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Arab American seeks state seat
June 20th, 20080 Rashida Tlaib (Right), a Democratic candidate for Michigan state representative, speaks with a supporter during a fundraiser June 13 at the Arab American National Museum. Tlaib is running as a Democrat in her bid to represent southwest Detroit’s 12th district. If she succeeds she will be the only Arab American in the state...
Dearborn Stars Update
June 20th, 20080 The Dearborn Stars maintained first place in the Michigan Premier League Open Division standings with a 3-1 win over Port Huron on June 15. Come out and support your first place Dearborn Stars soccer club, which features pro players from Lebanon, tonight at 7 p.m. against United at the Civic Center Field near the Ford Performing...Marching to his own beat
Rock bands are usually no strangers to sorrow, but most of the time, their wounds are self-inflicted. Many documentaries and movies have been made chronicling the hard times rockers and their bands have gone through, whether due to drug and alcohol abuse or other problems. But the short film that Tony Hajjar made is a...Arab culture and Muslim stereotypes
As a professor of anthropology in the United States, I often begin my college lectures on Islamic culture by asking students to write three adjectives to describe Arabs. Most responses include the word terrorists, an association they see and hear in the media. News stories, television shows and movies rarely show Arabs, Iranians,...Middle Eastern kickboxer advances to Ultimate Fighter final
After walking onto the show as one of its biggest underdogs, Iranian kickboxer Amir Sadollah has shocked the world and advanced to The Ultimate Fighter Finale against C.B. Dollaway, which will be aired on cable's Spike TV station at 9 p.m. on Saturday. Sadollah will receive a six-figure professional contract with the Ultimate...Restitution of Nazi-looted art eclipsing Afghani cultural restoration
The Museum of Fine Arts Boston is no stranger to Holocaust restitution claims. In a press release dated October 19, 2000, the museum announced a settlement with the family of Federico Gentili di Giuseppe over Corrado Giaquinto's "Adoration of the Magi" (c. 1725), which was sold by a court in Nazi-controlled France. In the release,...Beyond the dominant paradigm
On June 6, two different events were reported in the press that, on the surface appeared entirely unrelated. but were in fact deeply intertwined. The first was the trial of 9/11 planners and Osama bin Laden's operations chief, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others in what the New York Times called "the centerpiece of the Bush...The fittest survive in Lebanon
BEIRUT -- My fellow Lebanese, come pick up your Medals of Immunity, since nothing seems to shake you anymore. There was a bomb, you say? We still don't have a president? Another leader just got assassinated? There are clashes in parts of Beirut? Gunshots were heard? So then, what's the safest route to go to the bar tonight?...Arab-Australians avoid mental health treatment
Australians who speak Arabic tend to avoid help from mental health specialists. That is the finding of a field survey and literature review conducted by Jacqueline Youssef and her associates, published in Synergy, a magazine published by Multicultural Mental Health Australia. Youssef reports that Australian Arabic-speakers...Tense Israeli-Hamas truce holds
A fragile quiet has been maintained in the Gaza Strip following the implementation of a ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas movement. The Egyptian-mediated truce started at dawn on Thursday but Israeli tanks remain on the Gazan border and leaders continue to express doubts about how long the deal can last. Ehud Olmert,...Questions abound on Hariri’s relation to radical Salafist backers
Almost two weeks after the Doha agreement put an end to 18 months of political conflict in Lebanon, the situation on the ground remains shaky. Sectarian and partisan-inspired incidents have become almost a daily occurrence in Beirut and other areas. In the past week alone, Lebanese opposition forces documented 37 instances in which...How the war will end in Iraq
All eyes are on the U.S. presidential campaign, in which the candidates have taken quite different positions concerning the war in Iraq. This is the wrong place to look. I believe it is fairly certain that Barack Obama will be the next president of the United States. And his views of the war in Iraq are almost the polar opposite of...Christian Zionist gathering mired in controversy
OAKLAND (IPS) — The battle lines over Pastor John Hagee have been drawn, redrawn, and are no doubt being drawn again as this is being written. The San Antonio, Texas-based mega-preacher with the multi-million-dollar empire has always been controversial, but these days, the pastor is a lightning rod for critics. And as...
Obama visits Detroit, upsets Muslims
June 20th, 20080 More than 20,000 people attended Barack Obama's rally at Joe Louis Arena on June 16, and most of them went home happy. But two Muslim women went home confused and angry after they were asked to move from view of the camera at the rally. Hebba Aref, a University of Michigan graduate and lawyer, was told by a volunteer that she...
ADC Convention: Election year meet brings activists together
June 20th, 20080 WASHINGTON — Arab Americans from around the country gathered in Washington, D.C. last weekend to attend the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)'s Annual National Convention at the Grand Hyatt Washington. Founded in Washington, D.C. by U.S. Senator Jim Abourezk in 1980, ADC serves as the country's largest and most......
2008 Arab International Festival
Dearborn — The nation's largest Arab festival, with 300,000 people expected to attend, is set to begin Friday at 5 p.m. A half-mile stretch along Warren Avenue between Schaefer Road and Wyoming Avenue will turn into the 13th Annual Arab International Festival for the weekend, with a last musical performance scheduled at the main...
Van crashes into pharmacy
June 20th, 20080 Dearborn — A large van smashed into a south-end pharmacy early Tuesday morning in an apparent act of vandalism that destroyed a wall, six aisles of over-the-counter merchandise and some prescription drugs. Owners of the company, Sheba Pharmacy, 10136 Vernor Highway, said nothing was stolen. Co-owner Dean Murshed said he...
Athlete excels in three different sports
June 13th, 20080 For most student-athletes, balancing one varsity sport and schoolwork is difficult enough. But for Bilal Baydoun of Dearborn's Fordson, the challenge of competing in three varsity sports was just too enticing to pass up. The recently-graduated senior played football and basketball, and competed in track and field events...Specialty schools meet increasing need
DEARBORN — There are teenagers who can't wait to get out of high school and go to college, and there are teenagers who can't wait to get out of high school and go to work. Both sets of students need help preparing for what comes next, and Dearborn Public Schools has two programs in place to try to provide for those on each end of......
Diversity-themed student photo program in the running for national education award
DEARBORN — SURA Arts Academy, a free, diversity-themed digital photography instruction program for children run by the Arab American National Museum (AANM), has emerged from among 320 nominations to become one of 50 semifinalists for the 2008 Coming Up Taller Award. Presented by the President’s Committee on the Arts and...Salon provides customer service that inspires loyalty
DEARBORN — While I.Design Hair Spa isn't in the same area as other salons who specialize in satisfying Arab clients, that doesn't mean they don't take the same challenge personally. "About 10% of our clients are Arab but we have a section for people who wear the veils and a private room for it," said manager Sue Beydoun. While......
LAHC, AASF recognize middle school students
DEARBORN — The Lebanese American Heritage Club and Arab American Scholarship Foundation held their Annual VIP Student Recognition Luncheon at Lowrey Middle School in Dearborn where 122 middle school students of high academic distinction received certificates for maintaining a 3.5 GPA and above throughout the year. Qualified...National ADC convention to begin Friday
Washington — The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is set to begin the 2008 National Convention on Friday. The event is titled "Securing the Principles of Liberty," and will take place over the weekend, June 13-15, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, DC. Day 1 Dr. Hussein IbishFriday's......