President Barack Obama’s adviser to the Muslim world is coming to the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn on Sunday to discuss U.S. foreign policy at a Ramadan dinner hosted by U.S. Rep. John Conyers. Rashad Hussain, 31, is the special envoy of the U.S. to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, a group of … Continued
On behalf of the American people, Michelle and I want to extend our best wishes to Muslims in America and around the world. Ramadan Kareem. Ramadan is a time when Muslims around the world reflect upon the wisdom and guidance that comes with faith, and the responsibility that human beings have to one another, and … Continued
Arab Detroit founder and publisher, Warren David, will guest host the “Craig Fahle Show” this Thursday, August 12, 10:00am, on Detroit’s National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate, WDET-FM (101.9). David will interview a variety of guests including: Michael Ibrahim, founder and director of the newly formed Michigan Arab Orchestra; Moose Sheib, LoanMod.com CEO; Dr. Anan Ameri, … Continued
Republicans have dug a deep hole for themselves on matters related to the Middle East and Islam reflecting the extent to which the Party has become captive of the neo-conservative “clash of civilization” crowd and their partners on the evangelical Christian right. This drift becomes clear listening to statements by Republican leaders and surveying the … Continued
As the sky over the Skirball Center transformed from twilight to night, Natacha Atlas and her band – performing in the cultural organization’s hilltop courtyard alongside the 405 Freeway – shifted from music associated with Lebanese pop-folk idol Fairuz to English somber-jazz-folkie Nick Drake to American jazz-soul activist Nina Simone just as smoothly and imperceptibly. … Continued
Comcast and One Economy today celebrated the success of a major technology learning and service initiative that teaches young people about broadband technologies and how to put that knowledge to work to serve the Dearborn community. The program, Comcast Digital Connectors, was conducted during the 2009-2010 school year at the Arab Community Center for Economic … Continued
You might say that there is, in the literal, plot-summary sense, a romantic triangle at the heart of Ruba Nadda’s “Cairo Time.” An American woman waiting to meet her husband in the Egyptian capital is drawn toward a dalliance with a former colleague of his, a local resident who drives her from the airport to … Continued
What began with the right-wing political campaign against the “Ground Zero Mosque,” an Islamic community center that is neither a mosque nor located at ground zero, has now become a national phenomenon. Crowds of protesters, sometimes aligned with the conservative Tea Party movement, are now rallying against proposed mosques in such locations as Murfreesboro, Tennessee; … Continued
When enraged Americans driven by emotion and ignorance spoke out against the building of a Mosque two blocks from Ground Zero, among the people leading the charge were Jewish Americans. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg were among those who expressed support for the mosque and urged religious tolerance. Although … Continued
National Public Radio JACKI LYDEN, host: We’ve invited Dr. Shibley Telhami to our studio to discuss another perspective on news from the Middle East: the view from the citizens of the Arab world. Dr. Telhami is the Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland and the principal investigator for the … Continued
A former secretary of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department says she was interrogated at the Ben-Gurion International Airport in Israel last month. Donna Shalala, who is of Lebanese descent, is now the president of the University of Miami. She was visiting Israel in July as part of a delegation of university leaders invited … Continued
Target Stores has selected “The Night Counter” paperback (Random House, 2010) as one of its breakout new novels. This means that Target will display “The Night Counter” from now until October as one of its book club reads. This is the first Arab American novel to be chosen. Reviews for “Night Counter” “Wonderfully imaginative…poignant, hilarious…The … Continued
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