Miss USA Rima Fakih was eliminated on Monday evening in the Miss Universe pageant. Miss Mexico, Jimena Navarrete, a 22-year-old from Guadalajara won the Miss Universe title. Fakih competed against 88 other women from around the world at the pageant which was broadcast from the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas on the NBC Television … Continued
The Obama administration has set the date for the first direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in two years, a small diplomatic victory for an administration that made Arab-Israeli peace an early priority. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas have been invited to the White House on Sept.1. They will be joined … Continued
A Muslim woman is suing Disneyland, accusing the company’s California theme park of discrimination for telling her she could not serve customers if she chose to wear a headscarf. Imane Boudal, 26, asked her employers at Disneyland’s Grand Californian Hotel several months ago whether they would permit her to wear a headcovering while working as … Continued
Having largely ignored the story in recent weeks, the Arab press has begun to take note of the controversy over plans for Cordoba House, an Islamic centre near ground zero in New York, after Barack Obama spoke out on the issue. The commentary thus far has mixed consternation that the project is meeting so much … Continued
Politicians beyond New York continued to stake out positions Tuesday on the controversy over plans to build an Islamic center and mosque near the site of the World Trade Center, but divisions emerged within each party over what has become a surprise issue in the 2010 elections. In Pennsylvania’s closely contested Senate race, the Democratic … Continued
The governor of New York, David Paterson, is seeking face-to-face talks with the Imam and developer who are behind plans to build a new Muslim community centre and mosque close to Ground Zero in lower Manhattan with the hope of persuading them to build elsewhere. Mr Paterson, a Democrat who is not seeking re-election and … Continued
The Zakat Foundation (ZF), an international charity organization based in Chicago, Illinois, with support from Bridgeview’s Mosque Foundation and volunteers from the Chicagoland area are providing daily iftar-dinners for approximately 250 to 300 people per day at six Chicago-land mosques during the entire month of Ramadan. This is the fifth Ramadan during which Zakat Foundation … Continued
ebanon’s state-run news agency says Parliament has passed a law that for the first time grants the country’s Palestinian refugees the right to work in any profession. The bill approved on Tuesday is the most serious effort yet by Lebanon to transform its policies toward the Palestinians. Until now, the approximately 400,000 Palestinian refugees in … Continued
On the upcoming season of Bravo’s The Rachel Zoe Project viewers will be able to see Joey Maalouf — of Maalouf Salon in Birmingham, Michigan — working with Rachel and other celebrities. The youngest of the Maalouf brothers splits his time between the Birmingham salon and L.A. where he works intimately with Rachel Zoe. Recently … Continued
Luxury Live Productions announced today that the Lebanese superstar Assi El Helani and his orchestra will make a U.S. tour to Ann Arbor, Detroit, New Jersey, and Las Vegas in October and November 2010. Tour information and venues will be forthcoming soon. El Helani has been a major figure in the music scene of the … Continued
Maya Sabti’s children were born and raised in Lebanon but they speak only broken Arabic and cringe when presented with an Arabic book to read. “I try to get them interested, but I don’t blame them that they’re not,” said Sabti, whose children are 8 and 10. “Mobile phones, Facebook, movies — all that’s important … Continued
ACCESS has teamed up with Henry Ford Community College to bring the college to the community. College Success 101 is a three credit college class now offered at Henry Ford Community College that will teach students how to manage stress, essential study skills, note taking, and the importance of diversity. ACCESS will be providing the … Continued
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