The Chaldean Community Foundation is happy to announce that it will honor the achievements of Karam Bahnam at the 5th Annual Awards Gala on Friday, September 22 at the Palazzo Grande. Karam is a successful entrepreneur and a founding member of the Eastern Catholic Re-Evangelization Center (ECRC).
Read MoreDr. Abro has five degrees and certifications from five different countries: a bachelor’s degree from Baghdad University; a master’s degree from the United Nations Institute in Kuwait; a master’s from University of Wales in the UK; and a Ph.D. from The Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. He also has a Master Black Belt certification in Six Sigma Engineering Quality from the US.
Read MoreSavvy Sliders’ founder and CEO Happy Asker started with a dream and a strong vision to reimagine what a slider should be. In 2018, he opened his first Savvy Sliders location in Commerce Township, Michigan. Today, Savvy Sliders has 35 locations in Metro Detroit with 30 more in development in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, Florida, and Texas. The growth of the company has made it the fastest growing slider brand in America.
Read MoreThis year, the CCF is pleased to offer two separate programs two afternoons each week for both boys and girls. Through generous support from the Good Sports Foundation, girls in our community are learning basic volleyball skills. The Good Sports Foundation donated over twenty-six pairs of shoes and outfits, volleyballs, and nets. Each participant in the program received a new pair of gym shoes and a complete volleyball outfit, to help the girls feel more like a team. The goal is to make a very real impact on the empowerment, self-esteem, and self-respect of teen girls through mindful movement and creative expression.
Read MoreIt is with great appreciation for the living example of their parents that John (Class of ‘87), Jeff (Class of ‘89), and Chris (Class of ‘90) have made a magnanimous $500,000 gift to Brother Rice High School in honor of their parents, Mike and Nedal Denha. This is evidence of the commitment of the Denha Family to the community and their investment in the future of Brother Rice High School.
Read MoreThe Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has called on Disney to cancel its upcoming series about the life of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founding father of the modern Turkish state, according to Greek Reporter. The ANCA accused Disney of glorifying a “dictator and genocide killer.” The series is scheduled for release on October 29 this year, to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey.
Read MoreIn May, a group of more than 20 Michigan judges of Arab and Chaldean descent got together for an inaugural meeting of the Arab-American Judges Association of Michigan (AAJAM). The AAJAM is the result of an effort to bring together judges of Arab American and Chaldean ancestry, according to founders of the organization. Its mission is to promote diverse judicial leadership and foster social, professional, and personal development among members.
Read MoreThe annual Ankawa Youth Meeting in Iraq ended with a captivating Divine Liturgy led by Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil, Bashar Warda, alongside participating clergy. Recognized as the largest gathering of Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian youth, this year’s event took place at the esteemed Mor Elijah Chaldean Shrine. Over a thousand young men and women from various Chaldean archdioceses in Iraq eagerly participated.
Read MoreLooking for a job, or looking for employees? We can help! The Chaldean Community Foundation hosted a job fair for Safie Specialty Foods on Wednesday, July 5. Guests were encouraged to try Safie’s delicious food items ranging from pickles and asparagus to carrots and their famous beets, all while learning about the company’s culture. With the CCF’s help, twenty-eight job seekers filled out applications and some even interviewed with Safie Foods’ HR management. Three people from that event have already been hired.
Read MoreStacy Bahri, Strategic Initiatives Manager at the Chaldean Community Foundation, joined Officers Larry Reynolds and Kevin Coates of the Sterling Heights Police Department on their fourth episode of the Talk’n the Beat podcast.
Read MoreIf you follow the news, you may have heard about drug-resistant infections caused by an organism called ‘Candida auris.’ This kind of news can create concern; the goal of this article is to help readers understand the infection—who is at risk, how it spreads, associated symptoms, and treatment.
Read MoreStartling news out of Iraq caught many off-guard mid-July; the Chaldean patriarch has removed himself from the capital of Baghdad and is now in a monastery in northern Iraq. Tensions had been brewing between Cardinal Louis Sako and the military leader who goes by Rayan al-Kildani for months, but the latest move by none other than the president of Iraq, Abdul Latif Rashid, threatens to strip the patriarch of any power over the Church’s holdings in the country. It is such a big story that all major international news outlets have covered it in depth, and so have we.
Read MoreIn many ways, the Detroit Riots of 1967 represent a turning point for the city. At the time, few could see into Detroit’s future. Distorted memories of life before the summer of ‘67 offer a nostalgic glimpse into what the city was and a painful image of what it could have been. Recollections of the riots offer a chance to see the moments that tore Detroit apart, a city pushed to the brink by economic stagnation in a changing world, a hostile police force, and a downtrodden minority population.
Read MoreLegislators in the Michigan House of Representatives have introduced two bipartisan bills to amend Public Act 58, which is widely referred to as the liquor code. After months of advocacy and planning by the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce (CACC) on behalf of the Chaldean community’s liquor store and supermarket owners, the bills can finally be considered by elected representatives.
Read MoreFor centuries, Christian communities in Iraq have served as soft targets for other groups to conquer. The evidence is laid out in history books, generational memories, and the stories of constant immigration that leads to today’s diaspora.
Read MoreThis month as we celebrate our country’s independence, it is a good time for Americans to reflect on where we came from as well as where we are going. Many efforts are underway to preserve Chaldean culture, and most visibly, the language. Some call it “Chaldean Aramaic,” and others call it “Sureth,” but what is indisputable is that the language of our forefathers connects us to the past.
Read MoreIraq launched a $17 billion project to link a major commodities port on its southern coast by rail and roads to the border with Turkey, in a move designed to transform the country’s economy after decades of war and crisis.
The Development Road aims to tie the Grand Faw Port in Iraq’s oil-rich south to Turkey, turning the country into a transit hub by shortening travel time between Asia and Europe in a bid to rival the Suez Canal.
Read MoreThirty-six adorable preschoolers graduated from the Little Scholars Program at CCF on Monday, June 12. Katie Geekie, the Department of Education qualified teacher, led the graduates who performed by singing and showing off what they learned this year before walking across the stage.
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