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ACCESS Elects New Executive Board of Directors

Nov 16, 2009

At the annual membership meeting Nov. 14, ACCESS members elected a new Executive Board and Board of Directors. Former Board(...)

Fort Hood and the Invisibility of Arab Americans

Nov 16, 2009

Arabs - both Christian and Muslim - began emigrating to the United States in appreciable numbers from the Arabic speaking(...)

Muslim Soldiers: We Love America

Nov 15, 2009

When Nader Alsafari of Dearborn was sent to Fallujah, Iraq, in 2006 to fight with the U.S. Marines, some of(...)

Fort Hood Tragedy Is Being Exploited To Bolster Discrimination

Nov 13, 2009

In the aftermath of the appalling attack at Fort Hood, one of the most important questions is how this rampage(...)

Officials Plan to Lure Mideast Firms with State Water

Nov 12, 2009

Lt. Gov. John Cherry and Michigan Economic Development Corp. officials are heading to the Mideast, hoping to lure businesses with(...)

Ambassador Dr. Clovis Maksoud to Speak at Arab Detroit Diversity Workshop

Nov 11, 2009

Dr. Clovis Maksoud, former ambassador and permanent observer of the League of Arab States at the United Nations and its(...)

A Marred Holiday For One Arab American Vet

Nov 11, 2009

Rajai Hakki has tried to ignore the Fort Hood massacre. The 28-year-old Iraq War vet quit college to join the(...)

Diversity Lottery Program for Immigrant Visas Now Available

Nov 10, 2009

Every year, the U.S. State Department’s Diversity Lottery (DV) Program makes 55,000 immigrant visas available through a lottery to people(...)

CIA Commercials to Recruit US Arabs, Iranians

Nov 10, 2009

The CIA plans a Detroit-area premiere for two TV commercials aimed at recruiting Arab- and Iranian-Americans. The private screening will(...)

Empowering Women Key to Achieving Development in Tunisia

Nov 9, 2009

Promoting women and enhancing their contribution to all fields, is the cornerstone of Tunisia's social policy and is to achieving(...)

Support Resettled Palestinian Refugees with the Amazon Wishlist

Nov 8, 2009

In the past few weeks, several Palestinian refugee families from Al-Waleed camp in Iraq have been resettled across the US.(...)

Arab, Muslim Groups in Michigan Condemn Ft. Hood Shooting

Nov 7, 2009

Arab-American and Muslim groups based in metro Detroit and across the U.S. have strongly condemned the http://www.freep.com/article/20091105/NEWS07/91105055/1318/Suspect-in-Ft.-Hood-shooting-on-ventilator">shooting rampage in Ft.(...)