Author Archives: Arab America

This year Arab Americans from throughout Michigan will celebrate Valentine’s Day at several venues. Below is a listing of Valentine’s Day events as compiled by Arab Detroit: <b><a href=”http://arabdetroit.com/events.php?id=1698″>Valentine’s Cruise Featuring Arab Singing Stars</a></b><br /> (Friday, February 11, 2011 AM) <br> <b><a href=”http://arabdetroit.com/events.php?id=1988″>St. Sharbel Maronite Church Valentine’s Party</a></b><br /> (Saturday, February 12, 2011 ) <br> … Continued

Doctoral student at Lubin School of Business at Pace University, Areeg Barakat, is conducting a pioneering study about Arab American consumption and shopping behaviors. In order to participate, click <a href=”http://pacelubin.qualtrics.com//SE/?SID=SV_6WrsQRQ7D4zV0YA”>here</a>. By filling out this survey, participants will be contributing to a better understanding of Arab American culture and values. If interested, after this study … Continued

Palestinian American poet, Remi Kenazi’s debut poetry collection Poetic Injustice: Writings on Resistance and Palestine was released today. The long-awaited release by Palestinian-American poet Remi Kanazi is a diverse mix of unabashed resistance poems. Laced with searing indictments of occupation, ethnic cleansing, and war, Remi tackles some of the most important issues facing the world … Continued

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President Hosni Mubarak’s family fortune could be as much as $70bn (£43.5bn) according to analysis by Middle East experts, with much of his wealth in British and Swiss banks or tied up in real estate in London, New York, Los Angeles and along expensive tracts of the Red Sea coast. After 30 years as president … Continued

“Fordson: Faith, Fasting and Football” is an efficient, cable-ready docu that takes an up-close view of Arab-American high schoolers, parents, coaches and educators in Dearborn, the Michigan city that, as one interviewee pointedly notes, has the largest concentration of Arabs in any metropolitan area outside the Middle East. After passing through the fest circuit and … Continued

William “Dock” Walls laid out their platforms Sunday morning before a gathering of the Arab American Democratic Club. “We have the opportunity to move Chicago forward as a world-class city,” said the organization’s past president Samir Khalil in an opening statement. “We want our community to be wholly involved in the process.” Saying city government … Continued

The United States and leading European nations on Saturday threw their weight behind Egypt’s vice president, Omar Suleiman, backing his attempt to defuse a popular uprising without immediately removing President Hosni Mubarak from power. American officials said Mr. Suleiman had promised them an “orderly transition” that would include constitutional reform and outreach to opposition groups. … Continued

Arab Americans in southeastern Michigan continue to take a stand in support of widespread reform protests in Egypt by staging a second round of weekend rallies. Demonstrations of varying sizes were held Saturday throughout Metro Detroit. Representatives of the Congress of Arab American Organizations-Michigan, which represents more than 40 groups, called for a day of … Continued

Steinway Street in Queens has become a stage for the rising chorus of Egyptian-American voices, raging to remove Egypt’s president as they watch bloody scenes from Cairo unfold on Arab-language television. They’re part of the nation’s largest community of Egyptian-Americans. Close to 60,000 live in the tristate area — New York, New Jersey and Connecticut … Continued

George Saba Jr. never let a congenital heart defect slow him down. Mr. Saba, an attorney, loved to travel and had another hobby — stand-up comedy, said his brother Paul. “He performed at the Arab-American Comedy Festival in New York,” said Paul Saba, his brother. “Stand-up comedy was a passion of his.” Mr. Saba died … Continued

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