Mizrahi Jews reach out to the Arab world
By Sherri Muzher When the late Egyptian Pan-Arabist and President Gamal Abdel Nasser led the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, it may surprise people to know that it was the Egyptian singer and Mizrahi Jew Leila Murad who was chosen as the Revolution’s official singer. Murad was chosen over the much loved Egyptian singer and darling of [...]
House of Lebanon’s Pride of Heritage banquet a success
Courtesy of Kanan Hamzeh About 500 guests celebrated their cultural pride of heritage on October 18th at the annual House of Lebanon “Pride of Heritage” Banquet at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. In attendance were H.E. Ambassador of Lebanon to the United States Mr. Antoine Chedid, the Consul General of Lebanon H.E. Mr. [...]
Inching toward peace in the Middle East
By Michael Gillespie, Contributing Editor President Barack Obama’s personal announcement of the appointment of former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell as his special envoy for the Middle East at a high-profile event at the State Department on January 22 during his first morning in office understandably raised the hopes of many that long overdue changes in U.S. [...]
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MISS ASIA USA FASHION SHOW HAS MIDDLE EAST FLAVOR
28 July 2010
BY Mike Nally The Miss Asia USA Fashion Extravaganza held July 18 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel had a decidedly Middle Eastern flavor to it. The fun, energetic, and exciting runway show featured the traditional, lavish parade of national costumes. The spectacular outfits and dress were worn by young women representing such countries as Lebanon (Natalia DiNatale, [...]
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Occupation of Palestinians Hurts Israel
29 June 2010
Occupation of Palestinians hurts Israel Ghassan Michel Rubeiz, June 19, 2010, East Meredith A festering military occupation may end up doing more harm to the occupier than to the occupied. Since 1967, Israel has held tenaciously to the occupied Palestinian territories and to the Syrian Golan Heights. The 1967 war suddenly made Israel a regional superpower. But this sudden [...]
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NO TURKISH BATH FOR ISRAEL
28 June 2010
NO TURKISH BATH FOR ISRAEL by Mike Nally On a recent Friday afternoon I was dying for two things: a good, rich cup of Turkish coffee, and what I thought would be an indignant response to the Israeli assault on the Turkish humanitarian aid flotilla to Gaza from members of the local O.C. Turkish community. I got [...]
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Israel’s Security Lies in Regional Peace
28 June 2010
Israel’s security lies in regional peace Ghassan Michel Rubeiz, Palm Beach Gardens, 4.24.10 On March 22 Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu defiantly declared to the world that: “there will be no freeze on construction in Jerusalem. Everyone knows it”. An enduring occupation requires a high level of arrogance and a poker face in rationalization of injustice. The international community [...]
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We get what we pay for!
02 February 2010
By: Sami Bishara Mashney Editor-in-chief For almost three long years now, I have been publishing The Independent Monitor newspaper. The main purpose of publishing the newspaper is to help our besieged Arab Americans community bridge the chronic and widening gap of information between us and those who do not wish us well and want us to continue [...]
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U.S. House Whitewashes Israeli War Crimes
31 December 2009
By: Michael Gillespie Contributing Editor The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved passage of H.R. 867, “Calling on the President and the Secretary of State to oppose unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration of the ‘Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict’ in multilateral fora,” on November 3.
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