When Bassem Souwaidan opened up Al Wissam clothing shop on West Vernor in Detroit, he never imagined that a small family-run business would catapult to success not only in Michigan, but far, far beyond. Today, the Al Wissam brand is sold in 30 different states, along with major cities in both Canada and Germany, and … Continued
The 2010 Jack G. Shaheen Mass Communications Scholarship is open for applications. Several scholarships are available at $1,000 each. Eligibility is for college students classified as a junior, senior or enrolled in Graduate School (submit letter of Graduate School acceptance). Must be attending college in the 2009-10 academic year, majoring in Mass Communications, Journalism, Radio, … Continued
How fragile is democracy in Iraq? For one thing, there are no political campaigns because “the candidate would be killed” and no campaign offices because “they would be bombed.” In fact, Juan Cole told an audience of educators and students on Monday afternoon, only the presence of the U.S. military has kept the very brief … Continued
Leading Arabic television provider, Talfazat proudly announces today the addition of OTV as the newest channel to join its diverse program line-up. Broadcasting from Lebanon, OTV gives viewers a balanced source of information offering programs that address modernism, freedom and democracy. OTV promotes the relations between Lebanese emigrants and their homeland, as the Lebanese Diaspora … Continued
Dubai World, the indebted conglomerate at the heart of this sheikdom’s credit problems, may sell off assets it acquired during a multiyear building and buying spree to raise cash, according to a senior government official. Dubai Finance Department Director-General Abdul Rahman al-Saleh did not say which pieces of the company are for sale in an … Continued
The Twilight Theatre Company will produce a six-week Off-Broadway production of “Palestine”. This one-woman play, written and performed by Najla Saïd, will debut February 9, 2010 and play through March 21st at New York Theatre Workshop’s second stage, The Fourth Street Theatre. “Palestine” is a a compilation of Ms. Said’s humor, honesty, compassion, familial position, … Continued
For 2009, UNESCO and the Arab League designated Jerusalem as the year’s Arab cultural hub. Asserting their control over predominantly Arab East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities forbade events associated with the Arab Capital of Culture program. In response, the festival was driven underground. One organization that coordinated a series of indoor performances in East Jerusalem last … Continued
As part of a four-year “emergency plan” to overhaul the education sector, the Moroccan government has signed DH12.6bn (€1.1bn) in new agreements to improve the quality of its universities. This extra investment comes as the country seeks to meet its UN Millennium Development Goals by 2015. At the beginning of October, HM King Mohamed IV … Continued
With much of his time and energy being consumed by the enormous challenges of rebuilding the American economy and fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Obama is discovering that Washington may be constrained in its ability to engage in unilateral peacemaking in the Holy Land. Indeed, the erosion in US global power in the … Continued
President Obama will welcome President Michel Sleiman of Lebanon to the White House on Monday, December 14, 2009. The President looks forward to consulting with President Sleiman on a broad range of issues of mutual concern, including efforts to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the United States and Lebanon, achieve a comprehensive regional peace, and … Continued
The ruler of this city-state, Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, became renowned as a developer-king, an autocratic visionary determined to build a 21st-century Xanadu in the desert despite a legion of critics who said it could not be done. “What I have achieved for Dubai is just 10 percent of my vision,” he would often … Continued
The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) has added three new members to their Board of Directors, Mayor for the City of Wayne, Michigan Abdul “Al” Haidous, Dearborn Chief of Police Ronald Haddad, and Arkan Jonna of A.F. Jonna Development. “We are proud they joined the ACC team,” said ACC President & CEO Dr. Haifa … Continued
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