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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 Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Ray Hanania Radio Show: Guests Arab Center Exec Dir. Khalil Jahshan and actor Amr El Bayoumi S2 E21
The Ray Hanania Radio Show August 24, 2022
Hosted by the US Arab Radio Network and sponsored by Arab News
Today we discuss challenges facing Arab and Muslim Americans from internal divisions to responding to discrimination with Khalil Jahshan Executive Director of the Arab Center of Washington DC, and we look at Arabs in Hollywood and TV entertainment with actor ad entertainer Amr El-Bayoumi
In Segment 1: Khalil Jahshan Executive Director of Arab Center Washington DC ... are Arab American losing their identity to religion? Government surveillance of Arab Americans ...
Segment 2: Pre-Taped
Amr El-Bayoumi, Egyptian American Actor on fighting and addressing anti-Arab and ani-Muslim stereotypes in actor, filmmaker, voice-over artist, producer, professor and international lawyer based in Washington DC.
He has performed in several award-winning feature films, short films, theater and network television productions in the US, England, and Egypt. He has given numerous presentations on Arab and Muslim stereotypes, including a panel discussion with SAG-AFTRA, the national screen actors’ union: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeU_GZQ3HtY
The Ray Hanania Show is hosted by the US Arab Radio Network and sponsored by Arab News and is broadcast live every Wednesday at 5 PM Eastern EST on 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
Facebook Stream
https://fb.watch/f6kPwTFzaI/
Youtube Stream
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Ray Hanania Radio Show:Former CIA Station Chief Norman Roule on the attack on Salman Rushdie 08-17-22 S2 E20
Hosted by the US Arab Radio Network and sponsored by Arab News
A glitch at the radio studio caused us to edit the program. The edited radio podcast show includes discussion about attack on Salman Rushdie, a telephone caller discusses the attack, an interview with former CIA Chief of Station Norman Roule, and a replay of the July 7, 2022 interview with Dennis Ross on the Middle East.
Topics: On Friday, August 12, a man jumped on the stage hosted by the Chautauqua New York Literary society and attacked speaker Salman Rushdie, the author of the controversial 1988 novel "The Satanic Verses. Months later in 1989, then Ayatollah Ruhola Khomeini issued a death fatwa against Rushdie as Muslims around the world reacted in anger to Rushdie's apparent criticism of Islam in his book. Since the attack, it seems that the Muslim community has been very silent in condemning the attacker, Hadi Matar, 24, who lived in Fairview, New Jersey but whose family is from the Hezbollah dominated Shia region of Southern Lebanon ... we're going to look at this issue with two guests, first
Guest Interview: Norman Roule
Roule served for 34-years in the Central Intelligence Agency, managing significant programs relating to the Middle East. Mr. Roule’s service in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations included roles as Division Chief, Deputy Division Chief and Chief of Station.
He has held multiple senior assignments in Washington as well as during more than 15 years of overseas work. He served as the National Intelligence Manager for Iran (NIM-I) at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence from November 2008 until September 2017. As NIM-I, he was the principal Intelligence Community (IC) official responsible for overseeing national intelligence policy and activities related to Iran and Iran-related issues, to include IC engagement on these topics with senior policymakers in the National Security Council, the Department of State and Congress. Mr. Roule received multiple national security awards during his career.
Mr. Roule currently works as a business consultant on Middle East political, security, economic, and energy issues with an emphasis on the Gulf Cooperation Council states and Iran. He also serves as Senior Adviser to the Counter Extremism Project, United Against Nuclear Iran, the Nuclear Threat Initiative and as a member of the Advisory Board of the Arabia Foundation. Mr. Roule is currently also a non-resident Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School. He is frequently asked to speak on Middle East issues and has appeared on Al-Hurra Television, BBC, Bloomberg Radio and Television, CBS, CNBC, CNN, Fox, Israeli international television (I24), NPR, Saudi 24, Sky News, Sky News Arabia, and the podcast “Intelligence Matters.” He is a frequent contributor to The Cipher Brief and has written for U.S. and international print media.
The Ray Hanania Show is broadcast live every Wednesday at 5 PM Eastern EST on 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 Aug 11, 2022
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Ed Gabriel discusses challenges facing Lebanon, Abdul El-Sayed discusses challenges facing Arab Americans S2 E19
The Ray Hanania Radio Show August 10, 2022
Hosted by the US Arab Radio Network and sponsored by Arab News, broadcasting live in Detroit, Washington DC, and rebroadcasting tomorrow, Thursday in Chicago at 12 noon on WNWI AM 1080 radio ....
We have two guests today:
In Segment 1: Ambassador Ed Gabriel on Lebanon. Gabriel is the President of the American Task Force on Lebanon and recently appointed by President Biden to the US Institute for Peace
Segment 2: Abdul El-Sayed, on Arab Americans in politics ...
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is a physician, epidemiologist, educator, and public communicator. He ran for governor of Michigan in 2018 and has been active in fighting for Arab and Muslim rights ... He is a Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence at the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and a Senior Fellow at the FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, teaching at the intersection of public health, public policy, and politics. In addition, he is a Scholar in Residence at Wayne State University and American University. He is formerly the health director for the city of Detroit
The Ray Hanania Show is broadcast live every Wednesday at 5 PM Eastern EST on 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
Click here to read the Arab News story on Abdul El-Sayed
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2142566/world
Click here to read the Arab News story on Ed Gabriel
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2140851/%7B%7B
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Ray Hanania Radio Show: Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and Dennis Denno on Elections S2 E18
The Ray Hanania Radio Show August 3, 2022
Hosted by the US Arab Radio Network and sponsored by Arab News
Topics:
In Segment 1: Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud, on being the city's first Arab American mayor and the challenges he faces and programs he is implementing
Segment 2: Election analysts and political consultant Dennis Denno examines the Michigan election results in the August 2, 2022 state primary.
The Ray Hanania Show is broadcast live every Wednesday at 5 PM Eastern EST on 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
Watch the Facebook Stream at:
#ArabRadio Live #Detroit #WashingtonDC with #Dearborn Mayor @AHammoudMI and then #DennisDenno on the mixed election results in Tuesday ... tune in at WNZK AM690 WDMV AM700 or watch on Facebook.com/ArabNews
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Ray Hanania Radio Show: July 27, 2022, S2 E17
Arab Radio 7-27-22, S2 E17: Guests Republican Paul Sophiea, Democrat Jim Zogby of the AAI
Hosted by the US Arab Radio Network and sponsored by Arab News
Today we are going to look at the politics of the Arab American community with two guests, Paul Sophiea a Republican and Conservative Michigan who has run for political office there in the past, and Jim Zogby a Democrat and president of the Arab American Institute based in Washington D.C. How do the two parties treat Arab American issues? What challenges do they face as candidates running in party elections.
In Segment 1: Paul Sophiea, Republican and conservative Arab American political activist, teacher and a business consultant in the Dearborn area and has served on various State boards. He was a former GOP candidate in Michigan's 15th State House District.
Segment 2: Jim Zogby, is President and co-founder the Arab American Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based organization which serves as the political and policy research arm of the Arab American community, in 1985 and continues to serve as its president. He is Director of Zogby Research Services, a firm that has conducted groundbreaking surveys across the Middle East.
Dr. Zogby has also been personally active in U.S. politics for many years; in 1984 and 1988 he served as Deputy Campaign manager and Senior Advisor to the Jesse Jackson Presidential campaign. In 1988, he led the first ever debate on Palestinian statehood at that year’s Democratic convention in Atlanta, GA. In 2000, 2008, and 2016 he served as an advisor to the Gore, Obama, and Sanders presidential campaigns.
The Ray Hanania Show is broadcast live every Wednesday at 5 PM Eastern EST on 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
#ArabRadio 5PM EST #politics of #ArabAmericans in S1 #Michigan #Republican #PaulSophiea @pesoph; in S2 #Democrat #JimZogby @jjz1600 @AAIUSA & Pres #ArabAmericanInstitute in Washington DC @ArabNews @RayHannaia #DetroitRadio #ChicagoRadio
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Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
The Ray Hanania Radio Show July 20, 2022, S2 Everything 16
AIPAC funds attacks against American candidates who challenge Israel's polices
Hosted by the US Arab Radio Network and sponsored by Arab News
Topic: Who runs American elections. American voters or AIPAC the massive funding mechanism that targets any American candidate who criticizes Israel or supports compromise and peace based on two-states.
In Segment 1: Huwaida Arraf on her candidacy in Michigan's 10th District and the mudslinging by the pro-Israel extremists and AIPAC which try to control America's elections. The election is August 2. Arraf's website is www.HuwaidaForCongress.com
Segment 2: we talk with Dale Sprusansky assistant editor at the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs on AIPAC, Israel's powerful lobby that targets critics of Israel's government in American elections. They spent more than $6 million to defeat the re-election of Donna F. Edwards in Maryland's 11th District election. It's an outrageous sum of money funded by super PAC that avoids many of the restrictions in Congressional elections. For more information on AIPAC funding visit www.WRMEA.org
The Ray Hanania Show is broadcast live every Wednesday at 5 PM Eastern EST on 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 on Facebook stream at:
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
The Ray Hanania Radio Show July 13, 2022
Hosted by the US Arab Radio Network and sponsored by Arab News
Today we take a special look at President Joe Biden's trip to Israel and Palestine, and to Saudi Arabia with our guests
Salman Al-Ansari, Saudi researcher and founder and president of the Washington DC-based Saudi American Public Relation Affairs Committee (SAPRAC) ...
And David Schenker, former Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs under Presidents George W. Bush and Donald J. Trump and also with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Plus we play some video interview clips I pre-taped this morning with Ambassador Dennis Ross ...
The Ray Hanania Show is broadcast live every Wednesday at 5 PM Eastern EST on 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 by clicking this link
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
Celebration of Eid Al Adha in the US and Saudi Arabia S2 E14 7-06-22
The Ray Hanania Radio Show July 6, 2022; Hosted by the US Arab Radio Network and sponsored by Arab News
Today we are going to focus on the Eid al Adha "Festival of Sacrifice" one of the most important religious holidays in Islam as it marks the end of the Hajj. The holiday honors Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael, and calls for a “qurbani,” or animal sacrifice, and then distributing the meat to your family, neighbors and especially the poor. It begins July 8 through July 9. The lamb is sacrificed and divided into 3 parts, one for the impoverished, one from friends and one for family, symbolizing the sharing ...
Our first guest is Besheer Mohamed of the PEW Research Center who will talk about Muslims in America and the challenges they face and their celebrations of Eids. Are they accepted in America?
Next we speak with Atya Kazmi, Area Manager, with the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Relief Chicago on the importance of charitable work and giving this Eid holiday plus their effort to collect and donate 1,000 toys to needy children ...
And, we will then speak with Rawan Radwan, Deputy Sections Head and regional correspondent at Arab News Newspaper, discussing how Saudi Arabia is preparing for the Eid al Adha celebrations which begin July 8/9 ...
The Ray Hanania Show is broadcast live every Wednesday at 5 PM Eastern EST on 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
Watch the Video stream by using this link:
https://fb.watch/e5MWcNGyBx/
#ArabRadio 2day 5 PMEST @BMOHam #BesheerMohamed PEW Research Cntr on Muslims in America; #AtyaKazmi @ICNARelief on importance of charitable work, & @Rawanradwan8 Dep Sect Head @ArabNews on how #SaudiArabia prepares for #EidAlAdha Watch online at Facebook.com/ArabNews
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Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
ADC Samer Khalaf on discrimination &the US Census: Shadin Maali on Marie Newman and Arab candidates June 29, 2022, Season 2 Episode 13
Hosted by the US Arab Radio Network and sponsored by Arab News
Topics: Discrimination against Arabs, US Census and the election loss of Congresswoman Marie Newman
In Segment 1: Samer Khalaf, national president of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee ADC since 2013
Mr. Khalaf served as the Interim ADC Legal Director in 1997, and was an intern with the organization in 1996. Mr. Khalaf becomes the first ADC Intern to return to the organization as President – a testament to the organizations commitment to the development of young and future leaders. Mr. Khalaf recently served as a member of the National Board of the ADC.
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is a national grassroots, civil rights organization that welcomes people of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnicities as members. ADC is non-sectarian and non-partisan and is the largest Arab-American grassroots organization in the United States.
Segment 2: Shadin Maali, chief of district affairs for Congresswoman Marie Newman, who was elected in 2020 to represent the 3rd Congressional District. A Democrat, Newman was very supportive of Palestinian and Muslim rights and was targeted by the pro-Israel Democrats who forced her into a fight during redistricting with Democratic Congressman Sean Casten. On Tuesday, Casten defeated Newman. Casten received 13,605 votes or 54 percent and Newman received 10,661 votes or 42.3 percent of the vote. A third candidate, Charles Hughes received 957 votes or 3.8 percent of the vote.
The Ray Hanania Show is broadcast live every Wednesday at 5 PM Eastern EST on 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 Jun 23, 2022
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
The Ray Hanania Show Season 2, Episode 12 June 22, 2022
Discussing the upcoming US President Biden visit to Saudi Arabia, what is expected from the visit and why now...
Segment 1: Elise Labott, Former Global Affairs Correspondent, CNN, discusses the US Saudi relationship. Labott is a leading journalist covering US foreign policy and international issues. She is a columnist at Politico Magazine and an adjunct professor at American University’s School of International Service.
Segment 2: Fahad Nazer, spokesperson for the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in the US discussing President Biden's planned visit to Saudi Arabia in July. Nazer is the spokesperson for the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in the US. Prior to his appointment, Nazer served as a political consultant to the Saudi Embassy in Washington. He holds a master’s degree in political science from St. John’s University in New York, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from New York University.