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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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Contents NAAP’s Iftar
0 Run For 1 . Pg Peace’s Iftar 11 PEACE’s . g P Iftar
R IN 20 E . E R g A P AT A C H WH IL CAN TEACE RETA ABOUT TH RY YOU N INDUST O FASHI 22 AAFS Adopt -a Pg. Family
2 CAIR- Chicago’s Pg.1 Iftar 23 Kids Eid Event & . g P Expo 13 .Arab g Engineers P Association’s Iftar 4 Last Iftar 2 4 . g .1 at Al Nahda P Pg JOKES 6 5 Parish Life 1 . g.2 Lured g Conference P P Inside a t Action Story, Episode 2 8 at Toyo 1 . By: Haya Barakat Pg Eid Park This glossy monthly magazine published by Flash Media offers several major subjects that will interest many readers. Hyatt Magazine Info:
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2248 Bridgeview, IL 60455 Phone #: (708) 529-1222 Email: info@hyattmag.com Website: www.hyattmag.com Graphic & Printed By: Black Diamonds Published by: Flash Media PR Director: Tasneem Abuzir Event Coordinator: Tahany Yassin Sales Executive: Nariman Sarsour Contributing Editor: Miriam Mohamed Contributing Writers Haya Barakat M. Mohamed Calynn M. Lawrence For any submissions, comments, concerns or question, please email us at info@hyattmag.com
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NAAP’s Iftar Event NAAP-Chicago’s 4th Annual Night of Giving with Islamic Relief USA was held on June 1, 2017 at Al Hambra Palace located in Downtown Chicago. The main hosts of the night were Nadine Shehaiber and Maysem Alsaidi. This fundraising event started off with professional networking that gradually progressed to the highlight fundraising where over $15k was raised. The event included an enticing Ramadan buffet by Al Hambra Palace that satisfied the tastebuds of the attendees. The event concluded at 11 p. m.
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Run For Peace/PCRF’s Iftar
On June 13, 2017 at the beautiful Lake Katherine located in Palos Heights, IL. The Run for Peaces event Started 8pm ended at 11pm. Many Middle Eastern families and friends gathered together to break their fast in the Holy month of Ramadan. The event was a potluck iftar creating a fun and enjoyable time for everyone.
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PEACE’s Iftar On June 13, 2017 PEACE held a community Iftar at Al Basha restaurant located in Palos Heights, IL. Many Middle Easterners gathered on that night for a great cause, the children in Palestine. The event started at 8pm as friends and family joined together enjoying the night of iftar.
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CAIR-Chicago Taste of Ramadan munity. CAIR’s office was filled with everything they love: family, friends, community members, and allies from all backgrounds and ages sharing food, cultures, and wonderful conversation. “From all of us at CAIR-Chicago, Ramadan Kareem and we appreciate your continued and necessary support our vital work. We are here always for you, and wouldn’t be here without you! You can donate to help fund our work fighting Islamophobia and defending your civil rights here.” – CAIR Chicago
CAIR Chicago’s 9th Annual Taste of Ramadan was held on June 14, 2016. This event was held at CAIR Chicago office in downtown Chicago. The night was to welcome community members to break the fast with Muslim attendees in the com-
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Arab Engineers Association’s Iftar
On June 22, 2016 the Arab Association of Engineers held an iftar for members and their friends and family. The iftar was held at Al Basha Restaurant located in Palos Heights.
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Parish Life Conference
On June 21 to 25, 2017 St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church held their 2017 Parish Life Conference Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest. It was taken place at Marriott Hotel at Oak Brook and St. George Church Cicero, IL. It was a great turn out and joyful day for everyone. Also, it was Father Nicholas Dahdal’s 40th anniversary on his ordination into priesthood. For more information about St. George Church please visit their website at www.stgeorgecicero.org.
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Eid at Toyota Park
By: Hyatt Magazine
What Type of Leadership
do We Have?
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On Sunday June 25th, thousands of people of all ages gathered at Toyota Park for Eid Salah. Social media went viral, flooded with photos and videos taken by individuals and local organizations, everyone was happy for their own reasons. Hyatt Magazine excitement to cover this special event crashed on the negativity rock of what it called Islamic Brotherhood leadership who’s governing the event. Hyatt Magazine personnel were blocked from continuing to cover the event and asked to stop taking photos and videos and escorted to outside the event by
some “stud” security people, even though the door security granted entry to Hyatt Magazine at first. The reason was given at the time that ladies don’t want to appear in media. Really!!! No seriously, couldn’t they come up with a better reason? Did they see how many smart phones where held in the air taking photos and videos.
The important question is, “did these security people reacted on their own behalf as an individual act or they were ordered from a higher rank to react in this humiliated manner?” Hyatt Magazine expect and demand not less than public apology for this embarrassing and shameful act whether that came from the security personnel or it was an order from the organization’s leader.
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WHAT A CAREER IN RETAIL CAN TEACH YOU ABOUT THE FASHION INDUSTRY By: Calynn M Lawrence Many people feel like working retail is not a worthwhile career in fashion, or that it wont get them anywhere. Yet, a career in retail can actually simultaneously teach a person many skills that are valuable for working in a more concentrated fashion industry job. Don’t see how? Consider these four things that you can learn from working in a clothing store that easily transcend to the fashion industry.
clothing on the mannequins and what gets to be front and center in the window. This gives you a sense of styling so that you can become strong in your outfit composition but it teaches you great marketing and advertising. For example, learning which items sell faster when put on a mannequin versus on a hanger is showing you how to best advertise the items. This tool is good for a career in merchandising, fashion advertisement or fashion SALES Sales is one of the most impor- branding. tant things that you get out of MANAGEMENT working in a clothing store. You Management is something that must learn how to sell the gar- you will learn working in retail as ments to consumers. This is much long as you get promoted past a more difficult than one might sales associate. You learn how to think. You need to grasp the con- effectively manage a team, comcepts of drawing interest, persua- plete a task and meet a goal. You sive speech and really closing the have to have these skills in any cadeal with consumers. This skill is reer but it is even better to learn vital whether you are a sales as- them in retail. This is because sociate or a New York fashion de- deadlines are often very tight and signer. If you can’t drive profits or it strengthen you to work unmake a good pitch, then you are der pressure. That same sense of likely to fail in almost any career. management is beneficial whether you are a fashion editor, leadMERCHANDISING Merchanidising is the art of set- ing a team over a publication, or ting the layout for the store, the a CEO of fashion company.
TRENDS AND CLASSICS
At a clothing store, it is very obvious to pick up on things that are trends versus things that are classics even if no one is explicitly telling you. How? Well, you’ll notice that certain items are present year round and others only come and go. For example, you may notice that black leggings, white tees and sweaters are always available at the store. But you may see that striped jeans and polka dot blazers only come around every so often. That is how you can spot a trend versus a classic. Things that recieve a lot of purchase from your store are classics. Things that don’t are trends. This is something that would be very beneficial to someone who wanted to pursue a career as a Fashion Buyer or a designer so that they knwo what would sell at what time. Still feel like a career in retail isn’t good for an aspiring fashionista? Think again because you are obviously mistaken.
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AAFS Adopt-A-Family Another successful AAFS Adopt-A-Family Eid drive!
By: Ayah Chehade For many of us, Eid represents a familiar image of children in new clothes with pockets full of candy and faces beaming with the joy of family and celebration. For Arab American Family Services in Bridgeview, Eid is an opportunity to put smiles on the faces of hundreds of families, who would otherwise not be able to share that feeling of joy due to financial strains, through the Adopt-AFamily drive . Although they go unnoticed, many Arab and Muslim families across the United States lack the means to purchase new clothing and gifts for their children on Eid, making it a time of struggle and loneliness. 16 years ago, executive director Itedal Shalabi and co-director Nareman Taha were made aware of this issue and resolved to make a change. “Many of our clients during Ramadan would be extra worried and extra sad- we wanted to know why. In speaking to our clients, they disclosed how hard it was for them to buy Eid toys for their children. How will they tell their children that they can’t have the barbie or the basketball or new bike they were hoping to have at the end of their fast? We did not want this to end in heartbreak for these children. We believed and had faith that AAFS can make a difference in these chil-
dren’s lives,” says Shalabi. “We created a wishlist and began with collecting toys for just 10 families. People expressed their interest in getting involved and the project evolved and expanded into an annual program. In seeing how many community members joined our effort the first and second Eid, we thought to expand the wish list to new clothes and shoes among other things; we wanted to give them long term necessities rather than just toys for a few days.” The first Adopt-A-Family drive started in December 2001 with 10 families. “We decided to call this the ‘Adopt-A-Family drive” because we really look at it as caring for and elevating a family in their time of need, while also giving them the joy and spirit of Eid.” This year, it has grown to serve 210 families, including 457 children between the ages one and eighteen! Thank you to a community that keeps on giving and caring. You served 210 families and brought joy to so many. Moving forward, AAFS hopes this project will grow to serve more families and continue to empower the community. Narema Taha says, “We really want to say thank you to all those who adopted a family and brought them happiness this year. We really enjoy engaging the community on practical projects with direct impact.” To learn more about Arab American Family Services’ programs, find us at: aafsil.org or @aafs_il
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Kids Eid & Expo On June 27 and 28, Kids Eid Event and Expo was held at the Aden Center Bridgeview, IL. A day for kids fun and shopping in the expo.
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Last Iftar at Al Nahda On June 24, 2017 AL-NAHDA hosted a community iftar. The event was held to honor community members who have shown support and stood by the Muslim community and included members of the Muslim Community and many non-Muslims. The Mayor of Worth, Mary Werner, was a guest of honor. Members of AL-NAHDA were pleased to see the community come together and enjoy a night of food, friendship and fun. ALNAHDA would also like to recognize Bahira Karim who helped coordinate with AL-NAHDA to make this night a successful event.
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Action Story: Episode 2 By: Haya Barakat Lured Inside
What am I going to do? I think desperately as the man driving drives farther and farther into the woods. I wipe away my tears, but they threaten to come back as the car slows down. Before I know it, the car has stopped. I’m not sure where, and I don’t want to risk looking out the window and getting caught by the two men. I try to take deep, calm breaths as I analyze all the possible solutions to this. They can find me and bring me home, they can find me and keep me, or they can find me and feed me to their dog. I’d go for the first one. The two front doors open and the men climb outside. I can hear the wind blowing wildly outside. It’s snowing like crazy, and I can tell it’s really cold, and all I have is a hat and a winter jacket. I hear the two men talking outside, but I can’t make out what they’re saying through the howling wind and the closed doors. The one thing I can tell is that they’re coming closer and closer to the door
I’m hiding behind. My heart races faster than ever before. I take one final breath as I hear a hand close on the doorknob. I feel about ready to scream as the car door opens. Snow pours into the car, engulfing me in white. I look up to the shocked face of a tall man with a winter coat, gloves, a hat, and a scarf. I can’t tell exactly what he looks like because his scarf is covering most of his face, but he looks to be about thirty years old and has dark brown eyes. He also has a few dark brown curls sticking out from under his winter hat. He stares at me in confusion and wonderment. “Tony? What’s taking you so long? Get the dog and let’s go,” I hear the second man call out to his friend, Tony, from behind the car. Tony stutters and points at me. His friend walks up beside him and sees me inside the car. I don’t know what to do, or what to say.
“Who are you?” The second man asks me harshly. He’s shorter than Tony, but looks slightly older. His black hair has a military-style buzz cut, and I can’t tell what color his eyes are because of the black glasses he’s wearing. He’s also wearing the same thing as Tony, but he looks crueler with a scowl on his face. “I-I’m- I’m...” I stutter, but I can’t get the words out. “What’s your name, boy?” The second man asks me again. “Ethan,” I answer, but there isn’t a hint of confidence in my voice. I’m not surprised. I’m shaking with fear. This is like a good cop- bad cop scenario. “Ethan,” The second man repeats. I slowly nod my head yes. “What are you doing in our car, Ethan?” the second man asks me. I’m about to explain everything that happened until Tony interrupts me. “Hold on, Holt. This kid must be freezing. Let’s get him inside and we’ll talk then,” Tony tells the second man, Holt. Holt grunts and glares at me. “Fine. Just get him out of our car,” Holt orders. Then he walks to the other side of the car, opens the other door, and whistles. The German Shepard I chased over here bounds out of the car into the snow and races to the house in front of us. To continue see page 28
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“Come out here, Ethan. We just want to talk,” Tony tells me, but I don’t want to get out of the car. They might kidnap me, or worse. But I also don’t want Holt to find me still in his car. I bet my whole savings that he’ll get mad and really kidnap me. So, I slowly get out of the car into the cold winter night. The wind is so strong that I sway to the side and have to hold onto the car to keep from falling. I face the wooden house in front of us. This must be where Tony and Holt live. It’s a small house mad up completely out of dark brown wood. The roof is covered with powdery white snow. The trees around the house are long and thin. “Come on, Ethan,” Tony ushers me inside the house and closes the door when Holt and the German Shepard climb inside. Holt and Tony hang up their winter jackets on a coat rack and shove their hats, gloves, and scarves in a drawer next to it. Last, they take off their boots and put it under the coat rack. I stand awkwardly as Tony goes to the kitchen to make three hot cocoas for us and Holt fills up bowls of food and water for their dog. When Holt walks upstairs I take a look at the dogs’ name tag. Charlie. “Here you go, Ethan,” I hear Tony call from behind me. He’s balancing three mugs of steaming hot coca on his arms. I slowly take on from him and we both sit on his couch. There’s a red fire burning in the fireplace in front of us. Wow. A fire in a wooden house? Now that’s a fire hazard. “So, how did you end up in our car?” Tony asks me. I sigh and take a sip of the hot cocoa. “I found your dog, Charlie, lying in the snow. I went up to check on him when he started running away. I chased him and he jumped into your car. I followed him and you guys closed the door before I can get out,” I explain quickly, not looking at Tony the whole time. “Why didn’t you tell us you were there, or ask us to turn around?” Tony asks me. “I thought you were going to kidnap me,” I answer quietly, almost whispering. Why? I don’t know. Maybe he’ll be inspired by what I just said and actually kidnap me. “Kidnap you? Why would we kidnap you?” Tony asks me, exasperation in his voice, though it sounds
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like he’s trying not to laugh. “For money,” I reply, my voice louder. “Okay, we could do that. But we’re not. We’re not that kind of people,” tony reassures me. I breathe a sigh of relief. It feels like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. “Now, let’s starts from the beginning. What’s your first and last name?” Tony questions me. I still don’t look at him as I take another sip of hot cocoa. “Ethan Viser,” I answer. “Okay. How old are you and what grade are you in?” Tony asks. Why does he need to know how old I am and what grade I’m in? That’s not important right now. He should just get back in the car and drive me home. “I’m ten years old and I’m in seventh grade,” I answer anyways. No need to make this guy mad. Tony looks shocked. “You’re ten years old and you’re in seventh grade?” He asks, surprised. I nod my head yes and look up as I hear footsteps pounding down the stairs. Holt jumps onto the first floor. “Then you must be a smart kid. Smart enough to know not to jump into strangers’ cars,” Holt growls at me. I look down, feeling guilty and embarrassed. “And don’t worry, you’re gonna see your parents again. When they pay the ransom,” Holt tells me. I snap my head up to look at him.
“What?” I ask him. Holt looks at me and smirks, his scowl finally leaving his face. “That’s right. Your parents aren’t getting you back until they pay us one thousand dollars. Let’s see how much they love you now,” He replies. I feel myself getting dizzy. My hot cocoa spills out of the mug and onto the floor, the mug shatters into small pieces. My heart faces and my forehead and hands start to sweat. I can hear Holt laughing, Tony trying to clean the mess, and Charlie barking madly. And I pass out on the floor of my kidnappers’ home. ..........To be continued To See Ep. 1 visit www.hyattmag.com
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