Pro-Israeli pressure silences South African figure
Apparently no one is free from the Israeli lobby’s reach. Nobel Peace Prize winner and anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu was recently invited to speak at St. Thomas, a small Minnesota university. After school officials spoke with representatives from some pro-Israeli organizations, they canceled the talk. Last April, the Justice and...Arab medical association walks for cancer
DEARBORN — About 30 teams of walkers gathered at the Detroit Zoo last Saturday to raise money for all forms of women's cancer. The fourth annual Walk for Women's Cancer, sponsored by the National Arab American Medical Association (NAAMA) and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, attracted 1500 participants and raised more than...
Mideast trip caps film production
October 9th, 20070 For first-time visitors to the Middle East, the experience screams "exotic," even from forty thousand feet overhead. From the window of a Beirut-bound MEA twinjet, wreaths of mystery smoke creep upward from fires in Turkish Capadocia, the bronze needle of Cypress shines in the Mediterranean and the green fields of the Bekaa sprawl toward...Oakwood Breast Care Center offers free mammograms
Dearborn – The Center for Women's Health at Oakwood is supporting Breast Cancer Awareness month by offering free digital mammograms at the Oakwood Breast Care Center – Dearborn every Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. throughout the month of October for women who qualify. To qualify for the exam, you must be 40 years of age or older, uninsured...MPAC releases guide for responding to campus events
Los Angeles — The Muslim Public Affairs Council this week released a guide for Muslim student and community groups in response to an upcoming series of highly controversial and provocative events on college campuses organized by extreme right wing activist David Horowitz. Under the banner of "Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week" (IFAW),...Presidential candidate Ron Paul to address UofM
Ann Arbor — Presidential candidate Ron Paul is scheduled to give an address at a rally on the University of Michigan Diag following the Michigan Republican Presidential Debate on October 9th. Supporters will gather at about 7 p.m. for a 7:30 rally. Additionally, the "Ron Paul House" — an un-official venue for Paul supporters to gather...
Cherishing Traditions: Telling the Arab American story
September 29th, 20070 DEARBORN — Despite worldwide recognition as a video and television producer, one thing Detroiter Keith Famie never did was put a camera on his Italian father before he died. He now realizes what a mistake that was. Documentary will focus on the history and contributions of the community to the growth and development of...Hotel St. Regis making a comeback
Hand of Lebanese entrepreneur guides rebirth of historic landmark DETROIT—As the city anticipates the opening of the new MGM Grand Detroit Casino next week (barring a shutdown of state government over the budget chaos), another upscale hotel is working to regain recognition as one of Detroit's premier luxury attractions. The newly...Muslim charity coordinates nationwide effort to serve thousands of homeless
Detroit—Volunteers for a California-based Muslim charity plan to take to the streets in 19 U.S. cities Sept. 29 and 30 to help the homeless during Ramadan. The annual "Humanitarian Day" coordinated by Islamic Relief is expected to reach an estimated 25,000 needy people over the weekend. Last year's volunteers served food and other...New naturalization test to debut in October 2008
WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) this week announced the 100 questions and answers that comprise the civics component of the new naturalization test. USCIS will administer this new test to citizenship applicants beginning in October 2008. Earlier this year, more than 6,000 citizenship applicants...
Army wants more Arab Americans to serve their country
September 22nd, 20070 DEARBORN — Arab Americans are playing an important role both in training U.S. armed forces who are going in to Iraq and actually serving on the ground there, but more of them are needed to join the effort. That is one reason Brigadier General Anthony A. (Tony) Cucolo III, Chief of Public Affairs for the U.S. Army, visited Detroit last...Selling pink ribbons for $1 to support Breast Cancer Foundation
DEARBORN — Mayor John B. O'Reilly, Jr. and the City of Dearborn invite the public to purchase pink ribbons in support of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation's 3-Day Walk, which will end at The Henry Ford in Dearborn on September 30. Many City facilities have the pink ribbons, which can be obtained for a minimum suggested...Ed Deeb honored at annual PBS Premiere Night
DETROIT — During its annual PBS Premiere Night, Detroit Public Television (Channel 56) took time to announce its Fall Season, honor one auto company and two individuals, and hear special guest speaker John Davis, creator and host of public television's automotive series Motorweek. Ed Deeb The sixth annual Detroit Public...State primary issue will not impact AAI conference
When Michigan and Florida declared they were moving up their primary elections to January, it caused some political problems. It caused alarm for the Arab American Institute, which is holding a national conference in Dearborn next month. The political tension almost prevented presidential candidates from appearing at the seminal...Lebanese Collegiate Network: An organization committed to serving University Lebanese Clubs
The Lebanese Collegiate Network (LCN) was established in response to an overwhelming need to foster positive relationships between existing University Lebanese Clubs (ULC) and their student members. The LCN board invites all ULCs to join and benefit from this organization by visiting the official LCN website at......
ADC announces new center for Arab American civil rights
September 19th, 20070 DEARBORN — The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Michigan gathered with members of the community for a special press conference on the first ever American-Arab Center for Civil and Human Rights (ACCHR) on Wednesday, September 12, at the Center site on Chase Road in Dearborn. The ACCHR grounds were crowded with over 150...Community honors firefighters, police
DEARBORN — Members of the Arab American community came together to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the tragic events of September 11 on Tuesday, at the Byblos Banquet Hall in Dearborn. The event, organized by the Congress of Arab American Organizations (CAAO), served as a fitting tribute to the fallen heroes of that tragic day,...Suspect taken into custody for attempted murder
DEARBORN — A man inside a house began shooting at a Dearborn officer and a woman on the 6900 block of Yinger early Sunday morning as the officer was responding to a domestic disturbance call. The officer immediately got the woman out of the line of fire and to safety. The shots had come after the officer made contact with the victim,...New York: An intifada against common sense
Once again, the hard-hitting, no-nonsense journalists of the New York Sun, the New York Post, and Fox News, led as always by intrepid scholar Daniel Pipes, have struck a blow in the war against terrorism. I'm referring, of course, to the rooting out of the former principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy, an alleged terrorism......
Toledo mosque has roots going back 75 years
September 19th, 20070 From Interstate 75, the sight is striking: A gleaming white mosque with twin minarets in the classical Islamic style rises out of the Ohio countryside. A visit to the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo during Friday prayers offers another remarkable scene. Inside the mosque's domed prayer hall, as light streams through stained-glass...
ACC’s annual gala focuses on diversity
September 18th, 20070 The Arab American and Chaldean Council’s (ACC) 28th Annual Civic and Humanitarian Awards Gala on Sept. 8 celebrated a night of philanthropic endeavors and achievements. A sold out crowd gathered at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center to commemorate ACC’s role in dedicating time and service to the Metropolitan Detroit area. The......
Humanitarian day event for the homeless in Detroit
SOUTHFIELD — Life for Relief and Development (LIFE), an American non-profit humanitarian relief organization based in Southfield, Mich., is proudly sponsoring the Humanitarian Day Event for the Homeless in Detroit, in an effort to help ease the hardships of those less fortunate. The event is part of LIFE's continuing humanitarian efforts...Ashkar named to Leadership Detroit
DETROIT — Fouad Ashkar, manager, economic development and ethnic marketing for DTE Energy, was among 65 professionals selected to participate in the upcoming Leadership Detroit program. Leadership Detroit is the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce's premier leadership development and training program. "The Leadership Detroit......