Empire State Building to be lit up green for Eid
NEW YORK (AFP) — New York's iconic Empire State Building is to be lit up green from Friday in honor of the Muslim holiday of Eid, the biggest festival in the Muslim calendar marking the end of Ramadan, officials said. "This is the first time that the Empire State Building will be illuminated for Eid, and the lighting will become an...Zionist pressure puts press in jeopardy
ANN ARBOR —For four years, the University of Michigan’s publishing house has distributed books from the catalog of Pluto Press. Pluto’s books are critical, often challenging the ideas of those in power. Their catalog examines issues of Israel-Palestine, globalization, foreign policy, and many other topics. The new book, "Overcoming...This Ramadan and Eid, send the perfect gift with Western Union Money Transfer® to the Middle East
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ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan’s newly formed Islamic Studies Initiative will host a two-day conference entitled, “Islamophobia/Islamophilia: Beyond the Politics of Enemy and Friend,” Oct. 19-20. This event, held in the Michigan League, will bring together a diverse group of scholars whose research has equipped them to think...Leaf collection begins in Dearborn
DEARBORN — The Department of Public Works’ Highway Division will be collecting leaves throughout the city in sections. Collection will start in Section 1 and then will continue in numerical order. Beginning October 15, you can call the Leaf Pickup Hotline at 943.2444 to find out when your section is scheduled for loose leaf pickup....‘Engaging the Other’: Dearborn conference will focus on race relations
DEARBORN — Scholars, religious figures and cultural leaders from around the world will come here for a renowned multicultural diversity conference on October 25, 2007. Entitled "Engaging the Other: The Power of Compassion," this international conference will focus on difficult issues of race relations, identity, stereotypes and...Muslim Canadian suspect must keep ankle bracelet
Montrealer Adil Charkaoui, a terrorist suspect from Morocco wanting to avoid deportation, has failed in his efforts to get the courts to modify his bail conditions, including the wearing of a tracking ankle bracelet, banning from the internet, and a curfew. He was fingered by Ahmed Ressam, the so-called millennial bomber, who was...Canada: No-fly on steroids
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is proposing an extension of no-fly policies as they affect Canada. It wants lists of all passengers from Canada flying over U.S. air space 72 hours before take-off, along with personal information about them. This provision would affect Canadians heading for destinations in places such as...Canada: Insecure Quebeckers uneasy with diversity
Unease over non-Christian religious symbols has led the Quebec government to set up a commission to tour the province to try to get a perspective on how Quebec should deal with growing cultural and religious diversity. This unease reflects the province's distinctiveness as a French minority culture in an English country and continent, a...Religious leaders reach out to each other
New York — Thousands of Americans crossed the lines of faith traditions to fast from dawn to dusk Monday to call for an end to the Iraq War. Prayer and fasting events were also reported in Canada, Australia and elsewhere, said Rev. Dr. Shanta Premawardhana, associate general secretary at the National Council of Churches USA (NCC), one...Muslims nationwide feed homeless
DETROIT — Community organizations in 19 cities across the country last Saturday worked to gather and help thousands of homeless and needy individuals for Humanitarian Day, an annual event organized by Islamic Relief, a California-based nonprofit. Detroit's event was held at Cass Park, where about 2,000 people were served in a line...Evening applauds judicial community
DEARBORN — The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) in Michigan will continue its unique tradition of honoring exemplary judges during its Annual Judges Night on October 16, 2007 at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center here. The event will mark the 6th year of this prestigious event, where select judges are honored for their...Accurate census count critical for Arab Americans
DEARBORN — As the 2010 United States census approaches, Arab American community leaders are expressing great concern over sampling figures that were recently released by the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. While the newly released numbers show an increase in Arab population since the 2000 census, many have found the figures...Pro-Israeli pressure silences South African figure
Apparently no one is free from the Israeli lobby’s reach. Nobel Peace Prize winner and anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu was recently invited to speak at St. Thomas, a small Minnesota university. After school officials spoke with representatives from some pro-Israeli organizations, they canceled the talk. Last April, the Justice and...Arab medical association walks for cancer
DEARBORN — About 30 teams of walkers gathered at the Detroit Zoo last Saturday to raise money for all forms of women's cancer. The fourth annual Walk for Women's Cancer, sponsored by the National Arab American Medical Association (NAAMA) and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, attracted 1500 participants and raised more than......
Mideast trip caps film production
October 9th, 20070 For first-time visitors to the Middle East, the experience screams "exotic," even from forty thousand feet overhead. From the window of a Beirut-bound MEA twinjet, wreaths of mystery smoke creep upward from fires in Turkish Capadocia, the bronze needle of Cypress shines in the Mediterranean and the green fields of the Bekaa sprawl toward...Oakwood Breast Care Center offers free mammograms
Dearborn – The Center for Women's Health at Oakwood is supporting Breast Cancer Awareness month by offering free digital mammograms at the Oakwood Breast Care Center – Dearborn every Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. throughout the month of October for women who qualify. To qualify for the exam, you must be 40 years of age or older, uninsured......
MPAC releases guide for responding to campus events
Los Angeles — The Muslim Public Affairs Council this week released a guide for Muslim student and community groups in response to an upcoming series of highly controversial and provocative events on college campuses organized by extreme right wing activist David Horowitz. Under the banner of "Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week" (IFAW),...Presidential candidate Ron Paul to address UofM
Ann Arbor — Presidential candidate Ron Paul is scheduled to give an address at a rally on the University of Michigan Diag following the Michigan Republican Presidential Debate on October 9th. Supporters will gather at about 7 p.m. for a 7:30 rally. Additionally, the "Ron Paul House" — an un-official venue for Paul supporters to gather...Cherishing Traditions: Telling the Arab American story
September 29th, 20070 DEARBORN — Despite worldwide recognition as a video and television producer, one thing Detroiter Keith Famie never did was put a camera on his Italian father before he died. He now realizes what a mistake that was. Documentary will focus on the history and contributions of the community to the growth and development of...Hotel St. Regis making a comeback
Hand of Lebanese entrepreneur guides rebirth of historic landmark DETROIT—As the city anticipates the opening of the new MGM Grand Detroit Casino next week (barring a shutdown of state government over the budget chaos), another upscale hotel is working to regain recognition as one of Detroit's premier luxury attractions. The newly......
Muslim charity coordinates nationwide effort to serve thousands of homeless
Detroit—Volunteers for a California-based Muslim charity plan to take to the streets in 19 U.S. cities Sept. 29 and 30 to help the homeless during Ramadan. The annual "Humanitarian Day" coordinated by Islamic Relief is expected to reach an estimated 25,000 needy people over the weekend. Last year's volunteers served food and other...New naturalization test to debut in October 2008
WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) this week announced the 100 questions and answers that comprise the civics component of the new naturalization test. USCIS will administer this new test to citizenship applicants beginning in October 2008. Earlier this year, more than 6,000 citizenship applicants......
Army wants more Arab Americans to serve their country
September 22nd, 20070 DEARBORN — Arab Americans are playing an important role both in training U.S. armed forces who are going in to Iraq and actually serving on the ground there, but more of them are needed to join the effort. That is one reason Brigadier General Anthony A. (Tony) Cucolo III, Chief of Public Affairs for the U.S. Army, visited Detroit last...Selling pink ribbons for $1 to support Breast Cancer Foundation
DEARBORN — Mayor John B. O'Reilly, Jr. and the City of Dearborn invite the public to purchase pink ribbons in support of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation's 3-Day Walk, which will end at The Henry Ford in Dearborn on September 30. Many City facilities have the pink ribbons, which can be obtained for a minimum suggested......