Zanies had been working with Hanania through 2001 and 2002 and his comedy performances were getting coverage from major news media including CNN, the Today Show and many regional newspapers. An Arab American performing comedy after Sept. 11, 2001 was a news story. In July 2002, Zanies informed Hanania that they were going to give him his own show, 9 performances over a six day period. Several weeks before the performance, Zanies owner Rick Uchwat called him to say that Jewish Comedian Jackie Mason needed a place to practice his comedy in preparation for a new Broadway show in late September and October. He asked if Hanania had a problem appearing with Mason, a Jewish comedian. Hanania said of course not. Zanies took 3 of Hanania's shows and made Mason the opening act and Hanania the feature act. When Mason finished the three shows, Hanania would return to be the opening major act for the remaining six shows. Hanania thought it was big break. But on the opening night on Tuesday, Mason's wife/manager Jyll Rosenfeld called to say that Mason did not want Hanania to open for him because "he is Palestinian." The performance had been filled with Hanania's friends, family, relatives and even the news media. Linda Moses, the Zanies Manager, called Hanania at home before he left for the show to tell him, only two hours before the opening, that Mason isn't want him to be on the show. In this audio podcast, Hanania talks about all that the media coverage, Mason's hypocrisy and lies, and why Zanies and the news media sided with Mason, a famous Hollywood comedian and actor rather than with him, a SouthSide Chicago former Vietnam Era Veteran and former City Hall Newspaper reporter. Subscribe to Ray Hanania's free eNewsletter and get the latest columns and podcasts and information on his public performances and comedy shows by visiting www.TheDailyHookah.com

The Crisis at the US Postal Service is bringing this country to its knees 7-09-21 Season 3, Episode 3 Opinion Columnist Ray Hanania takes on the topic that so few members of the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Congress and the Biden White House don't want to address, the failure of the US Post Office to do its work, in this episode of Ray Hanania on Politics, July 9, 2021. Hanania talks about what he has learned from talking to some of the few USPS employees who are still working who complain that many of the USPS employees are at home collecting wages and using the Coronavirus as an excuse to stay home, not work and collect their salaries. The USPS bureaucracy has failed to provide answers, failed to release documents through FOIA and made every possible excuse to cover up their behavior. The mail is not being delivered. People are complaining about long delays days, weeks and Deven months and the impact is devastating to the public and taxpayers who pay the salaries of these employees who are at home collecting the full wages. The biggest victims are Senior Citizens who rely on snail mail more than any other group. They don't like to use online systems to pay their bills. And the biggest exploiters of the system are the Banks which charge exorbitant fees to block checks that have been "lost" in the mail. Those letters are not lost. They are sitting in undelivered piles at the US Post Offices around the country because the post office refuses to crack down on the COVID laziness, the COVID excuse. Employees can stay home and collect their money and do nothing thanks to mismanagement from the US Post Office. What needs to happen is the White House, U.S. Senate and U.S. Congress need to convene investigations immediately into this crisis, and they need to start firing those over paid Post Office executives. Fire them and put new leaders in charge. Promote those few employees who are dedicated and are still working at their jobs and are not using COVID as an excuse. There are many great Postal Workers who deserve praise and they should be put in charge. For more information on Ray Hanania's audio podcast "Ray Hanania on Politics," visit www.Hanania.com. Click this link to SUBSCRIBE FREE to Ray Hanania's mainstream Columns and Podcasts: https://thedailyhookah.com/subscribe-to-rays-columns/

Christine Chen, Anthony Anderson, Ray Hanania, Paul Vallas

03-12-21 Hadar Susskind of Americans for Peace Now Hadar Susskind of Americans for Peace Now guests on the Ray Hanania Show on the US Arab Radio Network with host Ray Hanania discussing Israeli-Palestinian peace, anti-Semitism versus criticism of Israel, and the Israeli elections in this live radio interview broadcast on WNZK AM 690 Radio in Detroit. “The Ray Hanania Show” is brought to you live on WNZK AM 690 in Detroit Michigan and beginning on Wednesday March 31 we will also be broadcasting on WDMV AM 700 in Washington D.C. … at 8 AM in Detroit, (1 PM London, 3 PM Jerusalem 4 PM Riyadh and 5 PM Dubai), on the US Arab Radio Network. The shows are rebroadcast the same evening at 5 PM in Detroit This show is simulcast live on the US Arab Radio facebook page this morning at Facebook.com/USArabRadio The US Arab Radio Network was launched in 2005 by journalist and radio network founder Laila Alhusini in an effort to energize and empower Arab Americans … You can watch the Zoom Video interview by visiting Facebook.com/ArabRadio WNZK AM 690 and WDMV AM 700 are among the country’s leading independent radio stations offering formats for ethnic American communities including the Arab American community broadcasting every day of every week. For more information on our program go to the www.Facebook.com/rghanania or www.ArabRadio.us or www.Hanania.com  

Arab Radio: Trump impeachment, mayoral election in Dearborn, Biden and Palestine Its Friday Feb 12, 2021 … and this is the “The Ray Hanania Show,” … and I am Ray Hanania, special US Correspondent and Op-Ed columnist for the Arab News Newspaper … “The Ray Hanania Show” is brought to you live on WNZK AM 690 in Detroit Michigan and on WDMV AM 700 in Washington D.C. …at 8 AM in Detroit, (1 PM London, 3 PM Jerusalem 4 PM Riyadh and 5 PM Dubai), on the US Arab Radio Network. The shows are rebroadcast the same evening at 5 PM. Our show is simulcast live on the US Arab Radio facebook page this morning at Facebook.com/USArabRadio The US Arab Radio Network was launched in 2005 by journalist and radio network founder Laila Alhusini in an effort to energize and empower Arab Americans … This morning we’ll be talking about a lot including Biden on Palestine, Iran’s threats, the Trump impeachment, the mayoral race in Dearborn … WNZK AM 690 and WDMV AM 700 are among the country’s leading independent radio stations offering formats for ethnic American communities including the Arab American community broadcasting every day of every week. Our call-in studio line is 248-557-3300 for more information on our program go to the www.Facebook.com/rghanania or www.ArabRadio.us or www.Hanania.com  

Marc Sims talks with journalist Ray Hanania about a new US administration and other stuff. https://urbanstrategiesgroup.com

01-15-21 Arab Radio on DC Protests, BLM, Biden, Trump & News Media Bias #ArabRadio #Censorship #DCProtests #JoeBiden We talk about the censorship of social media and the news media, the protests in Washington D.C., and the upcoming Biden administration’s commitment to #ArabAmericans and #MuslimAmericans … can he deliver and what can he deliver?   We broadcast live on WNZK AM 690 Radio in Detroit and we’ll stream live on USArabRadio Facebook page at at 8 AM EST (7 AM Chi)   View the Zoom video on the US Arab Radio Facebook page at this link: https://www.facebook.com/USArabRadio   For more information on Ray Hanania's columns, podcasts and radio shows visit www.Hanania.com.

01-07-21 Media hypocrisy on the DC protestors vs the BLM protestors Season 3, Episode 1 Ray Hanania on Politics. Award winning veteran political columnist and former Chicago City Hall Reporter Ray Hanania analysis the real problem with the DC Protests, the hypocrisy of the mainstream American news media. Hanania argues that the media treated the singled day of protests by pro-Trump activists in Washington D.C. differently from the two month long protests of Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists. Members of both groups engaged in violence but the media blanket stereotyped the DC protestors as all being "terrorists and rioters" to use the words of media hypocrite Anderson Cooper while separating the BLM Protestors into legitimate protests and a small group of aberrant protestors who turned to violence. They turned the one-day Washington DC protest into a riot because some -- not all -- engaged in violence. But in the case of BLM protests that followed the wrongful killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis that lasted more than two months, the separated the violence from the protests, and minimized the violence. The media did that because of politics. The biased media applied their political sense to both issues and emphasized the BLM protests in a positive way and emphasized the DC protests in a negative way. The hypocritical media made this about Trump versus Biden but the reality is it also involves their own partisan and unethical lack of journalism professionalism. For more information on Ray Hanania's podcasts -- Mainstream and Middle East, visit www.Hanania.com.

12-11-20 Alice Speri on Social Media Censorship Alice Speri, a writer with The Intercept (TheIntercept.com) discusses a recent article she wrote with co-author Sam Biddle in which she explores censorship by Zoom against programs and conferences that feature topics Zoom considers violations of US Law. Click here to read her article. Speri joined host Ray Hanania on The Arab street Radio/US Arab Radio Network on Tuesday Dec. 11, 2020 on WNZK AM 690 Radio in Detroit. Speri and Hanania talk about the parameters of censorship as they apply to social media and how Zoom censorship a University program that only included a discussion about a controversial figure in Palestinian and Israeli history, Leila (Laila) Khaled, the first woman to hijack an airplane during the military conflict against Israel in the 1970s. Just the discussion of the topic prompted Zoom to block the program and censor the panel. The article she wrote is titled "Zoom Censorship of Palestine Seminars Sparks Fight over Academic Freedom. Zoom cited anti-terrorism laws to shut down an event with Palestinian activist Leila Khaled -- and other events criticizing its censorship. The Arab street Radio is broadcast Live every 2nd Tuesday of the month on WNZK AM 690 Radio in Detroit, Michigan and is simulcast Live on the USArabRadio Facebook page online. For more information on Ray Hanania visit his Internet writing hub at www.Hanania.com. For more information on The Arab street Radio visit www.TheArabStreetRadio.org. For more information on US Arab Radio visit www.ArabRadio.us.

Arab Radio Interview with Sam Rasoul Virginia Legislator 11-11-20 Virginia House of Delegates legislator Sam Rasoul talks about his life, his election and the power of Arab Americans engaging int he voter process on "The Ray Hanania Show" on WNZK AM 690 Radio on Wednesday Nov. 11, 2020, sponsored by the Arab News Newspaper and US Arab Radio Network. For more information on Ray Hanania's podcast, radio programs, and syndicated columns on mainstream or Middle East issues visit www.Hanania.com.  

Ray Hanania discusses theTrump-Biden election and more on Arab Radio 11-13-20 Radio host Ray Hanania discusses the election battle and the issues between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden on WNZK AM 690 Radio in Detroit, sponsored by the Arab News Newspaper (ArabNews.com) and US Arab Radio Network. For more information on Ray Hanania's podcasts, radio shows, or syndicated columns on mainstream or Middle East topics visit www.Hanania.com.

11-04-20 Political consultants analyze Nov. 3 presidential election Political consultants Jeff Davis of Victory Media in Illinois and Dennis Denno of Denno Research in Michigan join Ray Hanania on "The Ray Hanania Show" on WNZK AM 690 radio on the US Arab Radio network and sponsored by the Arab News Newspaper to discuss the presidential election of Nov. 3, 2020 with President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. For more information visit www.Hanania.com or watch the video of the broadcast online at www.Facebook.com/TheArabNews 

11-06-20 Abdalmajid Katranji and Ray Hanania analyzeTrump-Biden election with Atef Gawad Tune in to Radio Baladi at 8 a.m. EST Friday, November 6 2020, as renowned Journalist Dr. Atef Abdel Gawad discusses " The Division of Arab American Voters: Significance and Implications. with a group of distinguished guests from Chicago award winning Journalist Ray Hanania, from Michigan Dr. Abdalmajid Katranji a political analyst and an expert on the Middle East.   For more information visit www.Hanania.com    Program is sponsored by: Damas Cuisine & Catering https://www.damascuisine.com Life for Relief & Development https://www.lifeusa.org Ishtar Restaurant https://www.ishtar-restaurant.com The Program will be live on WNZK 690 AM, from Michigan to its audience in Michigan, Toledo, Ohio, and Windsor – Canada To listen to our programs from all over the USA, you can dial 1605.472.9011. To listen directly please visit https://arabradio.us/live Web site: arabradio.us/ Online Radio: www.radio.net/s/usarabradio

1o-16-20 Arab Radio Vicki Robb of Life for Relief Journalist Ray Hanania Interviews Vicki Robb the National/International Programs Manager at Life for Relief and Development about all the great projects LIFE did around the world to assist those suffering during the pandemic. Also, Hanania discusses the impact of the pandemic, and th eupcoming Trump-Biden electionJoin journalist Ray Hanania this Friday October 23, from 8- 8:30 Am East via Zoom. The interview is available on Hanania's Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/rghanania  Vicki Robb is the Programs Manager at Life for Relief and Development. Vicki has been working with Life since January 1996. She has more than 24-year’s leadership experience as a humanitarian. Her achievements have fostered both in-kind and monetary donations for the organization and her responsibilities include management of Life’s programs and its overseas operations.The shows airs in Detroit at 8 AM EASTERN in the greater Detroit region, Michigan, Ohio and Canada … and 7 AM in Chicago. For more information on Hanania's podcasts and radio shows visit www.Hanania.com or for the podcast archive, www.TheArabStreet.org

Factors in the Trump-Biden election battle for President Oct. 15, 2020 Season 2, Episode 8 Award winning Chicagoland political writer and former Chicago City Hall reporter and columnist addresses the facts that drive regional politics and elections in Chicagoland and the United States in this mainstream podcast, “Ray Hanania on Politics.” In this episode, Ray Hanania speaks to the factors that have shifted in the battle for president between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, and he offers a careful analysis of the battleground states where the election for president will be decided. He talks about the fallacy of the polling and why measuring popular vote doesn’t work, and why the electoral college remains the best way to ensure that all Americans no matter when they live will have an equal voice in selecting a president. Hanania walks listeners through the key Battleground states in the upcoming November 3, 2020 General Election. For more information on Ray Hanania and his podcast, Ray Hanania on Politics, visit www.Hanania.com or www.RayHananiaOnPolitics.com Check out his special election radio show live in Detroit on WNZK AM 690 and stream on the Arab News Facebook page every Wednesday sponsored by The Arab News Newspaper. And don’t forget his Middle East radio show and podcasts available at www.TheArabStreet.org.

The Ray Hanania Show Live WNZK AM 690 on the US Arab Radio Network Sponsored by the Arab News Newspaper Oct. 9, 2020 Friday #ArabRadio Brilliant Zoom interview with @JimZogby president @AAIUSA  #ArabAmericanInstitute  on transformation of US politics from Newt Gingrich during Bill Clinton years thru George W. Bush, Barack Obama to @RealDonaldTrump, defending @JoeBiden. https://vimeo.com/466592079  The Ray Hanania Show Live WNZK AM 690 on the US Arab Radio Network It's Oct. 9, 2020 … and this is the Friday edition of “The Ray Hanania Show,” … I’m Ray Hanania, special US Correspondent for the Arab News Newspaper … and columnist and media consultant here in the US. The Ray Hanania Show is brought to you on the US Arab Radio Network on WNZK AM 690 in Detroit Michigan … proudly sponsored by the Arab News Newspaper where I write Op-Eds and news and features, and sponsored by many other businesses, organizations and charities … The Arab News Newspaper is the Middle East’s leading English language print newspaper with editions in Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Japan, Pakistan, France and bureaus in London, New York and Chicago where I am based … The US Arab Radio Network was launched in 2005 by journalist and radio network founder Laila Alhusini in an effort to energize and empower Arab Americans … WNZK AM 690 is one of the country’s leading radio stations offering formats for ethnic American communities The Ray Hanania Show is broadcast every Wednesday through the election in November and on the 2nd Friday of every month featuring guests who address election issues in the news … for more information on our program go to the www.ArabNews.com/us2020election  or www.Hanania.com or   www.ArabRadio.us If you are outside of the Greater Detroit region, you can watch and listen to our show on the Arab News Facebook page at Facebook.com/rghanania Our radio show call-in number is 248-557-3300     We’re looking at the US General election for president and we have several great guests We have Jim Zogby the founder and president of the Arab American Institute, AAI, a Washington, D.C.–based organization that serves as a political and policy research arm of the Arab-American community. Jim is a supporter of the Joe Biden Campaign and he’ll talk to us about his perspectives on the debates and the upcoming election. We are broadcasting on Live Radio in Michigan on WNZK AM 690 this morning … 8 AM In Great Detroit, Ohio and Canada … and 7 AM in Chicago, 1 PM in London, 3 PM in Riyadh and Jerusalem, and 4 PM in Dubai If you are outside of the Greater Detroit region, you can watch and listen to our show on the Arab News Facebook page at Facebook.com/TheArabNews Our radio show call-in number is 248-557-3300     Use these links to listen online :  www.Facebook.com/thearabnews https://arabradio.us/live  https://www.radio.net/s/usarabradio

Arab Radio: Activists discuss who is better, President Trump or Joe Biden The Ray Hanania Show Live WNZK AM 690 On the US Arab Radio Network Its Wednesday Oct. 7, 2020 … and this is The Ray Hanania Show, sponsored by the Arab News Newspaper and brought to you on the US Arab Radio Network on WNZK AM 690 in Detroit Michigan I’m Ray Hanania, special US Correspondent for the Arab News Newspaper … The Arab News Newspaper is the Middle East’s leading English language print newspaper with editions in Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Japan, Pakistan, France and bureaus in London, New York and Chicago where I am based … The US Arab Radio Network was launched in 2005 by journalist and radio network founder Laila Alhusini in an effort to energize and empower Arab Americans … for more information on our program go to the ArabNews.com/us2020election If you are outside of the Greater Detroit region, you can watch and listen to our show on the Arab News facebook page at Facebook.com/TheArabNews Our radio show call-in number is 248-557-3300     We’re looking at the US General election for president and we have some great guests Our first segment feature Ambassador Edward Gabriel of “Arabs for Biden” … later on we will be speaking with a champion of President Trump, Dalia Al-Aqidi at the bottom of the hour Edward M. Gabriel was the United States Ambassador to Morocco from 1997 to 2001. Edward Gabriel was sworn in November 1997 and arrived to Morocco in Jan, 1998. Gabriel is President and CEO of The Gabriel Company, LLC, as well as the President and CEO of the American Task Force on Lebanon. Dalia al-Aqidi was born in Baghdad, Iraq. She earned an undergraduate degree from the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1987. Her career experience includes working as a journalist We are broadcasting on Live Radio in Michigan on WNZK AM 690 this morning … 8 AM In Great Detroit, Ohio and Canada … and 7 AM in Chicago, 1 PM in London, 3 PM in Riyadh and Jerusalem, and 4 PM in Dubai Use these links to listen online :  www.Facebook.com/thearabnews https://arabradio.us/live  https://www.radio.net/s/usarabradio The Program will be live on WNZK 690 AM, from Michigan to its audience in Michigan, Toledo, Ohio, and Windsor – Canada ( 8-9 AM / 5-6 PM )  END

09-30-20 Arab Radio Avi Berkowitz Interview, Trump-Biden debate The Arab Street Radio broadcast in English on Detroit on WNZK AM 690 Radio features an interview with Avi Berkowitz, President Trump's Special Adviser to Middle East Negotiations, and a discussion on the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and analysis of the debate Oct. 29 between President Donald Trump and rival Joe Biden. Friday, Sept. 30, 2020. A special election series broadcast every Wednesday in Detroit and live online and streamed to Facebook sponsored by the Arab News Newspaper, the Middle East's leading English language newspapers. Click here to read the story in the Arab News Newspaper Sept. 30, 2020 Guests on the UN and President's debate includes Ephrem Kossaify, Arab News New York bureau correspondent. For more information on Ray Hanania, his podcasts, radio shows and mainstream and Middle East syndicated columns, visit his website hub at www.Hanania.com. The Arab street Radio is a part of the US Arab Radio Network and supported by radio journalist Laila Alhusini.

What impact will the battle over Ginsburg Supreme Court vacancy have on the Presidential election? The Arab News Newspaper Live Arab Radio Election Coverage focusses on the impact of the Ginsburg vacancy on the November Presidential election What impact with the battle to succeed Ruth Bader Ginsburg have on the Nov. 3, 2020 Presidential Election? That’s the questions that will be the focus of the Arab News Newspaper’s Special U.S. Election Coverage Wednesday Sept. 23, 2020 at 8 AM EST on Live Radio WNZK AM 690 in Detroit and live online with host Ray Hanania, U.S. Special Correspondent for the Arab News Newspaper. Ball State University Political Science Professor Chad Kinsella will join radio host and Arab News Newspaper Special US Correspondent Ray Hanania to talk about what impact the decision by President Trump to name a successor to Ginsburg will have on the election. Chad Kinsella, Professor of Political Science Ball State University Dr. Kinsella joined the Political Science Department at Ball State University in the Fall of 2016. His teaching focuses on state and local government and public administration. His research focuses primarily on electoral geography, but he also examines state and local government, federalism, and pedagogy. Dr. Kinsella has taught Introduction to American National Government (POLS 130), State and Local Government (POLS 237), and Public Administration (POLS 350) at the undergraduate level. ======================================= SUBSCRIBE TO RAY HANANIA'S COLUMN Enter your email address and receive ALL of Ray Hanania's columns Delivered by FeedBurner ======================================= For the M.P.A. program Dr. Kinsella has taught Foundations of Public Administration (POLS 650) and Managing Organizations for Public Service (POLS 651). Dr. Kinsella also moderates in the Certified Public Management (CPM) program sponsored by the Bowen Center for Public Affairs. He presents and moderates at the Bowen Institute for Political Participation and assists in analyzing and distributing information from the Hoosier Survey. If you are not in Detroit to listen to the live broadcast on WNZK AM 690 Radio, you can listen and watch the show online using one of the links below: Watch on Facebook at Facebook.com/rghanania  Listen online using one of these links: https://arabradio.us/live  https://www.radio.net/s/usarabradio / 24 houers  Online Radio  Listen by calling this free cell number 1-605-472-9011. The Arab Street Radio is brought to you in partnership with US Arab Radio at www.ArabRadio.us which broadcasts every morning Monday through Friday on WNZK AM 690 radio between 8 and 9 AM EST Detroit, and by the Arab News Newspaper at www.ArabNews.com. For more information on Ray Hanania visit his website at www.Hanania.com

Arab Radio Friday Sept. 18, 2020 with host Ray Hanania, US Special Correspondent for the Arab News Newspaper based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with offices in Dubai, Pakistan, Japan, France, London, New York and Chicago. Ray Hanania discusses the impact of the UAE and Bahrain peace accords signed with Israel and what the Palestinians should do but have failed to do. The Arab Street Radio is broadcast on WNZK AM 690 Radio on the 2nd Friday of each month at 8 AM EST (7 AM Chicago) and on special dates each month. For more information on the podcast visit www.TheArabStreet.org If you are not in Detroit to listen to the live broadcast on WNZK AM 690 Radio, you can listen and watch the show online using one of the links below: Watch on Facebook at Facebook.com/rghanania  Listen online using one of these links: https://arabradio.us/live  https://www.radio.net/s/usarabradio / 24 houers  Online Radio  Listen by calling this free cell number 1-605-472-9011. For more information visit the Arab News Newspaper at www.ArabNews.com.  

09-11-20 Arab Radio with Ray Hanania on Sept. 11 anniversary Host Ray Hanania discusses the Forgotten Victims of Sept. 11, 2001, Americans who "looked" Middle Eastern who were attacked and murdered by other Americans in backlash anger attacks. These victims have never been acknowledged or included in the list of victims of Sept. 11, 2001 and they should be. The Arab street Radio is broadcast regularly on WNZK AM 690 Radio (check www.TheDailyHookah.com or www.Hanania.com for more details on show dates (the show broadcasts from 8 to 9 am EST (7 am CST Chicago and 3 PM Occupied Jerusalem time). Live Radio Show details: Ray Hanania, special US Correspondent for the Arab News Newspaper … and you’re listening to Radio Baladi …  THE ARAB STREET Radio & Podcast broadcast from Detroit, Michigan through 690 AM WNZK Radio … In the future, I'd like to be introduced by my Game of Thrones Title: Ray Hanania, the first of his name, the Mayor Slayer, breaker of Political Egos, Father of Wags, the one true believer of Steppenwolf and Jim Hendrix, Spirit of Jerusalem, and Scribe of the four High Schools Bowen, Bogan, Little Flower, and Reavis … THE ARAB STREET Radio & Podcast is a part of the US Arab Radio Network hosted by Laila Alhusini … in an effort to energize and empower Arab Americans to stand up for their rights … for more information go to my website at www.Hanania.com … and afterwards on podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or by visiting my podcast website www.TheArabStreet.org. We are broadcasting on Live Radio in Michigan on WNZK AM 690 this morning … 8 AM In Great Detroit, Ohio and Canada … and 7 AM in Chicago, 3 PM in Israeli Occupied Jerusalem and 4 PM in Dubai … Our radio show call-in number is 248-557-3300     Here is the list of backlash victims who have been forgotten because of the hatred that dominated the nation's lust for revenge: At least three people were murdered as a result of the September 11 backlash. There is reason to suspect four other people may also have been murdered because of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim hatred.  Balbir Singh Sodhi Balbir Singh Sodhi, a forty-nine-year-old turbaned Sikh and father of three, was shot and killed while planting flowers at his gas station on September 15, 2002. Police officials told Human Rights Watch that hours before the crime, Sodhi's alleged killer, Frank Roque, had bragged at a local bar of his intention to "kill the ragheads responsible for September 11."90 In addition to shooting Sodhi three times before driving away, Roque also allegedly shot into the home of an Afghani American and at two Lebanese gas station clerks.91 The Maricopa County prosecutor's office was due to try Roque for Sodhi's murder on November 12, 2002.  Vasudev Patel On October 4, 2001, Mark Stroman shot and killed Vasudev Patel, a forty-nine-year old Indian and father of two, while Patel was working at his convenience store in Mesquite, Texas.92 A store video camera recorded the murder, allowing law enforcement detectives to identify Stroman as the killer. Stroman said during a television interview that anger over the September 11 attacks caused him to attack any store owner who appeared to be Muslim. He further stated during the interview: "We're at war. I did what I had to do. I did it to retaliate against those who retaliated against us."93In addition to killing Patel, Stroman also shot and killed Waquar Hassan on September 15, 2001 (see below), and also shot Rais Uddin, a gas station attendant, blinding him.94 Stroman was tried and convicted of capital murder for killing Patel and sentenced to death on April 3, 2002.95 Waquar Hassan Waquar Hassan, a forty-six-year-old Pakistani and father of four, was killed while cooking hamburgers at his grocery store near Dallas, Texas on September 15, 2001. Although no money was taken from Hassan's store, police in Dallas initially believed that he was killed during a robbery because he had been robbed twice that year.96 Hassan's family, however, believed his murder was a hate crime because nothing was stolen by the assailant and the murder had occurred so soon after September 11.97 His family also pointed out that customers visiting Hassan's store after September 11 subjected him to ethnic and religious slurs.98 The case remained unsolved until Mark Stroman admitted to killing Hassan to a fellow prison inmate in January 2002.99 Murder charges against Stroman were dropped once he was convicted and sentenced to death for Vasudev Patel's murder.100 Ali Almansoop On September 17, 2001, Ali Almansoop, a forty-four year old Yemini Arab, was shot and killed in his home in Lincoln Park, Michigan after being awoken from his sleep by Brent David Seever. At the time of his murder, Almansoop was in bed with Seever's ex-girlfriend.101 Immediately before killing Almansoop, Seever said that he was angry about the September 11 terrorist attacks. Almansoop pleaded that he did not have anything to do with the attacks.102 Seever shot Almansoop anyway. Seever acknowledged to police investigators that he killed Almansoop in part because of anger related to September 11. Prosecutors chose to prosecute the matter as a murder, rather than a bias-motivated murder, because they believe Mr. Seever's motivation for murdering Almansoop was motivated in part by jealousy over Almansoop's relationship with is ex-girlfriend. Mr. Seever had been stalking his ex-girlfriend before the murder.103 Abdo Ali Ahmed On September 29, 2001, Abdo Ali Ahmed, a fifty-one-year-old Yemini Arab and Muslim, and father of eight, was shot and killed while working at his convenience store in Reedley, California.104Cash in two registers and rolled coins inside an open safe were left untouched. In addition, Ahmed's gun, which he kept for protection, reportedly remained in its usual spot, indicating that he may not have felt in mortal danger.105 Two days before his murder, Ahmed had found a note on his car windshield which stated, "We're going to kill all of you [expletive] Arabs."106 Instead of contacting the police, Ahmed threw the note away.107 Ahmed's family and local Muslim leaders have told the local press that they believe his killing was a hate crime.108 However, largely because no perpetrator or perpetrators have been found for whom a motive can be established, police have not classified the murder as a hate crime. California Governor Gray Davis offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of Ahmed's killers.109 At the time of this writing, the investigation into Ahmed's murder was stalled because police had run out of leads.110 Adel Karas On September 15, 2001, Adel Karas, a forty-eight-year-old Arab and Coptic Christian, and father of three, was shot and killed at his convenience store in San Gabriel, California. According to press reports, his wife, Randa Karas, believes he was murdered because he was mistaken for a Muslim. She points out that no money was taken from the cash register and that her husband had a thick wad of bills in his pocket. Local police told Human Rights Watch that they do not believe his murder was bias-motivated because there is no evidence to indicate anti-Arab or anti-Muslim bias. The murder remained unsolved at the time of this writing. 111 Ali W. Ali Ali W. Ali, a sixty-six-year-old Somali Muslim, died nine days after being punched in the head while standing at a bus stop in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 15, 2002.112 According to press reports, the only known witness to the attack saw the assailant walk up to Ali, punch him, stand over him, and then walk away.113 His son and Somali community members attributed the attack against Ali to anger created against Somalis by a front page local newspaper article that appeared two days before the attack.114 The article said that Somalis in Minneapolis had given money to a Somali terrorist group with links to Osama Bin Laden.115 After originally finding that Ali had died of natural causes, the Hennepin County medical examiner's office on January 8, 2002 ruled Ali's death a homicide.116 Ali's family regards his murder as a hate crime. Both local police and the FBI have been unable to find Ali's assailant.117 Assaults Violent assaults related to September 11 were numerous and widespread. A review by the South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow (SAALT) of news articles published during the week following September 11 found reports of forty-nine September 11-related assaults.118 CAIR received 289 reports from Muslims of assaults and property damage incidents across the United States from September 11 until the second week of February.119 Issa Qandeel On the morning of September 13, 2001, Issa Qandeel, a Palestinian Muslim and an Arab, was leaving the Idriss Mosque in Seattle, Washington when he smelled gas near his jeep and saw a man, subsequently identified as Patrick Cunningham, come out from behind his jeep. Cunningham was carrying a can of gasoline and a gun. When Qandeel asked Cunningham what he was doing behind the jeep, Cunningham walked away. When Qandeel tried to stop him, Cunningham shot at Qandeel three times, although his gun did not discharge any bullets. Cunningham then started running away and Qandeel chased him. Cunningham shot at Qandeel again and this time a bullet did discharge, although it missed Qandeel. Cunningham was apprehended when he crashed his car trying to get away. Police later discovered that Cunningham planned to burn cars in the mosque driveway because of anger at the September 11 attacks. Federal authorities prosecuted Cunningham for attacking Qandeel and attempting to deface a house of worship. He pled guilty on May 9, 2002 and was scheduled to be sentenced on October 18, 2002. He faces a minimum of five years of incarceration.120 Kulwinder Singh On September 13, 2001, Raymond Isais Jr. allegedly assaulted Kulwinder Singh, a turbaned Sikh taxi worker, in SeaTac, Washington. After getting into the back seat of Singh's taxi, Isais told Singh, "You have no right to attack our country!" He then started choking Singh. After both men then got out of the taxi, Isais started punching Singh, pulled out tufts of his beard and knocked off his turban. Isais called Singh a terrorist during the assault. Local police were able to apprehend Isais Jr. the same day using a description provided by Singh. He was charged with a hate crime by local country prosecutors.121 Swaran Kaur Bhullar On September 30, 2001, Swaran Kaur Bhullar, a Sikh woman, was attacked by two men who stabbed her in the head twice as her car was idling at a red light in San Diego. The men shouted at her, "This is what you get for what you've done to us!" and "I'm going to slash your throat," before attacking her. As another car approached the traffic light, the men sped off. Bhullar felt that she would have been killed by the men if the other car had not appeared. She was treated at a local hospital for two cuts in her scalp and released later that same day. Local police and federal law enforcement officials have been unable to identify Bhullar's attackers.122 Faiza Ejaz On September 12, 2001, Faiza Ejaz, a Pakistani woman, was standing outside a mall in Huntington, New York waiting for her husband to pick her up from work. According to press reports, Adam Lang, a seventy-six-year-old man sitting in his car outside the mall, allegedly put his car in drive and started driving towards her. Ejaz was able to avoid the car by jumping out of the way and running into the mall. Lang then jumped out of his car and screamed that he was "doing this for my country" and was "going to kill her." Mall security agents seized Lang. Sergeant Robert Reecks, commander of the Suffolk County Bias Crimes Bureau, told reporters: "if she hadn't jumped out of the way, he would have run right over her."123 Lang was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, which requires an enhanced penalty if the crime is bias-motivated. FK On June 18, 2002, FK, an American Muslim woman who wears a hijab, was allegedly assaulted by a woman in a drug store near Houston, Texas. Before assaulting FK, the woman told her that she had learned about "you people" over the last ten months and doesn't trust "a single damn one of you." Before FK could get away from the woman, she slammed FK to the floor and began pulling at her headscarf, which had the effect of choking her. Though FK told the woman she could not breathe, she kept pulling at the headscarf. FK then pulled off her headscarf, in violation of her religious obligations in a desperate effort to alleviate the choking. The woman then dragged FK by her hair to the front of the store. When police arrived, the woman was holding FK by her ponytail on the front sidewalk of the store. She told police that she was making a citizen's arrest. The police told her to let FK go, at which point FK was able to put her headscarf back on. 124 Karnail Singh Karnail Singh is a Sikh man who owns a motel in SeaTac, Washington. In mid-October, 2001, John Bethel, a local vagrant who sometimes came into Singh's motel for coffee and food, told Singh, "You better go back to your country. We're coming to kick your ass." A few days later, on October 19, Bethel entered Singh's motel and shouted, "You still here? Go back to Allah!" before hitting Singh with a metal cane while he stood behind the counter in the motel lobby. Singh, who bled profusely from the blow, spent half a day in the hospital and required ten stitches on his head. Bethel was sentenced to nearly two years in prison for assault with a deadly weapon.125 Satpreet Singh On September 19, 2001, Satpreet Singh, a turbaned Sikh, was driving in the middle lane of a two lane highway in Frederick County, Maryland. A pickup truck pulled up close behind Singh and the driver started making profane gestures towards him. The pickup truck then moved alongside Singh's car on his left and the driver took out a rifle. Singh increased his speed to get away from the pickup truck. Seconds later he heard rifle shots. No bullets hit Singh or his car. The pickup truck then turned around and started traveling in the opposite direction. Singh filed a criminal complaint with the local police. At the time of this writing, local authorities have not been able to ascertain the identity of the person who shot at Singh.126 Place of Worship Attacks Mosques and places of worship perceived to be mosques appeared to be among the most likely places of September 11-related backlash violence. SAALT's survey of bias incidents reported in major news media found 104 bias incidents against places of worship reported during the first week after September 11.127 Of these 104 bias incidents, fifty-five were telephone threats, twenty-four involved harassment of mosque worshippers outside mosques, twenty-two involved property damage from vandalism, arson, or gun shots, and three were assaults on mosque worshipers.128 Arab churches, Sikh gurdwaras (houses of worship), and Hindu temples were also objects of backlash violence. The number of worshippers at the attacked mosques decreased for weeks following the attacks, apparently because of fear of additional violence.129 Although September 11 backlash violence against individual Arabs and Muslims decreased markedly by November 2001, attacks continued against mosques or houses of worship perceived to be Arab or Muslim. On November 19, 2001, four teenagers burned down the Gobind Sadan, a multi-faith worship center Oswego, New York, because they believed the worshippers were supporters of Osama Bin Laden.130 On March 25, 2002, a man who stated to police that he hated Muslims crashed his pickup truck into a mosque in Tallahassee, Florida thirty minutes after evening prayers.131On June 11, 2002, in Milipitas, California, vandals broke into a mosque under construction, scrawled derogatory remarks such as, "F- Arabs" and damaged the interior of a construction trailer near the mosque.132 On August 24, 2002, federal authorities announced they had discovered a plan by a doctor in Tampa Bay to bomb and destroy approximately 50 mosques and Islamic cultural centers in south Florida.133 The doctor's home contained rocket launchers, sniper rifles and twenty live bombs.134 Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Gurdwara On the night of September 11, 2001, somebody threw three Molotov cocktails into the Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Gurdwara, a Sikh house of worship in Bedford, Ohio. The Molotov cocktails started a small fire that was quickly extinguished by the gurdwara's caretakers. Two windows were also broken. A report was filed with local police. No one has been apprehended for the crime.135 Mosque Foundation of Bridgeview On September 12, 2001, over one hundred police officers were deployed to stop approximately three hundred protestors from marching on the mosque in Bridgeview, Illinois. The mosque is located in a neighborhood of mostly Arab and Muslim American families. Stopped two blocks from the mosque, the protestors then demonstrated for approximately three hours shouting anti-Arab and anti-Muslim insults such as "Arabs go home" and harassing passersby who looked Muslim or Arab. Similar protests, though smaller in size, were held over the next two days. Police from various jurisdictions cordoned off the area around the mosque, only allowing persons into the neighborhood who could prove they lived there. Many of the Muslim and Arab families remained in their homes for the next few days because they feared hostility once outside the police cordon. Scores of police protected the mosque during Friday prayers on September 14, 2001.136 Islamic Center of Irving, Texas On the night of September 12, 2001, someone fired at the Islamic Center of Irving, leaving thirteen to fourteen bullet holes in the building. The shots were fired after the evening prayer had ended and the building was empty. For the first two or three days after the attack, local police provided security for the mosque. Immediately after the attack, the imam reported a noticeable decline in prayer attendance. He estimated that daily prayer attendance dropped from 150 to thirty or forty persons. Friday prayers dropped from one thousand to five hundred persons. Mosque attendance normalized after a few weeks.137 St. John's Assyrian American Church On September 23, 2001, the St. John's Assyrian American Church was set on fire in Chicago, Illinois in the early morning, causing approximately $150,000 worth of damage. The fire was caused by someone who put a piece of paper through the church mail slot and then dropped a lit match onto it. Water from fire department fire extinguishers ruined holy pictures, carpeting, and floor tiles. According to the church's pastor, Reverend Charles Klutz, the person whom he believed set the fire had asked a local resident whether the church was a mosque. Reverend Klutz also stated that local police initially asked whether the church was a mosque when they first arrived at the church even though many crosses were located prominently on the church premises. Local police and federal authorities were investigating the cause of the fire at the time of this writing.138 Islamic Foundation of Central Ohio Sometime during the evening of December 29, 2001, vandals broke into the Islamic Foundation of Central Ohio in Columbus, Ohio. The vandals broke a bathroom pipe and clogged the sink, forcing it to overflow for hours; tore frames encasing religious verses off a wall; destroyed a chandelier in the main prayer hall; flipped over the pulpit; cut the wires of high-mounted speakers and amplifiers and threw them to the ground; tore posters off a mosque classroom wall; pulled down curtains and drapes; and tipped over bookcases and file cabinets in a classroom and threw approximately one hundred copies of the Quran onto the floor.139 Water from the stopped-up third-floor sink seeped into the second floor main prayer hall, causing plaster pieces from the main prayer hall ceiling to fall. A torn Quran and a smashed clock from the mosque were found in the mosque parking lot. The damage to the mosque was estimated at $379,000. The mosque was closed after the incident but planned to reopen in October 2002. Both local police and the FBI are conducting investigations.140 United Muslim Masjid On November 16, 2001, during an evening Ramadan prayer service, rocks were thrown through two windows of the United Muslim Masjid in Waterbury, Connecticut. Approximately thirty-five to forty people were in the mosque at the time. Local police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. Dr. Magdy Adbelhady, a member of the mosque, said that local police were responsive to mosque member concerns and seemed to be taking the matter seriously. He said that immediately after the attack on the mosque, mosque attendance had dropped but was now back to normal.141 Arson There have been press reports of more than fifteen arsons and attempted arsons that may be part of the post-September 11 backlash. 142 Local law enforcement agents believe that fires at six houses of worship were September 11-related hate crimes.143 The other press-documented cases of arson involved places of business owned or operated by Muslims, Arabs, or those perceived to be Muslim or Arab. There have been three convictions and one indictment thus far for September 11-related arsons.144 Curry in a Hurry Restaurant On September 15, 2001, James Herrick set fire to the Curry in a Hurry restaurant in Salt Lake City, Utah, causing minimal damage. Herrick admitted to setting the fire because he was angry over the September 11 attacks and knew the restaurant owners were from Pakistan. A federal district court in Utah sentenced him on January 7, 2001 to fifty-one months in jail.145 Prime Tires On September 16, 2001, someone allegedly set fire to Prime Tires, a Pakistani-owned auto mechanic shop located in an enclave of Pakistani businesses in Houston, Texas. The fire destroyed the store. The store had received threats immediately after September 11. Thus far, police have been unable to ascertain who started the blaze and the motive of the perpetrator.146 END