Najwa Hadous was named ACCESS Employment & Training Director, after having served as Operations Manager since 2000. Throughout her 14 year career at ACCESS, Mrs. Hadous has held awide range of responsibilities within the Employment and Training Department, including supervising and managing day-to-day department functions, supervising staff, and monitoring program performance. She is a certified … Continued
The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization providing human and social services throughout Southeastern Michigan, will host City of Detroit Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. at the joint meeting of its Board of Directors and Advisory Board on Tuesday, April 7 at 11:30 a.m. The board meeting is to be held at … Continued
Today, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee welcomed the Obama Administration decision to seek a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council. A stark reversal of policy toward the Council in comparison to the previous administration, the move sends an important message to the global community that the United States seeks to be a leader supporting … Continued
On Sunday, Arab Americans throughout the Metro Detroit area will celebrate Easter— the most significant annual religious feast in the Christian liturgical year. This particular year, as well as in 2011, Easter will fall on the same day for both Christian Catholics and Orthodox, an atypical occurrence due to each denomination’s adherence of a different … Continued
It’s known as the “Paris of the Middle East” and is often boasted as the only place where you can lay on the beach and ski down a mountaintop in the same day. This geographical treasure is none other than Lebanon—a home away from home for millions of Lebanese natives, and in recent years, an … Continued
Lake Forest College is seeking an Arabic Language Instructor to teach the first year of Arabic language: Arabic 110 in fall 2010 and Arabic 112 in spring 2011, one course per semester, plus advanced tutorials as needed. Candidates must hold at least the Master’s degree in Arabic language or a related field. Teaching experience is … Continued
The Toronto Palestine Film Festival (TPFF) is pleased to announce TPFF 2010 will take place on October 2-8, 2010. Land Day, marked today by Palestinians around the world, is the anniversary commemorating the deep connection between Palestinians and their ancestral land. ?TPFF 2010 will showcase films that explore this relationship from different perspectives and themes … Continued
In recognition of Minority Health Awareness Month, on Thursday, April 1, 2010 the Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) will host a community health fair in partnership with the American Cancer Society, Detroit Community Health Connection, and Karmanos Cancer Institute from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm at ACC’s Youth Recreation and Leadership Center located at … Continued
Civil rights activist the Rev. Jesse Jackson urged Muslim Americans to partner with his organization not only for civil rights but on economic issues facing Americans, such as foreclosures. “When we fight against foreclosure … that’s all of our fight,” Jackson told a crowd of about 900 people gathered Sunday for a banquet marking the … Continued
In a tiny workshop on the roof of his home in a Baghdad slum, Farhan Hassan works in secret, lovingly curving wood and tightening strings to make his ouds — a traditional Arabic instrument. Only close family and friends know what he is doing, because the militiamen in his neighborhood frown on such frivolities. The … Continued
Hispanic advocates often tell the story of a Census Bureau worker who visits a Puerto Rican household in New York City’s East Harlem neighborhood. Seeing the family’s caramel complexion, the Census taker asks which race he should put down for them — white or black. To which the family answers: “Puerto Rican.” The story could … Continued
Director of al-Raqqah Department of Archeology Mohammad Sarhan al-Ahmad said the findings include chinaware plates, lanterns, chinaware and clay cups and glasses, clay pots painted green and turquoise, clay pegs, and furnaces for making pottery and glass. Al-Ahmad noted that this discovery points out to the role of al-Raqqah in metallurgy, the production of pottery … Continued
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