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This is the first round of grants distributed by the newly established and only national Arab American philanthropy program in the country. With grants totaling $73,900, CAAP is providing valuable capacity-building support to organizations as they move forward to strengthen their organizational development. “These grants represent an historic moment in the Arab American community,” said … Continued

The Lebanese American Chamber of Commerce honored 26 judges of Middle Eastern descent on Monday, as part of their annual Salute to Justice evening event.   The Chamber honored the following judges: U.S. District Court Judge George Caram Steeh, III U.S. District Court Judge Jack Zouhary (OH) U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Mona K. Majzoub … Continued

Mohammed Khalek needs your help. Mohammed is a 14-year-old Palestinian American from New Orleans who went before an Israeli military court yesterday with his ankles shackled together. Why? He was accused of pelting Israeli military and settler vehicles outside the village of Silwad, northeast of Ramallah, in occupied Palestine. Mohammed’s father, Abdulwahab Khalek, said that … Continued

Dr. Farouk Mustafa, a distinguished Arabic language and literature teacher and translator, passed away on Wednesday morning from a brief illness. He was 70. In the classroom, Mustafa was known for his “warm, welcoming, and encouraging character,” said third-year Near Eastern Languages & Civilization (NELC) major Kaylee Steck, who was a student in the first … Continued

Michigan has passed a law giving special priority consideration to relatives when The Department of Human Services places children into foster care, reports The Arab American News. Signed into law by outgoing Governor Jennifer Granholm, HB 4118, also known as the “Amer Act,” is named after Ahmed and Rehab Amer who pushed for the legislation. … Continued

The threat hung over Ekhlas Naeem, 50, and her family, the sole Christians in their neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. Muslim extremists harassed her sons at work and school, kidnapping and beating her eldest. Masked militia members robbed her father and sisters. Naeem and her family fled to Syria in 2007 and came to Warren in … Continued

The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) will host its 31st Annual Civic and Humanitarian Awards Gala at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center at 6 p.m. Oct. 16. Every year ACC, a non profit human services organization, sets the stage for a unique and prestigious event to honor extraordinary individuals and organizations who are visionaries … Continued