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NAPW names ACC President Haifa Fakhouri ‘Woman of the Year’
The National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) named the Arab American and Chaldean Council CEO and President Dr. Haifa Fakouri 2010-2011 Woman of the Year. Dr. Fakhouri is the only candidate selected from Michigan. She received the award for...Reports show DREAM Act benefits economy
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to hold a vote on the DREAM Act in a few weeks. The DREAM Act is a bipartisan initiative that would allow about two-million undocumented students to earn citizenships by attending college or serving in the military. According to a report from UCLA's North American Integration and Development Center...Obama’s approval rating drops to 39 percent in poll
President Obama's approval rating among Americans has declined to 39 percent, the lowest in his presidency, according to a poll conducted by Zogby International. The President's support from Democrats continues to slide. Obama is only one point ahead of Sarah Palin and trails Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush and Newt Gingrich. The percentage of...Founder of Libertarian Party dies
On Nov. 21, David F. Nolan, one of the founders of the Libertarian Party, died suddenly in Tucson, Arizona. Nolan was 66-years-old. The Libertarian Party was founded by Nolan and some of his colleagues in Denver on Dec. 11, 1971. This year, Nolan ran as a Libertarian Party candidate for U.S. Senator in Arizona against incumbent...NAACP Hamtramck branch announces new officers
The Hamtramck branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) held elections on Nov. 20 for new officers. The winners of the six positions were announced by election committee members, Enid Cyrus, Bob Zwolak and Arif Huskic at the People's Community Services in Hamtramck. Juanita Sephers, lifetime...NAAMA gala focuses on healthcare reform
Dr. Valerie Parisi, dean of Wayne State's School of Medicine, addresses the crowd. PHOTO: Nafeh AbuNab/American Elite StudiosThe dean of Wayne State University's School of Medicine, Dr. Valerie Parisi, was the keynote speaker for the National Arab American Medical Association Michigan chapter's annual gala at The Henry Hotel in...MSU filmmakers’ documentary on imam shooting to premiere
EAST LANSING — A documentary made by two Michigan State University faculty and a doctoral student that examines the controversial shooting of a Detroit-area Muslim leader will premiere Dec. 1 in Dearborn. The film, "The Death of an Imam," will be presented at 7 p.m. in 1600 Social Sciences Building on the campus of the University of...Muslim Family Services aids local man in custody battle
When Misleh Al-Refo of Dearborn needed help battling the courts for custody of his daughter, he wasn't sure where to turn to for help. At 61, and living off of retirement, he was without money to pay for a lawyer in what has been a long custody battle. It was then that the Muslim Family Services, a social service organization in...
IRS should revoke AIPAC’s tax exemption status
November 27th, 20100 This week the Internal Revenue Service received a 1,389 page filing demanding that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's (AIPAC's) tax exempt status be retroactively revoked. The filing, submitted by the IRmep Center for Policy and Law Enforcement, spans nearly 60 years, from the moment AIPAC's founder left the employment...
No sex education please, we’re Arab
November 27th, 20100 CAIRO — Civil society has warned of adverse social and health consequences after the Egyptian government ordered the removal of content related to male and female anatomy, reproductive health and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) from the school curriculum. "We know most of this material wasn't being taught, but removing it from...
Bridging cultural divides with humor
November 27th, 20100 DEARBORN — Humor is often thought to be a bridge. Many use humor to bridge cultural divides and open the door for conversation. It is used to make the what is not up for discussion, easier to talk about. This is exactly what co-creators Mike Eshaq and Mike McGettigan accomplish with their upcoming webseries "The Ed and Moe...Use your taxes to help Palestine
It is difficult to come home from a hard day of work to hear the news from Palestine. A new Israeli settlement is built, another Palestinian family is left without a home in Jerusalem, and a Palestinian mother dies in an ambulance stuck at a checkpoint en route to the hospital. For those of us living here in the United States, this news...Lebanese Independence Day celebration at Hyatt Regency
DEARBORN – Detroit's Acting Consul General of Lebanon, Bashir Tawk, continued a local tradition as he hosted a celebration of the country's Nov. 22, 1943 Independence Day from France at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dearborn. Tawk addressed a large, diverse crowd comprised mostly of Lebanese Americans at the event. "To secure...BCBSM employees attend Arab culture workshop
Workshop instructor Cynatt Ali, a BCBSM intern and student at Madonna University, has a passion for educating others on Arab culture.To build cultural competency in the workplace and in the communities it serves Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) conducted a workshop on Arab heritage Nov. 12 at its service center office in...Popular new Game Headz franchise holds Dearborn grand opening
While many small businesses shy away from competition with the bigger guys on the block, Dearborn Heights resident Wissam Merhi and his Game Headz video game retail franchise have a different philosophy. Dearborn Mayor Jack O'Reilly at the ribbon cutting on November 13.The new Dearborn store held its grand opening on Saturday,......
Greenland opens new store in Dearborn Heights
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Super Greenland Market has grown into a fixture in the Arab American community in Dearborn, and now, co-owner Jamal Koussan is hoping the new location on Beech Daly near Ford Road in Dearborn Heights will become a similar success story. Dearborn Heights Mayor Paletko (R-holding scissors) cuts the ribbon at the...Arab American stars lead Michigan to Big Ten title
Wolverines soccer team to host NCAA Tournament game on Sunday in Ann Arbor The Wolverines celebrate after their 4-1 win on November 14 over Penn State in the tournament final. Photo courtesy of MGoBlue.comWhile the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor soccer team has always sported the same maize and blue colors and represented the......
Students reenact annual pilgrimage
DEARBORN — On Nov.15, hundreds gathered at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn to watch a reenactment of the pilgrimage performed by students of the Muslim American Youth Academy. Children from the Muslim American Youth Academy reenact the pilgrimage at the Islamic Center of America on Monday. PHOTO: Natasha Dado/TAANThe...Man faces charges in daughter’s accidental death
Al-SharaMajd Mohammad Al-Shara, 40, from Lennox Township, will be arraigned on November 22 for charges of child abuse in the death of his 6-year-old daughter Aliaa. Aliaa died from burns she sustained during a fire pit accident on September 19. Al-Shara allegedly added an accelerant to the fire pit in the common area of their...New director at Workforce Development Department at HFCC
DEARBORN — Henry Ford Community College welcomes new director Tricia N. Llewellyn to Workforce Development. As workforce development director, Llewellyn will oversee all workforce development activities including the Michigan Technology Education Center at HFCC, which works with business in southeast Michigan. Llewellyn will also work...Dearborn Federation of Teachers files lawsuit
DEARBORN – The Dearborn Federation of Teachers filed a lawsuit against the Dearborn Public Schools Wednesday November 3. The lawsuit claims that the Dearborn Public Schools are in violation of Michigan's Public Sector labor law, by their putting a hold on all contract negotiations without the knowledge of the teachers' union and......
Student gala at Hyatt celebrates Lebanese independence, diversity
Saturday, November 13 was a night to reflect and to celebrate at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dearborn as the Lebanese Student Association (LSA) of the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor held its Lebanese Independence Day Gala. The organization, which also gave away two scholarships on the evening, partnered with a wide variety of Arab...Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan named 2010 Corporation of the Year
DETROIT — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan received top honors at the recent Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council's 27th Annual Awards Program. A winner for the fourth consecutive year, The Blues was presented the prestigious Corporation of the Year award in the financial and insurance services sector. BCBSM won an award in......
Helen Thomas to speak at diversity workshop in Dearborn
ThomasDEARBORN — Lebanese American Helen Thomas, a former Hearst Newspaper columnist, distinguished journalist, author and former White House bureau chief for the United Press International, is expected to speak at a diversity workshop on Dec. 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Byblos Banquet Center in Dearborn. The workshop,...Kansas hate group makes return trip to Islamic Center
Members of the Westboro Baptist hate group protested Islam near the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn on Thursday morning as counter-protestors reacted. PHOTO: Natasha Dado/TAANMembers of the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) hate group, who call Islam a "false religion," protested in Dearborn near the Islamic Center of America......
