Michael A. Guido Theater to be dedicated
DEARBORN — The late Mayor Michael A. Guido will be honored on Friday, Nov. 16, when the theater at Dearborn's Ford Community & Performing Arts Center will be dedicated in his name during a gala affair. As appropriate for a festive opening night, fireworks and a champagne toast will kick off the evening as the new Michael A. Guido...Accent reduction services
DEARBORN — Unlike some providers of accent reduction services, clients of Dearborn Speech and Sensory Center work with certified speech-language pathologists who are able to address other issues as well, including articulation, grammar, voice disorders and help with public speaking. "Our speech language pathologists come from diverse...ACCESS director selected for premier leadership program
Dearborn — Hannan Deep, ACCESS Communications Director, is among 65 of Detroit’s top professionals selected to participate in the upcoming Leadership Detroit program, the Detroit Regional Chamber's premier leadership development and training program. More than 1,600 regional leaders have completed the program, including such notables...Sadr Foundation to hold women’s breakfast
DEARBORN — The Sadr Foundation-USA Chapter will be holding its 4th Annual Women's Day Breakfast on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 11 a.m. at Byblos Banquet Center here to raise funds for orphans in Lebanon. The goal of the event is to ensure the livelihood of local Dearborn businesses while simultaneously raising funds to feed, clothe, house...Rachel Corrie story to be told in Lansing
LANSING — The Peace Education Center of Greater Lansing will anchor its 2007 fall schedule with the dynamic one-person play, "My Name is Rachel Corrie." There will be eight shows in October at the Woldumar Nature Center's Olds Anderson Rotary Barn in Lansing. The production is in conjunction with Sunsets with Shakespeare, a local theater...Fordson Tractors run over rival Dearborn High
Fasting doesn't stop the players from doing their best DEARBORN — When a football team loses a game, it's only natural for both fans and outsiders to point fingers. Everyone wants to know what went wrong and what's being done to fix the problems. That's just the way it is in today's media-saturated sporting culture. But when a...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......
