Local picnic hosted by Muslim students served up unity and cooperation
July 18th, 20080 DEARBORN — On Saturday, July 12, three student organizations hosted a picnic to demonstrate Muslim unity and cooperation. Hosted by the Thaqalayn Muslim Association of the University of Michigan - Dearborn, the Muslim Student Association of University of Michigan - Dearborn and the Muslim Student Association of Wayne State...
AAPAC conducts interviews for primary election, will issue endorsements July 22
July 18th, 20080 Abdul Algazali (R), a Hamtramck city councilman and candidate for state congress, being interviewed by endorsement committee members of the Arab American Political Action Committee Nabih Ayad, Samir Olabi, Abed Hammoud (Inset, R), Don Unis and Hoda Berry on Tuesday. The committee interviewed several local political candidates and...
Greenfield Manor offers lap of luxury
July 18th, 20080 DEARBORN — When it comes to different kinds of weddings at Greenfield Manor, Nina Bazzy has seen them all. Bazzy, the director of operations for the banquet hall on Greenfield Road in Dearborn, helps plan a different one for just about every day of the week. "We see so many different types of weddings here," said Bazzy. "I think...
Arab and Chaldean festival this weekend at Hart Plaza
July 18th, 20080 One of the largest Arab and Chaldean American cultural event in North America will celebrate its 37th year at Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit on Saturday and Sunday. Featuring a variety of Arab and Chaldean foods, an ethnic cultural gallery, an entertainment program featuring well-known dancers and singers, and a children's fair on...
DeBakey dead at 99
July 18th, 20080 Dr. Michael DeBakey, a pioneering heart surgeon acknowledged as the father of modern cardiovascular surgery, died at age 99 on July 11 of natural causes at The Methodist Hospital in Houston. DeBakey performed more than 60,000 heart surgeries and authored more than 1,000 medical reports, papers, chapters and books on medicine and...Flawed argument on Muslim condition
In this book, Razack argues that Muslims are being "evicted" from Western law and politics. We are given the myth, she says, of the dangerous Muslim man, the imperiled Muslim woman, and the civilized European. The myth includes the idea that the Muslim is benighted and pre-civilized and the European enlightened and...
Serious allegations against local judge
July 18th, 20080 DEARBORN – 19th District Court Judge Richard Wygonik has come under fire for allegedly making several disparaging comments about Arab Americans during a conversation with Dearborn Heights Councilman Tom Berry on July 10. 19th District Court Judge Richard Wygonik Berry circulated details of the conversation in an email and...Palestinian village sues Canadian builders
The West Bank Palestinian village of Bili'n has filed suit in Quebec Superior Court for $2 million against two Montreal firms, Green Park International and Green Mount International, for building and selling homes on Bili'n land which was seized and joined to an Israeli settlement. Lawyers for Bili'n claim that the activities of...
July 11th, 20080 DEARBORN Homecoming is near, time for Dearborn families, relatives and neighbors to come together and enjoy an annual hometown tradition. The 29th annual Homecoming will take place at the Ford Field Park in Dearborn on the weekend of August 1-3. A majority of the activities take place from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Headlining...
City Councilman George Darany named 2008 Outstanding Rotarian of the Year
July 11th, 20080 DEARBORN — City Councilman and Dearborn Rotarian George Darany was recently presented with Dearborn Rotary Club's "2008 Outstanding Rotarian of the Year" award in recognition of his nearly 30 years of community service. Presenting the award at a recent Rotary meeting was Bob Ziolkowski, the Club's 2008-2009 president-elect, who...Ottawa man’s family farm bulldozed by Israelis
Monzer Zimmo is an Ottawa Muslim who is deeply involved in interfaith activities. The following is an e-mail from him which has just been forwarded to me, though it was written in April. He explained that the destruction of farms in that area took place after a clash between Palestinian fighters and Israeli...Holy Land lost
The very words "The Holy Land" evoke powerful images. But the pictures that come to mind are rapidly disappearing from the landscape. The occupation of the West Bank, once a military and political reality that dominated the lives of Palestinians, has become concretized: with massive housing projects connected by ribbons of...
Select Michigan and Associated Food & Petroleum Dealers launch “Buy Local, Eat Fresh”
July 11th, 20080 Farmington Hills — The Associated Food & Petroleum Dealers (AFPD) and the Michigan Department of Agriculture's "Select Michigan" program wants to make fresh, local produce more readily available to Metro Detroit urban residents. To this end, they are launching a program called "Buy Local, Eat Fresh." "We have found that...
Business mentoring initiative launched
July 11th, 20080 DETROIT — Wayne State University's Executive and Professional Development Division and The Downriver Community Conference announce the launch of a new program aimed at increasing the competitiveness and capacities of emerging businesses in Michigan, particularly in Wayne County. Through the "360° Mentoring Project," the university's...
Ellis leaves legacy of love for children, sports
July 11th, 20080 Sam Ellis, a Dearborn resident well known as a fiery high school principal and wrestling coach in various area school districts, died of a heart attack Wednesday morning on the way to Garden City Hospital. He was 57. Family members said Ellis' limitless, high-energy spirit made memories that will last generations. The large,......
Repair shop offers tips for saving gas
July 11th, 20080 WESTLAND — Of all the places in the Metro Detroit area to run an auto shop, the spot on Marquette and Wayne Roads in Westland is one of the worst. At least 30 shops line Wayne Road in the city, and pricing competitions are constant. But the Westland Auto Lube shop has managed to stay afloat because of the hard work of its...
Ramallah Convention returns to Detroit for 50th
July 11th, 20080 Thousands of Palestinian Americans from Ramallah traveled from across the country to Dearborn last week, where they invaded the Hyatt Regency Hotel for the 50th annual convention of the American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine. About 4,000 people gathered who, according to tradition, are all descended from the same seven men who...
ACC offers free service to help prevent auto theft
July 11th, 20080 DETROIT — On Thursday, July 17 the Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) will be kicking off its new Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA) Program from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at ACC Detroit Headquarters located at 111 W. 7 Mile in Detroit. The theft prevention program provides free vehicle identification number (VIN)...
The ongoing persecution of Dr. Sami al-Arian
July 11th, 20080 There are few prospects in the justice system so grimly awful as when the feds decide never to let go. Rebuffed in their persecutions of some target by juries, or by contrary judges, they shift ground, betray solemn agreements, dream up new stratagems to exhaust their victims, drive them into bankruptcy, despair and even to suicide.......
Bring lots of resumes to ACCESS job fair
July 11th, 20080 DEARBORN — The ACCESS (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services) 2008 Summer Job Fair is coming to Dearborn on Wednesday, July 16 and more than 700 people are expected to attend based on last year's numbers. Job seekers can expect to find at least 36 companies on hand searching for new employees, and more...
Vertical ID: Straight-up success
July 11th, 20080 LANSING — Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land and other safety advocates are applauding the success of Michigan's vertical driver's license and ID card program, now in its fifth year. The Vertical Identification Program, implemented in July 2003, helps to prevent minors from purchasing alcohol, tobacco and other age-restricted......
Jordan wants to go nuclear
Israel has the bomb. Iran wants nuclear energy for power, allegedly, though it is sitting on a sea of oil. Syria is trying to join the club. Now Jordan wants in. Just for peaceful purposes, for electricity and desalination of water, according to Khalid Touqan, chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, though...
Group rallys against sweatshop labor
July 5th, 20080 More than 40 people gathered on the Michigan State Capitol's south lawn in Lansing on Tuesday, July 1, to rally against the state's purchasing of employee uniforms through companies that use sweatshop labor practices. The rally, attended by members of various social and religious groups as well as students, coincided with the......
