Arab American stars in new CBS prime-time series

July 28th, 20180 NEW YORK— An Arab American immigrant will play a leading role in the upcoming CBS series “FBI”, created by Dick Wolf — best known for the “Law and Order” franchise.  Zeeko Zaki, who plays Agent Omar Adom Zidan in the show, emigrated from Egypt at just 1 month old in 1990. He grew up primarily outside of Philadelphia in...

LaunchGood Crowdfunding changes the Arab American and global Muslim narrative

July 7th, 20170 By Afaf Humayun DETROIT — Since 2013, the Detroit-based company LaunchGood has been providing the international Muslim community with a unique way to reclaim its narrative through charitable online giving. "There is so much misinformation about Muslims and Arabs out there that it's a way for us to take things into our own hands,"...

Dearborn-based nonprofit unveils photo series on Michigan Muslims

June 30th, 20170 By Afaf Humayun HAMTRAMCK — During the month of June, the Dearborn-based Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) held four open viewings and one panel discussion at community space Bank Suey in Hamtramck regarding its portrait series of Michigan Muslims. The portraits are a component of ISPU's research titled...