Seventeen-year-old Alex Elia is a shining example of the difference one person can make. For the past three years, the Detroit Country Day senior has buddied up with first-grade students at Bennett Elementary in Detroit to celebrate Valentine’s Day by making cards and playing games.
Read MoreWe are responsible in the search for peace, for dialogue: the international community, the countries of the Middle East are all involved. However, if we ourselves do not know how to personally put an end to this spiral, others must help us find the way to achieve it.
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Pop Daddy Snacks co-founder Mark Sarafa was recently featured in University of Michigan’s Fall Alum Magazine. The family-run company is doing a booming business, and the article states it is because they know how to pivot.
Read MoreRecently purchased by Chaldean cousins Paulina Faranso and Yousif “Joe” Kakos, Màre Mediterranean in Birmingham’s lunch menu offers an array of enticing, appealingly priced offerings, including burgers, sandwiches, salads and pizzas, as well as favorites like fettuccine alfredo, grilled salmon and steak frites.
Read MoreAlina Habba, Donald Trump’s senior advisor, was in Michigan recently to spread the word that Michigan’s large Chaldean community has the voting power to flip the battleground state in the former president’s favor on November 5.
Read MoreIn Ankawa, a suburb of the capital city of Iraqi Kurdistan located in the north of the country, hundreds of Christians participated in the Feast of the Cross. The joyous event was marked by high hopes given that the Christians of various traditions that came together for the celebration - Catholic, Orthodox and Assyrian - united for the first time together in celebrating the memory of the finding of the Holy Cross on which Jesus Christ died for the redemption of all.
Read MoreFather Amar Agag, a 38-year-old husband and father of three, was ordained as a priest in the Chaldean Catholic Church in France this past September. While this tradition is common in the Church’s countries of origin in the Middle East, the ordination of married men among Eastern Catholic communities in the diaspora was authorized by Rome only in 2014.
Read MoreThe CN’s Michigan Humanities Grant culminated in an 84-page commemorative issue of the Chaldean News. This special booklet includes all material gathered for the grant, including the history of the community both in Iraq and in the U.S., particularly in southeastern Michigan.
Read MoreSecuratech, a Farmington Hills-based company providing technology security and monitoring services, has achieved Gold-level Veteran-Friendly Employer status from the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA). “
Read MoreButzel continues to grow with the addition of attorney and shareholder Randi G. Hermiz. He focuses his practice on matters relating to strategic growth and protection of personal and business finances. Prior to practicing law, Hermiz established and operated successful businesses in the hospitality, import/export, and wholesale distribution industries.
Read MoreIn July, thousands of Catholics from across the United States converged on Indianapolis, Indiana, for the National Eucharistic Congress, aiming to re-invigorate passion and devotion by instilling a renewed enthusiasm for the Blessed Sacrament.
Read MoreCardinal Louis Raphael Sako has returned to Iraq after almost a year away from his patriarchal see in Baghdad. His return came after the country’s prime minister signed a decree reinstating the recognition of the cardinal as patriarch of the Chaldean Church, responsible for the church’s property and assets.
Read MoreSAN DIEGO — Jonny Mansour made San Diego boxing fans happy when he made his professional boxing debut with a resounding win at Pechanga Arena on a Saturday in late May. The fight was in the lightweight division at 135 pounds against a fighter who already had 8 professional bouts under his belt.
Read MoreDr. Rovetta Mattia was appointed to represent optometrists for a term commencing June 6, 2024, and expiring June 30, 2026. Dr. Rovetta Mattia succeeds Teresa Seim whose term has expired. Dr. Rovetta Mattia, of Novi, is a licensed optometrist with Henry Ford OptimEyes. She holds a Bachelor of Science in bioengineering from the University of California at San Diego, and a Doctor of Optometry from the University of California Berkeley.
Read MoreSeveral Chaldean students were recognized this year as Oakland County Scholars. From Bloomfield Hills High School, Elena Elias, whose parents are Eid and Fahda Elias, made the list. A 4.43 GPA student, Elena was an AP Scholar with Honor and an International Baccalaureate Programme Candidate. A member of Model United Nations, National Honor Society, and Science Olympiad, Elena plans to attend Michigan State University.
Read MoreChaldean Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil in Iraq says about 9,000 Christian families have returned to their homes on the Nineveh Plains after fleeing a decade ago, when ISIS took the region. In June 2014, the Islamist extremist group captured Mosul and the villages to the north and east of the city, prompting a mass exodus of Christians and Yazidis. Speaking to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Archbishop Warda noted the occupation of Mosul left other Christians on the Nineveh Plains vulnerable, and on August 6, 2014, prompted by further ISIS aggression, the entire Christian population fled to Iraqi Kurdistan.
Read MoreMiles for Smiles is a nonprofit dedicated to spreading smiles and creating unforgettable memories for children battling cancer. Select individuals get the chance to feel the rush of the racetrack, surrounded by supportive friends, family, and a community united in the fight against pediatric cancer.
Read MoreThe presence of tech, specifically Lawrence Technological University (LTU), is growing in Iraq. On a recent visit to the metro Detroit area, the Iraqi prime minister, Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani, had the opportunity to speak with LTU’s president Dr. Tarek Sobh about the university’s agreement with the American University in Baghdad (AUIB).
Read MoreNuman Kurtulmus, Speaker of the Turkish Parliament, sent a letter to Yael Braun-Pivet, President of the French National Assembly, condemning the decision to acknowledge the Assyrian and Chaldean Genocide by the Ottoman Empire adopted by the French National Assembly on April 29.
Read MoreThe Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce’s advocacy efforts paid off on May 14 when Madison Heights City Council rejected a request to open a Sheetz location in the city. Sheetz is an Altoona, Pennsylvania-based company that specializes in large-footprint gas station/convenience stores.
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