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Ray Hanania, Arab News US Special Correspondent, hosts ”The Ray Hanania Radio Show” live on the US Arab Radio Network sponsored by Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English language daily, on WNZK AM 690 Radio in Detroit and WDMV AM 700 in Washington DC every Wednesday afternoon at 5 PM EST. The show is also broadcast live on www.facebook.com/ArabNews. Guests include newsmakers from the White House, State Department, and Congress to Arab American thought leaders addressing breaking news stories. For more information visit Arab News at www.ArabNews.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ArabNews. For show bookings email: Ray.Hanania@arabnews.com
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Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
06-21-23 Arab Radio NASCAR racer Toni Breidinger Standup Comedian Ahmed Ahmed S3E8
The Ray Hanania Radio Show for Wed June 21, 2023 features two interview segments:
SEG 1 - Lebanese American Toni Breidinger an American professional NASCAR driver who competes in the ARCA Menards Series, East, and West, driving the No. 55 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports and in the Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Cup North America competition.
Breidinger has become one of the racing industry's most dominant female competitors ... she's won more than a dozen victories in the US Auto Western Midget Series, had a top 10 finish in the ARCA Menards Series East in four starts, and 9 top 10 finishes in 35 races on the main ARCA Menards Series circuit ... and on top of that, you became a Victoria's Secret Model last September ... all before the age of 24
In May, she became the first Arab American to compete in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Kansas Speedway ... racing for Tricon Garage and the No 1 Victoria's Secret Toyota Tundra TRD Pro.
SEG 2 - Egyptian American actor and standup comedian Ahmed Ahmed who began his career in Hollywood movies and then expanded to Standup Comedy with the highly successful Axis of Evil Comedy Tour ... Ahmed Ahmed's standup comedy career opened the door for so many other Arab Americans to enter the standup comedy profession which is today more recognized than it ever was ... Instagram @AhmedAhmedComedy
The Ray Hanania Radio Show is broadcast on WNZK AM 690 Radio in Detroit and WDMV AM 700 Radio in Washington DC at 5 PM EST, on the US Arab Radio Network sponsored by ArabNews.com newspaper.
For more information on the host visit www.RayHanania.com
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
The Ray Hanania Show | Future of US-Saudi Relations special
S3E7, 6-14-23
Special Panel on the Ray Hanania Radio show discussing the future of the US-Saudi relationship given recent geopolitical developments.
Discussing the topic are three highly respected experts on the matter:
- Rob Sobhani | Professor in Georgetown University and Author
- Salman Al-Ansari | A Saudi political analyst specialized on Saudi-US relations & Middle Eastern affairs
- Brian Katulis | Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress
- Host: Ray Hanania | Special US Correspondent for Arab News
Broadcast on WNZK AM 690 Radio in Detroit, WDMV AM 700 Radio in Washington DC, on the US Arab Radio Network.
Thursday Jun 08, 2023
Thursday Jun 08, 2023
06-07-23 Arab American Christians with Mayor Mary Basta & Sir Rateb Rabie S3E6
The Ray Hanania Radio Show
ArabNews.com/rayradioshow
Wed June 7, 2023, S3 Ep6
Welcome everyone and thank you for joining us on live radio in Detroit and Washington D.C., and live streaming on the US Arab Radio Network at www.ArabRadio.us, and on the Facebook Page of Arab News Newspaper, the Voice of a Changing Region at https://Facebook.com/ArabNews
We're going to explore two issues during today's radio show
First, we're going to explore the identity and challenges facing Christian Arabs in America, with a Christian American Egyptian elected official, Mary Basta, who is the Mayor of Bolingbrook in suburban Chicagoland in Illinois ...
Mayor Basta immigrated with her family when she was very young and settlement in Nashville, Tennessee ... but in 2003, she and her family moved to Bolingbrook Illinois, the 16th largest municipality in the State with nearly 75,000 residents ... In 2019 she successfully ran for and was elected a Trustee in Bolingbrook ... and was then appointed Mayor by her board colleagues in August 2020 ... in 2021, a year later, she was elected by a large majority of Bolingbrook voters to a full term of four years as Bolingbrook Mayor.
How does an Arab American with no experience in politics, rise up so quickly to become the mayor of an important city like Bolingbrook. She showed a great interest and concern in her community ... Mayor Mary Basta will tell us ... and I am telling you Mary Basta's story is a great story ...
Then, we will speak with Sir Rateb Rabie ... a Palestinian who was born in Jordan ... Sir Rateb is the founder of the Know Thy Heritage foundation and the Holyland Christian Ecumenical Foundation, which advocate for Christian Arab rights and Palestinian Rights in America.
Sir Rated has been working with the Christian Arab Americans and Middle East communities for many years and will help us understand some of the challenges they face today... the title "Sir" comes from prestigious honor of Knight Commander of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre (KCHS), a Vatican chivalric order.
... Arabs are still an immigrant community in America ... but their population numbers continue to grow
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For more information on Ray Hanania visit his website hub at www.Hanania.com or the website of the National Arab American Journalists Association www.NAAJA-US.com
Read his stories at www.ArabNews.com
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
05-31-23 Three Saudi students killed in 2023; Saudi astronauts return from ISS S3E5
During the past few months, we saw the deaths of three Saudi Students in the U.S., two the result of tragic accidents while the students were on break in Cleveland and in Montana, and a third student who was the victim of a murder at his apartment in Philadelphia. Are we missing something here?
In Segment 1, we will speak with Abdullah Al-Gheraibi, the father of 25-year-old Al-Waleed Al-Ghareibi, who was murdered on January 23 by a 19-year-old woman who attempted to rob him after she asked him to help her get something from her apartment. The suspect, Nicole Marie Rodgers, lived in the same building and has been charged with murder.
In Segment 2, we will speak with Gina Kerzman, spokesperson for Glacier National Park on another Saudi student who died, Atheer Al-Khalban, 28. Al-Khalban drowned on Monday May 22 in Avalanche Creek in Glacier National Park in Montana after falling off a rocky overhang.
And, in Segment 3, we'll speak with the spokesperson for the Saudi Arabia Embassy in Washington DC., Fahad Nazer, about the Al-Gheraibi murder and the two accidental deaths of Al-Khalban and the death of another student, Abdulrahman Al Anzi, 29, who drowned in Lake Erie during a stay in Cleveland, Ohio on Jan. 30. In each case, the Saudi Embassy worked to help the families of each of the student victims ...
Mr. Nazer will also discuss the return of two Saudi Astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni spent eight days on the International Space Station, where they conducted a series of science experiments.
The Ray Hanania Radio show is broadcast live every Wednesday at 5 PM EST on the US Arab Radio Network in Detroit on WNZK AM 690 Radio and in Washington DC on WDMV AM 700, and sponsored by Arab News Newspaper.
The radio show is streamed live online at ArabRadio.us and at Facebook.com/ArabNews where you can always view the show afterwards if you missed it. Or visit ArabNews.com/rayradioshow for past audio podcasts.
For more information on Ray Hanania visit. www.Hanania.com.
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Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
THE RAY HANANIA RADIO SHOW
May 24, 2023, S3 E4
Growing popularity of Arabic language in America and, involvement of Arab Americans in the 2024 Democratic Presidential Convention
Our first guests are Senior PEW Research Center Demographer Jeffrey Passel and researcher Mohamad Moslimani ... They co-authored a new study detailing 5 Facts about Arabic Speakers in the United States:
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/05/18/5-facts-about-arabic-speakers-in-the-us/
and then we'll talk with
Jim Zogby, the founder and president of the Arab American Institute, a Washington, D.C.–based organization that serves as a political and policy research arm of the Arab-American community. He led the effort to get Arab Americans a voice in past Democratic Presidential Conventions and is planning efforts again for this 2024 Summer's Convention in Chicago. Zogby is the Encyclopedia of Arab American political History ...
The Ray Hanania Radio Show is broadcast every Wednesday at 5 PM EST in Detroit on WNZK AM 690 Radio and in Washington DC on WDMV AM 700 radio ... we are also simulcast on the US Arab Radio network online at ArabRadio.us, and sponsored by Arab News Newspaper, the leading English language newspaper in the Middle East. Watch the live and video stream of our show at the Facebook page of Arab News at Facebook.com/ArabNews.
Get more information on Ray Hanania at his online web hub at https://www.Hanania.com
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Thursday May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
The Ray Hanania Radio Show
Season 3 Episode 3 May 17, 2023
YouGov-Arab News poll of 953 Palestinians and their views on the Nakba and peace
Welcome to the Ray Hanania Radio show broadcast on the US Arab Radio Network and sponsored by Arab News ... it is Wednesday May 17, 2023 ... We're going to talk with several guests today about a poll that was conducted by YouGov and Arab News of Palestinians views and the Nakba. They include:
Tarek Ali Ahmad, the Director of the Research and Studies Unit at Arab News who oversaw the poll, which is available at ArabNews.com.
Click here to view the poll and related info.
Jason Greenblatt, the former White House Middle East Envoy for former President Donald Trump, and the architect of the Abraham Accords. He is now Senior Director for Arab-Israel Diplomacy at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and is the author of the book "In the Path of Abraham" which chronicles the path to the Abraham accords, available at any book store or Amazon ...
And, Yossi Mekelberg, an Associate Fellow at the Middle East and North Africa Program at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House. He is also the Director of the International Relations and Social Sciences Program at Regent’s University in London, where he has taught since 1996. Read Yossi's latest column here.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2305011
The Ray Hanania Radio Show is broadcast liev in Detroit on WNZK AM 690 and in Washington DC on WDMV AM 700, and online on the US Arab Radio Network at ArabRadio.us, and streamed live at Facebook.com/ArabNews
For more information on Ray Hanania visit his personal web hub at www.Hanania.com
Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
The Ray Hanania Radio Show
Season 3 Episode 2 May 10, 2023
Welcome to The Ray Hanania Radio Show here on the US Arab Radio Network, sponsored by Arab News, the leading English-language newspaer of the Middle East ... I am Ray Hanania ...
It's Wednesday, May 10, 2023 and we're broadcasting live in Detroit on WNZK AM 690 and Washington DC on WDMV AM 700, on ArabRadio.US and also streaming on Facebook.com/ArabNews. Get the podcast at ArabNews.com/RayRadioShow.
We have a great show today ...
A power struggle between Sudan's rival military leaders shattered a tenuous peace that existed in Sudan causing a conflict that has spread throughout the country.
Fighting between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces erupted in Sudan's capital Khartoum in mid-April and have now engulfed large parts of Sudan. Thousands of civilians have been killed and tens of thousands more are fleeing the widening conflict.
Saudi Arabia and the United States are coordinating face-to-face negotiations in Jeddah between the two sides in the hopes of ending this outbreak of violence that has torn Sudan apart.
We will speak with two guests, first, an American woman who heads an NGO in Khartoum who helps the Sudanese people ... we are withholding her identity at her request for safety concerns ... we'll just call her "Frances" ... she will tell us about her harrowing story of fleeing the violence in Sudan ... she is now back safe in the US and will be returning to Sudan to resume her humanitarian work ...
We will also speak with Dr. Hafeez AbdelHafeez, a Sudanese American physician who arrived in Khartoum only five hours before the violence spread across the country ... he is a board member of the Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA) ... which is raising funds to help people in Sudan who are in need...
In our final segment, we will shift gears and speak with Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud, the first Arab-American and Muslim mayor as well as being the second youngest mayor in the city's history.
Before being elected mayor in November 2021, Mayor Hammoud served three terms in the Michigan State General Assembly from Jan 2017 through his election as Dearborn Mayor.. He was only 26 years old when he ran for the state house and won. Mayor Hammoud will update us on some of his administration's "firsts" including designating Ramadan's EIDs as paid holidays for Dearborn city employees ... the first of any city in the country to do that we're told.
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Thursday May 04, 2023
Thursday May 04, 2023
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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Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
A review of decisions at UNG77, and discussion about worsening fate of Afghan women S2E26
SEPT 28 RADIO SHOW
It's Wednesday September 28, 2022 and I am your host, Ray Hanania
We're broadcasting live in Detroit, Washington DC, and rebroadcasting tomorrow, Thursday in Chicago at 12 noon on WNWI AM 1080 radio ....
Today we are going to focus on two issues,
In Segment 1: Today will are speaking with Arab News UN Correspondent Ephrem Kossaify on UNGA77, the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
The 77th session of the General Assembly opens on 13 September under the theme, “A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges.”
The theme stems from the recognition that the world is at a critical moment in the history of the United Nations due to complex and interconnected crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, humanitarian challenges of unprecedented nature, a tipping point in climate change as well as growing concerns about threats to the global economy.
It is therefore necessary to find and focus on joint solutions to these crises and build a more sustainable and resilient world for all and for the generations to come.
Segment 2: Kevin Schumacher is the Deputy Executive Director of Women for Afghan Women (WAW) a grassroots civil society organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of disenfranchised Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan. WAW is based in the US and has services in several provinces in Afghanistan.
in December 2016. As Deputy Executive Director, he works closely with the program and operations team in Afghanistan, and supports the finance, communications, and development teams at WAW’s New York Headquarters. He regularly interfaces with WAW donors, partner organizations, and other stakeholders. He has close to 20 years of experience in grassroots organizing, human rights documentation, political research, sexual rights, and gender equality advocacy, refugee assistance, media outreach, in addition to safety and security training.
The Ray Hanania Show is broadcast live every Wednesday at 5 PM Eastern EST on the US Arab Radio Network sponsored by Arab News on live radio at:
WNZK AM 690 Radio in Greater Detroit including parts of Ohio
WDMV AM 700 in Washington DC including parts of Virginia and Maryland
And, we rebroadcast on Thursday 7 AM in Detroit on WNZK AM 690 and in Chicago at 12 noon on WNWI AM 1080.
You can also listen to our radio show live online at ArabRadio.US
And watch the radio show live at Facebook.com/ArabNews
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Interview on Iran with Dr. Ramesh Sepehrrad, and on Syrian Refugees with Dr. Zaher Sahloul S2E25
It's Wednesday September 21, 2022 and I am your host, Ray Hanania
We're broadcasting live in Detroit, Washington DC, and rebroadcasting tomorrow, Thursday in Chicago at 12 noon on WNWI AM 1080 radio ....
Today we are going to get updates on what's happening at the United Nations General Assembly 77th Session meetings ... The UNGA 77 opened on Sept 13 amid deepening global crises and major world challenges
Segment 1: (Pre-Taped) Iranian dissident Ms. Ramesh Sepehrrad discusses the presence of the Iran regime president Ebrahim Raisi addressing the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly ... Why is Raisi a pariah and what needs to be done to stop Iran's race to build a nuclear weapon.
Author and scholar with multiple universities focused on conflict resolution and cyber security and an Iran specialist, and Chairperson on the advisory board of the Organization of Iranian American Communities (OIAC) with 40 chapters hosting the rally in New York that began last week with main focus on Wednesday.
Segment 2: (pre-tape) MedGlobal founder/President and refugee advocate Dr. Zaher Sahloul discusses the growing Syrian refugee crisis and what the UN needs to do about it. Dr. Sahloul is a Syrian American critical care specialist from Chicago. MedGlobal, an organization that provides health care in disaster regions, and the founder of the American Relief Coalition for Syria and Syria Faith Initiative.
The Ray Hanania Show is broadcast live every Wednesday at 5 PM Eastern EST on the US Arab Radio Network sponsored by Arab News on live radio at:
WNZK AM 690 Radio in Greater Detroit including parts of Ohio
WDMV AM 700 in Washington DC including parts of Virginia and Maryland
And, we rebroadcast on Thursday 7 AM in Detroit on WNZK AM 690 and in Chicago at 12 noon on WNWI AM 1080.
You can also listen to our radio show live online at ArabRadio.US
And watch the radio show live at Facebook.com/ArabNews