05-03-23 S3E1 NJ Mayor Khairullah banned from Biden Eid reception: Zahi Hawass Perri Small discuss Cleopatra Controversy

NJ Mayor Khairullah banned from Biden Eid reception; Zahi Hawass, Perri Small, Faisal Abbas discuss Cleopatra Controversy S3E1

The Ray Hanania Radio Show Wed May 3, 2023

Season 3 Episode 1

Hi everyone .. this is Ray Hanania ... first, we speak with Mohammed Khairullah the mayor of Prospect Park New Jersey who was invited to attend President Biden's White House Eid event on Monday ... when he arrived at the White House he was told by security he could not get a security clearance to enter ... Mayor Khairullah is one of the longest serving Arab American mayors ...

Then, we'll address the controversial casting of a Black actress Adele James to play the role of Cleopatra in a Netflix docu-drama "Queen Cleopatra" produced by Jada Pinkett Smith ...

First, we turn to the leading expert of Cleopatra and Egyptian history, the distinguished Dr. Zahi Hawass.

Dr. Hawass is one of the Egypt's most learned scholars on Egyptian history, someone that Jada Pinkett-Smith actually knew but never reached out to when proceed with her project. His discoveries in Egypt have been epic ...

We will talk with Perri Small, the morning radio host at WVON AM 1690 Radio, which is the oldest African American radio station in the country ... Ms. Small will help us understand the perspective of African Americans where the feeling is that too often Black issues are marginalized because of longstanding feelings of anti-Black racism throughout the world ...

Faisal J. Abbas, the Editor-in-Chief of Arab News Newspaper, the leading English-language newspaper in the Middle East, Arab News, will offer some sage observations.

In his column last week, Mr. Abbas wrote, " You can joke with Egyptians about almost anything, except when it comes to their history and culture."

Broadcast on the US Arab Radio Network on WNZK AM 690 in Greater Detroit and on WDMV AM 700 in Washington DC every Wednesday at 5 PM EST.

Thank you for joining us here at The Ray Hanania Radio Show broadcast on the US Arab Radio Network on WNZK AM 690 Radio in Greater Detroit and on WDMV AM 700 in Washington DC. We are sponsored by Arab News and you can watch our radio show at Facebook.com/ArabNews and download the podcast by visiting ArabNews.com ... see you all next week on another episode of The Ray Hanania Show ...

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