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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...
What would Democratic foreign policy look like?
January 19th, 20080 Clinton, Obama and Edwards all reject the Bush/Cheney administration's disastrous foreign policies. But what will they do differently? At the Des Moines Register presidential debate in December, Barack Obama was asked how voters could expect him to provide a "break from the past" when many of his top foreign policy advisers were...Official version of naval incident starts to unravel
Washington (IPS) — Despite the official and media portrayal of the incident in the Strait of Hormuz early Monday morning as a serious threat to U.S. ships from Iranian speedboats that nearly resulted in a "battle at sea," new information over the past three days suggests that the incident did not involve such a threat and that no U.S....Vote this week in Michigan’s Primary
Vote this week in Michigan's Primary Kucinich for Democrats, Paul for Republicans There's a lot of confusion about Michigan's primary election to be held this week on Tuesday, January 15, instead of the usual early February race. It's pretty much agreed that moving the state primary forward was a mistake. The Democratic National...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...New era of regional cooperation in Mideast
CAIRO (IPS) — Recent months have witnessed several notable political reorientations in the Middle East, involving Iran, the Gulf states, Egypt and Lebanon. Several experts say the changes reflect a shift in Washington's regional strategy following recent U.S. policy setbacks. "U.S. policies in the region are either in retreat or...Dilemmas of the Republican Party
McCain is the only candidate who could hold his own against a strong Democrat The Republican Party — as recently as two years ago the dominant political force on the planet — is a divided and dysfunctional remnant of its former self. So the party is desperately searching for a man on a white horse who will rally the troops and defend...
George W. Bush vision is Palestine’s nightmare
January 12th, 20080 U.S. President George W. Bush landed in Israel this week on his first presidential trip to the country. He participated in a press conference in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, what both men termed a "historic" and "monumental" occasion. After listening to both so-called leaders make their opening comments and fielding...Beirut movie ‘Caramel’ for Oscar
Writer's first offering is sexy, smart, full of style and substance A film named after the sugary stuff that Arab women cook and use to wax their legs is up for an Academy Award, as the Lebanese selection for Best Foreign Language Film. Caramel, or Sukkar Banat, scheduled to open in Detroit on February 1, features an ensemble of......
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...Top ten myths about Iraq 2007
10. Myth: The U.S. public no longer sees Iraq as a central issue in the 2008 presidential campaign. Fact: In a recent ABC News/Washington Post poll, Iraq and the economy were virtually tied among voters nationally, with nearly a quarter of voters in each case saying it was their number one issue. The economy had become more...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...Candidates not doing Israel any favors with unconditional support
Once again, as the presidential campaign season gets underway, the leading candidates are going to enormous lengths to demonstrate their devotion to the state of Israel and their steadfast commitment to its "special relationship" with the United States. Each of the main contenders emphatically favors giving Israel extraordinary material......
Maybe there was a confrontation
I'm no military expert, but I'm pretty sure that five small speedboats armed with machine guns, rocket launchers and "white boxes" are no match for a Navy cruiser, destroyer and frigate, especially when it's between Iran and America. I mean, the last thing that the American nuclear superpower would be afraid of is an oil-producing...U.S. elections: Just like the movies
The advent of Mike Huckabee is a dangerous precedent The U.S. political process bears an uncanny resemblance to mainstream filmmaking. Elections and speeches are scripted to the letter, politicians put on a tirelessly rehearsed act, catering endlessly to the whims of the target audience. A successful Hollywood filmmaker can't......
Poll shows McCain with significant lead over Romney in Michigan
ATLANTA — Strategic Vision, LLC, an Atlanta-headquartered public relations and public affairs agency, announced the results of a three-day poll of 700 likely Michigan Republican primary voters. The poll has a margin of error of ±4 percentage points. John McCainWhen Republicans were polled on whom they would support in 2008 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......
