Author Archives: Arab America

On Monday, December 29, the American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT), a coalition of 12 major Islamic organizations, will hold a 10 a.m. news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to release an open letter to President-elect Obama outlining suggested domestic and foreign policy priorities for the new administration. … Continued

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on American Muslims and other people of conscience to contact their elected representatives and urge them to condemn Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip that have killed almost 300 people and injured hundreds more, including women and children. In its bombardment of Gaza, Israel has targeted at … Continued

Pontiac’s Creative Arts Center presents a solo show of paintings and ceramics, “Celebrations” by Ilham Baddredine Mahfouz January 9 through January 31, 2009 at the Creative Arts Center, 47 Williams Street in Pontiac. The opening reception, Friday, January 9, from 6 – 9 PM will include meeting the artist, a poetry reading by Ibaa Ismail … Continued

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) calls on the United States and the international community to take immediate action to pressure Israel to end its attacks and stop the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Reports indicate that Israeli air strikes today alone have killed 205 People in Gaza and have left over 400 more hurt. These … Continued

The Congress of Arab American Organizations (CAAO) – Michigan, strongly condemns the current Israeli massacre in Gaza, in which more than 225 Palestinians have been murdered in the bloodiest one-day death toll in 60 years of conflict between the Palestinians and Israel. More than 700 Palestinians have been wounded in the same time period. For … Continued

A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today condemned Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip that left more than 200 people dead and called the death toll a “massacre carried out using U.S. taxpayer-funded weapons.” More than 700 people, including women and children, were injured in the attacks. SEE: Israeli Strikes Kill 229 … Continued

SURA Arts Academy, a free, diversity-themed digital photography instruction program for youth run by the Arab American National Museum (AANM), is accepting registrations for the Spring 2009 semester, which begins on January 20 and concludes on April 7. Thirty (30) slots are available at no charge to students in grades six through nine who reside … Continued

ADC Michigan is now accepting nominations for the “Educator of the Year Award” and the “Young Leadership Award” for the ADC Michigan 10th Anniversary Martin Luther King Jr., Scholarship Awards reception, which will be co-hosted by the Detroit Branch NAACP on Friday, January 30, 2009 at the Greenfield Manor in Dearborn. Please submit your nominations … Continued

On Monday, December 15, 2008, GEN McCaffrey (BRM) traveled to Detroit, Michigan with “Spider” Marks, GLS President and CEO to see GLS Arab-American Outreach and recruiting operations first hand. BRM received the operations mission overview and met GLS employees at the Central Region Accessions Center (RAC). At the GLS Arab-American Outreach dinner later that same … Continued

President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) to become transportation secretary, adding a second Republican to a key position in his administration, according to senior Democratic officials. LaHood, 63, who is retiring after representing a rural downstate Illinois district in Congress since 1995, would play a major role in overseeing the huge … Continued

A Dearborn man has sued Wal-Mart for $12 million, claiming the merchandising giant fired him because he complained about discriminatory harassment he suffered on the job at the hands of fellow employees and supervisors. The lawsuit filed today in Wayne County Circuit Court by Louay N. Kezy, 42, alleges the company allowed anti-Muslim and anti-Arab … Continued

Paul J. Balles views the cultural significance of Iraqi journalist Muntather Al-Zaidi’s hurling of shoes at George W. Bush at a news conference in Baghdad. By now, everyone has seen the spectacle of George W. Bush ducking shoes thrown at him in Iraq. Muntather al-Zaidi, a 28 year old journalist, stood up and threw not … Continued