Author Archives: Arab America

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra launches a new season of World Music this fall with a melodic voyage to the Middle East showcasing virtuoso musician Simon Shaheen and his ensemble Qantara. One of the most significant Arab performers and composers of his generation, Shaheen’s work incorporates and reflects a rich legacy of Arabic music while embracing … Continued

It is often said the past is a prologue to our future. So, what can be learned by studying the history of Arab Americans, one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented segments of American society? To help answer that question, the Arab American Historical Foundation (AAHF) proudly presents the 2008 Arab American History Conference on … Continued

Representatives of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain will present their health care policies at The Inaugural Convention of the National American Arab Nurses Association (NAANA) in Detroit on October 9-10, 2008. Dianne Byrum will represent Mr. Obama. She is former Democratic leader of the Michigan House of Representatives with 24 years of legislative … Continued

Kisses from a Distance is a riveting true story portraying the Lebanese immigrant experience. It begins with the kidnapping of the author’s grand- mother from a remote convent in 1895, and explores difficulties that culminate in her husband’s tragic attempt to find success in America. The author explains how the oppressive rule of the Ottoman … Continued

It’s close to midnight inside a Bloomfield Hills mosque as the final chapters of the Quran are recited, their words echoing across the prayer hall and into a nearby gymnasium. Advertisement “I seek refuge with the Lord … from the mischief of the whisperer of evil,” Sheikh Ahmad Mabrook of Egypt said Friday night at … Continued

Few festivals in the Muslim world are anticipated with greater delight than Eid el-Fitr. It is this festival that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the annual assertion of ‘the spirit over the flesh’. In Islam, believers are called upon to cease all consumption of food and drink between the hours of … Continued

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is deeply disturbed by media accounts of a chemical irritant being sprayed into a Dayton, Ohio mosque. According to reports, as approximately 300 men, women, and children were performing evening prayers at the Islamic Society of Greater Dayton a suspected chemical irritant was sprayed into the mosque. Dayton fire officials … Continued

“The Beauty of Ramadan,” a new book by Najah Bazzy, Founder and Director of Zaman International, is now available for sale at Amazon.com. This book is an excellent resource for non-Muslims who may simply want to know more about Ramadan, have a Muslim employee, friend or relative. Even new Muslims can benefit from this easy-to-read … Continued

What do a young Jewish-American activist, an Israeli author, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, a Jewish psychiatrist and author, a Muslim cleric, a Christian Palestinian, a top scholar on Christian Zionism and Ohio State law professor have in common? They are all speakers at “Peace, Palestine and U.S. Policy 1948-2008.” They all believe the American … Continued

A report released today by a prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group shows an increase in American Muslim complaints of workplace bias in 2007. The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) report, called “Without Fear of Discrimination,” outlines 2,652 incidents and experiences of anti-Muslim violence, discrimination and harassment in 2007. That is the highest … Continued

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is deeply troubled by new guidelines that will give federal law enforcement authorities carte blanche to conduct investigations of individuals on the mere suspicion of questionable activity or meeting the FBI’s assessment of what it considers a threat. This change will essentially move FBI investigations from being evidence-driven to those … Continued

The Young Muslim Association of the Islamic Center of American is planning a YMA Hajj Trip from November 22-December 12. The trip will be lead by spiritual leader Imam Sayed Hassan Qazwini, Imam and spiritual leader of the Islamic Center of America. Requirements include a valid passport, three passport size photos and meningitis shot record … Continued