Michigan Civil Rights Commission public meeting scheduled in Dearborn
DEARBORN — The Michigan Civil Rights Commission will hold a public meeting at 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 29 at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn. The meeting will present an opportunity to hear from local residents about civil rights concerns they would like the commission to address. A public forum will also be held...Lebanese American University unites Detroit alumni, offers scholarships
DEARBORN — Lebanese American University (LAU) held its Yalla! 2010 tour stop at Habib's Restaurant in Dearborn on Thursday, November 18 with the main goal of rallying and uniting LAU alumni throughout North America. Scholarship recipients Aseel Baydoun and Arzak Mohammed. PHOTOS: Tariq Abdel-Wahid/TAANThe campaign is part of a...Campuses work to further the BDS movement
The apartheid situation in South Africa ended in the 1990s in large part because of boycotts on college campuses, and many scholars have argued that the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement (BDS) is the most effective way for ending the current blockade and occupation of Palestine by Israeli military forces. The BDS movement...
Arab American organizations team up to help needy for Thanksgiving
November 28th, 20100 DEARBORN — On Monday, November 22, members of the local Arab American community held a Thanksgiving food drive as part of a growing annual tradition. For the past three years, Tarek Baydoun, who serves as director of community affairs for Michigan State Senator Irma Clark-Coleman, has helped bring together companies and organizations...
Dearborn Lions bring home two football titles
November 27th, 20100 The Dearborn Lions youth football program won two of three championship games on Saturday, November 13 at Allen Park High School, notching both a blowout and a shutout win against one loss. SabbaghThe varsity team, which consists of 12 and 13-year-olds, defeated the Dearborn Heights Raiders by a score of 46-8 with Jamil Sabbagh...
Michigan soccer team wins second-round NCAA Tournament game
November 27th, 20100 The Michigan soccer team set a school-record for wins in a thrilling 2-1 overtime win in the second round of the NCAA Soccer Tournament over Central Florida on Sunday, Nov. 21 in Ann Arbor. Wolverines team members and fans celebrate after their win against Central Florida on November 21 in Ann Arbor. Photo courtesy of...Want to make a charitable donation this holiday season?
The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) is collecting jackets, toys, clothes, food, household items and monetary donations to distribute to needy families this holiday season. Donations can be dropped off at any ACC outreach office. The ACC's Turkey Giveaway provided over 150 turkeys in addition to other food and items. For more...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...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...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...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...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...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...
MSA holds fast-a-thon to educate about Islam
November 22nd, 20100 More than 200 students broke their fast in the McGregor Memorial Conference Center at Wayne State University in Detroit. PHOTO: Jessica Barrow/TAANStudents of all faiths joined in fasting on Thursday, November 11 at Wayne State University in Detroit as part of a week long effort to raise awareness and clear up misconceptions about......
Delegation introduces investment opportunities in Iraq
DEARBORN — The American Arab Chamber of Commerce (AACC) held a business delegation Nov. 17 at the Fairlane Club in Dearborn featuring Dr. Sami Al-Araji, the chairman of the Iraqi National Investment Commission. AACC Executive Director Fay Beydoun and Dr. Sami Al-Araji. PHOTO: Nafeh AbuNab/American Elite StudiosThe delegation...
Local attorney Attalla acquitted in federal court
November 22nd, 20100 After just under 18 months of waiting, hoping, and fighting the biggest legal battle of his life, local attorney Hatim "Tim" Attalla received the most welcome verdict of his 22-year career when he was acquitted of a drug conspiracy charge in federal court in Detroit on the afternoon of Monday, November 15. TIM ATTALLAThis time......
