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...Ed Deeb honored at annual PBS Premiere Night
DETROIT — During its annual PBS Premiere Night, Detroit Public Television (Channel 56) took time to announce its Fall Season, honor one auto company and two individuals, and hear special guest speaker John Davis, creator and host of public television's automotive series Motorweek. Ed Deeb The sixth annual Detroit Public...State primary issue will not impact AAI conference
When Michigan and Florida declared they were moving up their primary elections to January, it caused some political problems. It caused alarm for the Arab American Institute, which is holding a national conference in Dearborn next month. The political tension almost prevented presidential candidates from appearing at the seminal...Lebanese Collegiate Network: An organization committed to serving University Lebanese Clubs
The Lebanese Collegiate Network (LCN) was established in response to an overwhelming need to foster positive relationships between existing University Lebanese Clubs (ULC) and their student members. The LCN board invites all ULCs to join and benefit from this organization by visiting the official LCN website at...
ADC announces new center for Arab American civil rights
September 19th, 20070 DEARBORN — The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Michigan gathered with members of the community for a special press conference on the first ever American-Arab Center for Civil and Human Rights (ACCHR) on Wednesday, September 12, at the Center site on Chase Road in Dearborn. The ACCHR grounds were crowded with over 150...Community honors firefighters, police
DEARBORN — Members of the Arab American community came together to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the tragic events of September 11 on Tuesday, at the Byblos Banquet Hall in Dearborn. The event, organized by the Congress of Arab American Organizations (CAAO), served as a fitting tribute to the fallen heroes of that tragic day,...Suspect taken into custody for attempted murder
DEARBORN — A man inside a house began shooting at a Dearborn officer and a woman on the 6900 block of Yinger early Sunday morning as the officer was responding to a domestic disturbance call. The officer immediately got the woman out of the line of fire and to safety. The shots had come after the officer made contact with the victim,...New York: An intifada against common sense
Once again, the hard-hitting, no-nonsense journalists of the New York Sun, the New York Post, and Fox News, led as always by intrepid scholar Daniel Pipes, have struck a blow in the war against terrorism. I'm referring, of course, to the rooting out of the former principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy, an alleged terrorism...
Toledo mosque has roots going back 75 years
September 19th, 20070 From Interstate 75, the sight is striking: A gleaming white mosque with twin minarets in the classical Islamic style rises out of the Ohio countryside. A visit to the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo during Friday prayers offers another remarkable scene. Inside the mosque's domed prayer hall, as light streams through stained-glass...
ACC’s annual gala focuses on diversity
September 18th, 20070 The Arab American and Chaldean Council’s (ACC) 28th Annual Civic and Humanitarian Awards Gala on Sept. 8 celebrated a night of philanthropic endeavors and achievements. A sold out crowd gathered at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center to commemorate ACC’s role in dedicating time and service to the Metropolitan Detroit area. The...Humanitarian day event for the homeless in Detroit
SOUTHFIELD — Life for Relief and Development (LIFE), an American non-profit humanitarian relief organization based in Southfield, Mich., is proudly sponsoring the Humanitarian Day Event for the Homeless in Detroit, in an effort to help ease the hardships of those less fortunate. The event is part of LIFE's continuing humanitarian efforts...Ashkar named to Leadership Detroit
DETROIT — Fouad Ashkar, manager, economic development and ethnic marketing for DTE Energy, was among 65 professionals selected to participate in the upcoming Leadership Detroit program. Leadership Detroit is the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce's premier leadership development and training program. "The Leadership Detroit...Meeting with an Arab-Canadian priest and his daughter
Father Robert Assaly is an Anglican priest, born in Ottawa to Lebanese parents. His grandparents were Orthodox immigrants to Saskatchewan, but since there was no Orthodox church within a convenient distance, they went to the Anglican church. Episcopalians are the U.S. branch of the Anglican communion. Assaly is an honorary assistant......
Megabus.com first in United States to introduce intercity double-decker bus travel
DETROIT — Megabus.com, a daily express bus company that offers $1 fares, announced it will begin service of the first double-decker buses to carry passengers intercity in the United States with an inaugural trip from Chicago to Minneapolis on September 7. Megabus.com, a subsidiary of Coach USA, purchased 17 wheelchair-accessible...Permanent Resident Cards without expiration dates must be replaced
WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced this week a proposal to require nearly 750,000 lawful permanent residents carrying “green cards” without an expiration date to replace their current cards. USCIS published in the Federal Register a rule open for public comment that proposes to require lawful......
Finkelstein, DePaul settle tenure scandal
Chicago's DePaul University and professor Norman Finkelstein have come to some settlement following a controversy surrounding his bid to get academic tenure. The political science professor was up for tenure, a permanent post that is one of the highest levels of professional accomplishment for an academic. Norman Finkelstein...Outing the “Israel Lobby”
WASHINGTON (IPS) — When John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt published their controversial essay "The Israel Lobby" in the London Review of Books in March 2006, their work elicited the kind of response of which most academics only dream. But it was also attacked and condemned by critics for its provocative and pointed argument that...Treasury meets with community on charities
Members of the Arab American community voiced their growing concerns regarding charitable contributions during a special town hall meeting on Tuesday, September 4, at the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn. The meeting was arranged by BRIDGES and the office of U.S. Attorney Stephen Murphy, and hosted Michael Rosen, a Policy...Arabic spoken? Plane grounded!
Woman's gripe over men speaking Arabic grounded plane bound to Chicago SAN DIEGO - A woman who complained that some fellow passengers spoke Arabic and "had odd behavior" prevented a Chicago-bound American Airlines flight from departing San Diego, police said Wednesday. Flight 590, scheduled to depart at 11 p.m. Tuesday,......
Arab American and Chaldean Council to mark 28 years of service
DETROIT — The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) will host its 28th Annual Civic and Humanitarian Awards Gala at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center at 6 p.m. Sept. 8. Every year the non-profit human services organization sets the stage for a unique and prestigious event to honor extraordinary individuals who are visionaries in...The new illiterate Orientalism
How do you defend an entire nation's literature and poetry in one small book? When the country to defend is Iran, and the people who need convincing are Americans, the question becomes particularly difficult. Books like Geraldine Brookes' "Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women,"Khaled Husseini's "The Kite Runner,"Azar......
ADC Michigan announces new building plans
September 1st, 20070 DEARBORN — What began as a dream is now becoming reality for the American- Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Michigan, as they move ahead with plans to build the first-ever American-Arab Center for Civil & Human Rights (ACCHR). This ground-breaking education and resource center will stand as the first of its kind not only in...Group to hold community forum on charitable contributions
DEARBORN — As the month of Ramadan approaches and the time for almsgiving begins, BRIDGES and the U.S. Attorney's Office will make an effort to alleviate concerns about charities in the Arab American community by holding a community forum on charitable giving. The gathering will attempt to provide community members with a better......