The International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit offers foreign language classes including; Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Italian, and Spanish The semester is exactly ten weeks; each class is held consecutively once a week for two and a half hours. Adult conversational skills and basic grammar is emphasized; advanced classes are offered. Instructors are experienced and … Continued
Learning a new language can help keep your brain sharp. Doing so in a welcoming, small-group setting is fun. Let instructor Yasser Mansour (right) guide you during 10 weekly sessions of Arabic Level I at the AANM on Thursdays 6-8 p.m., starting Feb. 12 OR Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon, starting Feb. 14. Tuition, $200 for Members … Continued
The Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce announced its 2009 executive committee. Frank Jonna of Jonna Companies is the new chairman. He served as 2008 executive vice chairman. Jacob Bacall of Bacall Development is the 2009 executive vice chairman. Paul Asker of Foster, Swift, Collins and Smith is second vice chairman. Evan Bahoura of Bahoura Berringer … Continued
For Fordson High School senior Laya Charara, the struggles of Arab Americans since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks share some parallels with those of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charara, who won first place in an essay contest honoring King’s legacy, said she prays the nation learns from its past follies. “Dr. King unfastened the … Continued
The Lebanese American Heritage Club (LAHC) has announced the launch of its 21st Annual Arab American Scholarship Foundation Program. The scholarship is open to Arab American high school, undergraduate and graduate students in Michigan with a GPA of 3.0 or above. Deadline for submission is April 6, 2009. For more information on the scholarship requirements, … Continued
The president’s elderly stepgrandmother brought him an oxtail fly whisk, a mark of power at home in Kenya. Cousins journeyed from the South Carolina town where the first lady’s great-great-grandfather was born into slavery, while the rabbi in the family came from the synagogue where he had been commemorating Martin Luther King’s Birthday. The president … Continued
Montreal based singer-songwriter Chantal Chamandy, will premiere her new Public Television special, Chantal Live at the Pyramids, on Saturday evening February 9th, at the Arab American National Museum, 13624 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, MI, 48126. Chamandy was born in Alexandria, Egypt, of Greek/Egyptian and Lebanese parentage. She moved to Montreal, Canada when she was a young … Continued
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