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Pg.22 Blood Drive About us Hyatt Magazine is a free social and cultural magazine which features events and entertainment, lifestyle, business data, leisure, and lore. “Hyatt” in the Arabic language means “life” and our magazine doesn’t shy away from the average life we live and the types of subjects that must be addressed on a day-to-day basis. The magazine’s events and news target the heavy populated Arab community in Chicago and suburbs. Hyatt Magazine is published monthly to promote communication on various topics in an informative and positive manner, and it’s distributed throughout the area by direct mailing and other channels (Retail Locations, Medical Offices, Salons, Restaurants, and more). You’ll find our magazine enlightening and interesting as the articles are written by people like you - who care about the community and contribute immensely to its growth for generations to come. We welcome you to submit your articles and photos for potential publishing!
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Mervate & Bahira
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ABPA’s Event March 14, 2017 The ArabAmerican Business & Professional Association (ABPA) held their Islamic Finance Seminar. Explaining the Islamic Finance and what it is, how do I finance my house in a Shari’ah compliant way or invest Islamically and where do I go to get these services? Speakers of the evening were Stephen Lange Ranzini, President & CEO University Bank CEO, University Bancorp. Owaiz Dadahboy, who is Director of Islamic Investing in Amana Mutual Funds and Ijaz Hussain, Sr. Vice President of Sales in University Islamic Financial.
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Nassif Zeytoun’s Concert On March 24, 2017, Dib Entertainment hosted Nassif Zeytoun’s Concert. Doors opened at 8pm, the event took place in the Northside of Chicago. Over 700 Middle Eastern attended the evening and it was a successful event. The event began with music by a local DJ Bremo and Singer Wally Lasmar but the audience couldn’t wait for Nassif Zeytoun. Nassif Zeytoun took the stage and everyone was enlightening by his music. Sadly the night had to end by leaving everyone with a smile.
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Masjid Darusalam’s Event On March 11, 2017 an open house was held at the Masjid Darusalam. Masjid DarusSalam humbly invited their respected friends, neighbors, and community members to attend their Open House. Those who had attended had the opportunity to learn more about the Islamic faith from the perspective of mainstream, practicing Muslims as well getting acquainted with the services and activities provided by their mosque.
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AMP’s Event March 25, 2017 Amp- Chicago chapter held their event. Guest speaker of the evening was Dr. Osama Abuirshaid and Noura Erakat. Little about AMP, “The American Muslims for Palestine firmly believes that educating the American public is key to bringing about change in the Middle East. The American Muslims for Palestine is an American organization founded by Americans in 2006. Our sole purpose is to educate the American public and media about issues related to Palestine and its rich cultural and historical heritage.
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We work to put a human face on Palestinians so the public will come to know them as people with the same aspirations, hopes and dreams for freedom and justice that we as Americans hold dear. We also work to educate the public and media about Israel’s occupation of Palestine, the last and longest-lasting occupation in the world. ” - www.ampalestine.org Advertisement
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AADC’s Event
March 19, 2017, Arab American Democratic Club (AADC) held their annual candidates forum and brunch with Dr. James Zogby. Little about AADC: “Their team is made of individuals who believe the best way to reach our community is by offering outreach functions and informative events. We believe that by working together and be connected we can have consistent outcomes. AADC MISSION AADC is a diverse coalition of Arab Americans dedicated to improving public relations with elected officials and government representatives. Our goal is to increase the number of registered voters statewide and to increase political involvement of our community. AADC is the only registered Arab American political organization doing this type of service in and for the community.” - For more info visit www.arabamericandemocraticclub.org
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Blood Drive Event As a senior graduating in two months, I believed that it was time to give back to the school that I have been attending since kindergarten. And, what is better way to give back than saving lives? According to the LifeSource representative, the blood drive was able to collect enough blood to save up to 96 lives. This, of course the most important, is only one element of the blood drive. Through the drive, my team(the other student executives) and I were able to work with our Students for Humanitarian Aid Club members to create an opportunity to join together the diverse members of our community and other communities for a good cause. While we reached out to members of our own environment, we challenged ourselves to encourage members of the surrounding areas to come and participant. As a result, familiar faces of aunts, uncles, co workers as well
as new friends were able to come together to generously save a life! This experience has encouraged my team and I to continue to explore new methods to bring together our community and improve our environment. By Julia Asfour, Universal School Student Advertisement
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Al Nahda’s Event: Candidate Night On March 15, 2017, Al Nahda held a Candidate Night, where the Middle Eastern community can come out and meet the city municipal offices candidates, who is running for Election. The candidates are from Oak Lawn, Worth, Chicago Ridge, Palos Hills, Bridgeview and more. Find you from r picture at Hy the even t, att M a g a z Face book ine’s
Candidate Re-Elect: Dr. Sandra Bury & Terry Vorderer March 27, 2017, fundraising dinner was held for Dr. Sandra Bury for Mayor of Oak Lawn and Terry Vorderer for 4th District Trustee for Oak Lawn. Election day was April 4th both candidates won.
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Bahira Karim & Mervate Mohammad On March 23, 2017 the Middle Eastern Community came out and supported candidates Bahira Karim and Mervate Mohammad. The event took placed at Al Nahda Center. Election day was April 4, 2017. “Words cannot express how supported I felt the past few months by a community that really pulled together to get the right message out, the message that diversity is part of this community and a voice that should and will be heard! Unfortunately, the Worth elections did not go as we had anticipated and once again, the Village of Worth has failed the minority in the communities eyes. However, this is just the beginning! We’ve come a long way in the 27 years that I have been a resident of Worth, to have an Arab-American woman make a footprint in the Worth elections gives me great hope for our future and Worth’s political future. I want to congratulate Worth’s incoming trustee’s on their victory and want them to know that we all hold them accountable for ethical and just decisions for the Village of Worth and most importantly all of their citizens no matter their race, religion, gender, or color. I want to commend our Arab owned small businesses, especially Al Nahda, Saraya, and Fattoush in Worth that supported me throughout this entire election process, I will continue to be a voice in our village and advocate for you, the success of your businesses, and any new business opportunities coming into Worth. I cannot thank my fellow local municipal committee members, Brother Ghassan, Abed, Tasneem, Mazen, Naif, Younis, Bahaa, Mahmoun, Bassem, Mahmoud, Senan, and Abu Wael for the hours of effort that they contributed to our cause, one of the greatest gains I have made in this entire process is coming together with such a selfless group of people who collaborated and united for one cause and one unified vision. Last but not least, I want to thank my family who support me endlessly and told me daily how proud they were of me and how I have been a trailblazer for my grandchildren who will one day follow in my footsteps and make their very own mark in this world! Thank you all so much for such a wonderful campaign and providing me with an abundance of support to fall back on, I will forever be grateful for the strides you walked with me throughout this whole process!” - Bahira Karim 26
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Friends, It comes with a heavy heart to announce that I did not win this election. This campaign has been a great journey and learning experience. I am thankful for all of the people I met along the way. It is obvious that that results would have been remarkably different should the basis of the votes been on the qualifications of the candidates. Nonetheless, this outcome has only inspired me to move forward and work for the betterment of my community - hence, I am not going anywhere and I will be back, whether it be on the political and/or grassroots front. Many great leaders in our history struggled and lost only to try again and win. I cannot describe how thankful I am for my family, friends, volunteers, neighbors and supporters. Let us all keep up the good fight and I hope to inspire others to keep our “Pride in Progress.” - Mervate Mohammad
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