Students demonstrate skills at future city competition
After spending extra hours at school every day for the last several months channeling their inner-engineers to craft their own little cities of the future, more than 1,200 elementary and middle school students got to show off the fruits of their labor Tuesday. Teams from 60 schools gathered at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi to...Henry Ford Village announces dining services royalty
Dearborn — Each year Henry Ford Village, a full service retirement community in Dearborn, pays tribute to members of their student dining services staff by crowning "honorary" kings and queens. The students are nominated and elected by their peers. Mary Voiles, staff development manager, announced the latest honorees as Queen...Celebrating 45 years as business leader
WARREN — Ed Deeb, president of the Michigan Food and Beverage Association, celebrated his 45th anniversary in 2007 as an association and business leader. Recently, a group from Washington came to Detroit to see if there has been improvement in Detroit since the 1967 Detroit riots. They were gathering information about...Educational program provides student, professional development
ROCHESTER HILLS — A new educational program has been developed to provide a hands-on cultural education experience for students while teachers and staff receive simultaneous professional development as required by the No Child Left Behind Act. The program is a result of a joint venture between MBC Global, a Rochester Hills cultural...Local educator runs top high school
• The U.S. News and World Report analyzed more than 18,000 high schools in 40 states, identifying 1,591 of them as gold, silver or bronze medal schools. • Six Wayne County high schools were ranked, one silver and five bronze, including Star International Academy, founded in 1998 by Arab American Nawal Hamadeh. DEARBORN — One of the...Muslim athlete disqualified over uniform
The outfit allows her to compete while adhering to her Muslim faith, which forbids displaying any skin other than her face and hands. "It's not special," Kelly said. "It doesn't make me perform better." WASHINGTON — A high school track star has been disqualified from a meet because officials said the custom-made outfit she wears...Kazemi case reopened
The Iranian Supreme Court has now ordered a reopening of the case of Zahra Kazemi. In July, 2003, Kazemi, a photojournalist with dual Canadian and Iranian citizenship, was arrested in Teheran while taking pictures of a student demonstration outside Evin Prison. She was put in that very same prison herself, and she died as a...Abu Dhabi funds translations
The push is on to translate important Western and other non-Arab works into Arabic. Egyptian Karim Nagy initiated a non-profit agency, Kalima, to undertake this work, and the Abu Dhabi government's Authority for Culture and Heritage is supplying the bulk of the funding. Publishers are on board, with Beirut being a prime...Canadians wary of U.S.
A poll of 1000 Canadians carried out by the firm Strategic Counsel from December 6 to 9 found that Canadians prefer a somewhat arms-length relationship with the United States. When asked what they saw as the major factor influencing Canadian foreign policy, the largest percentage, 25%, said that it is the relationship with the...ADC to distribute scholarship awards
DEARBORN — The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee's Michiganchapter has announced its scholarship award winners and other honorees to be recognized at its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Awards Dinner. Winners were chosen from among Arab and Chaldean high school students from throughout the region who submitted...Canada shifts toward Israel
During his current visit to the Middle East, Canada's Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier was asked about Israel's expansion of construction at Har Homa, in the West Bank near Jerusalem. While he said that expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank is "contrary to the peace process," he pointedly refused to comment on Har...Marygrove College honors MLK, Jr. with week-long celebration
DETROIT — From January 16-22, Marygrove College will honor the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The theme for the 2008 Martin Luther King Week Celebration is: one community, one society, one humanity. All activities planned for the week are intended to communicate his messages of unity to the campus and the...Macomb County to observe MLK Day with annual dinner
STERLING HEIGHTS — The 21st Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration of Macomb County will take place on Monday evening, January 21, 2008 at the Best Western (Sterling Inn) in Sterling Heights (34911 Van Dyke). The theme for the 2008 MLK Celebration is "Where Do We Go from Here?"—a question first asked by Dr. King in his...Muslim Canadian MP accused of illegal spending
Canadian MP Wajid Khan finds himself without a party. As a Liberal, he raised eyebrows when he took an assignment from Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper to report back on visits to the Middle East. He then crossed the floor to join the Conservatives, and his report on the Middle East, which he and Harper had promised...Danish cartoons on trial
Ezra Levant, former publisher of Canada's Western Standard, was defiant before going into a meeting with an officer of the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission. To mark the occasion, he reproduced the notorious Danish cartoons on his personal website. It was for printing these when they originally appeared in......
Sharia investments paying off
This year, conventional banks and other financial institutions are bad news for investors because of the sub-prime debacle. By contrast, sharia-compliant instruments have been soaring. Funds operated by Amana, Azzad Asset Management, and Dow Jones Islamic Fund have all done very well indeed. Amana Income Fund, for...UAE cleanup
Remember the days before the push to recycle? Everything went to the dump. Well, when Canadian Samer Kamal went to visit his mother in Sarjah, one of the United Arab Emirates, he felt he was back in time to those days. He was struck by the amount of waste just going to. . . well, waste. Kamal heads up Tactical......
School Board selects officers for 2008
DEARBORN — The Dearborn Board of Education began the new year with a brief organizational meeting prior to the start of their January 14 regular Board meeting. The Board selected new officers to serve for the 2008 year. Veteran Board member Sharon Dulmage was selected to be president as Pam Adams steps down and resumes her role as a...Canada fast-tracks family reunification for Iraqis
Last month Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, announced a program to expedite admission of Iraqis with family members in Canada. The paper work for those wishing to come to Canada will be handled by the Canadian Citizenship and Immigration office in Damascus. Many refugees fleeing Iraq have managed to make...Openings available in Model Arab League program
WASHINGTON — The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations has announced it Model Arab League program for 2008. Model Arab League is an educational activity similar to Model United Nations, but more limited and targeted in its focus and scope. It deals solely with the 22 Arab countries, not the 192 member-countries in the United Nations....CAIR-MI to hold annual dinner
DEARBORN — The Council on American-Islamic Relations in Michigan (CAIR-MI) will host its Annual Banquet at the Islamic Center of America, 19500 Ford Rd. in Dearborn. Tickets are $50 for individuals and $25 for students. Keynote speaker will be Sister Zarqa Nawaz, creator and producer of CBC TV's #1 comedy sitcom "Little Mosque on The......
Dearborn Arab International Festival
Dearborn — The 13th Annual Dearborn Arab International Festival will take place on June 20, 21, 22, 2008. This 3-day event is a free, family-centered cultural celebration that will attract over 300,000 people from Michigan, the Midwest, and Canada. This celebration of cultures will feature ethnic performances representing the diverse...ACC receives grant for Teen Health Project
Detroit — The Detroit Wayne County Community Mental Health Agency has awarded the Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) a $75,000 grant for its Teen Health Project. The Project's goal is to help children and adolescents reach their optimum potential and grow into healthy and responsible adolescents and young adults The program......
Community to meet with Detroit police chief
DEARBORN — On Friday, Jan 30, at 6:00 p.m., the Congress of Arab American Organizations (CAAO) of Michigan will be holding a community meeting with Detroit Police Department Chief Ella Bully-Cummings, at Byblos Banquet Hall in Dearborn (7258 Chase Road). The gathering will be an open discussion that will address issues of concern...Late prime minister remembered
DEARBORN — On Friday, February 8, The Future Movement in the United States will hold the third annual memorial honoring the life and vision of the late prime minister of Lebanon, Rafik Al-Hariri at 7:30 p.m. at The Fairlane Club, 5000 Fairlane Woods Dr. in Dearborn. For information, call Mrs. Nadera Nassif at 313.581-3333 or......