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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

10 Reasons to Hug an Arab

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With the resurgence of negative rhetoric surrounding Arabs and Muslims, it is now more than ever that we need to recount the rich civilization and history that defines the Middle East. It is one that has had great influence not only on America, but on the entire world. Below are ten contributions, many of which … Continued

Arab League and OIC to Enhance Arabs and Muslims Image in America

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The first meeting of the Joint High-level Committee of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and the League of Arab States (LAS) convened at LAS headquarters in Cairo , to discuss the best ways and means to correct the stereotyped image of Arabs and Muslims. The meeting, which brought together Arab and Islamic institutions, … Continued

Michigan Residents to Participate in Gaza Freedom March

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Six Michigan residents who are members of Michigan Peace Team are preparing to travel to Gaza and take part in the nonviolent, international Gaza Freedom March. Over 1,000 participants from countries around the world, and more than 50,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are expected to join the December 31, 2009 march inside Gaza. This … Continued

Detroit Public Television to Broadcast Special Program About Detroit’s Arab American Community

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Detroit Public Television (Channel 56) will broadcast, “Arab Detroit,” a new television program exploring the culture and diversity of Detroit’s Arab American community. The program will air on New Year’s weekend, Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 7:30pm. The program is co-produced by Detroit Public Television, Detroit’s public television station and Arab Detroit.com, a leading provider … Continued

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