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...Meeting with an Arab-Canadian priest and his daughter
Father Robert Assaly is an Anglican priest, born in Ottawa to Lebanese parents. His grandparents were Orthodox immigrants to Saskatchewan, but since there was no...Megabus.com first in United States to introduce intercity double-decker bus travel
DETROIT — Megabus.com, a daily express bus company that offers $1 fares, announced it will begin service of the first double-decker buses to carry passengers intercity......
Permanent Resident Cards without expiration dates must be replaced
WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced this week a proposal to require nearly 750,000 lawful permanent residents carrying “green cards”...Finkelstein, DePaul settle tenure scandal
Chicago's DePaul University and professor Norman Finkelstein have come to some settlement following a controversy surrounding his bid to get academic tenure. The......
Treasury meets with community on charities
Members of the Arab American community voiced their growing concerns regarding charitable contributions during a special town hall meeting on Tuesday, September 4, at...Arabic spoken? Plane grounded!
Woman's gripe over men speaking Arabic grounded plane bound to Chicago SAN DIEGO - A woman who complained that some fellow passengers spoke Arabic and "had......
Arab American and Chaldean Council to mark 28 years of service
DETROIT — The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) will host its 28th Annual Civic and Humanitarian Awards Gala at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center at 6 p.m....
ADC Michigan announces new building plans
September 1st, 20070 DEARBORN — What began as a dream is now becoming reality for the American- Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Michigan, as they move ahead with plans to build the......
Group to hold community forum on charitable contributions
DEARBORN — As the month of Ramadan approaches and the time for almsgiving begins, BRIDGES and the U.S. Attorney's Office will make an effort to alleviate concerns about...Fordson senior has eye on the NFL
Will 'Fordson Tractors' carry him to stardom? DEARBORN — The National Football League doesn’t discriminate based on race or ethnicity, just like every other......
Fakhouri to be inducted into Michigan’s Women’s Hall of Fame, named to Harvard leadership board
Detroit — Nine outstanding women have been selected for induction into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame for 2007. The four Contemporary Division Honorees are Dr. Haifa...
Dearborn hosts ‘Festival of Peace’
August 18th, 20070 DEARBORN – Thousands of people gathered at Hemlock Park this past Tuesday to commemorate the one year anniversary of the end of the Israeli-Lebanese War. The Congress of......
Taking care of hunger in the D
TROY — In the current Michigan economy, it may not startle you to learn that 45% of the population in Detroit is classified as what the international community now calls...
Ahmed named to head DHS for Michigan
August 18th, 20070 DEARBORN — Governor Jennifer M. Granholm this week announced the appointment of Ismael Ahmed to director of the Michigan Department of Human Services. Ahmed is a 1975......
Fear of Arabs and Muslims on the rise in America
August 14th, 20070 Anti-Muslim and anti-Arab acts in the streets, schools and homes of America have shocked many in recent weeks. In the span of a few short days, a fire devastated a...
ACC continues upgrade of Detroit neighborhood
July 29th, 20070 The Seven Mile Project - Phase III DETROIT – The neighborhood of 7 Mile and Woodward is one filled with a deep, prideful history. It is a place with great......
Workplace discrimination subject of annual EEOC meet
DETROIT — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held a candid panel discussion on workplace discrimination during its Annual Detroit Seminar on...ADC hosts DHS officials at reception
Washington — This week the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) hosted a dinner reception for speakers and participants in the "Roundtable on Security and......
All thing Lebanese at Birmingham festival
Birmingham - The first annual Lebanese Festival – dubbed Leb Fest - took place Wednesday in downtown Birmingham, attracting hundreds of Arabs and non-Arabs alike. The...Arab ambassadors attend Michigan conference
WASHINGTON - A delegation of Arab ambassadors attended the annual meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA) last week in Traverse City, Michigan. The trip was......
Poll shows most Muslims reject extremism
July 29th, 20070 WASHINGTON (IPS) — Growing numbers of Muslims in the Middle East and in predominantly Muslim countries in Asia and Africa are rejecting "Islamic extremism" and the use...Refugees cause worry about state economy
DETROIT — The area in southeast Michigan where 2,000 Iraqi refugees are expected to resettle already has 169,000 people out of work. Some fear the influx will push......