Ray Hanania is a veteran, award winning journalist and commentator, standup comedian and American Palestinian peace activist. The winner of the New America Media's "Best Ethnic Columnist in America," Hanania coordinates the National Arab American Journalists Association and is a diversity board member with the Society of Professional Journalists where he has received three Lisagor Awards for column writing. Hanania hosts a morning radio show in Chicago (www.RadioChicagoland.com). He can be reached at rghanania@gmail.com