ACCESS annual service day most successful to date
DETROIT — The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services celebrated its most successful service day to date on Saturday May 14 at Project: Hope in Detroit with about 500 volunteers. Youth packed 4,800 food boxes, planted flowers, prepared vegetable and flower beds, cleared...Egyptian Ambassador postpones visit to Detroit untilSeptember
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A planned visit from Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United States Sameh Shoukry has been postponed until September. Shoukry had been scheduled to meet with business executives including automotive CEO’s, local officials, and Arab American...DREAM Act reintroduced in Senate by Illinois senator, 32 co-sponsors
Senator DurbinWASHINGTON — On Wednesday, May 11, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and 32 co-sponsors re-introduced the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, which will benefit immigrant youth who attend college or decide to serve in the military. Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum, a...State takes children away from Iraqi American parents who appear to be innocent
DEARBORN — There are certain types of children who are at high risk for abuse and neglect: children of drug-addicted parents, children of parents who have themselves been abused, and children of parents who have some sort of mental disorder. Nowhere on this list created by the American Academy...DHS launches investigation concerning civil rights violations and profiling of local Muslims by CBP
DETROIT — The Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is opening an investigation to review mounting complaints from local Muslims who say they have been questioned by Customs Border Protection (CBP) officers about their religious practices while crossing the...AAPA enhances benefits as membership grows
The Michigan based Arab American Pharmacists Association's (AAPA) membership is continuing to increase by 25 percent annually, which has prompted the group to consider expanding in other states. U.S. Representative John Conyers, Jr. (far right) poses with AAPA members and Consul...Egyptian Ambassador to visit Detroit, meet community leaders
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United States Sameh Shoukry will visit Michigan the fourth week of May accompanied by his wife. He is scheduled to meet with top state and local officials as well as business executives including CEO's of automakers. While in...Henry Ford Community College commencement exercises honor graduates, Congressman John D. Dingell
During HFCC Commencement Saturday, May 7, the College bestowed upon U.S. House of Representatives John D. Dingell the HFCC Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes those who have made significant contributions toward excellence in education, outstanding civic accomplishments and for their unwavering support of Henry Ford Community...
Couple wins immigration case victory, ending two-decade-long legal battle
May 13th, 20110 After a trying legal battle of over twenty years, a Dearborn couple that fled to the U.S. due to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait received good news recently as their case was re-opened by the Board of Immigration Appeals. Ghassan Aboufakhr (C) with attorney Nabih Ayad (R) and attorney Zeina Makki at a...
Michigan peace activist injured by Israeli military in West Bank
May 13th, 20110 Sandy Quintano of Port Huron suffered two broken wrists and a large gash on her head.LANSING — As home demolitions continue in the West Bank of Palestine, international solidarity activists have continued to join in the non-violent resistance movement against illegal settlement construction and the building of massive...
Hammoud to be sworn in as an assistant U.S. Attorney on Monday
May 13th, 20110 On May 4, Abed Hammoud joined the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan in the position of Assistant U.S. Attorney. Hammoud formerly served as Lead Attorney in the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, most recently leading their mortgage fraud prosecutions department. Hammoud had...LAHC continues commitment to youth at 23rd scholarship dinner
Awardee 3rd Circuit Court Judge Charlene Elder speaks as LAHC founder Ali Jawad and Wayne County CEO Robert Ficano look on.DEARBORN — Guests packed the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Friday, May 6 to celebrate future leaders at the 23rd Annual Lebanese American Heritage Club Scholarship Foundation Dinner. While public educational funding...Metro Detroit Youth Day seeks scholarship applications
WARREN — The scholarship committee of Metro Detroit Youth Day is seeking to provide college scholarships to graduating high school seniors which will be given out at the 29th annual Metro Detroit Youth Day July 13th on the athletic field of Belle Isle.Last year the organization, in cooperation with the Michigan Youth...Child with leukemia to get bone marrow transplant after community support
DEARBORN — Thanks to an outpouring of support from the community both locally and internationally, 20-month-old Amir Samhat of Lebanon will head to either the United States or France on July 15th for a bone marrow transplant. He has been diagnosed with juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia. Over...Saturday is 2011 Arab American Service Day in Detroit, across the U.S.
DEARBORN — ACCESS will partner with Focus: HOPE in Detroit to paint walls, build community gardens, plant flowers and pack food boxes for families in need on Saturday, May 14 beginning at noon. The event will take place at Focus-HOPE's Center for Children. Arab Americans in 22 U.S. cities are set......
Passion to help children wins Bazzi Social Worker of the Year Award
DEARBORN — Salina Elementary School social worker Rola Bazzi-Gates was presented with the Social Worker of the Year Award for Region A through the Michigan Association of School Social Workers May 6. "It is a rewarding job in making a difference in children's lives and making them successful at...
Alhurra TV of Washington D.C. visits TAAN office for segment (video)
May 10th, 20110 Alhurra ("The Free") TV, which broadcasts to the Arab World from Washington, D.C., came to the TAAN offices last month and filmed the following clip (in Arabic): ......
Terry Jones to return to Dearborn on June 17 for another demonstration at festival
May 10th, 20110 DEARBORN – After saying he would return to the city after his demonstration at City Hall on April 29, extremist Florida Pastor Terry Jones' organization "Stand Up America" said he will return during the Arab International Festival on June 17 according to various reports. The festival runs along Warren Avenue on the city's east...Chaldean American Day in state capital May 26
SOUTHFIELD — Members of the Chaldean Chamber of Commerce will visit Lansing to celebrate Chaldean American Day on Thursday, May 26 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Legislators will be treated to a Chaldean lunch in the Capital Building. Members will meet with policy makers, and discuss issues concerning the Chaldean...Student group hosts event on Yemen revolution at HFCC
DEARBORN — The Yemeni Student Association of Henry Ford Community College held a seminar entitled 'The Peaceful Revolution in Yemen' on Thursday of last week including live webcasts from various parts of the country and the country's capital city, Saa'na, where protesters have continued to demand...Community reacts to Jones protest at City Hall
DEARBORN — In the days leading up to last week's protest by extremist pastor Terry Jones of Gainesville, Florida on the steps of Dearborn City Hall, community leaders suggested that ignoring him would be the best course of action on the heels of the previous week's successful interfaith unity......
New academy from award-winning Dearborn Heights group now enrolling
STERLING HEIGHTS — Noor International Academy, the newly-approved charter school authorized by Central Michigan University to open this fall in Sterling Heights, announced that it will accept enrollment applications for its upcoming fall semester. The academy will be run by Hamadeh Educational...HFCC hosting 20th Adray golf tournament for scholarships on May 18th
DEARBORN — The 20th Annual Mike Adray Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Wednesday, May 18 at the Dearborn Country Club. It is Henry Ford Community College's largest fund-raising event and supports various $1,000 scholarships for deserving students in southeast Michigan. The event......
Dearborn residents test positive for mercury
DEARBORN — According to the Sierra Club, the nation's largest environmental grassroots organizations, one in seven Dearborn residents tested positive for levels of mercury higher than what is considered safe by the Environmental Protection Agency. Mercury enters the environment,...Relay for Life Dearborn raises $109,000 for American Cancer Society
DEARBORN — Relay for Life of Dearborn raised $109,000 for the American Cancer Society at its annual fundraiser which promotes cancer awareness while providing entertainment through music, games, activities and food. Initially the goal was to raise $100,000. The funds were raised by more than a......