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El U I - E THE SYRIAN-LEBANESE STAR AN INDEPENDENT MONTHLY SERVING AMERICANS OF ARABIC HERITAGE Celebrating 42 Years of Service MEMBER ARAB-AMERICAN PRESS GUILD ESTABLISHED IN 1963 PTION www.syrianlebanesestar.com XXXXII #10 m I I-- L I Marlo Thomas Honored in New York Mario Thomas was honored May 3 with the 2005 Humanitarian Award by the American Cancer Society at its annual gala in New York City at the St. Regis Hotel. CEO of Singing the P] By Kallen Esperian "The work St. Jude does is the most important work, really, that exists. They're saving the lives of innocent children." Mention St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and one word comes to mind: grateful. Someone once said, "You can never be truly happy until you are grateful." St. Jude reflects the truth of that statement. THE 1ST ANNUAL SLAG 0 The Syrian Lebanese American Clubs of promoting THE 1ST ANNUAL SLAG OF for Sat., November 19th out of Port Cana called "Ms. Canaveral". This large fishing galley. Everyone is welcome, including n adults and $55 kids (ages 6-17); no one allowed. This price includes: Breakfast, L Drinks/Water, max. of 8 Beers, and fishing deadline for receiving payment will be 5 "group rate discounts" received will be us Scholarships. Come join us and have fur cause...For more information contact: Dr 9545, Ray Gazil (407) 381-8281, or Joe checks payable to: SLAC of FL and mail Box 916552 Longwood, FL 32779. SLAG of FL provides annual college sch in good academic standing who are men Florida club as well as the Southern Fed American Clubs (SFSLAC). Time Inc., Ann Moore, was the award presenter. Pictured is Thomas (center) with Moore and St. Jude hospital director and CEO William E. Evans, PharmD. Hotel Sector Reaps the Rewards of Middle Eastern Investment There has been a marked increase in Middle Eastern property investors acquiring assets .iii l i i. I H.1 IVUllIUUl JISLUclll ULajIULI invested in hotel real (continued on page 7) .- Lebanon Risk Summary POLITICAL RISK i Generals Charged Opera star Kallen With Hariri Murder Esperian is an ardent On September 1, four supporter of St. Jude. pro-Syrian generals were (continued on page 6) charged with the murder of former prime minister, F FL FISHING EXPO Rafik al-Hariri; Hariri FL (SLAC of FL) are was killed with 20 others FL FISHING EXPO planned in a huge car bomb in averal, FL on an 85 foot boat February. Given the I boat has an air-conditioned onmembers! The cost is $65 widespread belief in the under 6 years of age is involvement of pro- unch, unlimited Soft ig gear/tackle/bait. The Syrian elements in pmFri., November 4th. All Hariri's death, and the sed for SLACG of FL dominance of antiSyrian While supporting a good . Carlos Johary (407) 862- forces in the new Basila (407) 275-9443. Make government, the arrests payment to C. Johary, P.O. will not stir up much new olarships to student recipients anger. Furthermore, if the ibers of both an affiliated local generals are convicted, it eration of Syrian Lebanese may allow a line to be (continued on page 7) Miriam Butross Koury Past Federation Board Member Past Federation Secretary Federation Vice- President 2005 Candidate for President Lebanon ding The uirden Reducing the huge public debt burden must be the new finance minister's first priority. BMI View: Political stability, fiscal consolidation and donor assistance are the key requirements for debt reduction. The government now has an opportunity to use its 'honeymoon period' to control expenditure. However, substantial shortterm improvement will require external help. Lebanon's debt Situation is the biggest challenge facing new Finance Minister Jihad Azour: total domestic debt stood at US $35.65bn at the end of May, or roughly 180% of GDP. Setting the country back on the path towards debt sustainability will require structural reforms (continued on page 8) Certain Aliens Now Grandfathered To Become Lawful, Permanent Residents By: Francis Jerome Shea, Immigration Lawyer, 904-399-1966 The Immigration Service has a new policy memorandum that will broaden the benefits to adjust status under 245i INA. An alien who filed for some form of change of status to that of a Lawful Permanent Resident between 1994 and April 30, 2001 under Section 245i may still be eligible for this benefit. Once an alien meets the requirements for grandfathering under 8 CFR 245. 10 the alien continues to be grandfathered until the alien adjusts status. A grandfathered alien is not limited to seek adjustment of status solely on the basis of the qualifying immigrant vim petition or application for labor certification that initially grandfathered the alien. The grandfathered (continued on page 8) History of Arab Americans Celebrated in New Book Arabs of Chicagoland by Ray Hanania Images of America Series Price: $19.99 ISBN: 0-7385-3417-X 128 pages/softcover Publication date: August 22, 2005 Arabs in Chicagoland is a new title from Arcadia Publishing's Images of (continued on page 9) ', wn Z -II 40D ILO UJ y cco )La 0 NLU C _" M "t L S> 0- 2>- VO C) 00) o 0-- < Ei - ,N Mca zCN< U) CL3 0 C~a) LLC 0 L.JI ILL -I1X> CO) 42fO (i uma, < ~ $15.00 SUBSCRI i I OCTOBER 2005 SPage 2 THE SYRIAN-LEBANESE STAR October 2005 El Paso Installs Officers of Three Clubs, Celebrates 69th of SALC Special guests, Officers & Party Planning Committee left to right Madeline Jabor Rosie Daw, Richard Nassar Nina Nassar, George Korkmas, Theresa Korkmas, Faye Assi, Angele Nabhan, Essie Ayoub When George Korkmas, President of the Southern Federation of Syrian Lebanese American Clubs heard from Angele Nabhan, Party Chairwoman for the Syrian American Ladies Club of El Paso, Texas that the oldest club in El Paso was going to celebrate sixty-nine.years of existence he volunteered to come celebrate in El Paso with us! How honored we were to have George and Theresa Korkmas and Ms. Lanie Karam, for Saturday.' Angele Nabhan and her committee party members, Richard and Nina Nassar and Sandra Collins, planned an "evening to remember." Best if all, the chairwoman thought of including two additional local middle eastern clubs, the Lebanese American Ladies Club and the Middle Eastern ,Descendants Club of El Paso, Texas to celebrate as one. Over two hundred guests partied at the luxurious Camino Real Hotel ballroom. The celebration included a (continued on page 9) Deaths: AKEL A Mass of Christian Burial for Boulos (Paul) Yacoub Akel celebrated from Prince of Peace Catholic Church, with Father Michael Larkin, rector, celebrant. Mr. Akel was born in Ramallah, Palestine and came to America in 1948. He was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church. Prior to his retirement he was a member of the United F d Banner Stores Organization where he held several positions on the Board of Directors. He was a lifetime member of the Ramallah American Club. Mr. Akel was preceded in death by his loving wife of 58 years, Esperance Akel who died in 1999, and his daughter Samira Bakkar who died in 2002. He will always be remembered as a loving father, grandfather, and great grandfather. Survivors include his two daughters; Abla (Abby) Slattery, and Diane Akel. Four Sons; Samir Akel, Akel Akel, Victor Akel, and Danny Akel. One PARTIES FOR ANY OCCASION OUR PLACE OR YOURS? I Best Wishes To Our Many Syrian , & Lebanese oyster bar Friends & Customers 218 First Street Neptune Beach 9! 904-246-0881 SPECIALS CHANGE DAILY BEER & WINE "BEST QUARTER BUSHEL OF STEAMED OYSTERS AT THE BEACHES QUALITY FISH AND SHELLFISH Brother; Said I Akel. Two Sisters; Karimeh Shamieh, and Hudah Qirreh.. Ten Grandchildren and ten Great grandchildren. Deaths: NASSAR Odeh K. Nassar, 74, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2005. 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And he arose and wentand, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, ard said, ]] Rev. Fred Massabni Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said, How can 1, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth, In his humiliation his judgment was taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth, And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other (continued on page 10) Sincerely Yours Farewell and Thank You This IS my last Column as CEO of the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities. It has been my privilege and Pleasure to have served in this capacity for the past 13 years. I have-seen the beautiful side of America that is rarely reflected on 'TV, radio or in the print media. I have seen the caring sharing giving of millions of Americans and corporate partners to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to better the lives of children and families stricken with catastrophic diseases. I am deeply appreciative to all who have contributed to Danny's dream over these many years. I am leaving ALSAC in extremely good hands. The new, CEO, John Moses, was chosen by the Board, and I believe he By Richard Shadyac will he an excellent CEO of ALSAC in the future years. Good luck, John. To the Boards of Directors and Governors of ALSAC and St. Jude, I express my deepest appreciation for your Support and belief ]it me. You are truly a great group of people who have dedicated your lives to St. Jude, the children and the parents. To all of the corporate partners who have so generously given of their resources and personnel to ensure the success of St. Jude. you have my sincere gratitude To the City of (continued on page 11), Ramazan The Arabic word 'Ramazan' also pronounced as Ramadan or Ramadhan is the ninth month of the lunar year of the Muslim calendar. It is a Muslim month of Fasting. As the lunar year is shorter by about eleven days of the solar year, the month of Ramazan rotates throughout all the seasons of the year. This year Ramazan is likely to commence October 16, 2004, Saturday, subject to the appearance of moon previous night, and last for- twenty nine or thirty days. Ramazan is sacred month for the Muslims. For: 1. Holy Quran was Revealed. 2. Fasting was prescribed. 3. Blessed Night. 4. Allah comes Nearer. 1. As of Holy Quran: The month of Ramazan is that month in which Quran was sent down as a Guidance for mankind with clear Proofs of guidance and discrimination" (2:186) By Dr. Qazi Muhammad Barkatullah It was the 24th of Ramazan that the Holy Prophet of Islam, peace be on him, received his First Revelation. And the whole Revelation was rehearsed every year to the Holy Prophet by the Angel Jibril in this month. The practice continued till the very last year of the Holy Prophet's life when the whole of Quran was rehearsed to him Twice by the Archangel Jibril. (Bukhari Thus in a way, even the whole of the Quran may be said to have been Revealed in this month of Ramazan. (Holy Quran, Ghulam Farid, F.N.208,P.76) 2. "0 ye who Believe! Fasting is prescribed for you, as prescribed for those before you." (2:184) (continued on page 11) MOUNT CARMEL GARDENS, INC. 5846 MT. 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The contribution,.,, given to St. Jude through the tribute book Were Barkatullah (continued from page 3) The word 'Ramazan' comes from the -word -'Ramz" which -means 'warmth of the sun'. That is during this month a person gives up genuine physical needs and gets inclined towards attaining spiritual excellences so much so that this .sort of 'Ramz' moves a person to piety and righteousness. (Hazrat- Ahmad, Malfoozat, Voll, P.210) Fasting is an old universal institution, but Islam regularized it. This month is then given to prayers, general charity. and seeking Allah's Blessings. (Roohani Khaziin, Vol.2,PP203-205) Unbelievably generous. It would be impossible for me to Individually thank all of you, but know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. To Dave McKee and the staff of ALSAC and St. Jude, I wish to express my deepest appreciation for your commitment, cooperation and love of Danny's dream. You have made my success possible. I Could not have done It without Von. To Fred Smith and Joe I Haggar Jr., co-chairs of the Professional Advisory It is obligatory upon all adults to keep Fast from dawn to sunset Exception, however, is for children, sick, on journey, and women in periods, pregnancy, or suckling the baby. The missing days should be completed after the month is over. The aged persons, should feed the poor or contribute to charity called 'Fidya' an amount equal to the price of the meals. Neither food drink nor intimate relationship is permitted from dawn to sunset. 3. Blessed Night: There is "Lailatulqadar" the 'Blessed Night' which is better than a thousand (continued on page 12) HARMAN REFRIGERATION & HVAC A wmeriaccW Stcai drd/ Commercial Residential Sales Service* Installation (901) 372-3594 2740 Whitten Rd., Ste. 117. Memphis, TN 38133 Board, and all of its members. YOU have made a great contribution to the future of St. Jude Children'." Research Hospital. To Marlo, Tony. 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She was known throughout the Lebanese community as one of the finest cooks of Lebanese cuisine. She won many awards and many of her recipes, have been published in various cookbooks. Family members say Mrs. Toma touched many lives with her kindness, generosity and personality and will be dearly missed by all who loved her. They say she will be remembered as a loving wife and mother. Mrs. Toma was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bob; brother Farid; and sisters RESTAURANT & WINE BAR 3550 PARK AVE. MEMPHIS, TN Victoria and Farida. She is survived by son Bobby K. Toma and wife Michelle of Norman, OK; sister Philomene Farhood Haddad of Lawton; brothers Fayez and Fehrmi Farwood, San Paulo, Brazil, Victor and Fakhri of Beirut and Fikri Farhood of Lawton; grandchildren Miles and Makenzie Toma of Norman. Robert Sandlin Salaam Club of Tulsa Tannous, Virginia A lifetime member and. pioneer of the Cedar Club of Arizona has departed to meet her creator, daughter and dear friends in heaven. Virginia was our wonderful friend, volunteer and hard working chef of the Cedar Club for many years. Her culinary skills were amazing and our memories of Virginia will remain in our hearts forever. A former president of the Cedar Ladies Club, Mrs. Tannous loved and was devoted to the heritage and community she joyfully celebrated. May you rest in peace Virginia. May your memory be eternal. Shirley A. Davis, friend Jamella, Mike .Mike Jamella, 75, of Louisville, passed away, She was a native of Louisville, the former owner and operator of FRESH SEAFOOD VEGETARIAN PRIME STEAKS FRESH PASTA GREAT WINE LIST FOR RESERVATIONS CALL 901-320-9090 DINNER FROM 6:00 PM. CLOSED MONDAYS Jamella's Produce at the old Haymarket. She was also a member of St. Michael Orthodox Church. 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A woman should always maintain her self-respect, " she added. Mahajan also came .down heavily against those, who have been criticising, tennis player Sania Mirza for her on-court attire. "The twelve-member American Frisbee team could not obtain visas to enter Iran from Istanbul," said Sarah Hillyer, coach of the American team in the 4th Islamic Women Games, who is an active member of Global Sports Partners; a Cyprus-based -She was speaking at the second All-India Muslim Women's conference which began on Friday at Tilak Smarak Mandir which will focus on education, health, self- empowerment and security among Muslim women. The conference was inaugurated by mayor Rajani Tribhuban who stressed the need for women to educate themselves for financial and social empowerment. She cited the example of Savitribai Phule and the hardship she faced to educate women in Pune. PA Inamdar, the notable city educationist company dedicated to development of sports in 40 nations, including North Africa, Middle East, and North Korea. The Global Sports Partners is specifically engaged in helping women to obtain their objectives in the realm of exhorted resourceful persons to donate for setting up educational institutes for women. He said, "People spend lakhs for their daughters' marriage but when it comes to educating them they are tight-fisted. Unless and until Muslim women come out of their ordinary lives and educate themselves, their backwardness and that of the society will remain." He said his institutes have the infrastructure to provide education to another 500 students. Social worker Nasima Huzruk explained to the audience the necessity of self- belief and financial sports. The activities of the company cover a vast range of sport disciplines, even sports medicine, massage therapy, and independence. 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"The team flew to Istanbul- from the US but could not obtain visas from the Iranian embassy there," she indicates, "this is while we had also. ordered 700 Frisbees to hand them out to every, single member of all delegations to introduce the sport to the participants in the 4th Wompn Islamic Games. We have also a basketball team competing in the games." Further more, Steve DeVOSS, the president of Global Sports Partners, who was supposed to be the representative of non- Islamic countries in the. 4th Women Islamic Games, could neither get a visa. This is despite the fact that the company has: cooperated with the Islamic federation for women sports since 1999 and was active in Iran with introducing softball in cities such as Mashad, Isfahan, Tehran, establishing a massage- therapy clinic, and holding lectures on sport psychology. "We have a great relationship with the Islamic federation of women sport and Mrs. Faezeh Hashemi," Hillyer asserted. 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From July 3 to7 ,2005 , the International Union of Architects (UIA) organized their 22nd Congress in Istanbul under the title "Cities: Grand Bazaar of Architectures" with the aim of highlighting pluralism as an indispensable condition of the new century. The more thanl0' , 000participants and even larger number of visitors were offered a grand program of numerous lectures, workshops, discussions, and no less than 160 exhibitions. IOL correspondent and architecture student Sarah Sharaf attended the event and here shares her experience. "Do you speak English?" "Yes, a little," said the young Turkish student at the UIA Istanbul Congress reception desk at the airport. I'd had a tired sleepless night of packing and travel, and here I was, alone in the airport of a country where little else than Turkish is spoken. I had reassured my parents in Cairo that there would be no problems traveling alone, that this would be a very well organized conference where there would be people waiting to receive us and all would be well. I really was not in the least prepared for the language barrier. After a few desperate sentences coupled with pointing and diagrammatic gestures on my orange map of the Congress site, I got a rough idea of where the place to go was. I made my way to the tourist information desk (where the attendant also barely spoke any English!), found out how much the ride would cost me- since the 45 Euros hollered at me by a shuttle driver seemed outrageously expensive- armed myself with Istanbul guidebooks, and headed out to find myself a cab. With all the technical procedures out of the way I could finally embark upon my trip properly. As a graduate student of Islamic art and architecture, I was always on the lookout for conferences or events related to my work. I had stumbled across the tri- annual congress, organized by the Union of International Architects (UIA) under the theme of "Cities: Grand Bazaar of Architecture," which was to take place July3 10in Istanbul. Lured by the proximity of this majestic a' & Traks nclde ALSO AVAILABLE: S(Cfrpet (leaning SExterior House Washig * Gutter leaning *Mini tild leaning * Pressure Washing S Reltor'i icte for Toll (6aig Serices Honest Reliable Quality Satisfaction Guaranteed Licensed & Insured I. FREE ESTIMATES Establshd 1978 (9 1 ) Ok, C city to Cairo, its Ottoman monuments, and the travel facility granted by joining such a large congress, I could not resist-which I am exceedingly glad for- as it proved to be one of the best experiences of my life. The congress was overwhelming in literally every sense of the word. With over25 keynote speakers, dozens of lectures and workshops, hundreds of exhibitions and poster presentations, it was a lot to take in. Thousands of participants from all over the world flocked in to experience this architecture fiesta, learning from the events, enjoying the setting, and most importantly, meeting new people. If I came out with nothing else from this experience apart from the people I met and the conversations I had, then this would be a lot. However, I came out with so much more. It is pointless to attempt to provide a summary of what the congress was about. I prefer to provide an impression of .the experience and what I learned. The first day of the congress was exhilarating. There was so much to take in that it took a bit of time to figure out what was going on where and what to attend. Since there were no speakers this day, my Iranian roommate and I spent the day looking at the posters and exhibitions. The exposure was intense; with presentations from Romania, South Africa, all the way to Japan, there was literally something from every spot on the globe. As with any grand carnival or fete, in the onslaught of multiple sights, sounds, and smells,. a few particular sensations and visions touched me and stayed with me in sharp clarity in this global, amalgam of architectural expression.' I was very touched by a project by the name of "Architecture and Children" conducted by Turkish architects and researchers who had carried out surveys and interactive sessions with children, to try to distill the untainted architectural vision of the child that no grown-up could ever conceive unaided. By the second day I had figured things out a bit better, so it made sense to attend lectures by keynote speakers and visit other sessions and exhibitions in between. 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The first few keynote speeches were great and the halls v'very crowded, but, nothing could have prepared me for Zaha Hadeed. Besides her incredible designs, this is a woman, and more controversially, an Arab (and for the sake of politics I have to mention an Iraqi) woman who has penetrated' a fiercely competitive man's world. Another keynote lecture, Tado Ando's, was no less crowded, but all the more remarkable. Whereas a large part of the success of the Hadeed lecture was due to the controversy surrounding her identity as well as her great work, Ando's speech was brilliant in and of itself. Despite using a personal interpreter who stood next to him on stage translating his speech sentence by sentence, the message of this Japanese, self-taught architectural phenomenon was loud and clear. His talk was personal and genuine and went straight to the heart. Rather than merely presenting examples of his work and discussing his design methodology, he sought to provide inspiration, laughter at his early disappointments, and a convincing argument that determination and persistence are just as important, if not .more so, than ingenuity and skill. It must also be mentioned that he showed incredible sensitivity by. thanking his wife, who was accompanying him, several. times. Charles Correa, an Indian architect, who was accompanied by his wife in her beautiful sari, also showed remarkable insight and perception in his lecture. He discussed the importance of housing for the poor in India, yet did not limit his horizon merely to the realm of the architect. 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