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Hyatt Magazine is a free social and cultural magazine, featuring events, entertainment, lifestyle, fashion, business, leisure, and lore. “Hyatt” in Arabic Language means Life. Its events and news guide targeting heavy populated Middle-Eastern community in Chicagoland area and soon in Michigan. Hyatt Magazine targets are to establish and strengthen Middle-Eastern social and cultural aspects and to connect the Middle-Eastern communities together. Furthermore, Hyatt Magazine is assisting in building bridges with other communities socially and economically. Hyatt Magazine published monthly to promote coverage area in an informative and positive manner, and it’s distributed throughout the area by Direct Mailing and placed in key locations. You’ll find the magazine enlightening and have interesting articles are written by someone like yourself, who cares about the community. We welcome contributions of articles, events, recording, photos, and videos; however, they will be subject to editing and availability of space and subject matter. Comments, questions, subscription requests and ad placement inquiries are invited. This glossy social magazine published by Flash Media, offers several major subjects that will interest many readers.
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Abu Ali Captain Arabia Tour the funny side of his Arabian culture. The event was a full house of many people in the community. Once Abu Ali was on stage, laughter never stopped in the audience. He grabbed everyone attention and even off script. The show had to come to an end and leaving everyone smiles. To read about Abu Ali Interview scan the Qr Barcode.
On Jan. 10tn, 2019 the Abu Ali Captain Arabia Tour was held at the Riddles Comedy Club in Worth, IL. Abu Ali is a comedian lived in Chicago and now in Arizona. He has been a comedian for a long time and traveling in USA by showing Photo Credit Samah Abuimeir Advertisement
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Written By Haya Barakat “Today was kind of...I don’t know. Brown-gray, I guess.” Roya was sitting on the other couch next to Melanie’s, taking a small sip of the apple juice she had poured. She raised an eyebrow at her friend from over her plastic cup. Wiping her lip with the back of her hand, she clicked her tongue. “They’re that boring, huh?” Melanie nodded her head, staring at the dark T.V screen in front of her. She wondered what was playing at that moment, though she doubted anything could lift her spirits as high as Roya could. “Yep,” Melanie replied, popping the ‘P’ for emphasis. “They’re just not my type, ya know?” Roya nodded her head in response. Sometimes Melanie wasn’t completely sure whether Roya actually understood her or not, as she’s never been to her house before- never met her parents, or even seen her room. Which was odd, considering how close they were. Melanie guessed it was just a nonverbal thing that they’d always go her house. Not that it really bothered her, anyways. “Yeah, I know what you mean. Family can be pretty brown-orange,” Roya replied, and Melanie turned curious, but she
stayed silent, instead pondering over the last couple of hours. Another stupid family reunion. Her mom always dragged her to those, though Melanie was pretty sure that her mom knew that she was just going to lock herself in a room and start drawing or something. One time she’d gotten in trouble for running out of sketch paper and decided to draw on the walls. That didn’t end well. Roya thought Melanie was redpink, and they’d laughed about it the whole night, despite how utterly stupid it was. Melanie had thought she had done her cousin a favor, though. Her walls were too blank, anyways. And Melanie hated blankness. But Melanie always had Roya to look forward to after the family gatherings. Her dad would always leave early cause he had late work, and Melanie was glad to come with so her dad could drop her off back home. So, she always had the house to herself, and that meant that Roya could come over and they had hours alone with each other until her mom and siblings came back. Melanie frowned and took a deep breath at the thought of Roya having to leave once her family returned. They’ve nev-
er really...accepted Roya. They thought something that seemingly everyone else did as well. But Melanie knew Roya better than anyone else did. She knew the truth. Unless you don’t, a small voice whispered in her head, a weird voice of a spark of flames and crackling electricity. She shook that voice from her odd mind. Melanie knew the truth. She liked when people told the truth, and she liked it in general. How could she possibly be hiding from something she liked? Roya took another small sip from her apple juice. Melanie liked how she was always so careful and precise with everythingeating and drinking, art, writing, even the steps she took and the words she spoke. It was kind of mesmerizing, and it was hard to not look at her when she was doing something. It was all just so green-red. Maybe it was just Melanie, but she definitely got a different vibe from Roya compared to everyone else. And a good type of different vibe. That was one of the many reasons why they were so close. They both felt that gooddifferent, green-red and pinkwhite vibe from each other. Roya froze with her cup to her lips. She slightly squinted her bright, sky-blue eyes and they flickered to the front door of Melanie’s house. She stood up and rushed to the kitchen, her thick auburn hair whipping behind her like a fan was blowing it. Kind of like in a Disney Princess movie when the main character- this perfect, pink-green girl standing on a glittering gold platform, her voice cotton candy and light sugar. To continue reading see page 10.
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But Roya wasn’t a Disney Princess, and she didn’t like to be called pink-green. She liked being called yellow and green. Melanie felt more like the princess, and Roya her knight in shining armor. Her savior, sort of. Her savior from the blue-black world she used to live in. Roya ran back into the living room, and her cup was gone. Melanie could then hear a car pulling into the driveway outside. “My mom’s here?” Melanie guessed, her voice filled with blue. Roya nodded her head, her eyes closely resembling how Melanie felt, but lighter. “I’ll see you tomorrow. Our regular spot, after school,” Roya told Melanie, who nodded her head in response. She didn’t even have to lead Roya out. She knew where to go; out the back door and into a short-cut through the woods back to her house a half hour away. They’ve done it so many times, it was hard to keep track. Roya sped out the back of the house, flashing Melanie one last bright smile before running out into the forest. The front door swung open just as Roya closed the back door, and in ran Melanie’s two little siblings- Ava and Wilson Woods- into the house like a mini white-red storm. Melanie’s mom- Margot- immediately told them to go upstairs to bed and, being the little pink-white angels they were, they rushed upstairs to get ready for bed. Margot turned towards Melanie, and her small smile quickly faded into a green-red-orange frown. “Who were you talking to?” she asked Melanie, her lips pursed and her voice slightly purple-orange.
Melanie didn’t respond. She knew what her mom was going to say if she answered with ‘Roya’. But she did it anyways. Who cared what other people thought, after all? “Roya,” Melanie answered, completely gray. She focused her dark brown eyes on one thing in the room- on the blank, empty T.V screen in front of her. She heard her mom sigh, closing the front door behind her. Melanie knew what she was going to say, and she hated it with every cell in her body. It made her feel something- something so red-black she was afraid that it would overcome her soon and lead to something destructive. “Melanie, we talked about this. Roya isn’t real, remember?” Melanie shook her head, her dark, wood-like eyes glazed over, turning slightly red-black. She was wrong. She knew that her mother was wrong. Everyone except her and Roya were wrong. They had to be wrong. They just had to be. “Yes she is,” Melanie whispered, shutting her eyes and laying her head back on the couch pillow behind her. “She is real.” Her mom was silent, and Melanie was grateful she was. She didn’t want to hear anymore words about Roya. She didn’t think she could deal with it, anyways.
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FEB. 19 - MARCH 20 Everywhere you go, laughter and comedy ensue. This would be great if you were trying to be funny. You are deeply confused by the idea of sex. As far as you are concerned, if it didn’t happen in “The Velveteen Rabbit”, it doesn’t exist. Piscean women wear long floaty dresses and enormous amounts of unusual silver jewelry. On hikes. Pisceans claim to love the stars, but the only constellation they can find is the Big Dipper. If they cannot find it, they cry. You remember what you were wearing on March 3rd, 1981 but forget your own address. You have no sense of direction. The people you find going in reverse at 70 m.p.h. on the expressway are usually Pisceans. Pisceans are most likely to die by falling out of a window or getting run over by a truck. That is, of course, unless they live with a Cancer. Pisceans are so zoned and perpetually endangered that they can bring out the maternal instincts of a Leo. Don’t be fooled, however; many Pisceans can surprise you by kicking your ass and the asses of your four imaginary friends. While Leos tend to achieve the
most fame in the field of entertainment, Pisceans strive to achieve historical greatness by sheer fluke. They are proud to tell you that Michelangelo, Galileo, George Washington, and Albert Einstein, none of whom had an agent, were all Pisceans. What they won’t tell you is that so is Ted Kennedy. Pisceans claim to want “honest criticism” of their work. Then they commit hara-kiri on the floor when you say you don’t like it. Never try to use logic with a Pisces; he or she is living about three feet off of the natural ground or in Narnia. Their tools of debate are non-sequiturs, quotes from Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and, of course, crying. It wouldn’t matter what linguistic devices Pisceans use to describe philosophical concepts because they aren’t positive, they know what they’re talking about anyway. You cry over dead animals in the road but feel no remorse about mowing down humans you don’t like. Cancerians say one thing and do another. Scorpios say one thing and do it just for spite. Pisceans say far too much and do whatever the hell they want.
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Community Business Activities Grand Opening Gold City On Jan. 15th, 2019 a new shop had opened in Bridgeview, IL. Welcoming the new jewelry store “Gold City”.
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Community Business Activities Grand Opening Green Car Wash On Jan. 20th, 2019 Green Car Wash held their grand opening and raffled out a 2018 Jeep Renegade. Special guest Alderman Howard Brookins attended the grand opening. Congratulation on the winner of the vehicle and the grand opening of Green Car Wash.
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Indian Republic Day
On Jan. 27 ,2019 the Indian Republic Day Luncheon with Consul General of India, Ms. Neeta Bhushan, was held at Ashton Place in Willowbrook, IL. Also, attended the event State Senator Laura Ellman, State Representative Karina Villa, Judge Linda
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Davenport, Mr. Hardik Bhatt, Former CIO, and Gov. of IL & Served on governor Priztker’s transition committee, Ms. Malini Vaidyanathan. Mr. Shoaib Khadri, President of the Islamic Center of Naperville were the special speakers at the event. Mayor Mickey Straub was the special guest at the event. It was wonderful to see so many people in the community attend the event. Photo Credit Yasmine Abdullh, DMD Advertisement
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Community Business Activities Grand Opening Y.E.O
On Jan. 26 &27th, 2019 Your Elegant Occasions (Y.E.O) held their grand opening. The event took place in Niles, IL.
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Recipe: Freekeh with Chicken 6 cups chicken broth salt and pepper to taste
Recipe: 8-10 servings Ingredients: 2 cups freekeh (washed, soaked and rinsed) 1 diced onion 4 Tbs olive oil bouquet garni (which is a bundle of the following herbs tied with a string: basil leaves, rosemary, parsley, thyme, oregano, and mint) cooked chicken thighs
SautĂŠ onions, then add freekeh and stir for about 10 min. Add chicken broth, bouquet garni, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and keep on low heat for about 1 hour. Turn off heat and keep covered for another 30 min. Remove bouquet garni and drain any remaining liquid, then turn freekeh upside down on a serving platter. Top with chicken meat, toasted pine nuts, almonds, and pistachios. Enjoy! By Dr Anas Nahhas. Abumallek Makes and Bakes on youtube.
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2019 Hair Style Welcome 2019! The hair trends for this season are very retro 1970's. The cuts they are showing are very short one-length bobs. Cut up to the earlobes and short-bowl cuts very reminiscent of early Sassoon type cuts that started the era of wash and wear hair. Perfect cut to be sporting under your hijab. Styling for these trends are slicked back and wet looking or a tasseled look using light products. If you want to dress it up, put in a few beachy waves using a wand or flat iron. Vibrant bold colors are still the trend accentuating "all-over" vibrant colors, ombre bright colored ends or a few peek-a-boo highlights.
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CREDIT CORNER-Why shouldn’t you file a dispute online? There are two basic reasons not to file your dispute for credit reporting errors online. First, there is no paper trail, which could be essential to getting these items removed from your credit history. When a dispute letter is sent, you have to have proof of the date the dispute was sent. Why is the date so important? Because credit reporting agencies are obligated by law to remove any information that cannot be verified within 30 days. If you don’t have proof of the date when you sent the dispute, you cannot use this law in your favor. With online disputes, there is no paper trail and you may not receive an email confirmation or any other notice of dispute request. While the credit reporting agencies may make every attempt to follow through on disputes, it’s easy for one to get lost in the system. Sometimes, creditors can refuse to verify the requested information, even though they are obligated to do so. If that happens, the data should come off your record.
The second reason not to file a dispute online is that the information isn’t handled in the same way. The Fair Credit Reporting Act was developed to protect the consumer from unfair credit reporting practices. It was revised to include online disputes under Section 611a(8). In this section, it says that the agency may disregard other paragraphs if the information is deleted within three days of notice of a dispute. The paragraphs to be disregarded include the following requirements: The credit reporting agency doesn’t have to forward the dispute and other information to the creditor. The credit reporting agency doesn’t have to send you with written results from the investigation of the dispute. The credit reporting agency doesn’t have to show the method of verification. All of this information is important if you want to proceed with fighting the negative information in your credit reports. In addition, the type of delete in this situation may be a soft or tempo-
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rary delete, which can then be reinstated when the creditor reports the next time. This happens because the agency doesn’t have to send information for the dispute to the creditor. What this means to you as the consumer is that the information which is disputed and deleted from your report can come back on in as little as 30 days. Can inaccuracies hurt your credit score? Some of the inaccurate information on your credit report can be hurting your credit score and influencing your ability to obtain new credit or get the best terms. Many people review their credit reports because they want to improve their credit score. Removing incorrect information can raise their scores by 10, 20, 50 or even 100 points, depending on the type of information and age of the items. Submitted by Ann Halloway Credit Repair Specialist What’s on your Credit Report? (708) 717-0277 annhalloway@hotmail.com
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Illinois Arabs to celebrate Arab Heritage month in April By Ray Hanania The affinity that citizens of Illinois and America once had for Arab culture began during the World Columbian Exposition that was held in Chicago in 1893. The World’s Fair, as it was called, feature a massive exhibit called “Street in Cairo.” The “Street in Cairo” exhibit was huge and replicated a typical Arab village including a mosque, Arab food, Arab entertainment and a recreation of ancient Arab World heritage including the Luxor Temple, all sponsored by the Ottoman Sultan. It was the most popular exhibit at the year-long fair that attracted nearly two and one half million American fair goers. Yet, it didn’t take long for Americans to turn their back on the affection that had been gained from the powerful cultural image that the Street in Cairo had evoked. By the turn-of-the-century, America had imposed immigration restrictions, not just on five Arab countries as President Trump has down to buttondown security concerns, but banned immigration from all of the Arab World. Arabs were called “Syrians” and then later categorized as “Asian” or “Yellow People,” and included in restrictions to reduce the number of Chinese and other Asians from entering the United States. Immigration from Arab countries opened wide during World War II as the Arab World and many Arab Americans fought alongside the “Allies” against Nazi Germany. My father George and uncle Moses both served during the war, enlisting in the weeks after the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Chicago’s Arab population, which began with the settlement of many of the Arabs who were involved in the 1893 World’s Fair, also expanded settling first at 18th and Michigan and later spreading out throughout the Chicagoland area. Records at Hull House included documentation about small groups of Arabs, mostly men who came here from Palestine to earn money in the city whose streets were “paved in gold.” Arabs have a long history of not only contributing to Chicago and Illinois’ rich diversity, but also as proud immigrants who came to this country through legal means – they didn’t come illegally and they followed all of the rules. In addition to thousands who served and became veterans, thousands more established businesses and entered 24
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many professions such as medicine, law and engineering. Arab Americans paid their dues just like everyone else. We loved this country and we also loved our heritage. Most were from Palestine and today about 70 percent of the Arabs in Chicagoland are Palestinians, with a large population of Lebanese based in Peoria and also Jordanians and Egyptians. In the 1960s, the former Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley reached out to the Arabs of Chicagoland and allowed them to include their heritage in the ethnic folk festivals that were held at Navy Pier. There were large displays set up by Palestinians, including my mother who was from Bethlehem, and also displays set up by Egyptian Americans, too. In 1976, Mayor Daley invited me to cover his meeting with the Washington Ambassador for the Arab nation of Morocco, the first Arab country to recognize the United States following the Revolutionary War. It was my first journalism assignment and I not only took many photographs of the event, I also documented the meeting at City Hall with a story in a small English-language newspaper that I published using benefits from my military service called The Middle Eastern Voice, the only Arab newspaper in Chicago for many years. In the 1970s, as interest in Navy Pier faded, the ethnic folk fairs were disbanded. And it wasn’t until 1983 under Mayor Harold Washington that Arabs were recognized for their contributions to America. Eventually, Washington and his successor Mayor Richard M. Daley sponsored resolutions and proclamations recognizing Arab American contributions to American society and they declared November to be Arab American Heritage Month. Sadly though, the divisions that separated the Arab community undermined the heritage efforts and different groups began fighting over who represents the community. Instead of being a beacon for Arab heritage, the Advisory Commission on Arab Affairs became a political entity that reflected the rivalries that many brought to America from the Arab World.
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The Art of Microneedling “Skin is your cover page, Make it Count” NEW NON-INVASIVE COSMETIC PROCEDURE TRENDING IN SKINCARE Looking back a decade ago, it’s surreal how far we have come in skincare. During that time, the only options to repair fine lines, damaged skin and wrinkles were the facelift and silicon fillers that dramatically disfigured the features of a person’s face. With modern technology, it’s challenging to decide which non-invasive procedure to select. Today, there are many expensive temporary fixes such as botox, fillers, lasers and useless over-the-counter cosmetic products that claim to repair damaged skin. So as a consumer, it is your responsibility to choose resultoriented procedures over feelgood solutions. LET’S NARROW DOWN THE BEST NON-INVASIVE PROCEDURE: Skin condition As we know, life takes a toll on the skin. Skin being the largest and most exposed organ makes it more vulnerable to damage throughout your daily life. This Advertisement
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includes: fine lines, acne, wrinkles, melasma, enlarged pores, scarring, clogged pores, wounds, stretch marks and thinning of the hair. The non-invasive treatment that conquers all these conditions with one magic pen is called microneedling.
brightens your skin which helps the skin eliminate the signs of aging such as sagging skin, acne scarring, stretch marks, tighten pores, baldness, sun damage and wounds. It is the most costeffective treatment with minimal downtime that offers all-in-one results for people looking for a Procedure long term skin investment. As we Microneedling is a procedure all know, we can’t buy new skin so that uses very fine short needles it’s our job to maintain the skin to make thousands of punc- that we are born with. ture wounds. The diameter of the needle can range from 0.5 mm to Recovery time 2.5 mm. The multiple puncture You have to keep the skin clean, wounds that feel like pin pricks hydrated and protected with sunare fairly comfortable as your skin screen. You also have to keep the is already numbed for 30 minutes skin makeup-free for 72 hours. before the procedure starts. It’s more of a permanent fix as your Investment own body heals and repairs the The average cost of the treatskin damage. The whole proce- ment can be anywhere from $100 dure lasts for 60 minutes. to $700 per session. It is recommended that you undergo 4 to Results 6 treatments depending on the According to a 2008 study, skin skin condition and your age. treated with four microneedling Once the results are achieved, sessions spaced one month apart you can maintain and prevent fuproduced up to a four hundred ture damage by at least doing 2 to percent increase in collagen 4 procedures a year. and elastin within six months of completing the treatment. This By: Bushra Jawed healing process tightens and Owner of Bushra’s Beauty Bar Inc. www.bushrasbeautybar.com
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AADC’s Event On Feb. 3rd, 2019 The Arab American Democratic Club (AADC) hosted a Memorial Breakfast for Miriam Zayed at Niko’s Restaurant in Bridgeview, IL. Miriam Zayed passed away on Oct. 23, 2018. She was one of the amazing women in the community. Many people attended the event and spoken greatly about Miriam and her actives that made it memorable in the Middle Eastern community. Find your pictu re from the event, at Hyatt Magaz ine’s Facebook
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