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Volunteers Pitch in for Arab-American Service Day

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

LAHC Marks 21 Years of Supporting Education; Awards 55 Students of High Academic Distinction

The Lebanese American Heritage Club’s (LAHC) Arab American Scholarship Foundation (AASF) marked 21 years of providing assistance and encouraging the pursuance of higher education at their 21st Annual Arab American Scholarship Foundation Banquet at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Friday, May 8, 2009. The event brought in nearly 1,000 of Metro Detroit’s most influential community … Continued

Dearborn Mosque Celebrates Anniversary Today

Decades ago, Muslims could dance, listen to rock music and intermingle with the opposite sex inside the American Moslem Society mosque in Dearborn. But all that ended after new leaders, influenced by a revival in the Middle East, adopted a more rigid interpretation of Islam. As the mosque — believed to be the oldest in … Continued

ADC Welcomes 2009 Anthony Shadid Internship Program Legal Associates

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) welcomes four law students who will be joining the ADC Legal Department as Legal Associates for Summer 2009. The students are part of the ADC-Research Institute (ADC-RI) Anthony Shadid Internship Program, named for the former ADC intern and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist (For more information, please see http://www.adc.org/internprogram/new/). The law … Continued

DHS Deputy Secretary to Keynote Civil Rights Awards Lunch at ADC Annual National Convention

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is proud to announce that Deputy Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Jane Holl Lute will deliver the keynote remarks during this year’s Civil Rights Awards Lunch headlining an outstanding program of awards and speakers at one of the anchor events during the ADC Annual National Convention. The … Continued

Arab Detroit.com Celebrates Second Anniversary, Promoting Understanding and Diversity

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

King of Jordan Meets US Religious Leaders

His Majesty King Abdullah underlined on Monday the important role of religious leaders in supporting efforts to bring about peace and stability in the Middle East as part of a comprehensive peace that ends the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the basis of the two-state solution. At separate meetings with representatives of several Islamic, Christian and Jewish … Continued

Egyptian-Born U.S. Muslim Dalia Mogahed Appointed as Obama Advisor

Egyptians are cautiously rejoicing over the recent appointment of a veiled Egyptian American Muslim woman as an advisor to President Obama. Dalia Mogahed, senior analyst and executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, was appointed this month to Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Arabs are closely watching for signs that … Continued

Archbishop of Jerusalem Confirmed to Address ADC Convention

The American- Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is pleased to announce that His Excellency Archbishop Hilarion Capucci, the Archbishop of Jerusalem, is a confirmed featured speaker during the 2009 ADC Annual National Convention. Archbishop Capucci is one of the foremost leaders regardless of faith advocating for human rights in the world today. In 1965, Hilarion Capucci … Continued

The Mossawa Center Outreaches to Arab American Civil Society

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

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