Attorney Salman T. Sesi, a prominent area attorney who is founder and partner of the law firm Sesi & Sesi, PC of Farmington Hills, was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor at a black tie ceremony in New York City May 9, 2009. The Ellis Island Medal of Honor is awarded annually to a … Continued
Hawraa Hakim passed out t-shirts to volunteers gathered at Hemlock Park and quickly realized that there were more people than shirts. “We ran out,” the 19-year-old Dearborn resident said. “We were surprised.” About 320 volunteers joined Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) Saturday in celebrating the fifth annual National Arab-American Service Day, … Continued
Arab Detroit.com Seeks to Dispel Arab Stereotypes with Accurate Information This week marks the second anniversary of Arab Detroit.com, one of the leading interactive websites in the Arab American community. Arab Detroit looks beyond the headlines and stereotypical images of Arabs and Arab Americans which we see everyday in the media, it disseminates accurate information … Continued
Dr. Hassan Hathout, a physician, medical ethicist and leader of the Southern California Islamic community who was at the forefront of efforts to demystify American Muslims and build interfaith bonds, has died. He was 84. Hathout died of natural causes Saturday at his Pasadena home, said a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles-based Muslim Public Affairs … Continued
The Mossawa Center, the advocacy center for the Arab minority in Israel, in continuing its US advocacy tour, met with Arab American Civil Society groups as part of the Center’s efforts to build relations with US civil society and disapora in finding new ways of copperation. Mossawa met with various groups including the Arab American … Continued
Ronald Amen will be honored by the WSU Center for Peace and Conflict Studies which presents their “Commuity Peacemaker” award to notable individuals and groups who have made a crucial difference in bringing people together. This year on May 14th, the center will present one of four such awards to Ron Amen in recognition of … Continued
The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization providing human and social services throughout Southeastern Michigan, will host City of Detroit Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. at the joint meeting of its Board of Directors and Advisory Board on Tuesday, April 7 at 11:30 a.m. The board meeting is to be held at … Continued
In the past few years, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of Muslim American undergraduates and graduate students performing internships and fellowships in various Congressional Offices and Committees in Washington, D.C.. The Congressional Muslim Staffers Association (CMSA) encourages Muslim American students to apply for Congressional Internships and Fellowships, particularly during the summer … Continued
The stack of photocopied mazes that read “Help Nadia find her way home where she will be counted,” in English and Arabic, lay on a U.S. Census information table set up Thursday night at the Arab American and Chaldean Council’s town hall meeting with Detroit Mayor Dave Bing on the city’s west side. Lying on … Continued
As if being expelled from Libya in 1995 because of his Palestinian heritage wasn’t hard enough, Mohamed Aboushaban said he faced isolation and prejudice when he settled in suburban Burbank soon afterward. But Aboushaban has found a ray of hope in a support group for elderly Arab-Americans, run by Arab American Family Services, a social … Continued
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) proudly thanks outgoing President, Mary Rose Oakar, for her years of dedication and commitment to the work and mission of ADC. ADC wishes her continued success in her future work. Effective March 1, 2010, Sara Najjar-Wilson assumes her duties as the successor to the Hon. Mary Rose Oakar. Outgoing President, … Continued
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan urged students at the American University in Cairo (AUC) to look beyond themselves and find inspiration in the principles of civic engagement to work towards the good of their communities, and transform the future of the Middle East. Delivering an address at the University from which she … Continued
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