Author Archives: Arab America

Lisa Valentine was arrested after a Georgia judge charged her with contempt of court after refusing to take off her headscarf. Photograph: John Amis/AP A city judge in Georgia has in the past eight days barred two Muslim women wearing Islamic headscarves from entering his courtroom, jailing one, and prompting an inquiry from the civil … Continued

The Susan G. Komen Detroit Race For The Cure has awarded a $115,000 one-year grant to ACCESS Community Health & Research Center to increase awareness of the life-saving benefits of early detection of breast cancer. It is the ninth year that the program has received Komen funding to support its work on this important health … Continued

The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC), in lieu of its staff and Board of Directors holiday party, is hosting a special Christmas dinner celebration on Thursday, December 18 in support of Iraqi refugee families who have recently arrived to the United States. The celebration will be held at 3:30pm at Oak Park High School. … Continued

Only hours after expressing his outrage over Busta Rhymes’ controversial song “Arab Money,” Iraqi-born rapper The Narcicyst told AllHipHop.com that he received a personal phone call from Busta himself last night (December 8), apologizing for the misunderstanding created by the song. According to Narcicyst, the two rappers spent nearly half an hour on the phone … Continued

Amidst an audience of 1200 guests, including a number of distinguished attendees, UN representatives, members of the diplomatic corps, elected officials and dignitaries, and ADC friends and committed supporters, ADC Michigan hosted a spectacular and memorable program, under the theme “The Pathway to a New Beginning,” for its Annual Fundraising Gala at the Hyatt Regency … Continued

Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr.’s appointment of Ron Haddad as Dearborn’s new police chief became official on Monday with a brief swearing-in ceremony as he started his first day on the job. Haddad has been a law enforcement professional of 34 years, and is a retired deputy chief of the Detroit Police Department. He most … Continued

Nawar Shora, Legal Director for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), is scheduled to participate in an upcoming roundtable meeting hosted by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in conjunction with the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office (CiO) on Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims. … Continued

Palm Palace, LLC, which focuses on the art of Mediterranean cuisine, opened its third restaurant since August, at 2370 Carpenter Road, Ann Arbor, as the result of an acquisition of Charlie’s La Shish, an independent restaurant owned by Charlie Bazzi. He was also a former franchisee for the now defunct LaShish chain. Phone number is … Continued

When Rashida Tlaib declared her candidacy in May for state representative, she heard grumblings from opponents who said the heavily Latino and black district in southwest Detroit wouldn’t vote for an Arab American with a name they couldn’t pronounce. But Tlaib, a Palestinian American, won the seat with the strong backing of the district’s term-limited … Continued

The Saudi prince who owns a double-decker “flying palace” and recently raised his bet on Citigroup lost $4 billion in the past year, according to a published report Sunday, showing that even the ultra-rich are getting pinched by the global financial crisis. The pain is relative, of course. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal remains the world’s … Continued

When it comes to pop music, the ’60s will always be remembered for Hendrix, Dylan, Joplin, and groups like Crosby, Stills, and Nash, but the early part of the decade produced a sound that was equally revolutionary in the history of rock ‘n’ roll. Surf music was the music of choice from 1960 to early … Continued

ADC Michigan is pleased to announce the award recipients for its upcoming Annual Fundraising Gala at the Hyatt Regency, Dearborn. This year’s awardees include: Atty. David Cole, Georgetown University Law Center Professor; Hassan “Haaz” Sleiman, Actor, “The Visitor”; Michael George, Chairman of the Chaldean Federation of America; Abdulhakem Alsadah, Founder and President of the National … Continued