Author Archives: Arab America

Yalla Vote, a project of AAI and 50 other endorsing organizations, is offering a great new tool to help get out the Arab American Vote. Through the Yalla Vote online call tool, it’s easy to make calls to Arab American registered voters in MI, OH, PA, VA, and FL from any place with access to … Continued

Last Thursday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Greater Los Angeles Area (CAIR-LA) participated in a panel discussion on images of Muslims and Arabs in the media. Munira Syeda, communications coordinator for CAIR-LA, was joined by panelists Robert Greenwald, founder of Brave New Films; Steve Padilla, religion editor for the Los Angeles Times; Lena Khan, filmmaker; … Continued

The Joy Choir (Jawqet Al Farah), the outstanding choir of Our Lady of Damascus Church, has been in existence for over 30 years. They have won several awards, and have participated in many national events, and sing both religious and secular music. The choir which is made up of children (100 boys and girls) is … Continued

The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) will hold a grand opening ceremony and reception in celebration of its Artisana and Adult Learning Center Monday, October 27 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at 55 W. Seven Mile Road in Detroit. WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 Editorial Director Chuck Stokes will emcee the afternoon’s program. The Artisana and Adult … Continued

Reverend Wendell Anthony, President of the Detroit Branch NAACP and pastor of Fellowship Chapel in Detroit, will keynote the Eleventh Annual Dinner of the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) on Friday, October 24, 2008 at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn, Michigan. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. “As we head down the … Continued

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), in its continuing effort to combat hate and bigotry, has launched the “Mail Back the Hate” Campaign. This campaign is designed to counter the most recent attempt using the politics of fear as a tool to spread hate and division; the distribution of 28-million copies of “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War … Continued

I don’t know what was worse — the question or the answer. In response to a supporter who called Sen. Barack Obama ”an Arab,” Sen. John McCain replied, ”No ma’am. He’s a decent family man. He’s not an Arab.” Sen. McCain … thanks, but no thanks. Thanks for clarifying that Arabs are less than decent, … Continued

The legendary Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahine will be remembered with a special program at the 2008 Arab Film Festival November 14-16, 2008. It’s the fourth annual film festival presented by the Arab American National Museum, 13624 Michigan Avenue in Dearborn, Michigan. Chahine, who died last summer at age 82, left behind a monumental body of … Continued

Colin Powell had been bugged by many things in his party’s campaign this fall: the insidious merging of rumors that Barack Obama was Muslim with intimations that he was a terrorist sympathizer; the assertion that Sarah Palin was ready to be president; the uniformed sheriff who introduced Governor Palin by sneering about Barack Hussein Obama; … Continued

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today applauded remarks by former Secretary of State Colin Powell repudiating Islamophobia in political campaigns. In an appearance yesterday morning on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Powell said in part: “I’m also troubled by, not what Senator McCain says, but what members of the party say. And it is permitted … Continued

The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) will hold a grand opening ceremony and reception in honor of its Artisana and Adult Learning Center Monday, October 27 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at 55 W. Seven Mile Road in Detroit. The Artisana and Adult Learning Center, Phase III of the Seven Mile Project, houses workspace … Continued

Clint Hamet, right, chief operating officer for the Palm Palace LLC, owners of Palm Palace Restaurant located at 15750 Hall Road, Clinton Township, presents a check to Saudia Twine development officer for Children’s Hospital of Michigan for $2,500 in front of the Restaurant. The donation was a result of the Restaurant’s Grand Opening Receipts. Palm … Continued