Author Archives: Arab America

The Arab American Women’s Business Council (AAWBC), founded in 2007 as a 501c6 nonprofit professional organization, will hold its Second Annual Breakfast on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at Byblos Banquet Center, 7258 Chase Rd., Dearborn. Sandra Pierce, president of Charter One Bank, Michigan and Indiana, will deliver the keynote address titled “Navigating this Stormy Economy.” … Continued

The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation (PPGF) today announced that Yanar Mohammed if Iraq will share its 2008 Women’s Rights Prize with two other women’s rights activists – Sapana Pradhan Malla of Nepal and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian of Israel – in a ceremony to be held this fall. The three will share the $500,000 prize. Unable … Continued

More than 700 people turned out on Sunday in Arlington, Va., for the 14th annual fundraising banquet of the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The sold-out event, which organizers called the “best ever” annual dinner for the Islamic civil rights and advocacy group, exceeded its fundraising goal. Demand for tickets was so great that … Continued

On Sunday 32 men and women (selected from 769 applicants and 207 colleges and universities) from across the U.S. were selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2009. Among the winners announced were three Arab Americans; Abdulrahman M. El-Sayed of the University of Michigan, Aisha Ihab Saad of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and … Continued

Palm Palace, LLC, which focuses on the art of Mediterranean cuisine, will open its second restaurant here at 2065 North Squirrel Road, Auburn Hills. Phone number is 248-371-9000. Clinton J. Hamet, Palm Palace chief operating officer, announced the new unit, which is the second of 5-8 such restaurants scheduled to open in Metropolitan Detroit. Palm … Continued

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) today denounced the racist comments made by Al-Qaeda second in command, Dr. Ayman Al-Zawahri, about President-Elect Barack Obama. Al-Zawahri, among other things, called the President-Elect a “house slave” and attacked him for denying his father’s Muslim heritage. The Muslim and Arab communities here and abroad reacted with shame to such … Continued

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) calls for the immediate lifting of the blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip. ADC calls on the international community to pressure Israel to lift the blockade and to act without delay to stop this growing humanitarian crisis. ADC Communications Director Laila Al-Qatami said, “The situation for the 1.5 … Continued

The American Arab Chamber of Commerce (AACC) is excited to announce that we will be presenting Wassim Hojeij and Carol Hojeij with the 2008 National Business Person of the Year Award at our 16th Annual Building Economic Bridges Banquet. The event is just one day away, on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at the Marriott Renaissance … Continued

Ron May, Senior Vice President of DTE Energy will be addressing the audience at the 16th annual AACC banquet on November 20th. The banquet will be held at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, in the Renaissance Ballroom. As the global economy suffers, energy has become one of the most critical issues of our … Continued

The American Arab Chamber of Commerce (AACC) is excited to announce that Edward Deeb will receive the 2008 Local Businessperson of the Year Award at our 16th Annual Building Economic Bridges Banquet. The event is just a few days away, on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at the Marriott Renaissance Center in Downtown Detroit. Mr. Deeb … Continued

Emily Jacir, a Palestinian mixed-media artist known for her probing look at the conflicts that tear at her native land, won the $100,000 Hugo Boss Prize yesterday evening at New York’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Jacir, born in 1970, was given the award for her eclectic body of work that ranges from photos of the … Continued

The American Arab Chamber of Commerce-Michigan will present Ford Motor Company with the 2008 Corporate Sponsor of the Year Award at our 16th Annual Building Economic Bridges Banquet. The event will take place Thursday, November 20, 2008 at the Marriott Renaissance Center in Downtown Detroit. “Ford Motor Company has shown strong support for the Arab-American … Continued