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...Bint Jebail Club to build new Muslim service center
DEARBORN — Construction on three acres of vacant land that will be transformed into a community service center for American Muslims will begin June 2013. In September 2010 the Bint Jebail Cultural Center (BJCC) purchased a piece of property that consists of four buildings and the land. The...New mortgage fraud laws approved after Hammoud testimony
Lansing - Legislation that would make mortgage fraud a crime in the State of Michigan and amend several other related laws was unanimously approved by the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee during its meeting on Tuesday, May 3. These bills include: SB 43 establishes the new crime...Local Arabs, Muslims react to bin Laden’s death
DEARBORN — Local Muslim and Arab groups expressed relief and happiness over the news of Osama bin Laden's death.Arab Americans displayed an overwhelming sense of happiness at Dearborn City Hall Monday as they played music, danced, sang and chanted, "No more bin Laden, he went to hell," "down, down Al-Qaeda," and "yes, yes, U.S.A.""I......
Dearborn Stars soccer team kicks off 2011 season with banquet at LAHC
DEARBORN – Expectations are high for the Dearborn Stars soccer club of the Michigan Premier Soccer League this season, which kicked off its 29th campaign with a banquet on Wednesday, April 20 at the Lebanese American Heritage Club. "I'm sure the team will be a great representative for the city...Muslim Legal Fund of America raises funds at second-annual Michigan banquet
LIVONIA – The Richardson, Texas-based Muslim Legal Fund of America, a 501(c)(3) charity that supports legal cases impacting civil rights and liberties in America, including many involving Michigan residents, held its second annual benefit dinner in the state of Michigan on Saturday, April 23......
More Muslim families needed to serve as foster parents
Catholic, Muslim groups partner to expand available families, cope with rising need CANTON — In recent months, Muslim Family Services (MFS) in both Detroit and Canton have seen an increase in the number of Muslim children who are in need of a foster family. "More and more we are seeing that...Community urged to ignore Jones’ return
DEARBORN - Members of the Congress of Arab American Organizations met with Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad on Wednesday, April 27 to discuss the return visit of extremist pastor Terry Jones of Gainesville, Florida on Friday, April 29. CAAO members agreed that Jones should be ignored during...Local Iraqis paint grim picture of their homeland
Iraq's social, political, and economic state has been critically damaged since the United States invaded in 2003, with the security situation remaining fragile at best. "Eight years after the invasion, and life in Iraq is marching backward," said Dr. Hashim Al-Tawil, professor and chair of the...
Counter-demonstration spills across Michigan Avenue, O’Reilly denounces Terry Jones for antagonizing crowd
April 29th, 20110 DEARBORN - About 400 people showed up to counter-protest against extremist Pastor Terry Jones of Gainesville, Florida, and the situation became tense near the end of his roughly two-hour demonstration as about a fourth of the counter-protesters came through barricades in an attempt to confront him on the other side......
CAAO urges community to ignore Jones’ return visit to Dearborn
April 28th, 20110 DEARBORN — Gainesville, Florida-based Pastor Terry Jones has announced his intention to return to Dearborn, Michigan this week on Friday, April 29, 2011 to demonstrate in front of Dearborn City Hall. The Congress of Arab American Organizations (CAAO), a coalition of more than 40 community groups and institutions, is asking the members...Mayor O’Reilly explains last week’s actions while praising community response
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Yemeni Americans supported by Conyers in protest against Yemen violence
Hundreds of Yemeni Americans along with U.S. Congressman John Conyers protested against the regime of Yemen President Ali.DEARBORN — Hundreds of Yemeni Americans were joined by members of the Michigan government in raising their voices in protest and resolution in front of Dearborn City Hall Sunday, April 17 at 2 pm. The...Qana victims remembered in Dearborn, Bitar family still seeking justice for two sons killed in attacks
Recently appointed Acting Consul General of Lebanon to Detroit, Houssam Diab, proposed building statues in remembrance of the victims.DEARBORN – Many are familiar with the old saying, "Time heals all wounds." But for Haidar Bitar of Dearborn, dealing with the deaths of his two sons Hadi and Abdulmohsen, who died in 1996 when......
