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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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Aqsa School’s Event On Jan. 12, 2020 Aqsa School celebrated investiture of Honorable Judge Rouhy J. Shalabi. Judge Shalabi is the first Palestinian Muslim American to become an Associate Judge in Cook County. The event started at 2pm followed by dinner. The Aqsa School board of Trustee Dr. Mahmoud Ismail spoke very highly about Judge Shalabi. Many prominent people including Sh. Kifah Mustafa, Aqsa School Principal Tammie Ismail, Honorable Judge Mohammed Ghouse, and Judge Shalabi’s son Jawad Shalabi spoke about Judge Shalabi.
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Horoscope
Pisces
Feb. 21 - 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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Find your picture from the event, at Hyatt Magazine’s Facebook On Jan. 13, 2020 Devon bank celebrated their grand opening of their branch in Bridgeview, IL. The celebration took place at Al Bawadi Restaurant in Bridgeview, IL. Many people in the community attended the opening to welcome Devon Bank. Photo Credit TW Studio Advertisement
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AABA-IL’s Event On Jan. 22, 2020 The Arab American Bar Association (AABA) held a celebration to Honor Judge Rouhy J. Shalabi. Judge Shalabi is the first Palestinian Muslim Associate Judge in Cook County. The celebration took place in Downtown Chicago, at the Al Hambra Palace. The event started with welcome remarks from the board member of AABA and introduction of Judge Shalabi.
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Mecca Center’s Event On Jan. 25, 2020 the Mecca Center Mosque held their annual fundraising dinner. The event started with social time at 6pm and the program started at 7pm. The fundraising dinner was to expand their mosque by building more classrooms for the youth. The Muslims community in the surroundings of Mecca Center reached their goal in the dinner and will be starting soon with laying the foundation for a new generation.
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Rally On Jan. 26, 2020 a rally was held downtown Chicago. The Rally was to defend the Indian Constitution prevent genocide in India. The host of the rally were Indian American Muslim Council, ICNA Social Justice and CIOGC and along a few coalitions. It was a protest the Draconian Citizenship Amendment Act in Solidarity with the millions in India whose rights are being brutally suppressed.
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Hossam Jneed’s Concert On Jan. 25, 2020 DIB Entertainment did it again. The great singer Hossam Jneed, whom is a famous singer oversea, came to Chicago. Hossam Jneed’s concert was held at Crystal Palace Banquet in Mot. Prospect, IL. The concert was enjoyed by all with the audience dancing all night.
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Meet & Greet with Newman On Jan. 26, 2020 Sunday morning a Meet and Greet with Marie Newman was held. Marie is running for the 3rd Congressional District. The event took place at a local restaurant in Bridgeview, IL. Many people from the Middle Eastern community attended the brunch and got to know Marie Newman.
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Saryna Ritter-Keddy was born and raised in Illinois. She went to Indiana University for photography. She now works for international fashion house , House of Wu as their Regional East Coast Sales Consultant. Eleven years ago she started her own business called Go Bling Yourself specializing in all things Bling. Since 2012 she has been the na-
tional spokesperson for Alphabet Kids and in 2018 she became the International Spokesperson for Marleigh’s Ministry and Marleigh’s Angel Gowns. She is happily married to Darren Keddy world famous guitar tech. In the last 17 years she has been an active pageant coach, judge and competitor... most recently MS US CONTINENTAL 2019!
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Vasilopita Celebration On Jan. 30th, 2020 the Vasilopita Celebration was held by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas and special guests His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago and the Honorable Ekaterina Dimakis, Consul General of Greece.
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On Feb. 1st, 2020 Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) Midwest Chapter held their 16th annual gala dinner. SAMS Midwest Chapter is comprised of medical professionals and volunteers of Syrian descent. Their mission is to save lives and work to ensure a healthier future for all through medical relief and healthcare professionals and channeling them toward medical relief for the people of Syria and United States. The dinner started with opening remark by Emcee Omar Offendum and welcome by Dr. Hamadeh, SAMS Midwest Chapter President. The guest speaker of the night was Susannah Sirkin, Director of Policy:
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Physicians for Human Rights and followed by a film screening called Refugee. Also attending the event was the casts of Refugee. The cast held a Q&A on stage for the audience. Last remarks for the evening was by Dr. Mufaddal Hamadeh, SAMS National President. The event conc;uded with music by Noor Kurdi and the band.
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Albanian American Network Event On Jan. 31, 2020 the Albanian American Network Event was held at the Artspace 8 in Downtown Chicago. The event was hosted by the Komuniteti Shqiptar in Illinois – American Community of IL. Over 200 people attended in the networking. The event lasted for two hours and ended with a great turnout.
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Rising Star - Emily Ibrahim of my life. We played a total of four games, one of them being against the Palestinian National Team. In addition to playing soccer, I was also fortunate enough to visit a refugee camp. We were able to provide the children with backpacks and school supplies, as well as play soccer with them. It was truly an amazing experience I learned so much from the trip. In October 2019 Sami Mahdi from the Palestinian Athletic American Association called and said the coaches from the U18 Palestinian National team are interested to bring you back with three other girls from the United States to play in the West Asian Cup in Bahrain. On December
My name is Emily Ibrahim and I am 16 years old. I am currently a junior at Carl Sandburg High school. I have been playing soccer since I was three years old when my parents decided to put me in a soccer clinic for kids, and have been in love with the sport ever since. I recently had the opportunity to visit Palestine in July 2019 with an amazing group of female soccer players. When I first heard about this trip, my initial thought was that this is just a fun way to play soccer outside of America. However, it was so much more than that. It ended up being one of the most eyeopening, enriching experiences Advertisement
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22, 2019 I traveled with my family to Qatar for a training camp, and we later traveled to Bahrain for the tournament. We played against Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon and Kuwait. We won against Kuwait and lost to the other teams which earned us fourth place. We fought really hard, and I am really proud of how we performed. I later found out that I won MVP of the tournament. I was obviously really excited to see all my hard work pay off, but being the first Palestinian soccer player to ever win this award, I felt more excited that I was able to represent my country. Continue reading Pg 28
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Playing soccer in Palestine is different than playing soccer in the United States. I had to adapt to new coaching styles and strategies which was hard at first, but ultimately it made me a better player because I got to learn new aspects of the game. The best part about this trip was honestly the people. Although I don’t speak Arabic, I have made some lifelong friends because of this trip. Soccer truly is a universal language. I am so fortunate to have friends, family, and coaches who encourage me to be the best player I can be, and are willing to do everything in their power to help me succeed. I hope to play college soccer in the future, and I look forward to playing with the Palestinian National Team again and representing them through the sport that I love. Advertisement
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Green Fava Beans Recipe 4 servings Ingredients: 1 lb frozen green fava beans, 1 small onion-chopped, 3 Tbs extra virgin olive oil, 2 cloves garlic-minced, chopped cilantro, & salt to taste.
Blanch fava beans in boiling water for two min to loosen skin, then place in ice water to make it easy to remove the skin. SautĂŠ onion, garlic, and cilantro in oil. Add beans, cover and cook on low heat for about 10 minutes until done. Serve with plain yogurt and radish slices.
Enjoy! By Dr Anas Nahhas. Abumallek Makes and Bakes on youtube.
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