Fordson celebrates brightest and best
DEARBORN — Another school year has come to a close at Dearborn Fordson High School, and it's time to honor the brightest and best in the class of 2008. The school recently named its valedictorian and salutatorians for the senior class. The valedictorian is the person with the highest grade-point average while the salutatorians...Concert of Colors lineup announced
Dearborn — Musicians from around the world, both famous and under-the-radar, will gather in Detroit for four days in July at the annual Concert of Colors. And every performance will be free. Organizers said the festival is the nation's largest free World music concert. Established 16 years ago by race relations group New...Arab International Festival coming
Family-centered fun with traditional music, dance, and 30-international food booths DEARBORN — The 13th Annual Dearborn Arab International Festival is set for June 20-22, presented by the American Arab Chamber of Commerce along with ACCESS, the Lebanese American Heritage Club and the City of Dearborn. The...ACC shows support for education
WEST BLOOMFIELD — Shenandoah Country Club in West Bloomfield was the site of the Arab American and Chaldean Council's (ACC) Sixth Annual Golf Outing & Scholarship Awards Dinner. The annual event's purpose is to raise funds for the ACC Scholarship Awards Program. About 200 friends and supporters...Governor Granholm signs bill to prevent retailers from augmenting lottery payouts
Farmington Hills — On Wednesday, May 28, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm signed HB 5102, Public Act 144 of 2008 into law. It amends the Lottery Act to prohibit a licensed lottery sales agent from giving or offering to give any money or other thing of value to the holder of a lottery ticket. The act takes immediate...Remodeling of children’s area of Henry Ford Centennial Library
DEARBORN — A celebration was held on Friday, May 30, to mark the completion of the remodeling and updating project that has transformed the children's area of Dearborn's Henry Ford Centennial Library (HFCL). The new children's area includes a theme-based design center entitled An Enchanted Forest, with elements such as an...Book gives human side of 2006 war
DEARBORN — Author Cathy Sultan offers readers a vivid and emotional retelling of Lebanon's July War of 2006 in her book "Tragedy in South Lebanon: The Israeli-Hezbollah War of 2006." Through personal interviews of civilians, both Lebanese and Lebanese American, as well as soldiers, medics, volunteers and reporters who experienced the...
Dunkin’Donuts pulls “Arab-looking” ad
June 6th, 20080 An online advertisement pulled from the web by Dunkin' Donuts last week after right-wing bloggers complained a scarf resembling a traditional Middle Eastern garment worn by TV chef Rachel Ray in the ad represents "Muslim extremism and terrorism." A peace and anti-racism group is calling for a boycott of Dunkin' Donuts, while...Farmers’ Market comes to Dearborn
DEARBORN — The Dearborn Chamber of Commerce will host a Farmer and Artisan Market in Dearborn during the 2008 market season. On Fridays, July 11 – October 10, from 9 am – 2 pm, local farmers, artisans, and other vendors will offer their wares to the public. The market will be located between the two parking decks behind West...Red Wings bring Stanley Cup home
Hockeytown is once again the home to the Stanley Cup. Using a little Motown magic on the road, the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in 11 seasons with a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 of the NHL finals. The celebration came two nights later than expected. The Penguins forced the...Joint bereavement for victims of violence
According to Ali Abu Awwad, establishing peace between Israel and the Palestinians is simple. Just make the Israelis buy their cigarettes in the Occupied Territories and the Palestinians buy theirs in Israel. Peace in 24 hours. That's a light moment in the documentary film "Encounter Point," the story of Parents...Quebec report on accommodating minorities
The report of Quebec's Bouchard-Taylor Commission on reasonable accommodation of minorities has been received with a rocky start, but better may follow. Sociologist Gérard Bouchard and philosopher Charles Taylor advocate "open secularism," meaning that the State is neutral in religion but that the individual is free to practice...DEARBORN STARS UPDATE
The Dearborn Stars managed a 1-1 tie with Oakland Yard on May 30th in a Michigan Premier Soccer League match. The Stars are now 2-1-2 on the season in second place behind the undefeated Carpathia Kickers. The Stars’ next game is on Sunday, June 8th against the USC Lancers at the field near the Ford Performing Arts Center in...
Community backs Fordson Principal Fadlallah: Hundreds attend school board meeting
May 30th, 20080 DEARBORN — Several hundred concerned students, parents, educators and community members gathered during the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, May 28, in a show of solidarity and support for Fordson High School Principal Imad Fadlallah. Fadlallah, who had been facing an allegation of slapping a...College scouts wowed by Fordson star
DEARBORN — When it comes to impressing college scouts in a quest for a scholarship, the off-season combines are maybe just as important as the actual football season, if not more. And now, after an impressive performance at the UnderArmour/scout.com Combine in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ali Alaboody of Dearborn Fordson could be on his way......
Family finds pleasure in giving back
May 30th, 20080 DEARBORN — While most stores are only in business for one thing — the bottom line — Eastborn Market in Dearborn is a little bit different. The market, located on the corner of Wyoming and Warren, has enjoyed their growth from a 1,000 square-foot store in 1987 to their current 13,000 square-foot store and the profits that come with...Catholic bishop tackles Palestine cause
As a retired Roman Catholic Bishop, Thomas Gumbleton has traveled across the world to help people and to get a better grasp of the world's problems. But for years, there was one glaring omission on his list of trips. About 20 years ago, while holding mass at St. Anastasia Church in Troy, one of Gumbleton's parishioners had a......
Group honors Arab American professionals
DEARBORN — Community leaders gathered last week at Byblos Banquet Center to honor and award professionals in the Dearborn community . This was the third annual banquet hosted by the Arab American Professionals Network (AAPN). The event began with a welcoming address from James P. Allen, Chairman of the American Arab Chamber...ADC recognizes young volunteers
DEARBORN — The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Michigan Kids Club celebrated outstanding student volunteers at its 2nd Annual "Young Volunteer Appreciation Day" on Friday, May 23, at McDonald Elementary School in Dearborn. This annual event recognizes students who are actively involved in their school's Service...Fairlane Ford committed to community
Local dealership to host FREE Child Safety Program on Saturday, June 7. Parents encouraged to bring their children. DEARBORN — As a service to the community, Fairlane Ford at 14585 Michigan Avenue in Dearborn is offering a free DNA LifePrint Child Safety Event on Saturday, June 7th, 2008 from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. The program will...Palestine: 60 Years of resilience
DEARBORN — On May 24, more than 500 people attended "Palestine: 60 Years of Resilience" to commemorate 60 years of Nakba. Held at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, the event was sponsored by American Muslims of Palestine, Michigan Citizens for Palestinian Rights (Michigan), GlobalLink Group and Drs.......
Saudi death sentence being appealed
Mohamed KohailTwenty-three-year-old Mohamed Kohail, a Canadian citizen, is appealing his death sentence for killing Munzer Haraki in a schoolyard brawl in Saudi Arabia in January last year. The appeal is due to be heard by June 7. Kohail’s parents have nine witnesses who say that during the melee a stone fence collapsed,...Arab Americans pitch in coast-to-coast
Detroit — At first it looked like it was going to rain. But then things took a turn for the better, and by the end, the 2008 National Arab American Service Day was deemed a huge success. "Today was a beautiful day, we lucked out," said Sue Makki, Project Director of the national AmeriCorps program that helped organize the......
Cruise ship discrimination lawsuit settled
HONOLULU – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on May 15 the settlement of a federal lawsuit against a cruise line company for $485,000 to seven former employees and remedial relief. In its lawsuit, filed in 2006 under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the EEOC alleged that NCL America, Inc. discharged seven...Comcast opens first Arabic-English customer service center in Dearborn
DEARBORN – On May 19, Comcast, Michigan's leading provider of communications services and products, announced the opening of a new 3,360 sq. ft. state-of-the-art bilingual Arabic-English customer service center in Dearborn. The new center will serve customers from throughout southeast Michigan and is capable of handling requests and......