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Arab American women philanthropists make grant to local charity March 25, 2014 The Center for Arab American Philanthropy (CAAP), a program of ACCESS, held a fundraiser, themed "100 Arab American Women Who Care” on Sunday, March 23, in honor of women’s history month. The event’s purpose was to demonstrate the power of collective giving and working together to make a difference.	New campaign launches to challenge cultural acceptability of discrimination toward Arab Americans March 24, 2014 The National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC), a project of ACCESS, today launched The Campaign to TAKE ON HATE, a multi-year, grassroots campaign to challenge this country’s growing prejudice and persistent misconception of Arab and Muslim Americans, including refugees of Arab and Muslim descent.
ACCESS mourns death of Antiochian Orthodox Church leader March 20, 2014 The leadership, board and staff at ACCESS join the national Antiochian Orthodox community and the Arab American community in mourning the loss of His Eminence the Most Reverend Metropolitan Philip (Saliba).	Lina Hourani Harajli new ACCESS Chief Operating Officer (COO) March 18, 2014 ACCESS, the largest Arab American human services nonprofit in the United States, announced Lina Hourani Harajli as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) this week.
Striking museum exhibits reveal everyday life and sacred images March 13, 2014 Two shows at the Arab American National Museum cry out for eyes and interest. The exhibit of black-and-white photographs in “Ordinary Lives” on the museum’s lower level are striking, while the paintings and mosaics in “Sacred Scenes: Icons of the Orthodox Church,” which features the contemporary work of one of the world’s foremost iconographers, are likely to not only impress but amuse. Read the Detroit News article.	Palestinian filmmaker kicks off Arab Film Festival March 7, 2014 “When I Saw You,” a coming-of-age story from Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir, opens the 2014 Arab Film Festival at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. Read the Detroit Free Press article.
Avon Breast Health Outreach Program awards grant to ACCESS Community Health & Research Center March 6, 2014 The Avon Breast Health Outreach Program recently awarded a $60,000 one-year grant to the ACCESS Community Health and Research Center (CHRC) to increase awareness of the life-saving benefits of early detection of breast cancer.	ACCESS Entrepreneur Development Program brings jobs to metro Detroit March 5, 2014 ACCESS Growth Center, the newest department at ACCESS, held its first entrepreneur launch party on Feb. 18 at the Arab American National Museum (AANM) in Dearborn.
Refugee finds hope, healing through home child care business Ikhlas Ibrahim arrived in the United States as an Iraqi refugee. After suffering from emotional turmoil following her son’s kidnapping and ransom, Ikhlas and her four children moved to the United States with the dream of a better life.	ACCESS thanks Congressman John Dingell for legendary service to community February 24, 2014 U.S. Congressman John D. Dingell (D-MI), announced on Feb. 24 that he will not be running for re-election in 2014.