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A US Wedding Funds a West Bank Jungle Gym

When American couple Heather Henyon and Armen Vartanian decided to get married, they knew the gift they wanted to commemorate their marriage. They asked their guests to donate what they might have spent on a wedding present to helping build a playground in the West Bank, making a dream come true for Palestinian children there. … Continued

Halal Meals on Wheels Available for Seniors

ACCESS’ Social Services Department and the Senior Alliance Area Agency on Aging 1-C have been working together to offer Halal Meals on Wheels to Muslim senior citizens. “ACCESS is trying to create an awareness in the senior community of the services available to them, keeping in mind the cultural sensitivity factor,” says Social Services Director … Continued

ACCESS Receives $63,750 Grant for Breast Cancer Program

ACCESS’ Social Services Department and the Senior Alliance Area Agency on Aging 1-C have been working together to offer Halal Meals on Wheels to Muslim senior citizens. “ACCESS is trying to create an awareness in the senior community of the services available to them, keeping in mind the cultural sensitivity factor,” says Social Services Director … Continued

Professionals Mixer Brings Lebanese Together

The Lebanese American Heritage Club (LAHC) and the Lebanese Collegiate Network (LCN) held a professionals mixer on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at the BlackFinn Restaurant and Saloon in Royal Oak, Michigan. Over 150 people attended the event which brought together professionals of all ages, creeds and nationalities in order to promote networking and social activities … Continued

ACCESS Along with Muslim, Arab & South Asian American Community Leaders Meet with DHS Secretary Napolitano

Muslim, Arab, Sikh and South Asian American community leaders met yesterday with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to discuss joint efforts against domestic violence extremists and to promote meaningful, positive and authentic dialogue. The community leaders welcomed a commitment by the secretary to promote meaningful, positive and authentic dialogue. They also expressed concern … Continued

Saudi Government Donates $50 million to Haiti

Saudi Arabia has donated $50 million in relief to Haiti to cope with the devastating earthquake that hit the country nearly two weeks ago, making it the largest donation from the Middle East to date, a Saudi foreign ministry spokesman said Monday. More than 150,000 people have been buried by the government since the Jan. … Continued

Life Team Distributing Food Inside Haiti

For the past week, a team of aid workers from Life for Relief and Development has been working on the ground in Haiti to provide relief to victims of the recent earthquake that rocked the impoverished Caribbean nation. The team entered the country from the Dominican Republic last week with a 53 ft. truck full … Continued

Arab American Muslims, Christians Provide Relief to Haiti

Just a day after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, the death toll was already estimated at over 1,000 people. Today, only a week later, that toll is thought to stand at 200,000—a number inclining with each passing hour. Now, in the wake of such a disaster, a host of global organizations are contributing to relief. … Continued

GAZA: Palestinians Donate to Haiti

With one in five Gazans living in abject poverty, according to the United Nations, extra money and food are hard to come by. Still, some are putting together what they can to donate to the people of Haiti. On Monday, a local group began a drive to collect money, blankets, food and other items for … Continued

Zakat Foundation Executive Director in Haiti Coordinating Earthquake Relief Efforts

The Zakat Foundation of America, a non-profit organization based in Illinois, has pledged $50,000 towards immediate relief efforts in Haiti where a major earthquake struck Tuesday, January 12. Zakat Foundation Executive Director, Halil Demir, is currently in Haiti coordinating initial relief efforts. Since Haiti’s airport is operating at maximum capacity with relief planes bottlenecked and … Continued

Tunisia Ranks Top of Arab Countries in Life Quality

Tunisia has been ranked, for the second consecutive year, on the top of Arab countries in matters of quality of life by the “International Living Magazine” in its rating involving 194 countries. With a score of 59 points out of 100 and an improvement of three points compared with last year’s ranking, Tunisia was particularly … Continued

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