A series of children’s textbooks on Islam contains misleading and inflammatory rhetoric about the religion, inaccurately portraying its followers as inherently violent and deserving of suspicion, according to a Muslim civil liberties group. Quantcast The Pennsylvania chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations began what it calls a public awareness campaign Wednesday against the “World … Continued
Nawar Shora was online Friday, March 19 at 10 a.m. ET discusses his move from the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee to a post at the Transportation Security Administration, where he will be a senior adviser on civil rights. Read more: Nawar Shora takes battle for Arab and Muslim rights inside the TSA ____________________ Profiling: Hi Nawar … Continued
The stack of photocopied mazes that read “Help Nadia find her way home where she will be counted,” in English and Arabic, lay on a U.S. Census information table set up Thursday night at the Arab American and Chaldean Council’s town hall meeting with Detroit Mayor Dave Bing on the city’s west side. Lying on … Continued
300 Individuals will be sworn in as new U.S. citizens on March 26, at Bint Jbail Cultural Center, 6220 Miller Road, Dearborn. At 9 a.m., a reception will be held for the new citizens, their families and friends. At 10 a.m., Judge John Corbett O’Meara, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, will administer the … Continued
As if being expelled from Libya in 1995 because of his Palestinian heritage wasn’t hard enough, Mohamed Aboushaban said he faced isolation and prejudice when he settled in suburban Burbank soon afterward. But Aboushaban has found a ray of hope in a support group for elderly Arab-Americans, run by Arab American Family Services, a social … Continued
Doha Enterprises has signed an agreement with the American Arab Chamber of Commerce, Dearborn, Michigan, to become a strategic partner of the 2nd Made in the USA – Qatar 2010 Exhibition. The Chamber is the largest Arab American business organization in the United States with over 1100 members. Both organizations will work together to identify … Continued
Doha Enterprises has signed an agreement with the American Arab Chamber of Commerce, Dearborn Michigan, to become a strategic partner of the 2nd Made in the USA -Qatar 2010 Exhibition. The Chamber is the largest Arab American business organization in the United States with over 1100 members. Both organizations will work together to identify and … Continued
The United Arab Emirates’ capital is spending $100 billion to diversify its oil-reliant economy into a tourist hub, which it hopes will attract 2.3 million visitors by 2013. At roughly half the size of Bermuda, Saadiyat Island is the centerpiece of the emirate’s cultural efforts. The $27 billion, 27-square-kilometer, natural island will house the world’s … Continued
I did not really understand Umm Kulthum’s mystique. That’s because I grew up in the U.S. listening to Bob Dylan records with my dad, who came here from Syria as a young graduate student. For his part, my dad, Fawwaz Ulaby, grew up listening to one of the Arab world’s most legendary vocalists. When I … Continued
Walk in the footsteps of Jesus on the streets of Bethlehem and Jerusalem! · Ride in a boat on the Sea of Galilee! · Discover the presence of the risen Christ in the midst of the present struggle for justice, peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land! When: –May 5-19, 2010 – St. Andrew Pilgrimage … Continued
Eric Emerson Schmidt, chairman and CEO of Google Inc., said Monday that he was highly impressed by the Saudi economy. He also predicted that the Kingdom would achieve tremendous economic progress and technological advancement in the coming years. Schmidt made this comment during talks with Omar Al-Dabbagh, governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA). … Continued
Denise Hazime, a Muslim woman, contacted food services officials here last July with what she thought might sound like a preposterous proposal: She wanted to open an Arabic food stand on the largest Marine base on the West Coast. It turned out to be an appetizing idea. Marines returning from Iraq and the Persian Gulf … Continued
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