AACC 19th Annual Building Economic Bridge Banquet
Dearborn, MI, Oct. 24, 2011 -
The American Arab Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 19th Annual Building Economic Bridge Banquet successfully Friday, October 21, 2001 at the Henry in Dearborn. The dinner attracted a sold-out crowd of hundreds of participants, including CEOs, elected officials, community and business leaders, members and supporters.
"The banquet was an overwhelming success. We thank our partners, Ford Motor Company, Comerica Bank and DTE Energy, corporate sponsors, members, volunteers and everyone who attended the banquet," said Fay Beydoun, American Arab Chamber of Commerce Executive Director. "The success is a strong indication of the business community's support for the chamber, and the generous support of our sponsors contributed to the success of the banquet."
As-Safir announces deal with investor
September 20, 2011 01:33 AM By Annie Slemrod
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: When one of Lebanon’s leading dailies said Monday that a Syrian-American businessman had acquired 20 percent of the paper, few were surprised. It’s not uncommon for businesspeople or politicians to invest in media.
But according to experts, the surprise is that As-Safir made an announcement at all, as these types of deals are not often discussed in the open. And discussed it was, as the newspaper’s publisher and editor-in-chief Talal Salman proudly spoke about investor Jamal Daniel’s purchase in front of microphones, cameras, and a full house at the Press Federation.
University of Arkansas: Ted Swedenburg Appointed Visiting Professor in Levant Studies at Georgetown University
Monday, August 22, 2011
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Ted Swedenburg, an anthropology professor at the University of Arkansas, will spend the fall and spring semesters at Georgetown University as the first Jamal Daniel Visiting Professor of Levant Studies at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.
FIIRD Fellows Announced for 2011-2012 Academic Year
22 July 2011
Geneva, Switzerland – The Scientific Committee of the Foundation for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue is pleased to announce the selection of four academic fellows for the upcoming year. The fellows will focus on deepening the understanding among persons of different religions and fostering leadership to respond to intercultural and interreligious challenges.
New Arab regimes must meet needs of the people
The uprisings represent opportunity for progress
By JAMAL DANIEL
CREST INVESTMENT COMPANY
Published in the Houston Chronicle - June 7, 2011, 10:21PM
The news of Osama bin Laden's death at the hands of American forces has sparked commentary around the globe on the ways in which his world and influence had already diminished drastically in the decade since 9/11. Few voices have emerged from the Arab world protesting his death or the nature of the American intervention that caused it. Bin Laden himself had been living relatively quietly in his Pakistani compound, his network having shrunk to a small circle of family and local advisers based mainly outside the Middle East, in Pakistan and Afghanistan.