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...Scholarship foundation announces 2008 program
DEARBORN — The Arab American Scholarship Foundation of the Lebanese American Heritage Club (AASF-LAHC) is proud to announce the official opening of the 2008 AASF program. A 501 c (3) organization, the AASF-LAHC provides over 60 scholarships annually to deserving Arab American students of high academic distinction. In order to...Community passes on primary election
While about 24 percent of total registered Dearborn voters and about 20 percent in the state cast ballots, turnout was much lower among Arab Americans. Dearborn – Despite the historical significance of the wide open 2008 presidential election, which includes a woman, a black man, a Mormon, a preacher, a war hero, an actor, a......
Toward a different intifada
The key concern for Palestinians is putting an end to the occupation. If we look at the current situation, Israel is holding lots of the cards. It has, to use their expression, "facts on the ground" in the form of settlements—legal and "illegal," according to Israeli criteria, but the latter are also often supported and...Canadian Muslim group snubbed
Mohammed Elmasry, president of the Canadian Islamic Congress, has attacked the Conservative minority government for refusing to meet representatives of his group. He said that they wanted to communicate with the government of Stephen Harper "on Afghanistan, on the Middle East, on U.S. intervention in Lebanon, the threat of the U.S.......
Canada shares info with torturers
On January 8, at a hearing into Canadian government involvement in torture abroad of three Canadian Muslims, Justice Department lawyer Michael Peirce, speaking for Foreign Affairs, the RCMP, and Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS), left everyone with raised eyebrows when he said that Canada can share information on people...Kucinich campaigns in Arab, Muslim communities
DEARBORN – Democratic presidential hopeful Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, up against only Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, and Mike Gravel, D-Alaska, in Michigan's upcoming primary election, campaigned in the Detroit-area Friday, making stops in Dearborn and Hamtramck at two mosques and a popular Arab American bakery. US Rep. Dennis...Local activist moves on to new career
Dearborn —Longtime local activist Rana Abbas-Chami has left her position as deputy director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee's Michigan chapter to join a company that manages linguistic contracts for the government. Friday was her last day at the Dearborn offices of the organization after 10 years of working for...Applications Sought for Arab-American Leadership Training Seminars 2008
The Hala Salaam Maksoud Foundation for Arab-American Leadership is now welcoming applications for its intensive, 5-day training seminars scheduled for 2008 in Washington, DC. The 2008 First Round seminars are scheduled for: Wednesday, March 12th - Sunday, March 16th; Wednesday, June 25th - Sunday, June 29th; Saturday, September......
Struggling in the U.S., some Iraqi refugees now want to go back
January 12th, 20080 With few good job prospects in depressed Lansing, Mich., many yearn for their old life in Baghdad. In Iraq, Nada earned a good income writing grants for an American organization. She lived in a two-story home with a private garden in a nice section of Baghdad. But when insurgents made threats because of her ties to a U.S. employer,...Sheriff to be recognized on MLK Day
DETROIT — Two major local civil rights organizations have chosen to honor Wayne County Sheriff Warren C. Evans during this year’s observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday. Evans On Sunday, January 20, the Michigan Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLS) will present Evans with its top honor, the......
City of Dearborn announces free bp gas cards sponsored by Armada Oil & Gas Co.
Armada Oil and Gas Company is the sponsor of the $25 bp gas cards to help the City in its campaign to attract homebuyers to Dearborn. DEARBORN —As the cost of filling your gas tank continues to rise, Dearborn will be awarding free gas cards to remind area residents and potential homebuyers that the City is centrally located to major...City of Dearborn announces free bp gas cards sponsored by Armada Oil & Gas Co.
Armada Oil and Gas Company is the sponsor of the $25 bp gas cards to help the City in its campaign to attract homebuyers to Dearborn. DEARBORN —As the cost of filling your gas tank continues to rise, Dearborn will be awarding free gas cards to remind area residents and potential homebuyers that the City is centrally located to major......