Episodes
Monday Sep 29, 2014
09-26-14 Who's Who in the wars in Iraq and Syria, Ali Younes, Ray Hanania
Monday Sep 29, 2014
Monday Sep 29, 2014
Monday Sep 22, 2014
09-19-14 Rateb Rabie HCEF Pres on Middle East Christians
Monday Sep 22, 2014
Monday Sep 22, 2014
Holy Land Ecumenical Foundation President Sir Rateb Rabie discusses the challenges facing Christians in the Middle East. He talks about the anti-Christian views of Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz at a recent conference at the so-called "In Defense of Christians" conference held in Washington D.C. earlier in the month. Rabie also noted that his protest and the protest of other Arab Christians was not just against the extremism of the right or the extremist pro-Israel movement, but also a firm statement in defense of Muslims against rightwing Christian fanaticism.
Monday Sep 15, 2014
09-13-14 Sam Rasoul on Virginia politics; Rateb Rabie on Arab Christians
Monday Sep 15, 2014
Monday Sep 15, 2014
4 pm CST: Ray Hanania, host of Talk of the Town Radio show on www.YalahaVoice.com and WCEV 1450 AM Radio, interviews Virginia 11th District Delegate (State legislator) Sam Rasoul on his political career and his successful election in November 2013 and his election coming up in November 2015. Rasoul talks about the issues and the importance of American Arabs engaging in politics. He also discusses how anti-Arab racism and hate were used int he final days of his campaign by his opponent who libelously accused him of being associated with al-Qaeda and Islamic extremists. Despite the attack, Rasoul was easily elected.
Monday Sep 08, 2014
09-05-14 Naomi Shihab Nye & Ali Younes
Monday Sep 08, 2014
Monday Sep 08, 2014
Author and writer Naomi Shihab Nye joins Ray Hanania on Talk of the Town radio on WCEV 1450 AM and YahalaVoice.com radio Friday Sept. 5, 2014.
Monday Sep 01, 2014
Baptists raise funds for Christians persecuted by Iraq extremists
Monday Sep 01, 2014
Monday Sep 01, 2014
Eron Henry of the Baptist World Alliance discusses fundraising efforts to help Christians who are being targeted by religious extremists in Iraq and in Syria. Henry, during an interview with Talk of the Town radio Friday August 29, 2014, said that the group has raised $20,000 so far and is continuing to raise money. Henry said that the BWA not only helps Christians but also Muslims who are in need in the Middle East. He said that the BWA is also raising funds for 300 Christian Families and 1,000 Muslim Families in the Gaza Strip who have been targeted by Israel's brutal military oppression.