Author Archives: Arab America

In an open letter Wednesday to Pastor Terry Jones, Dearborn Mayor Jack O’Reilly Jr. blasted claims that his city is under Islamic law, noting it has three strip clubs and a factory that makes pork products sitting across the street from a mosque. “None of that should be allowed under Shari’a law,” O’Reilly wrote, referring … Continued

The interfaith community will come together to affirm our unity as residents of southeast Michigan in supporting the inalienable freedom to practice religious beliefs in peace and without persecution. To those who would draw lines of hate to divide us we will respond that it is in fact our diversity that strengthens and unites us … Continued

Dearborn and the community of southeast Michigan have found their own ways to respond to Florida pastor Terry Jones and his planned visit to the area for an anti-Islam protest on Friday. One response has been with a touch of humor, as two videos from the Arab American community of Dearborn have premiered on the … Continued

International banks, acting on government orders to freeze assets from Libya, Egypt and Tunisia, are scouring hundreds of millions of client files for individuals on the new watch lists. But in doing so, bank compliance officers are grappling with a peculiar challenge: the myriad ways of transliterating Arabic names. The arcane problem is opening the … Continued

Leaders of the Michigan-based Order of the Dragon announced Saturday that they have canceled their planned April 22 protest slated to be held outside of the Islamic Center of America. Quran-burning Florida Pastor Terry Jones, however, is still expected to make an appearance. Order of the Dragon President Frank Fiorello and Vice President Jammie Bothwell … Continued

Community members are urged to turn out tonight for a rally to support efforts to hold federal officials accountable for overzealous practices targeting immigrants. The rally will be held at 6 p.m. at the UAW Local,10550 Dix Highway. On hand will be Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Illinois and Michigan Reps. Hansen Clarke and John Conyers. … Continued

A century before young men and women took to the streets of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and other parts of the Arab world, demanding a new way of life and a new kind of politics, there was young Khalid, calling for a revolution of the spirit, a fusing of Islam and liberalism. He was the creation … Continued

As part of their Global Thursdays series, the Arab American National Museum held their first-ever PechaKucha Night on Thursday. The evening brought together the best minds of the local design community to share their ideas. “Devised in Tokyo in 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network and show their work in public, … Continued

Political unrest across the Middle East has increased appetite in the wider world for comment from within the region, and some are turning to bloggers for insider views on the events unfolding on their television screens. Social media – including blogging, Twitter and Facebook – has played an often-crucial role in organizing the protests sweeping … Continued

Morocco’s industry and commerce minister plans to talk up investment in his north African nation to business leaders in one of the largest Arab-American communities outside the Middle East. Ahmed Reda Chami is scheduled to speak Thursday evening to a group of Michigan companies in Dearborn. The dinner is hosted by the American Arab Chamber … Continued

Within the spectrum of American literary traditions, Arab American literature is relatively new. Writing produced by Americans of Arab origin is mainly a product of the twentieth century and only started to flourish in the past thirty years. While this young but thriving literature varies widely in content and style, it emerges from a common … Continued

A mother of five children went out to rent a movie from Wal-Mart and has not been seen since. Wazineh Suleiman is missing. She disappeared in Cartersville, Georgia. A frantic search is underway to find her. Wazineh is 5’7 in height, weighs about 130 pounds, and has hazel eyes and long brown hair. She has … Continued