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CONTENTS DECEMBER 2005
THE CHALDEAN NEWS VOLUME 2 ISSUE XI
on the cover
32 ‘A TIME TO HEAL’
BY VANESSA DENHA-GARMO
Chaldeans try to improve the relationship
with Mayor Kilpatrick
features
30 CALLING ALL IRAQIS
BY KEN MARTEN
Out-of-country voting takes place this month
36 PARTY SEASON
BY JOYCE WISWELL
Advice on throwing the perfect bash
32
37 OPEN FOR THE HOLIDAYS?
BY JENNIFER T. KORAIL
Fundraising critical as St. George shoots for a Christmas debut
38 HOLIDAY HOME COOKING
BY OMAR BINNO
Visions of Pacha dance in our heads
24 26
40 MAKEOVER MAGIC
BY LINDA JABORO
Transform yourself for the holidays
sports
42 SOCCER FIELD OF DREAMS
BY WRIGHT WILSON
Welson Sarkis looks to take his game to the next level
44 WHITE TAKES IT ALL
BY JOE KYRIAKOZA
Chaldean Football League wraps up an exciting season
42 38
departments
8 FROM THE EDITOR
9 YOUR LETTERS
10 NOTEWORTHY
14 CHAI TIME
16 CALC CORNER
18 HALHOLE!
22 RELIGION
22 OBITUARIES
24 ECONOMICS & ENTERPRISE
BY CHRISTINA GAPPY
Holiday Gift Baskets: Nuts for you?
26 IRAQ TODAY
46 THE DOCTOR IS IN
BY GARY P. SARAFA, M.D.
The Top 10 List: Getting the
most from your doctor’s visit
48 MAKING A DIFFERENCE
BY KEN MARTEN
Lilly George: Helping
Katrina’s survivors
50 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
BY KEN MARTEN
‘Cousins’ coming to town
52 CHALDEAN ON THE STREET
BY CHRISTINA GAPPY
What is your most favorite
Christmas tradition?
54 KIDS’ CORNER
56 EVENTS
Waad Murad Advocacy Dinner
Magic of the East
Chaldean Night Live
62 CLASSIFIED LISTINGS
DECEMBER 2005 CHALDEAN NEWS 7

from the EDITOR
Winding Down 2005
CALL TO
SUBSCRIBE!
248-932-3100
Detroit Mayor Kwame
Kilpatrick is celebrating
a surprise victory
this Christmas season. As he
heads into term two, many
Chaldeans are wondering
how this will affect store
owners and the community at
large. In this cover issue, we
headed on a mission to find
out. We wanted not only
reaction from the Chaldean
business community, but
feedback from Mayor Kilpatrick as
well.
In our cover story quest, we discovered
that the mayor has sat down
with members of the Chaldean
American Chamber of Commerce to
discuss concerns the community has
with the city of Detroit. And the
Mayor’s Office was responsive to our
requests for this article, addressing
concerns and answering our questions.
As I sat down to write this
cover story I wondered if we were
definitely headed in a more positive
direction.
Before we go into full swing for
another year, we take time to wind
down this year — to relax, have fun
and spend quality time with family. I
always love that cozy feeling I get
every Christmas season. The holiday
music plays in my car, the garland
decorates my home and the candles
ignite the start of advent.
In this issue, we highlight the
homes of some members of our community
who truly get into the
Christmas spirit. Copy Editor Joyce
Wiswell sleds her way into Christmas
traditions with a holiday party feature.
As Joyce talks about tinsel and
trimmings, writer Omar Binno gets
our tastes buds tingling with the talk
of Christmas cooking. For all those
non-Chaldeans reading this story,
don’t cringe when reading the recipe
for Pacha, our main course meal for
the holidays, because the taste is oh,
so good.
During this time of year, Christians
everywhere honor the birth of Christ
through song and prayer. Among
those celebrating his birth are members
of E.C.R.C. — a group of
Catholics devoted to evangelizing. I
was impressed one Thursday
evening when I saw dozens of
teenagers and grade school students
inside the basement at St. Thomas
Church in West Bloomfield praying
as members of E.C.R.C. Writer
Jovan Kassab researched this group
for our readers to find out more of
VANESSA
DENHA-
GARMO
EDITOR
what they do during the year.
A congregation of church
members is set to celebrate
the opening of St. George
Church in Shelby Township.
Completion of the project is
behind schedule due to the
lack of funds. Our eastside
correspondent, Jennifer
Korail, updates us on the
progress as the soon-to-be
new parishioners anxiously
await the first celebrated
mass.
The Bible tells us there is a time
for everything. Christmas is a time for
celebration. It’s also a time for
mourning for families going into their
first holiday season without a loved
one. Each of us in some way has
been touched by death. I know from
the loss of my father how difficult it
was to celebrate the first holidays
without him.
Among many Chaldean families
facing the holiday season for the first
time without that special person are
the Kalabats. This past month, a
woman who was featured on our
November 2004 cover story passed
away, and now Nedal Kalabat
Squillace will celebrate her first
Christmas in Heaven with our Lord.
In this issue, we pay special tribute to
her — a woman who fought cancer
for more than 18 years and thanked
God for it because, she said, “it
brought her closer to her Lord.”
We wind down 2005 thankful for
the life we have and the family we
share. Best wishes for a peaceful
and happy holiday season from all of
us at the Chaldean News.
Alaha Imid Koullen
(God Be With Us All)
Vanessa Denha-Garmo
vdenha@chaldeannews.com
Letters to the editor can be sent via
email to vdenha@chaldeannews.com
or to: The Chaldean News, Letters to
the Editor, 30095 Northwestern Hwy.,
Ste 102, Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Correction
We inadvertently omitted the name of
young model Hannah Goryoka’s parents
in last month’s issue. They are Fadi and
Bertha Goryoka.
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your LETTERS
Thanks from Florine
Thank you so much for the wonderful article
on Mothers and Daughters, Sisters
and Friends fundraiser for the Francee &
Benson Ford Jr. Breast Care & Wellness
Center [Henry Ford Luncheon, October
2005]. That was a wonderful day and I
loved reading your article and reminiscing.
I think the Chaldean News is a wonderful
publication; I look forward to
reading it again.
— Florine Mark
President, Weight Watchers
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SHALLAL NEW AFD HEAD
Jane Shallal has been named president of the Associated Food Dealers of
Michigan. She assumes her new job on January 1. Shallal is replacing Michael
Sarafa, who is joining the Bank of Michigan as executive chairman.
“I am looking forward to my job at the
Associated Food Dealers of Michigan and to
blending my legal, political and charitable
experience with the goals and mission of the
AFD,” she said.
“I look forward to the challenges ahead
including the likely merger with the Service
Station Dealers Association of Michigan and
the Ohio Petroleum Retailer’s Association.
This merger will increase AFD’s size and
strength by 50 percent and bodes well for our
future.”
Shallal is currently a partner in the law firm
of Shallal & Shallal, PLLC in Southfield, where
she practices immigration law. Her past
employment includes the Michigan Attorney
Grievance Commission; the Department of
Justice, Office of the United States Attorney,
as an assistant United States attorney; and the
Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office as an
Jane Shallal
assistant prosecuting attorney. She has a Juris Doctor from the Detroit College of
Law, a Masters of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Detroit and
a Bachelors of Science Degree from Wayne State University.
Shallal is active in the community and is past president of both the Chaldean
American Ladies of Charity and the Chaldean Federation of America.
CHALDEAN
CHAMBER ELECTS
NEW DIRECTORS
Members of the Chaldean
American Chamber of Commerce
gathered in November to elect
members to its Board of
Directors.
Twelve members ran for the
board. Dhafir Nona was the
top vote getter. Others elected
to two-year posts are: Frank
Jonna, Saad Hajjar, Tony
Konja, Sharon Hannawa,
Arvin Ayar, Stephen Yatooma
and Paul Asker.
Al Yaldo (left) and Jeff Denha look on as
Sean Fitzgerald casts a vote.
COMMUNITY RALLIES FOR TASIA
Members of the community gathered at St. Thomas and Mother of God
Chaldean Catholic Churches in November to see if their bone marrow
matches Tasia Yaldo. The 12-year-old has leukemia and is in desperate
need of a bone marrow transplant. None of her family members is a match.
Chaldeans and other minorities are not as easily matched for
bone marrow as American Caucasians. That is because tissue type
is inherited, and not a lot of Chaldeans are registered as donors.
Tasia Yaldo
Another bone marrow and blood drive is set for December 4 at St. Joseph in
Troy from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The bone marrow test costs $65, but no one will be turned
away for a lack of funds.
PHOTO BY BRAD ZIEGLER
10 CHALDEAN NEWS DECEMBER 2005

WOMEN OFFER
WATER
WITH A
MESSAGE
Frances E. George-
McCullough and Florence
Atchoo have launched “I
Am” Water with positive,
life-affirming labels such
as “I Am Worthy,” “I Am
Hope” and “I Am the
Solution.”
“People drink water like
crazy. I myself drink water
all the time, and I’m always
looking at the label,” said
George-McCullough. “So
when I decided to start my own
bottled water company, I thought, ‘Why
not put something positive on the label?’”
The women are donating a portion of all profits
from the “I Am” Water Company to feeding and bringing
clean water to the people of America through
direct product and cash donations to various charities.
The company recently donated 20,000 20-ounce
bottles of water to the victims of Hurricanes Katrina
and Rita through the Second Harvest Gleaners Food
Bank of West Michigan, and the Michigan Chapter of
the American Red Cross.
“I Am” Water is pure natural spring water that is bottled
at the source in Cortland Township, Michigan. “I
Am” Water currently is available at: New Center
Gourmet in Detroit, Rudy’s on Main Street in Clarkston,
Franklin Market Basket in Franklin, The Truth Spa in
West Bloomfield, McKay’s Market in Garden City and
Bloomers Party Store and Pizza in Brighton.
HELP AVAILABLE
FOR VISA LOTTERY
The Chaldean Federation of America
(CFA) is helping members of the
Chaldean community with electronic
applications for the Visa Lottery. The
deadline to apply is December 4.
Information required to apply
includes: full name (first name, father’s
name and last name, the family name
or grandfather’s name), date of birth
and place of birth. That information
is also needed for the spouse of the
applicant is married, and for all
unmarried children under the age of
21. A two-inch-square color picture of
each family member is also required.
For more information, call the CFA at
(248) 557-2362.
THOMAS NAMED
SOCAP PRESIDENT
Chaldean Pete Thomas has been
named the new president of the Society
for Consumer Affairs Professionals
(SOCAP) Great Lakes Chapter. He is
the group’s former treasurer. SOCAP
is open to all professionals who are in
some way responsible for creating and maintaining customer
loyalty: vice presidents, directors, managers, and
supervisors with responsibilities for consumer affairs,
customer service, customer relationship management,
inbound call centers, market research, information systems
integration. Thomas said he hopes to see more
Chaldean Americans become involved in the group.
ATCHOO RECEIVES AWARD
Nathima Atchoo, MD, has been recognized by the
Michigan State Medical Society and the Oakland
County Medical Society for 50 years of devoted medical
service.
The Iraq native, who moved permanently to the
United States in 1971, has been active in humanitarian
causes with her homeland. She went to Iraq four
times during the U.S. embargo with donations, supplies
and medicine for Iraqi children. She also helped
bring children from Iraq to the U.S. for surgical treatment
with the Grand Rapids group Healing the
Children. Atchoo’s most recent trip was to Ethiopia
earlier this year for a medical mission.
Atchoo, whose specialty is obstetrics and gynecology,
practiced medicine for 32 years in Waterford
and Lake Orion.
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NOTEWORTHY continued from 11
DALLOO’S COUNCIL BID FAILS
Despite mounting an active campaign, Ramzi Dalloo did
not succeed in his bid for a seat on the Troy City Council.
Ramzi garnered 6 percent of the vote in the November
election. Troy has a population of about 6,000 to 7,000
Chaldeans.
AFD AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS
Five Chaldeans are among the 24 students who have
received scholarships from the Associated Food
Dealers of Michigan Foundation/Pepsi Scholarship
Challenge Drive:
• Sarah Atcho of Ferndale, a senior at Madonna
University in Livonia
• Allison Atchoo of Troy, who will be a freshman at
Michigan State University in East Lansing
• Lauren Hesano of Livonia, a junior at the University
of Notre Dame in Indiana
• Brandon Kalasho of Sterling Heights, a senior at
Wayne State University in Detroit
• Elizabeth Najor of Bloomfield Hills, who will be a
freshman at Miami University of Ohio.
The students will each receive $1,500 scholarships
for the 2005/2006 school year.
From Left:
Allison Atchoo
Lauren Hesano
Elizabeth Najor
Brandon Kalasho
Sarah Atcho
[International]
GENOCIDE MONUMENT UNVEILED IN FRANCE
A monument in remembrance of the Armenian genocide in 1915 has been unveiled
in Paris. Many ChaldoAssyrians perished in the genocide.
The massacre, carried out by Ottoman Turks, occurred during World War I in
the waning days of the
Ottoman Empire. Paris’
Sarcelles neighborhood
also has a street named
in honor of the event, that
in English says, Street of
April 24, 1915: 1st
Genocide of the 20th
Century. Though the murders
were carried out
from 1915-1923, that is
the date chosen to officially
commemorate the
genocide.
ASSYRIAN VIES
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Ramona Amiri, 24, is among
120 contestants competing in
China for the title of Miss
World.
Amiri, who is half Assyrian,
is representing Canada. She
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CHAI time
CHALDEANS CONNECTING
COMMUNITY EVENTS IN AND AROUND METRO DETROIT DECEMBER 2005
[Thursday, November 29- Saturday, December 24]
Radio City Christmas Spectacular: The Rockettes kick it up
in their ninth season at the Fox Theatre. (313) 471-3200.
[Thursday, December 1-Sunday, December 4]
Festival of Trees: Professionally decorated holiday trees,
vignettes, wreaths, gingerbread houses, rides, entertainment
and more at the Rock Financial Showroom in Novi. The
event is a benefit for the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. $10
adults, $8 seniors and children. (313) 966-TREE.
[Thursday, December 1-Sunday, December 4]
The Nutcracker: The Joeffrey Ballet visits the Detroit Opera
House to present the Christmas classic, which includes more
than 100 local children. Family matinees include face painting,
lunch and Santa. (313) 237-3403.
[Saturday, December 3]
Children’s Christmas Workshop: The Northville Historical
Society presents this event where kids can make seven oldfashioned
Christmas gifs. (248) 349-2833.
Noel Night: Annual event in Detroit’s Wayne State
University/Cultural Area includes special events at the Detroit
Institute of Art, music in churches, carolers, food, etc. Nearly
everything is free. 5-9:30 p.m.
[Saturday, December 3-Sunday, December 4]
Olde Tyme Christmas Street of Shoppes Craft Show:
De La Salle High School presents this creative craft show.
(586) 778-2207.
[Saturday, December 3-Sunday, December 18]
Dickens Olde Fashioned Christmas Festival: Festival
includes food vendors dressed in period costumes, traveling
musicians, carolers, jugglers and characters right out of one
of Charles Dickens’ Victorian tales. The festival takes place
each weekend starting December 3. (248) 634-1900.
[Saturday, December 3, 10 and 17]
Breakfast with the Royal Court: Mingle with the Wynter
Castle Royal Court at the Somerset Collection at a familystyle
buffet breakfast with games and costumes. $30 adults,
$15 children. (248) 643-0498.
[Sunday, December 4]
Brunch with Santa: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Shenandoah Country
Club. Open to members and their guests; tickets range from
$10 to $30. Bring an unwrapped toy for a needy child in the
community. Call for reservations as no tickets will be sold at
the door, (248) 683-6363.
Dinner with Santa: 5-8 p.m. at Shenandoah Country Club. Open
to members and their guests; tickets range from $12 to $35. Bring
an unwrapped toy for a needy child in the community. Call for
reservations as no tickets will be sold at the door, (248) 683-6363.
Blood and Done Marrow Drive: Twelve-year-old Tasia Yaldo and
others need bone marrow transplants. A simple blood test tells if
you’re a match, and you can donate blood at the same time. 9
a.m.-3 p.m. St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church, Troy.
Donations accepted.
[Thursday, December 8]
Cousins: The Chaldean movie is shown at Shenandoah
Country Club at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15. (248) 830-0734.
(See article, page 50)
[Tuesday, December 13]
Hot Topics in Women’s Health: Exploring HRT, Osteoporosis
and Hypothyroidism: Understanding your hormones and their
effects on aging. Lecture by Henry Ford Medical Center at the
JCC Center Fitness Club, 6600 West Maple Road in West
Bloomfield. 7 p.m., $10. (313) 874-2182.
[Wednesday, December 14]
Holiday Party: Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce’s
annual holiday party. Bogart’s. (248) 538-3700.
[Friday, December 16]
Christmas Party 2005: Chaldean American Association for
Health Professionals and Mesopotamian American Graduate
Association holds this party at Shenandoah Country Club
with Bassam Saleh, Sawsan Kizi and DJ music. 8 p.m.
Tickets are $75. Call (249) 542-4300 or (248) 204-2069.
[Wednesday, December 21]
Christmas Concert: Steve Acho and Karen Newman perform
holiday music with a twist at Andiamo’s Celebrity
Showroom in Warren. Tickets are $35. Call (586) 268-3200
or buy on-line at www.neptix.com.
[Saturday, December 31]
New Year’s Eve Party: Event at Shenandoah Country Club includes
Emad Al-Batyah and the Anthony Birchett & Company Band,
Heresa & Gamar, and dinner. Tickets ($300 per couple) on sale
to members from December 1-3; after December 12, non-members
can buy remaining seats. Call for details, (248) 683-6363.
Please let us know what is going on in the community. Fax
your information to The Chaldean News Editorial
Department. Subject: Chai Time Fax: 248-932-9161
SANTA
CLAUS IS
COMING
TO TOWN
Every mall offers
kids of all ages
the chance to meet
and be photographed
with
Santa through December 24:
Great Lakes Crossing
Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m.- 8 p.m.
Christmas Eve: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Lakeside Mall:
Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Santa is on break daily between 1-2
p.m. and 5-6 p.m.
Oakland Mall:
Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Oakland is also offering “magical
snow” every half-hour in the center
court, and welcomes kids to visit the
Stocking Wrokshop where, for $5,
they can decorate a stocking or hat.
Proceeds benefit City Mission.
Somerset Collection:
Monday-Saturday: 8 a.m.-9 p.m.
Sunday: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Stop at the Castle Check-In when
you first get to the mall to receive a
Santa Pass for same-day visiting time.
12 Oaks Mall:
Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. with
breaks from 1-2 p.m. and 5-6 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. with a break
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CALC corner
NOTE from the
PRESIDENT
One of CALC’s
largest annual events
was once again a
huge success. Our
sold-out Holiday
Boutique
Clair Konja
Extravaganza held at
Shenandoah Country Club offered a
unique opportunity to shop with 51
crafters and vendors. We thank them
for the excellent work that was put in
for the evening. The CALC introduced
its new Christmas ornament
created exclusively for the CALC by
CALC by Curtis Posuniak.
Proceeds from the sale of our new
Christmas ornaments will be used to
support CALC youth programs.
In December, we kick off our
Membership Drive. Membership
dues this year are $35. Membership
dues are a vital donation for the
CALC — enabling us to donate
needed funds to various groups, individuals
and families.
The Christmas holiday is a season
moved by compassion. It is with that
spirit that the CALC has the Adopt a
Family, Hope for the Holidays
Program, where our hope is to provide
a little something extra for the families
in our community who are struggling
to make ends meet and may not have
the resources to enjoy the holidays as
others might. We hope that you can
participate in this special program this
holiday season.
We here at the CALC hope that
you have a very happy holiday and
wish you a joyous and peaceful
Christmas season.
— Clair Konja, President
GENEROUS GIVING:
EXPERIENCE THE JOY!
The Board of the Chaldean American Ladies of Charity is
pleased to report that it has given over $30,000 in assistance
to various charitable causes over 2005. An additional
$3,500 was used to purchase mattresses or furniture
for families during the year. The CALC was also able
to assist many families directly with donated furniture we
get from community members throughout the year. We
helped people keep a home, feed their children, and maintain
some stability at times when crisis threatened family
unity and stability. We helped the Tsunami and Hurricane
Katrina disasters and Chaldean orphans. This year, we
have expanded and developed our services for seniors
and youth. We do this all to improve the lives of others
now and in the future.
Donations from you form the bedrock of CALC’s
income. More than 700 women now support us with a regular
annual gift by just becoming members. Membership
dues are only $35 per year. We hope that you can continue
to join us in the important mission of serving others.
ADOPT A FAMILY FOR
THE HOLIDAY SEASON!
The CALC invites organizations or individuals to help us
make the winter holiday happier for the children and families
that we work with. As a non-profit organization, we
rely on the compassion of our community to create an
impact on the lives of families in crisis to ensure that no
one will be left behind this holiday season. Businesses,
individuals and families (that’s you!) can adopt a family of
any size by calling the CALC office. You will be matched
with one or more families (at your request), and will be provided
with the family’s wish lists for new gifts. Information
regarding the family will be provided to those who wish to
adopt. Anyone may participate.
Sponsors will be matched with a family and will receive
each family member’s first name, age, gender, sizes and
wish lists of needed items. Sponsors can select the items
they would like to provide or may purchase another ageappropriate
gift of their choosing. Gift certificates are also
welcomed for department stores, grocery stores and/or
movies. All gift items must be new and be wrapped and
labeled with the person’s name. If you have any questions
or would like to adopt a family for the holiday season,
please call the CALC office at (248) 352-5018 or e-mail us
at jshallal2@aol.com.
CALC’s Halloween
party was a blast
Contact and Join CALC!
OUR MISSION
We are Chaldean women energized by
working together and with others to
provide help and hope to those in need.
OUR VISION
The CALC will strengthen and preserve
the Chaldean family by ensuring
that all generations have access
to necessary resources and services.
Please join the Chaldean American Ladies
of Charity (CALC) and be part of a group
of hard working and dedicated women.
It is just $35.00 a year
Call Today: 248-352-5018
or send in your membership to:
21711 W. Ten Mile Rd., Ste. 238
Southfield, MI 48075
www.calconline.com
HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE
AN EXTRAVAGANZA
The continued success of our Holiday Boutique
Extravaganza is due to the hard work and dedication of many
people who served on the committee, including the chairs of
this annual event — Karen Denha, Monica George, Kim
Shallal and Lillian B. Shallal. The fundraiser event was
attended by more than 600 women and raised more than
$12,000. “Monies used from this event are used throughout
the year to assist needy families and others (such as
Hurricane Katrina victims, Tsunami relief, Iraqi orphans) who
are in need of our help. We thank you all for attending and
supporting this event year after year,” stated Co-chair
Monica George. The CALC is also very grateful for the
support of all those vendors who participated in this event.
CHILDREN’S HALLOWEEN PARTY
A SPOOKTACKULAR SUCCESS
Approximately 65 Chaldean children came to Sacred Heart
Chaldean Church in Detroit to trick or treat during CALC’s
Halloween Bingo party. Youth took part in the various games
and activities that were organized by volunteers, and had the
chance to win beautiful gifts playing Halloween Bingo. Thank
you to all the volunteers and mentors who came to help. We
could not have done it without your help. The CALC also
thanks Michael McKay and Suham McKay from Bagels Deli
and More for their special consideration for the lunch provided
for everyone.
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HALHOLE!
[Births]
Emilene Mary
Rony and Mervet Foumia have been blessed with
the birth of their first child. Emilene Mary Foumia
was born at 7:08 a.m. on September 2, 2005, at
Huron Valley Hospital. She weighed 7 lbs., 13 oz.
and was 21 inches long. She is the 12th grandchild
for Suad Foumia and the late Salim Foumia,
and is the first grandchild for Mr. and Mrs. Munim
and Sudad Yono.
Sebastian San Dominic
Sebastian San Dominic Nagara was born on
June 24, 2005 at 10:49 a.m. at Huron Valley
Hospital in Commerce. He weighed 6.58 lbs.
and measured 20.5 inches. Proud first parents
are Keith and Valerie Nagara. Sebastian is the
first grandchild of George & Basima Yaldoo, and
the second of Selma & the late Abdelahad Najor.
Gabriella Grace
Gabriella Grace Yono was born on August 19,
2005 at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal
Oak at 8:53 p.m. She weighed 7 lbs., 13 oz.
and measured 21 inches long. Her parents are
Martin and Sarah Yono and the grandparents
are Hazim & Nitmat Yono and Robin & Debbie
Riccardi-Kish.
Emilene Mary
Gabriella Grace
Sebastian San Dominic
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[Engagements]
Jason and Lindsay
Jason Hanna and Lindsay Yousif celebrated their engagement
on April 17, 2005. Jason is a Realtor with the Dream Team at
Remax and Lindsay just graduated from Wayne State
University with a marketing degree. Jason is the son of Adnan
& Suaad Hanna; Lindsay’s parents are Isam & Violet Yousif.
The wedding will take place in June 2006 at St. Thomas
Church followed by a reception at Shenandoah Country Club.
Robert and Renee
Robert Shelide and Renee Sesi were engaged in May 2005.
Rene’s parents are Hanaa and the late Manuel Sesi and Robert
is the son of Elaine Stiller. A winter wedding will take place in
February 2006 at Mother of God Church in Southfield with a
reception at Penna’s in Sterling Heights. They are planning a
tropical honeymoon in the West Indies.
Michelle and Michael
Michelle Shammami and Michael Babi are pleased to announce
their engagement on July 24, 2005. Michelle is the daughter of
Manuel and Laurie Shammami. Michael is the son of Bahjat and
Hana Babi. Michael is a third-year law student at University of
Detroit Mercy School of Law and Michelle is a CPA. The wedding
will take place at Shenandoah Country Club in July 2006.
The couple plans a honeymoon in Paris and Greece.
[Wedding]
Ryan and Nora
Ryan Kirma, son of Sabri and Najibah Kirma, waited at the altar
for his bride, Nora Toma, daughter of Najib and Nada Toma, on
July 17, 2005. The ceremony took place at St. Thomas
Chaldean Catholic Church and was followed by a reception at
Shenandoah Country Club. The newlyweds honeymooned on
the islands of Oahu and Maui.
Jason and Lindsay
Michelle and Michael
Robert and Renee
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DECEMBER 2005 CHALDEAN NEWS 21

RELIGION
PLACES OF PRAYER
THE DIOCESE OF ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE
IN THE UNITED STATES
ST. THOMAS CHALDEAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE
Mar (Bishop) Ibrahim N. Ibrahim
www.chaldeandiocese.org
MOTHER OF GOD CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
25585 Berg Road, Southfield, MI 48034; 248-356-0565
RECTOR: Rev. Manuel Boji
PAROCHIAL VICAR: Rev. Wisam Matti
MASS SCHEDULE: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. in Sourath
(Aramaic) and Arabic, Tuesday 5:50 p.m. in Sourath and Arabic, Saturday 5:30
p.m. in English, Sunday 8:30 a.m. in Arabic and Sourath, 10 a.m. in English, 12
p.m. in Sourath
SACRED HEART CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
310 W. Seven Mile Road, Detroit, MI 48203, 313-368-6214
PASTOR: Rev. Jacob Yasso
MASS SCHEDULE: Monday - Saturday 5 p.m. in Sourath, Sunday 8:30 a.m. in
Arabic and Sourath, 10 a.m. in English, 12 p.m. in Sourath
MAR ADDAI CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
24010 Coolidge Hwy, Oak Park, MI 48237, 248-547-4648
PASTOR: Rev. Stephen Kallabat
PAROCHIAL VICAR: Rev. Shlaman Denha
MASS SCHEDULE: Monday - Friday 10 a.m in Sourath, Sunday
10 a.m. in Sourath and Arabic, 12:30 p.m. in Sourath
ST. JOSEPH CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
2442 E. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, MI 48083, 248-528-3676
PASTOR: Rev. Emanuel Shaleta
PAROCHIAL VICAR: Rev. Jirjis Abrahim, Rev. Andrew Younan
MASS SCHEDULE: Monday - Friday 10 a.m in Sourath, Saturday 5 p.m. in
Soureth, Sunday 8 a.m. in Soureth,10 a.m. in English,
12 p.m. Soureth, 2 p.m. in Soureth and Arabic
ST. THOMAS CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
6900 Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, 248-788-2460
PASTOR: Rev. Frank Kalabat
Rev. Emanuel Rayes (retired)
MASS SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday 10 a.m. in Sourath, Saturday
5 p.m. in English, Sunday 9 a.m. in English, 10:30 a.m. in
English, 12:30 p.m. in Sourath
ST. TOMA SYRIAC CATHOLIC CHURCH
2560 Drake Rd., Farmington Hills, MI 48335, 248-478-0835
PASTOR: Rev. Toma Behnama
MASS SCHEDULE: Sunday 12 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 6 p.m.
All masses are in Syriac, Arabic and English
DECEMBER CALENDAR
KEY OBSERVATION DATES
S M T W T F S
4 Feast of the Annunciation
4 Memorial of St. Barbara
8 Feast of the Immaculate
Conception
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
18 Feast of St. Joseph
25 Christmas Day
26 Solemnity of Our Lady
27 Memorial of the Killing of the Holy Innocents in Bethlehem
CHALDEAN CHURCHES IN AND AROUND METRO DETROIT
obituaries
Raghid “Ray” Ghanim Ankawi
Raghid Ghanim Ankawi was born on May 21, 1963 in Baghdad.
He died on September 27, 2005 at the age of 42.
Raghid was the proud father of 15-year-old Lacey and 12-
year-old Angelica. His joy in life was his daughters, on whom he
doted. He was a truly wonderful and caring father and he was a
loving brother and son.
Raghid was known as Ray by all who loved him. He was very
intelligent with a vast capacity for learning and knowledge. He
was very competitive with a tremendous passion for sports. He
played every game as if he were going for the gold medal. He
strived for excellence and expected the same from those around
him. His humor and contagious smile will be missed by all.
Raghid is survived by his daughters, Lacey and Angelica; his
mother, Nasra; his siblings, Terri, Nashwan (Eman), Van, Wendy
(Paul), Jack (Lilyan) and Rudy, and by many other family members.
The Ankawi family wises to thank everyone for their support
and prayers.
Sarab Yono Kher-kher
Sarab Yono Kher-kher died on November 3, 2005 in Sterling
Heights after battling cancer for four and a half years. She was
born on August 28, 1959 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Sarab was an assistant manager at Burlington Coat Factory
in Sterling Heights. She loved to garden, decorate her house
and spend time with her friends and family. She just loved life.
Sarab is survived by her husband, Shawki; her son, Noor; her
daughter, Nina; and her parents, Manuel M. Yono and Nazhat
Yono. Other survivors include her siblings, Aiman (Fasih) Kizy,
Thayra (Faisel) Yousif, Steve (Laura) Yono, Marie Ann Yono (Ron
Dudick), and Manuel Jr. (Janice) Yono; and her mother-in-law,
Margaret Kher-kher. She was predeceased by her father-in-law,
Salman Kher-kher.
Shamasha Waad Joseph Shaba
Shamasha Waad Joseph Shaba was born in Baghdad on May
29, 1960. He was brutally murdered on October 5, 2005, at his
video store in Detroit. He passed at Sinai Grace Hospital after
multiple gunshot wounds. Attempting to protect himself, customers
and his business, a shootout took place, leaving Waad
dead and one robber wounded. Both robbers (ages 17 and 19)
are currently in custody at the Wayne County Jail. Shamasha
Waad died at the age of 45.
Waad owned two video stores in Detroit. He conducted business
as he conducted his life, with the utmost respect and care.
He worked hard for his family. He was devoted to his religion,
praying often. He was a true follower of Christ. He gave selflessly
of himself to the entire community, his family, friends and
strangers.
Waad was predeceased by his parents, Joseph Shaba and
Sabiha Gorial Maloka. He is survived by his three daughters,
Chanel, Raquel and Alexa; five sisters, Ahlam Asmaro, Elham
Desha, Ibtisam Istephan, Hala Denha and Eman Saco; and two
brothers, Saad Shaba and Thaer Shaba.
Waad’s daughters have made a website in memory of their
father. Please feel free to visit www.Waad-Shaba.Memory-
Of.com. All donations will also be accepted.
22 CHALDEAN NEWS DECEMBER 2005

obituaries
Nedal Kalabat Squillace
Nedal Kalabat Squillace died on November 1,
2005, after a long and courageous battle with
cancer. She was 46.
Nedal was featured on the cover of the November
2004 Chaldean News in an article on breast cancer.
Along with two other women from the community,
Nedal shared her story candidly. Cancer was a part
of her life for 19 years, but it never defined her or
kept her from her charitable pursuits. She often informally
counseled members of the Chaldean community
who were ashamed to talk about their cancer for
fear of being stigmatized.
“I thank God for the cancer because my life is
better as a result,” she said in the article. “I used
to be a shallow person and naïve. I am closer to
God and I get closer to my Lord and to my faith as the cancer spreads.
Everything happens for a reason. I feel sorry for those who die suddenly with
no chance to tell their family they love them. I hug my kids every day. I end
phone conversations telling my family that I love them. I don’t hate the cancer
and I am not mad at God.”
Nedal’s life was marked by charitable giving. She often worked through the
Chaldean American Ladies of Charity, the Monastery of the Blessed Sacrament
and other organizations to help those less fortunate.
“People would come from Iraq with nothing, no house, no job, and she would
take care of them, even getting them furniture and clothes,” said her sister-in-law,
Kristie Kalabat. “She was very dedicated to everybody, not just her family, but
strangers too.”
Every Thanksgiving, Nedal donated one turkey to a soup kitchen for each year
of her survival. “This Thanksgiving she would have given 19 turkeys,” Kalabat said.
Nedal was born on July 14, 1959. She worked as an office manager at Kalabat
Construction. She is survived by her husband, Steve and her children, Maryam and
Jacob. Other survivors are her parents, Stephan and Tawitha Kalabat; her siblings,
George (Azhar) Kalabat, Jamal (Yvette) Kalabat, Salam (Rand) Kalabat, Saad
(Kristie) Kalabat and Nora (Greg) Naman; and many cousins and nieces and
nephews.
Kristie Kalabat said she never knew of Nedal’s many good deeds until after her death.
“She was very selfless,” she said, “and never wanted gratification from anybody.”
Reverend Monsignor Ablahad Shammo Najor
On October 5, 2005 Reverend Monsignor
Ablahad Shammo Najor, son of the late
Shammo and Zarifa Yono Najor, was called
home to rest by his Holy Father.
Ablahad Najor was born in Telkaif, Iraq on July
15, 1922. In 1943, at the age of 21, Rev. Najor
became the youngest Chaldean priest ever to be
ordained. He served the priesthood faithfully for
more than 22 years in Iraq. In May 1965, Rev. Najor
was proudly ordained a Monsignor.
In 1966 Rev. Monsignor Ablahad Najor was
assigned as pastor to St. Thomas Assyrian
Chaldean Church in Turlock, California. He served
the parish in California until 1981 when an assassination
attempt was made on his life. With the grace
of God Rev Najor survived the attack and eventually
returned to Michigan to be near his family. In
Michigan, he continued his Priestly servitude at
Mother of God Chaldean Church in Southfield, eventually retiring but always a faithful
servant of God.
The Honorable Rev. Monsignor Najor is survived by his brothers, Tobia
(Rosemary) Emmanuel (Nouhad), and Frank (Nawal) along with 40 nieces and
nephews, 108 great nieces and nephews and 38 great-great nieces and nephews.
He follows to heaven his three deceased siblings, Munita, Hayat and Joseph. His
family’s last message to him is, “Go in peace our dearest Kasha.”
DECEMBER 2005 CHALDEAN NEWS 23

ECONOMICS & enterprise
Holiday Gift Baskets: Nuts for You?
BY CHRISTINA GAPPY
Many people dread the holiday shopping season
with long lines and hard-to-find parking
places. Specialty store owners offer a neat
solution: Christmas gift baskets.
Holiday baskets make a great gift for anyone from
your brother to your fellow co-worker to the mailman.
You can grab one off the shelf of many stores, but the
best baskets are very diverse to reflect each recipient’s
tastes. Choose from sausage, ham, coffee, biscuits,
jams, candies, cookies and even non-edible
goods.
Cindy Denha of Market Baskets of Franklin has
been in the business for more than 20 years. She
stays up to date on the latest trends with baskets,
traveling all over the world to attend conventions such
as the International Fancy Food Shows in New York
and San Francisco. “Holiday gift baskets are a way of
acknowledging and thanking the people you care
about and hold deep in your heart during this season
of joy and time of giving,” Denha said.
Kristen Jonna of Merchant’s Fine Wine in
Dearborn includes items such as nuts, oils, pastas,
cocoa and cheeses in his gift baskets. “The final
result really depends on who you are shopping for,”
Jonna explained. “For chocolate lovers, we have over
100 different chocolate varieties to choose from; for
cookers, we have unique specialized ingredients to
make the perfect holiday basket.” Jonna allows her
clients to shop and choose throughout the store.
Others even bring their own products, and Jonna
puts the items together in a basket for a fee of $8.50.
Gift baskets are flexible to accommodate your
Christmas budget. Prices range from as low as $25
for a basic basket and go as high as several hundred
dollars depending on the items selected. And
baskets are becoming more and more popular,
especially during the holiday season. Some baskets
are made assembled as a gift to the whole family
and include different items for each member. For
kids, insert stuffed animals, favorite little candies
and even small toys.
Ronnie Jamil custom-makes Christmas gift baskets
at Mug and Jug, his Farmington Hills store. He
explains that there is a difference between a custommade
basket and those sold pre-assembled. “You
may spend a little more money for a unique product
that has greater and better value,” Jamil said. “But
people are able to get creative and include pictures or
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DECEMBER 2005 CHALDEAN NEWS 25

IRAQ today
Priests Say Iraqi Christians
Now Victims of Extortion, Death
BY CAROL GLATZ
ROME/Catholic News Service
Some Christians in the northern Iraqi city of
Mosul have become the victims of extortion as
unknown terrorist groups threaten to kill them
or kidnap family members if they do not pay large
sums of cash, said two Iraqi priests.
One 43-year-old Christian man, married with three
children, “was killed last week because he didn’t
pay,” said Dominican Father Mekhail Nageeb of
Nineveh, near Mosul. He spoke in a telephone interview
with Catholic News Service November 2.
After a group of unidentified men went to the
man’s workplace to extract money from him, “he tried
not to pay and he ran out, so they killed him,” said the
Iraqi-born priest, who is the Dominicans’ superior in
Mosul.
Father Nageeb said he knows about “more than
10 or 15 people” in Mosul who have been forced to
pay exorbitant sums of money to anonymous groups
who have threatened to kill the victim or abduct family
members.
The amount of money terrorists demand from an
individual can run anywhere from $100,000 to
$150,000, he said, forcing many to sell their homes,
furnishings, properties or beg relatives or neighbors
for cash. Others, he said, simply flee Iraq for a brief
period in the hopes of escaping the threats.
“It’s a really catastrophic problem now,” he said.
Chaldean Father Sabah Patto, who was visiting
Rome, told CNS that Christians are sometimes told
they are paying a “protection tax.”
He said the terrorists tell them, “We are protecting
you, so you have to pay us.”
Father Patto, who was born in the northern Iraqi
town of Zakho, has been responsible for the
Chaldean community in Germany since 2002.
Though he is based in Munich, he said he often hears
news about what is happening to the Chaldean and
other Christian communities in Iraq.
He said some Muslim religious leaders in Mosul
were telling people to not buy homes or property from
Christians “because they will become free (at no
cost) for people” after the Christian owners are
forced to flee the area.
Muslim elements “are encouraging the Christians
to leave their country and to leave their properties and
everything, and nobody is buying from them,” Father
Patto said.
Father Nageeb confirmed this was happening and
said that in the neighborhood of al-Saha in Mosul,
“there are more than 20 or 30 homes without people
living in them” after the Christian homeowners left the
country.
He said Muslim families have asked him to take
over the properties since they are empty, but he does
not accept their requests. Instead he tells the families
the homeowners have just temporarily left and plan to
return.
Many, in fact, do return after fleeing to neighboring
countries “because it is very expensive in Syria and
Turkey” and because “nobody gives them a visa or
papers to leave the country,” he said.
Father Nageeb said other anonymous groups
sweep neighborhoods, canvassing for cash “because
they want to buy guns and explosives to use against
the Americans.”
He said these groups try to drum up money by
telling people, “‘We want to liberate the country, we
are against the Americans and we protect you so you
must pay us.’ It’s very dangerous.”
When asked why Christians were the target of
extortion and forced migration, Father Patto said it is
because some fundamentalist Islamic groups fuel the
notion that “if they do something against an unbeliever,”
that is, someone who does not believe in the
Quran, “it’s not a sin or there is no problem in it
because the unbeliever is wrong.”
Father Nageeb said some Muslims, too, find themselves
ensnared in terrorists’ demands for cash and
protection fees, but he said the Christians are more
vulnerable because they are a minority community in
what he called a lawless country.
The terrorists target people they see as “rich people,
and the Christians are without protection
(because) there is no government,” no law enforcement,
and “no law.”
Father Nageeb said the church in Iraq is not able
to do much other than stay in the country and offer
spiritual or psychological support for its communities.
The church has been unable to help poor people or
the unemployed because the churches “are without
money and without organization.”
He said he thinks church leaders “are afraid” and
reluctant to lead relief projects because terrorist
groups might think the bishops have money.
Father Nageeb said the church “can’t say we have
money or show we have money” or it might risk being
the target of kidnappings for ransom. This is why “legislation
and law in Iraq is very, very important, to protect
Christians” who are treated “like second-class
citizens.”
“All of Iraq is without protection, not just
Christians” and many bishops and religious, like most
residents, are forced to stay confined in their residences
or immediate neighborhoods, he added.
He recalled the January kidnapping of Syrian-rite
Archbishop Basile Casmoussa of Mosul who was
abducted by unidentified gunmen and freed
unharmed less than 24 hours later.
The Vatican had said no ransom was paid for the
prelate’s release and that it had been unclear whether
the abduction was directed against the Christian community
or was part of the general criminality in Iraq.
Father Nageeb said it is “important for the
Christian people to see that the bishops and priests
stay” in Iraq even though they have nothing to give
them to help them.
Father Nageeb urged bishops and Christian communities
in Western countries like the United States,
Australia or Europe “to help these bishops inside
Iraq” who are without protection and resources.
Western church leaders “can help with money and
prayers,” he said.
Reprinted courtesy of the Assyrian International
News Agency (aina.org).
PHOTO BY KHALID MOHAMMED/AP
Restaurant
Bombing Claims
Two Chaldean
Brothers
BY JOYCE WISWELL
Asuicide bombing at a Baghdad restaurant
November 10 killed 42 people, including two
Chaldean brothers whose family has been
desperately trying to come to the United States.
Amar Yasser Danno, 29, and Roni Yasser
Danno, 19, had just finished breakfast at the popular
restaurant when the bomber blew himself up,
killing police officers and civilians and wounding
another 25.
“Amer got up that morning and said to his brother,
‘I’m going to take you
to breakfast, on me,’” said
Natalia Murad of West
Bloomfield. Her uncle,
Yasser Abed Danno, is the
slain boys’ father.
Amer was married to
Edia for two years and had
an 8-month-old daughter,
Mariam, who just that
Above:
A man breaks into
tears near the restaurant
frequented by
Iraqi police, where
two suicide bombers
detonated themselves
in Baghdad on
November 10.
morning called him “Baba” (Dad in Arabic) for the
first time, Murad said. Roni was a very handsome
young man who was full of laughter and cheer.
Murad said Danno told her about 10
Chaldeans in all were killed in the blast, including
another pair of brothers.
Danno and his family, which includes his wife
Souad and three other children, have been desperate
to get a visa so they can move to the United
States. “He went to Jordan just a month ago to
ask for a visa to come to the United States. He
told us, ‘we need to get out. It’s really, really bad.’”
Danno’s sister, Nuha Danno, recently went to
the U.S. Immigration Office where she was told
the family is on a two-year waiting list, Murad said.
Murad said the family is frustrated and saddened
by the turn of events.
“Us not being able to support them is a terrible
situation,” she said. “All my uncle’s brothers and sisters
are here in Michigan. My grandmother, Nazly
Danno, will never be the same. Her biggest wish
right now is to see her son Yasser here in Michigan
with the rest of the family where he belongs.”
According to the Associated Press, Al-Qaida
in Iraq claimed in an Internet posting that it staged
the attack in retaliation for U.S. and Iraqi operations
near the Syrian border.
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IRAQ today
Patriarch asks
for western help
Iraqis fleeing violence and terrorism in their country
should not be turned away by other nations and
sent back to face an unfolding tragedy, said the
leader of Iraq’s Chaldean Catholics.
“I pray that Western governments, including the
United States, take pity on these Iraqis and at least
offer them a stay permit for those who are already
there and, if possible, a visa” for those wishing to
arrive legally, said Chaldean Patriarch Emmanuel
Delly of Baghdad.
He told Catholic News Service that it was extremely
difficult for Iraqis wishing to leave the country to
obtain visas. Many travel to Syria or Jordan with the
hope of eventually joining relatives in the United
States, Australia or Europe. But “the way out is
blocked,” he said, “with thousands of lies.”
Patriarch Delly, who was in Rome for the October
Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist, said officials at
foreign embassies in charge of issuing visas tell applicants
“that the war is over, that Saddam [Hussein] is
finished, now Iraq has a democracy.”
“What democracy” he asked, “when I can’t leave
my home and I’m afraid to leave my house,” because
of the daily violence and bloodshed?
Some Christian leaders estimate that just in the
period from August to October 2004 between 10,000
and 40,000 Christians left Iraq.
Patriarch Delly said he would love for the Iraqi people
to be able to stay and live in their home country,
“but when your children get kidnapped or killed, when
there’s no security, no peace, well, of course [people]
will want to spend the 20 or 30 years they have left to
live on this earth abroad.”
“We pray that governments let those who are living
in their countries — to not send them back to Iraq and
to have pity on them,” he said.
The patriarch said he was enormously grateful for
the solidarity shown by the Chaldean communities
abroad who generously give aid to those in Iraq.
“If it weren’t for our Chaldean immigrants in
Detroit, in Chicago, California and elsewhere, the situation
for our faithful would be much worse than what
it is now,” he said.
People in Iraq are afraid to accept employment
being offered because they are afraid
they will look like they are “collaborating
with the Americans, and they would be
killed,” he said.
“Relatives, parents — they are the
ones sending help through the church,
through friends, to help these
people live,” he said.
Patriarch Delly also told
CNS that he was concerned
about what he suspected
was a moneymaking venture
undertaken by some evangelical
groups.
He said there are new
evangelical groups arriving
from “Jordan, Syria,
Lebanon and Egypt, supported
with American, English or
German funding,” and they begin operations in Baghdad.
He underlined that the Chaldean Catholic Church
has always had good relations with evangelical
groups that have established churches in Iraq. But he
said these “new evangelicals” pouring in are engaged
more in raising funds from foreign, rich donors than
spreading the Gospel.
The groups first “give (Christians and Muslims)
money, give them clothes, they promise them to find a
way to get them a visa,” he said.
Then the groups take pictures of the large numbers
of people who flock to the centers and with the
pictures the groups “write to their benefactors in
Germany, France, America, saying ‘look how many
people’” they have helped and converted, he said.
Many of the Iraqis who go to these churches are
poor and desperate for the money and only stay
“‘converted’ for a year or two for as long as they”
need the aid, he said.
Just in one small neighborhood in Baghdad there
are at least 12 new evangelical centers “because anyone
can open up a church now since it makes them
money,” he said.
“We ask (these groups), ‘Are you missionaries for
love of Christ or for love of money?’” he said. But
he added that he hoped God would someday
“show the light” to these new evangelical
leaders “who are our brothers, and we want
to collaborate in making Christ known to
everyone.”
“But here (in Iraq), Christ is already
known. We have been Christian for
2,000 years; if they want to convert
people (to Christ) they should go
elsewhere” where Christ is not yet
known, he said.
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calling all iraqis
Out-of-country voting takes place this month
BY KEN MARTEN
Iraqis living in the United States are allowed to
vote in Iraq’s parliamentary elections on
December 15. Iraq’s 275-member parliament
will serve for four years and will be the first fullterm
parliament since the U.S.-led invasion of
2003 toppled Saddam Hussein’s regime.
“This is not temporary; it’s for four years,” said
Bishop Ibrahim M. Ibrahim from his office in
Southfield. “For that reason, it is important to
have our own people represented in Iraq. We
will encourage people to vote.”
Out-of-country voting (OCV) is allowed
under Iraqi electoral law and the
Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq
(IECI) will oversee the proceedings.
According to its website,
www.ieciraq.org/english.html, the commission
is an independent body that
operates through funds allocated in the
Iraqi budget. Neither the Iraqi government,
U.S. government nor the United
Nations influences its decisions.
As of the Chaldean News’ press time, U.S.
voting sites had not been announced.
“We don’t know yet, but we were told there will
be two centers in [metropolitan] Detroit and one
in San Diego,” Bishop Ibrahim said. “But that’s not
official.”
The parliamentary election follows the October
15 ratification of Iraq’s new constitution in which
out-of-country voting wasn’t permitted. It was permitted
in the January election of the 275-seat
National Assembly — the interim body charged
with crafting the constitution.
Sunni leaders in Iraq, who have encouraged
Sunni Muslims to boycott previous elections,
have agreed to participate in the parliamentary
vote. Thus, observers expect the Shiites, Sunnis
and Kurds to dominate at the polls.
“This election is part of a process to establish a
legitimate and stable government in Iraq,” said Dr.
Fred Pearson, director of Wayne State University’s
Center for Peace and Conflict Studies. “It appears
that there will be participation from all three
major groups as well as smaller groups like the
Christians and Turkmen. Howevever, overshadowing
the process is the insurgency.”
October 28 was the deadline to submit the
names of all candidates and slates to the IECI.
According to Zinda Magazine, groups in the
“United Christian” slate include Bet Nahrain
Patriotic Union, Chaldean National Congress,
Assyrian Patriotic Party, Suryan Independent
Gathering Movement, Chaldean Democratic
Forum, and Christian Brotherhood Party. An official
name for the slate hasn’t been decided.
Pearson doesn’t expect the Christian slate
to gain many seats. “I think the seats will be
gobbled up by the three major parties,” he
said. “It’s remarkable enough that there
are parties that people can identify with,
but the parties are not deeply rooted
enough for people to know what they
stand for.”
The new parliament will assume
office by December 31.
Those eligible to cast an OVC ballot
include people born in Iraq, and sons and
daughters age 18 and older whose father was
born in Iraq. Estimates vary, but the approximate
number of eligible voters in the United
States is 240,000
Voting will be in-person only. Registration and
voting will be on the same day.
Beside the United States, Iraqis living in 19
other nations will be allowed to vote in the parliamentary
elections, including Australia,
Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Iran,
Jordan, Sweden, Turkey and the United
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‘a time to heal’
Chaldeans try to improve the relationship with Mayor Kilpatrick
BY VANESSA DENHA-GARMO
In his victory speech Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick
said, “It’s a time to heal.” He also stated,
“When you look at this election it really was
about the future of Detroit.”
Members of the Chaldean community are hoping
that Kilpatrick includes Chaldeans when he
talks about healing and moving the city forward.
The relationship between the two has been strained
over the past four years.
“He was talking about the division any election
causes,” said Howard Hughey, spokesperson to
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. “He is not speaking to
any particular segment that feels they are at odds
with the administration. There is no animosity
there with the Chaldeans.”
Hughey does recognize that there are some issues
that need to be rectified and said that Chaldeans
are considered an important part of the city’s future.
“I think over the four years there has been miscommunication
and this administration will ramp up
efforts to improve the communications with the
city of Detroit and the Chaldeans,” he said.
However, some community members see it a little
differently.
“Either the mayor or a renegade segment of the
police department allowed indiscriminate, repetitive
raids that amounted to harassment,” said Michael
Sarafa, out-going president of the Associated Food
Dealers (AFD). “They let it go on for about 14
months before it stopped. The net effect was a scared,
disenchanted grocery population. Many stores need
scrutiny, but not all of them. I am confident things
will improve in the mayor’s second term. The sides
are much closer together now.”
Other issues led to a strained relationship
between the Mayor’s Office and Chaldeans. “The
mayor never appointed a Chaldean to his administration,”
said Martin Manna, speaking as executive
director of the Chaldean American Chamber of
Commerce. “Since the election, his words and
actions have been magnanimous. He needs to follow
through, to reach out. He should appoint someone
as he has promised and he should send a signal
to the community that he wants to heal the
wounds.”
MAKING PROGRESS?
Shortly before the election, Chaldeans made some
headway with the Mayor’s Office when a group of
Chamber members met with him at his downtown
office. The meeting was initiated by Otha Williams,
an insurance man with an office in West Bloomfield
and a friend of Kilpatrick’s, as well as a friend to
many members of the Chaldean community.
“I was fed up with tension between the Chaldeans
and the Mayor’s Office,” said Williams. “I think it is
ridiculous for two oppressed people, although oppressed
in different ways, not to have a common bond. I am
interested in real honest dialogue. Blacks and Chaldeans
have more in common than we do differences. We fight
similar prejudices against our communities.”
Williams, an African-American who has
employed Chaldeans at his insurance company, said
HEALING continued on 34
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HEALING continued from 32
he can relate to the community as a Detroit resident
who frequents Chaldean-owned businesses where
African-Americans are employed. “I know there have
been issues with some of the store owners,” he said. “If
I am dressed differently, I am treated differently. The
mayor had concerns about advertising liquor near
schools and selling single cigarettes. I also know that
the mayor did remove the person he put in charge of
that task force going into businesses in Detroit when
he realized the officer was being too aggressive.”
Williams believes Kilpatrick is making progress
and things have been done to improve the relationship
between his office and Chaldeans. “Following
that meeting I was much more than hopeful that we
can heal this relationship. The mayor thought, based
on a prior meeting, that things were happening and
improving. And they weren’t.”
Saad Hajjar, vice chair of the Chaldean Chamber,
was optimistic after he left the Mayor’s Office that day
after the 45-minute meeting. “We explained to the
mayor that citing stores for many violations, writing
tickets for expired foods and sending five or six police
officers in a store at a time just for expired food was
harsh and unjustified,” said Hajar. “We felt that our
people were targeted. We serve the city. While the big
corporations left the city, our people stayed in the city.
Some lost their lives while they did that.”
Hajjar said it was important for both parties to
establish some facts about what is and has been going
on. “The Chaldean business owners want to serve the
city and want to have a good relationship with the
city and the Mayor’s Office,” he said. “We want them
to work with us in order to enhance the business
atmosphere in Detroit.”
The Chaldean community is willing to invest in
Detroit and Kilpatrick must capitalize on that, Hajjar
summarized as the main topic with the mayor and
Chaldeans. “Many communities left the city and are
not interested in the city. The Chaldean business community
wants to do business and the city administration
should be able to facilitate that and capitalize on
it. I think the mayor will. It is a new era. We need to
open discussions and how together we can serve the
needs of Detroit and enhance the business community
of Detroit. I am optimistic that this will happen.”
According to the Mayor’s Office, Kilpatrick does
plan on working with Chaldean businesses as the city
moves forward. “We are, like never before, fortifying
efforts to attract and retain businesses to the city,
especially middle market businesses, said Hughey.
“We will leave no stone unturned. Based upon the
needs of the Chaldean business community, we will
do what we can to serve those needs. We not only
want to make sure we get more businesses in the city
but we want them to remain in the city.”
MENDING FENCES
Williams said the future is bright and the wounds are
mending. “I look at our commonalities. We are trying to
make a living and provide for our families,” he said. “We
are all want to live a righteous life. And we have so
much in common. We need to have a common ground.”
Both Chaldeans and blacks can learn from one
another, Williams said. “I would like to see 7 Mile and
Woodward jammed with shops highlighting the
Chaldean culture,” he said. Chaldeans have a rich
heritage. The younger generation seems to be moving
away from that and that is awful. There should be
shops, restaurants and a theater where all of us can
experience the Chaldean culture.”
In order to make that happen, there must first be
cooperation between Chaldeans and the Mayor’s
Office. “We want the mayor to know that the
Chaldean community is ready and willing to do business
in Detroit,” said Hajjar. “We want the mayor’s
administration to work with us.”
There are several areas in which the mayor’s
administration plans on working with the Chaldean
community. “This administration is embracing the
diversity in the city,” said Hughey. “If we don’t
embrace the diversity in the city, whether business or
broad based, we won’t survive. We have to find ways
to make Detroiters successful. If we don’t reach out
and stand up to support those who are here and support
their success, the city won’t be successful. We
talk about the financial health of Detroit. We have to
support the financial health of the businesses in
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party season
Advice on throwing the perfect holiday bash
Florence Atto knows how to throw a party.
Her Christmas open houses are something of
a legend in the Chaldean community and
have become so elaborate and popular, she was
forced to scale back, now offering them every
other year. (Sorry folks, but this is an off year.)
Atto and her husband, Steve, start decorating
their West Bloomfield house the day after
Halloween in order to be ready for the big bash.
Considering that their traditions include as many
as five Christmas trees, more than 400
Department 56 holiday village pieces (housed on
special shelves Steve erects just for the occasion)
and enough lights to probably be seen from outer
space, that’s not surprising.
“When we have our open
house about 300 to 400 people
come through,” Atto said.
“What better way to tell people
how much you value them
and how important they are
in your live than to celebrate
them one day a year?”
And what a celebration it
is. Rather than hire a caterer,
Atto and willing family and
friends make all the food
themselves. Since space is at
a premium, she strives for
finger food that is mainly
Chaldean — dolma, hummus
and turkey rollups, little
kibbee and potato chops.
“It makes people feel like
they are worth the trouble to
BY JOYCE WISWELL
cook rather than have it catered. And people are very
forgiving with mistakes when you have that kind of
attitude,” Atto said. “I put tags on everything so my
non-Chaldean friends know what they’re eating.”
Since Amazing Events Owner Lawrence Yaldo
is a professional party planner, those attending his
house parties know they are in for a treat. And he
goes all out for his guests, even hiring a service to
valet park cars — a perk well worth the expense of
about $200 for 100 guests, he said.
“I want people being comfortable coming to my
home,” Yaldoo explained.
Yaldo’s advice for everyday party planners is not
to skimp. “Buy premium-brand liquor and have
lots of different types of teas,”
he advised. “Maybe even look
Left: Steve Atto’s custom shelves installed just for the holidays
Below: The couple’s bi-annual Christmas celebration
into hiring professional carolers to stand outside
and greet your guests.”
Most important, he said, is setting the right mood.
“Decorating is very important. Lighting sets the
mood of the whole party, so use lots of candles. If
you don’t have a real Christmas tree, hang fresh
garland around the staircase, or use pine-scented
candles. The smell gives guests that warm feeling
when they walk in.”
Don’t overlook the music. “Great guests with
some holiday music, but don’t make it too loud —
it should just be in the background,” Yaldoo said.
“During dinner, transition to something more
instrumental.”
If your budget allows, consider sending your
guests home with a small memento of the evening.
When Atto hosts gatherings of “only” 40 or 50 people,
she presents each guest with a personalized ornament.
Yaldo likes to send off his company with a
candle wrapped in holiday paper and a pretty bow, or
a “thanks for coming” note tied to a candy cane.
However you plan your holiday party, try not to
sweat the small stuff.
“Don’t get stressed out over the little things,”
Atto said. “If a few extra ornaments don’t get put
out, who will notice? The whole point is to all be
together.”
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open for the holidays?
Fundraising critical as St. George shoots for a Christmas debut
BY JENNIFER T. KORAIL
St. George Chaldean Catholic
Church in Shelby Township was
originally scheduled to open just
in time for Christmas 2004. Now,
Christmas season 2005 is upon us and
it’s still uncertain if the church will be
open on time.
Father Emanuel Shaleta of St.
Joseph, who is overseeing construction
of the new 1,100-seat church,
said he hopes at least Christmas mass
can be offered at St. George, even if
finishing touches are still being put in
place. But that was not definite at
press time. The worst-case scenario is
to open for Easter 2006.
GROWING NEED
The Chaldean community in Metro
Detroit’s eastside is growing rapidly, with thousands
of families in the area. While Chaldeans are assimilating
to American culture, fundamentally most
maintain traditional ties to the church. Young and
old prove this every Sunday as they fill the pews at
St. Joseph in Troy, which has come to the point
where its community is outgrowing its facilities.
Fr. Emanuel understands the frustrations with
lack of space. He visits St. George almost every
day to monitor the ongoing progress. But with the
many weddings, baptisms, funerals and regular
masses that take place at St. Joseph, his time is
spent too quickly to count the hours. While it is
only a matter of time before St. George opens its
doors, money remains a big concern.
The community at St. Joseph has come to take
virtually full responsibility of St. George, which is
St. George Church in Shelby Township
costing $6.7 million — not counting future plans
for a rectory if enough money can be raised. Every
other Sunday, donation collections are dedicated
to the project. Sometimes, the collection totals
nearly $4,000. This sounds like a hefty sum, but
the church has already borrowed a $4.5 million
from the bank.
But as time and costs increase, donations are
decreasing. “We [The Chaldean Church] have
never taken a loan that big,” said Fr. Emanuel. “This
is the first time a loan has exceeded a few million,
and it is our responsibility to make good on it.”
MAKING PROGRESS
St. Joseph’s volunteer staff started a fundraising
committee to aid in raising money for the new
church. The committee helped sponsor a car raffle
and party among other efforts, and any
leftover funds that St. Joseph has every
month go towards St. George. But more
help is needed, mostly due to inflating
material costs and labor.
Father Emanuel, who many warmly
call “Abouna,” hopes and believes that
the community will continue to be generous.
Thus far, $1.21 million has been
raised — only about a third of the total
needed.
“St. George has a $32,000 monthly
payment that the church must honor, so
donations become a critical factor,” Fr.
Emanuel noted.
Fr. Emanuel has known well the burden
of raising money for the church. He
started a mission in Orange County,
California — also, coincidentally,
called St. George — and spent 14 memorable years
helping to build and maintain it.
“I want all people to know that this church will
be a pride of the Chaldean community,” Fr.
Emanuel said of the new Sterling Heights church.
“We are lucky that many of our people have been
able to reach their goals and financial dreams. Our
people can be proud of many things. I want our
church to be one of those things to be proud of. It
will last a long time and for all our future generations,
because in the end, the church is for the
people and for the faith.”
PHOTO BY LENA HANNA
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holiday
Visions of Pacha
dance in our heads
BY OMAR BINNO
In the Chaldean community, Christmas is full of
memories and traditions, many of which have
come to them over a vast ocean of time and
water when their parents first immigrated to a new
world. Chilly, snow-filled, starry nights of Christmas
Eve and Christmas day are celebrated throughout
the community by attending mass, then afterward
with delicious food, family gatherings, the exchanging
of presents, and, of course, playing cards.
In fact, the traditional dinners and festivities
are practiced so fervently that one priest during
mass last Christmas pointed out that he knew that
everybody could not wait to leave church to go get
HOME COOKING
high off Pacha — stuffed tripe.
Pacha is, by far, the most popular and anticipated
food during Christmastime.
“It’s a tradition from back home,” said Venus
Sadek, one of the winners of the Chaldean
American Ladies of Charity Cookbook Cook-off.
“Back home, we used to go to the midnight mass,
then come home and eat Harissa (similar to a barley
soup.) One thing they’ve stopped doing here is
passing out shots of liquor and small pieces of
chocolate while visiting each other during
Christmas day.”
Sadek cooks several dishes during Christmas
dinner, including food for those of the younger
generation who don’t like Pacha.
“Pacha is a winter food, and we’re used to eating
it during Christmas,” she said. “I also cook leg
of lamb, and for the younger generation who don’t
like Pacha, I make Kubba Hamouth” (stuffed balls
of meat cooked in a lemony tomato soup).
Julia Najor, another winner of the CALC
Cookbook Cook-off and author of her own cookbooks
emphasizes the notion that many of the traditions
from back home are still
running strong here in America.
“We used to go to late mass,
then come home and eat
Pacha,” Najor said. “It’s an
amazing thing that just about
every home during
Christmastime cooks Pacha.”
A common pastry and snack that Chaldean
homes like to have during the holiday season is
Klecha, a type of Chaldean cookie.
“Back home, people used to make these once a
year,” Najor said. “Here, they do it all year round.
In fact, it’s considered bad luck if a home doesn’t
have Klecha during Christmastime. The only people
who don’t make it during Christmas are those
mourning the recent loss of a loved one.”
The carrying on of traditional festivities during
the holidays is evidence that the Chaldean culture
has brought much of its heritage with it down a long
road away from its homeland. They are customs and
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“It’s an amazing thing that just about every
home during Christmastime cooks Pacha.”
– JULIA NAJOR
El Pacha
Stuffed Tripe with Lamb Head
and Feet Soup
Usmanleyah
Shredded Wheat
Stuffed with Cream
BY VENUS SADEK
1 package (1 lb.) shredded wheat
3 sticks (1 1/2 cup) sweet unsalted butter
1/2 pint whipping cream
4 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons rose water
4 tablespoons orange blossom water
4 tablespoons corn starch
One cup syrup
Pistachio nuts
INSTRUCTIONS:
Shell:
1. Shred wheat and mix with melted butter.
2. Layer half of it in a round 16-inch diameter tray.
3. Cover with a layer of aluminum foil and press firmly.
4. Add the second layer and press that too.
5. Place in a 275-degree oven for one hour, or until
the lower layer is golden. Cool.
Filling:
1. Mix starch with sugar, then add whipping cream
gradually to avoid lumping.
2. Cook on stove until it thickens by stirring constantly.
3. Add the orange blossom water and the rose
water. Cool.
Syrup:
For every three cups of sugar add one cup of water.
Boil for 5-10 minutes, then add 4 tablespoons each
of rose water, orange blossom water and lemon.
(You can save the excess in a tightly closed jar.)
In a round dish put the first layer of the shredded
wheat. Spread the cream over evenly, then place the
second layer over the cream carefully without breaking
it. Drizzle with one cup of syrup. Garnish with
crushed pistachios. Serves 24.
Klecha
Stuffed Cookies
BY JULIA NAJOR
5 pounds all-purpose flour, seasoned with 1/2 teaspoon
whole black caraway and 2 tablespoons
dough spices
2 pounds buttermilk biscuit baking mix
1 cup sugar
2 pounds unsalted melted butter
2 packages dry yeast dissolved in 1/2 cup warm
water with 1 teaspoon of sugar, cover and leave for
5 to 10 minutes
3 cups solid vegetable shortening (heated to smoking),
cooled
3-4 cups warm water, or more if needed
3 cups sour cream
6 egg yolks
Mix 6 egg yolks with 6 to 8 tablespoons of water,
beat with fork (for brushing), more as needed. In
bowl, mix seasoned flour, baking mix and sugar.
Make a well in the middle. Put in the butter, yeast and
shortening. Rub together with hands until blended
well. Put in 3 cups of water and sour cream and
knead into a soft dough. Cover with foil and a blanket
for 3 hours or let it rise double its size. Stuff with
Walnut Filling. This recipe can be halved if desired
and freezes well. Makes 300 pieces.
Walnut Filling
2 pounds walnut or almonds, chopped fine
For each 2 cups of nuts, use 1 cup of sugar
3 teaspoons ground cardamom
1/4 cup rose water
1/4 cup melted butter or margarine
Mix well so everything is moistened. If almonds are
used, use almond extract instead of rose water.
Baharat Torshe (Dough Spices)
2 ounces coriander
1 ounce black caraway
2 ounces red pepper
1 ounce fennel Greek
Use ground spices. Mix ingredients.
FROM JULIA NAJOR’S BOOK, “BABYLONAIN CUISINE:
CHALDEAN COOKBOOK FROM THE MIDDLE EAST”
BY SAMIRA YAKO CHOLAGH
Stuffed Tripe
2 pounds tripe (lamb or beef stomach)
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 cups rice
1 garlic clove, chopped (optional)
1 pound minced beef or lamb
1 teaspoon black pepper
salt
flour
Soup
1 lamb head
4 lamb feet
4 large onions, sliced
4 lamb tongues
2 lamb shanks, cracked
salt
4 cups cooked chick peas
4 loaves bread
Instructions
1. Wash the tripe with cold water and scrape any
remaining pieces of fat with a knife. Cut into 6-8 inch
squares or 8 x 6 inch rectangles. Place in a bowl,
add lemon juice, and leave for 1 hour. Rinse well with
cold water, drain well, and rub pieces with salt and
flour. Wash until stomach is white.
2. Fold each tripe piece. Sew 2 sides together with
kitchen thread to make a small sack. Leave one side open
for stuffing. Tripe sacks can be prepared a day before.
3. Wash rice well with cold water, drain well, and
add minced meat, black pepper, garlic (optional),
and salt. Mix well.
4. Stuff tripe sacks with rice stuffing 2/3 full and sew
them closed.
5. Place stuffed tripe in a large saucepan and cover
with water. Bring to boil and cook for 1-1 1/2 hours.
During cooking, prick each sack with a fork in several
places to ensure that the rice stuffing cooks properly.
Cook for 2-3 hours until tripe and stuffing are cooked.
6. Sear head and feet over an open flame to burn off
hairs. Scrape and wash well. Remove the nose completely.
Divide the head in half vertically. Rub the
head with salt and wash well with cold water.
7. Place head, tongue, feet, and lamb shanks in a
large pot. Cover with water, bring to boil, and remove
all froth from the surface of water as it appears. When
stock is clear, cover the pot and cook for 1 hour.
8. Add sliced onion, cover the pot, and cook on low
heat for 3-4 hours or until meat separates easily from
the bones.
9. Remove the head from the pot and separate the meat
and brains from the bones. Remove the tongues and
peel them. Return meat and tongue to stock. Add chick
peas and cook on medium heat for 10-20 minutes.
10. To serve, place stuffed tripe in a deep dish, add
soup, cut bread into small pieces, and add them to
the dish as well. Serves 8-10.
FROM SAMIRA YAKO CHOLAGH’S COOKBOOK,
“TREASURED MIDDLE EASTERN COOKBOOK”
DECEMBER 2005 CHALDEAN NEWS 39

makeover magic
Whether a woman is getting ready
for an elegant holiday evening
or just simply getting ready to
run out the door, hair and makeup are
essential elements.
Women of all different shades and skin
tones can identify with one fact: it’s hard to
find the perfect hair color or makeup to
accent their face. Zena Romaya, a busy working
mother of two, can relate. So she was
thrilled with her recent makeover at Blush
Salon in Commerce Township.
Owner and Stylist Lena Arafat gave
Romaya a whole new look for a beautiful holiday
season and into the new year.
Romaya had dark-brown hair that didn’t
A simple makeover
can change a woman’s
total appearance.
“I haven’t felt this
pretty in a long time,”
said Zena Romaya.
Transform yourself for the holidays
give much accent to her skin tone. Arafat changed
that by highlighting Romaya’s hair with a pre-lightener,
then through a chestnut toner that blended
the colors all together. After coloring, Arafat cut
Romaya’s hair so that it made the highlights blend
with the color. It lifted her base color and toned
down the highlights, which made the overall
appearance a beautiful chestnut-honey blonde.
BY LINDA JABORO
Zena Romaya before...
...and after
For Romaya’s makeup, Arafat exfoliated her
skin and used a tinted moisturizer. After the
deep cleansing, Arafat used light foundation
around Arafat’s eyes, nose and on the lips for a
nice base for lipstick. Arafat used honey-colored
eye makeup to accent Romaya’s hair. To
touch everything off, Arafat applied a bronze
blush and a rosy lipstick.
Romaya loved the new look and knew it was
long overdue, especially since she recently give
birth to her second
child. “I haven’t felt this
pretty in a long time,”
she said.
A simple makeover
can change a woman’s
total appearance. Women
need to be confident
and take chances. Arafat
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the time who are afraid
to try new things.
“Soften it up with the
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• Start with gorgeous skin, so first exfoliate and always moisturize.
• Lighten and tweeze your eyebrows for a softer look.
• Conceal dark circles and blemishes.
• Use a foundation that includes moisturizer.
• Shadows that work for everyone include rose, gold and taupe.
• Dark-brown eyeliners give a soft and natural look.
• Flat liner brushes are easier to use and also soften the hard look of liner.
• Use a lot of mascara to open the eye.
• Always use blush in rose and sandalwood shades.
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sports
Welson Sarkis
dribbles to
victory
PHOTO BY WILSON SARKIS
match four days earlier, he tallied three goals —
including the game-winner 16 seconds into overtime
— as the Warriors beat Brighton, 4-3.
“He’s like the quarterback on a football team,”
Louis-Prescott said. “He runs the offense. His game
is not necessarily scoring, it’s setting up people. It’s
a confidence thing — if they get open, he’s going
to get them the ball. He has value beyond what
the statistics say.”
Championship soccer is nothing new to Sarkis.
He was a member of the Chaldean-American
Sport Club’s Detroit Arsenal squad, which won
the National Premier Soccer League championship
this summer with a 1-0 overtime victory
against the Sonoma (Calif.) Sol. Sarkis said that
rates among his biggest thrills in the game.
His 10-year career involves many other
achievements, including time with the Vardar club
and the Olympic Development Program (ODP).
“We had the top players in the state represent
our team and play in a regional camp,” Sarkis said of
his ODP experience. “There were a lot of good players,
many of them first team All-Staters. We probably
had the most talent of any of the (14) states in
our region. I was able to keep up with them. We
were all different players, unique and different.”
Sarkis describes himself as “very humble” off
the field but “pretty hyper” on it.
“I can change the tempo of the game,” said the
midfielder. “My foot skills and my vision help the
team and myself the most. I can be really effective
when I get the ball with my feet.”
soccer field of dreams
Welson Sarkis looks to take his game to the next level
BY WRIGHT WILSON
In 10 years of playing soccer, Welson Sarkis has
scored many goals. But one big goal lies ahead
for him — making a career out of the game.
A senior at Brother Rice High School in
Birmingham, Sarkis is a soccer prodigy. While this
member of the Chaldean community has drawn
attention for his play from college scouts, he has
his sights set on something higher.
“I’m looking to go pretty far,” he said. “I really
want to try to go pro, to try out in Europe or South
America some day. I’m more into the pro or club
game in Europe than college soccer. It’s really a
high-intensity game.”
Anticipating a possible professional career, the
17-year-old West Bloomfield resident has been
building up his credentials. This month, he was
selected to the Michigan High School Soccer
Coaches’ Association’s All-State “Dream Team,”
made up of the finest prep players in Michigan.
“Welson is our most skilled player because of
his experience and training,” said Brother Rice
Coach Jay Louis-Prescott. “He’s also quick and
smart. Those kinds of skills don’t happen
overnight, you have to work at them.”
Sarkis led Brother Rice (19-4-2) to the
Catholic High School League championship this
fall, and into the Michigan High School Athletic
Association’s state championship game Nov. 13,
where the Warriors were turned back by perennial
nemesis Warren De La Salle, 1-0.
“That was a pretty tough game,” Sarkis said of
the state finals. “We came up just one step short,
but it was great to be there.”
Sarkis may have been held without a goal in the
title game, but that didn’t happen too often
throughout the state tournament. In the semi-final
He credits his father, Wilson Sarkis, with fostering
his love of the game. The elder Sarkis, who played
semi-pro soccer himself, is one of the Arsenal coaches.
“Over 10 years, my dad has really inspired me to
keep going and he’s helped me along the way,”
Sarkis said. “I’m not as fast as he is but I like to get
pretty creative.”
Louis-Prescott describes his star player as “a
soccer junkie who works hard at his game” and
feels Sarkis can play at the professional level if he
continues that approach.
Sarkis said he plays soccer at least five days a
week, a couple of hours each day.
“You’re going to have your ups and downs in the
sport, but you’ve got to keep pursuing it,” he said. “I
hope it just goes up from here. There is nothing else
in the world that makes me feel better than to be on
the soccer field. It’s cloud nine.”
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sports
white takes it all
Chaldean Football League wraps up an exciting season
BY JOE KYRIAKOZA
It was the type of ending White team Captain
Joey Jonna had dreamed of only hours before,
and the bitter ending that a stunned and battered
Gold team could only sit back and painfully watch.
Jonna leapt into the arms of rookie lineman
and new hero Jordan Rassam, a moment that will
forever be frozen in Chaldean Football League history;
the White team gathered around for a team
picture, smiles all around, and Jonna uncorked a
bottle of champagne and doused his teammates
and himself with the chilled bubbly in celebration
of his team’s second straight Chaldean Football
League Chy Cup Championship.
On November 19, with the temperature dipping
below 40 degrees under the lights at Groves
High School field, the 25th CFL title was claimed
by the White team by a final score of 14-12. More
than 100 spectators, including current CFL players
and some of the league’s founding fathers, braved
Team White
celebrates their
championship
“We had all of
the confidence
in the world all
season long.”
the wintry conditions to witness the first-ever CFL
game played on a Saturday night.
White’s victory didn’t come without plenty of
drama, however, as this contest will truly go down
as one of the greatest Chy Cup Championship
games in the history of the CFL. The heroics of
Jonna and Rassam were the culmination of a textbook
game-winning drive by White. With 19 seconds
left in the game, and White trailing 12-8,
Jonna found Rassam out of the
backfield from five yards out for
the game-winning touchdown.
“Jordan wanted the ball,”
Jonna said. “He called for it in
the huddle so I made sure I got it
to him.”
Rassam earned game MVP
honors thanks to his six receptions
for 56 yards and two touchdowns.
Rassam, who will likely be named CFL
Rookie of the Year, recently completed a college
football career at St. Joseph’s College in Indiana.
He was in awe of the magnitude of the CFL Chy
Cup trophy.
“This feels great,” Rassam said after the game. “I
played college ball, but this is really hyped. It’s
crazy; it’s a lot of fun.”
The final drive of the game for White started
from its own 20-yard-line with less
than two minutes left, one in
which Jonna was 4-5 for 49 yards,
including a big third down grab by
John Katoula, who had three
catches for 43 yards for the game.
“I had no doubt in my mind
that we were gonna go down the
field and score,” Jonna said, referring
to the last drive. “We over-
– JOEY JONNA
came a lot of mistakes and pulled
it out.”
Jonna delivered league MVPlike
numbers for the title game, as he was 21-34 for
255 yards and two TD passes. He also rushed for 31
yards. For Gold, Tarik Kama played a memorable
game before getting injured early in the fourth
quarter. He was 9-16 for 98 yards and was responsible
for both of Gold’s TDs, earning both of them
on foot. He rushed for 75 yards as well.
Jonna sums up the season for White with one
theme — confidence. “We had all of the confidence
in the world all season long,” Jonna said.
“We never got down on each other when we made
mistakes; we had a team atmosphere all year long.”
The CFL’s 25th season concluded with plenty
of excitement and drama, a testament to all
involved with the league. The intrigue and anticipation
surrounding the final game was unlike any
other year for the CFL. Twenty-five years after a
bunch of guys wanted to get together on Sunday
mornings and play a little football, the founding
fathers were able to look on with pleasure at the
legacy they helped create.
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the DOCTOR is in
The Top 10 List:
Getting the Most from Your Doctor’s Visit
We lead busy lives. Juggling parents,
a spouse, children, work,
school, family obligations and
finances all take an enormous amount of time
and energy in an increasingly stressful society.
Many of us don’t even go to the doctor
unless we are ill. However, few things are
more important than your own health.
No matter how rushed you feel, there are
a few things you can do to get the most out of
your visit with the doctor. Here are my top 10:
1. Get insurance.
According to the National Coalition on Health
Care, 45 million Americans in 2003 were uninsured.
Any physician would be hampered in his or her
efforts to get you the best care unless you can
afford to pay out-of-pocket for medications, tests
or referrals. If you compare what you pay for your
monthly car lease or cable bill, health insurance is
a worthwhile investment. State agencies
(www.michigan.gov) can help you determine if you
qualify for Medicaid, Medicare or other resources.
2. Find a physician with whom you are comfortable
This may be harder than it seems. Many medical
groups or hospitals publish brief biographies
on their providers in pamphlets or on the
Internet. Peruse through their credentials or
résumé. Many patients also receive excellent
care at teaching hospitals from physicians-intraining
(“residents”), who often have more time
to spend with you.
Word-of-mouth still is probably the most common
route to find a good provider. Ask around, and if you
don’t hit it off on the first visit, give it another chance.
But don’t get stuck with someone with whom you are
unable to communicate your needs and concerns
after about three visits.
3) See the same physician
Once you have found a provider you trust, try to see
the same person as much as possible. There is no
GARY P.
SARAFA, M.D.
COLUMNIST
substitute for the knowledge and relationship
built up by a patient and provider over time.
A huge amount of healthcare spending is
from duplicate and unnecessary tests
incurred from shifting from one doctor to
another, or from one system to another.
4) Go regularly
If you are healthy, you should see the doctor at
least every year, and probably every six months
if you are over 50. If you have a chronic condition
— hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol,
etc. — I recommend patients return
every three months to keep an eye on things.
5) Bring all your medications
Much grief can be avoided simply by bringing in all
your medications to every visit. Newer computerized
systems can help track medications, doses and interactions,
but reviewing with your doctor each bottle,
dose, interactions and side effects at every visit is
invaluable to your health. Many times, a physician will
prescribe only a limited amount of a new medicine,
intending for you to return before you run out to make
sure you are responding appropriately.
6) Bring all your records
When you first establish care with a new doctor, or
if you had seen another doctor, had tests elsewhere
or a hospitalization, assume your physician
will not know about it unless you tell him or her, and
bring the records. Consider your primary care doctor
to be your quarterback to direct your care
between specialists.
7) Verify test results
Most patients figure that if the doctor doesn’t call
them, everything must be OK. Simple clerical lapses
can result in catastrophe. Always verify each and
every test result. It is a good idea to routinely schedule
follow-up appointments to receive important
news, good or bad.
8) Focus on prevention
Hopefully all is well, and you can go the extra
step to screen for diseases which may run in
your family or age group. Discuss prevention
screening with your physician. Additionally,
few interventions rival the impact of immunizations.
Make sure yours are up-to-date, especially
the flu shot.
9) Discuss your mental health
In order for you to lead a more fulfilling life,
you need to be aware of the big-picture social,
emotional, and spiritual issues in your life.
About half of all doctor visits have some psychosocial
issues, and 30 percent of
Americans will experience some form of anxiety
or depressive episode in their lives. Your
doctor can help — if you talk about it and are receptive
to help.
10) Ask questions and give feedback
If you cannot or do not ask questions, you are shortchanging
yourself. If language is a barrier, bring a
family member to translate.
Gary P. Sarafa, M.D., is on the staff of the Henry
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making a DIFFERENCE
Lilly George:
Helping Katrina’s Survivors BY KEN MARTEN
After what she saw on Mississippi’s hurricane-ravaged
coast, Rochester Hills resident Lilly
George no longer takes even the slightest convenience
for granted. Not her car nor the gas in its tank,
not the milk in her fridge nor the means to keep it cold,
not a piece of fresh fruit nor the means to wash it.
“When we left for Mississippi, we were told it
would change our lives forever,” George said. “I
thought, ‘yeah, right.’ But we really don’t realize what
we have, what we’re blessed with, until we see those
who have nothing. It was loss beyond words.”
A recently retired social worker from Troy’s
William Beaumont Hospital where she specialized in
grief and loss counseling, George volunteered with
the Red Cross to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.
George, 61, was assigned to an eight-person team
and deployed for 10 days in late September in the
coastal communities of Gulfport and Biloxi.
“It looked like a bomb had just been dropped on
the city, both of them,” George said. “There wasn’t
anything left. It was total devastation. I saw cars and
boats in the middle of a golf course. I saw houses
pushed into the middle of the road.”
The team stayed in shelters — converted churches
— with hundreds of residents who were homeless
as a result of the hurricane. George and her partners
Above: Lilly George points to a
picture from her Mississippi trip
Left: This hospital was no match
for Katrina’s fury.
counseled victims who had acute traumatic stress
disorder, which is common among many people subjected
to a catastrophic event like a
hurricane.
“We were with them around the
clock, bringing people back to reality
by listening to their stories and helping
them to get a plan of action
together,” George said. “It could be
as short as 10 minutes with some
people or as long as several hours.”
George recalled one woman who
needed multiple hours of attention. She’d lost her
home, which was in a neighborhood near a mausoleum.
The victim was swept out to sea but managed
to survive while floating amid a fleet of coffins
before being rescued. She’d awaken in the shelter
screaming, George said, thinking that her fellow victims
were dead bodies.
George’s team also spent one day on a community
outreach mission. They drove a Red Cross van loaded
with cases of water, cleaning supplies, hygiene products,
MREs (Meals Ready to Eat), other necessities and
stuffed animals into the countryside.
“We spent the whole day in the outback area where
they still didn’t have electricity,” George said. “The people
were very polite and had a strong sense of community.
You’d give someone a case of water and it was like
giving them a million dollars.”
George has two grown daughters. Rhonda
Lawrencelle is first vice president of Comerica Bank,
and Renee DiCicco is an executive at
DaimlerChrysler. Husband Bill and son Brian both
died of cancer several years ago.
While the Hurricane Katrina experience drained her
emotions, George said it was worth the sacrifice. She’ll
likely return to Mississippi for a second stint as a volunteer
in mid-January, this time working with people with
post-traumatic stress disorder.
“You get,” she said, “more than you give.”
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ARTS & entertainment
‘Cousins’ coming to town
BY KEN MARTEN
Besides making films, Chicago-based director
and screenwriter Marty Khoshaba is trying to
create a new cinematic genre. Strategic
Entertainment Inc. — founded by Khoshaba with Billy
Haido and Ashur Shiba — will screen its latest
release, “Cousins,” a romantic comedy featuring
Chaldean and Assyrian actors, on December 8 at
Shenandoah Country Club.
“The film industry in the Chaldean and Assyrian
communities is virtually non-existent,” Khoshaba said.
“We’re trying to build it up. There are multiple stories
for us to tell, and we can keep our language alive
through films like ‘Cousins.’”
Khoshaba, 27, said approximately 60 percent of
“Cousins” is in Aramaic with English subtitles; the
remainder is in English. Most of the film was shot in
Chicago, but several scenes were shot in metropolitan
Detroit.
The theme of “Cousins” is middle-class boy meets
rich girl, and they then try to clear the usual social hurdles.
“The guy has family members ‘just off the boat,’”
Khoshaba said. “That’s where the comedy comes in,
and that’s where we got the name ‘Cousins.’ There’s
funny dialog and good slapstick comedy.”
The film is Khoshaba’s third. He also wrote and
directed the Aramaic language
features “Akh Min Khimyani” in
2003, and “Cost of Happiness”
last year. “Cousins” was shot
on a budget of $75,000 and
took eight months to make.
“The time it took to make this
film was shorter than my last
one, and that had a lot to do
with the dedication that the
actors put toward it,” Khoshaba
said. “Also, we had a large
crew of 23, most of whom have
worked on Hollywood sets on a
daily basis. They’re all professionals.”
Khoshaba stressed that
while “Cousins” is considered low-budget, the
description isn’t considered negative in the film industry.
Lesser expense often means larger profit. In fact,
Khoshaba said, many directors have difficulty making
low-budget films because they’re used to having all
the money they need for everything.
The film’s four lead actors all have Michigan connections.
Kamelia Matti, Zuhair Karmo and Jim Manna
all live in metro Detroit, as did Crystal Marie Denha,
who moved to Los Angeles last year.
Denha, who models and has appeared in NBC’s
“Las Vegas,” HBO’s “Entourage” and Comedy
Central’s “Reno 911,” hopes “Cousins” opens the
door to more films. She said “Cousins” was a learning
experience in more ways than one.
“It taught me a lot about acting, how to work with
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others and display the whole
range of emotions,” said
Denha, 21. “I had to speak
Aramaic throughout the
movie, so I had to relearn the
language. I grew up speaking
it with my grandparents when
they first lived with us. They
moved when I was 11, so over
the years I forgot many
words.”
If there’s a legend in the
infant Aramaic film industry, it’s
Zuhair Karmo. A West
Bloomfield resident who owns
several Save-A-Lot stores,
Karmo, 52, left the northern
Iraq village of Telkeef for the
United States in the 1970s and
co-founded the Chaldean
American Youth Club, which
sprouted the Babylon Theater
Group. Karmo has written,
directed and acted in nearly 15
Babylon plays. In 2000, Karmo
Above: Jacob Alexander (left), Marty
Khoshaba and Crystal Marie Denha
prepare to shoot a scene.
Right: Zuhair Karmo and Kamelia
Matti are among the movie’s stars.
returned to Iraq to produce and
star in “Telkeef,” a true-story film
about 42 schoolgirls who died
when his home village was flooded
in 1949.
“I love my language,” Karmo said. “I like to make films
like ‘Cousins’ that present the language to the younger
generation. Whenever I have time, I make a movie.”
Karmo also hosts a weekly show, “The Chaldean
Assyrian Program,” on the TV Orient satellite station,
and can be heard on “Chaldean Voice” radio.
Strategic Entertainment Inc. plans to show the film
in other countries with pockets of Aramaic-speaking
people like Canada, the United Kingdom, France,
Sweden, Denmark and Australia.
“We’re pretty well established with a worldwide
market,” Khoshaba said. “This is our third film made
in the Aramaic language, and we have a following.
We are in demand. ‘Cousins’ is being specifically
asked for.”
Khoshaba said the film should also appeal to mainstream
American audiences. Romantic comedy is a
popular film formula, and many people have welcomed
immigrant relatives.
“Whether you’re Chaldean or not, you’ll be entertained,”
Khoshaba said. “I think non-Chaldeans will
appreciate the artistic texture. This is film festival
material.”
Learn more about the film at www.cousinsmovie.com
and www.strategicentertainment.com.
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chaldean on the STREET
What is Your Most Favorite Christmas Tradition?
Many of us are well into preparing for this holiday season
and happily anticipating the beauty and miracle of
Christmas Day. The Chaldean News’ Christina
Gappy visited St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church to
see what’s on people’s minds this holiday season.
“My favorite tradition is the beauty and
entertainment of the Christmas plays.
With eight plays just on Christmas day,
each play is unique and special in its
own way thanks to the many different
people who take part in it.”
— Latifa Osach, Shelby Township
“Chaldeans are a blessed people. My
idea of tradition on Christmas is simply
going to midnight mass with my family
and holding faith dear to our hearts.”
— Augeen Kalasho, Sterling Heights
“Christmas tradition is non-existent.
Tradition should only be based on the
religious context. Intense praying, fasting
and preparing for the birth of Jesus
are the ultimate traditions until the arrival
of the time of the high (midnight) mass.”
— Borhan Rais, Madison Heights
“
Besides the spiritual reflection,
the two most noticeable traditions
for Christmas are how families
try to connect to all their relatives
throughout the world to wish them a
Merry Christmas by a phone call,
and the way each human being can
relate to the innocence and love through the
image of Baby Jesus, knowing that they themselves
were once a little child.
”
— Father Emanuel Shaleta, Pastor of
St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church
“I like the sense of happiness and
excitement on Christmas day! I look forward
to opening presents that are under
the tree.”
— Garland Solaka, Sterling Heights
“On Christmas day, I like to open presents
with my brothers and sister and go
over my cousin’s house. If there is snow
outside, I love to have snowball fights
and build a snowman.”
— Nathan Karjo, Sterling Heights
“When I think of Christmas, I think
about all the presents I want to get. I
hope to get a Kelly Clarkston CD this
year!”
— Samantha Kakos, Troy
“On Christmas day, my whole family and
cousins come together and play a giftexchanging
game called White Elephant.
Everyone tries for a gift that catches their eye,
and the environment in the room is filled with
laughter, excitement and entertainment.”
— Renee Orow, Shelby Township
“On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day,
I spend all my time outside in the parking
lot of the church directing traffic in
the frigid weather to make sure everyone’s
Christmas is safe and the best.”
— Athir Salem, Southfield
“My favorite Christmas tradition is visiting
with relatives and having hot cocoa
and my mom’s homemade cookies like
klecha early Christmas morning. I love
listening to Christmas carols to get me
in the spirit for the holidays!”
— Heather Choulagh, Shelby Township
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Merry
Christmas!
Don’t forget to wish Jesus a very
Happy Birthday this Christmas season!
May your holidays be blessed by Him!
CHILDREN PRAY:
Advent and Christmas
At the beginning of Advent
How dark outside!
but see — a star’s in the sky;
Mary and Joseph are passing by.
So let’s light a candle to welcome them
as they go on their way to Bethlehem.
We’ll light a candle in church each day,
We’ll light one candle each week and pray.
We’ll light a candle at home each day,
We’ll light a candle each week and pray.
Prayer while lighting the Advent candle:
a family prayer for every day of Advent
O God,
as light comes from this candle,
may the blessing of Jesus Christ come to us,
warming our hearts and
brightening our way.
May Christ our Savior bring life
into the darkness of this world,
and to us, as we wait for his coming.
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• Make lots of small cuts instead of a few big ones, and
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54 CHALDEAN NEWS DECEMBER 2005

Prestigious Sterling Heights Sub.
Upscale home, 4 bedrooms, 2 full &
2 half baths, custom ceramic, large
kitchen, so much more!
$529,900.Dial Ext.#1007
Newer Construction in West
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West Bloomfield Contemporary,
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gorgeous new kitchen, in ground
pool, w/walkout.
$499,000. Dial Ext.#1047
All Sports Union Lake,
Over 7,000 sq.ft.Builders own
home, extensive use of high end
materials.No expense spared
$1,999,000. Dial Ext.#3017
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DECEMBER 2005 CHALDEAN NEWS 55

events
1
2
3
4
waad murad
advocacy dinner
5
1. Father Stephen Kallabat
2. Judge Diane
Dickow D’Agostini
3. Emcee Ron Savage (left)
Bassam Murad and Attorney
General Mike Cox
4. Jason Najor
5. State Representative
Shelly Taub
6. Mike Cox and
Sabah Hermiz (Summa)
PHOTOS BY WILSON SARKIS
6
Hundreds of community members and
dignitaries gathered at Shenandoah
Country Club on November 18 to
raise funds for the Waad Murad Advocacy Fund.
This Chaldean Chamber group will offer reward
money to help capture those responsible for the
violent deaths of businesspeople. The evening
was held in honor of the more than 100
Chaldeans killed at their business, and named
for Waad Murad, a founding chamber member
who was murdered in March 2005.
56 CHALDEAN NEWS DECEMBER 2005

TOYOTA • KIA • SUZUKI • SCION • HYUNDAI
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DEARBORN, MI 48124
DECEMBER 2005 CHALDEAN NEWS 57

events
magic of the east
PHOTOS BY DAN SHRINER
Shenandoah Country Club presented Magic of the East in the Mixed Grill on November 12. It was a night of dinner and dancing with a
Middle Eastern flair with a special appearance by internationally acclaimed belly dancer Amira Mor. Some of the attendants brought their
Nargelas and tobacco to set the mood right. Singer Sawsan also entertained the crowd all night with her Middle Eastern music.

Voted the best lamb chops in town
A taste of
Greece right
around the
corner
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DECEMBER 2005 CHALDEAN NEWS 59

events
1
chaldean night live
PHOTOS BY BRAD ZIEGLER
7
Mark Ridley’s
Comedy Castle in
Royal Oak was the
place to be November 10 as
NGC (Next Generation of
Chaldeans) Productions presented
Chaldean Night Live.
The comedic evening benefited
the charities Al Wafaa and
Project Take My Hand.
1. A skit is performed
2. Brian Yono (left), Candice Boji, Tania Kasgorgis,
Johnny Kenaya, Steve Acho and Candace Dickow
3. Chris Zebari
4. Dr. Jacob Mansour and Ramzi Kasgorgis
5. Lawrence Yaldo
6. Gardenia Kattoo, Olivia Kesto, Sal Kesto, Pat Kattoo
7. Paul Jonna (left), Brian Yono and Candace Dickow
6
5
4
3
60 CHALDEAN NEWS DECEMBER 2005

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DECEMBER 2005 CHALDEAN NEWS 61

classified listings
HELP WANTED
BUSINESSES FOR SALE
CLASSIFIED ORDER FORM
ADVANCED FAMILY DENTAL
at 6 Mile & Farmington —
Receptionist & assistant career
opportunities now available. Will
train only energetic multi-taskers.
734-266-2050.
NECC TELECOM, INC.,
in search of friendly, full-time
sales reps who speak Arabic
and Chaldean fluently to join our
team in Troy. Experience is not
required. Please contact Izabela,
248-680-8882, ext. 274.
Visit www.necc.us
FULL-TIME SITTER
Needed from December 15-
March 1 in West Bloomfield.
2 1/2 & 6 year old. Monday-
Friday 7:30-5:30. Please call
Linda, (248) 761-5505.
CAREGIVER NEEDED
3 days, Monday-Wednesday in
my home for infant and toddler
begin 3/06. Sterling Heights.
586-709-7849.
HOUSES FOR SALE
FARM. HILLS HOUSE FOR SALE
39257 Lancaster in Farmington
Ridge Sub. 2400 sq. ft. 4 BR, 2.5
bth., great room, w/fireplace,
library. Move-in condition.
$350,000. (248) 788-7163.
HOME FOR SALE BY OWNER
in Wyndham Point Sub near St.
Thomas Catholic Church. 3100 sq.
ft. plus newly finished basement.
Neutral décor throughout. Asking
$519,000, Will discuss various
money-saving opportunities. Please
call 248-926-9669.
CONVENIENCE STORE
located on busy I-94 exit in Jackson
area. Beer and wine, bait and tackle,
ice cream parlor, bakery, deli
and lottery. Celebrating 25 years in
business. Owner ready to retire.
Call 517- 764-5284.
MIDWEST COMMERCIAL
GROUP, INC.
Taylor: Lottery Liquor $18,000
a Week Business only $395,000
Ecorse: Super Market 19,000 sq ft
over $200,000 a month Business
or Business & Property
Detroit: New Center Area $27,000
a Week Lottery Liquor Business
only $550,000
Adrin: Lottery Liquor $15,000 a Week
Business and Building $475,000
Waterford: Gas Station selling
100,000 gallon gas, $52,000 C Store
Fraser: Gas station selling 100,000
gallons gas $37,000 C Store
Business & Building $895,000
Detroit: Lottery Beer Wine 7 Mile
Area $16,000 a week Business &
Building $395,000
Detroit: Vacant 4 way Major corner
on Chalmers & Houston Whittier
for Sale or Lease
CALL FRANK at 248-229-9400
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NEW CONSTRUCTION
Starting at $238,000. Beautiful,
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62 CHALDEAN NEWS DECEMBER 2005

2006 Audi A4 2.0 T quattro
369*
$
Mo.
24 Month Lease
Down payment $ 0,000
Refundable security deposit $ 000
Acquisition fee $ 575
First month’s payment $ 369
Amount due at lease inception $ 944
Excludes Taxes, Title and Dealer Fees.
No Security Deposit Required. No Down Payment Required.
2006 Audi A6 3.2 quattro
519**
$
Mo.
24 Month Lease
Down payment $ 2,000
Refundable security deposit $ 525
Acquisition fee $ 575
First month’s payment $ 519
◆ ◆
Amount due at lease inception $ 3,619
Excludes Taxes, Title and Dealer Fees.
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Two models.
Two “Double Best Picks” for safety.
A first for any car manufacturer.
The Audi A4 and A6. Each named “Double Best Pick” by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, both cars received the highest
possible marks in both side impact and frontal offset crash tests. Making Audi the first manufacturer to ever earn such a distinction
for two cars in the same year. The A4 sport sedan and the performance-driven A6 luxury sedan, both with available quattro ®
all-wheel drive. Test drive two of the year’s most exciting – and safest – cars at your local Audi dealer. It’s greater to lead than follow.
Chaldean News Readers: Purchase any new or Certified pre-owned Audi by November 30th, 2005, and receive a $50 Somerset Collection Gift Card.
See your Detroit Metro Audi Dealer for registration and complete details.
Audi Of Rochester Hills
Rochester Hills
248-997-7400
Bill Cook Audi
Farmington Hills
248-471-0800
Fred Lavery Audi
Birmingham
248-645-5930
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Ann Arbor
734-761-3200
“Double Best Pick” based on 31 mph side impact crash test and 40 mph frontal offset crash test performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. For details, see www.iihs.org. For 2006 Audi A4 2.0 T sedan, 24-month closed-end lease offered to qualified customers by Audi Financial Services, Inc. through participating dealers.
Must take delivery by November 30, 2005. Required dealer contribution could affect final negotiated transaction. Lessee responsible for insurance and may have some financial liability at lease end. Lessee responsible for $0.25/mile over 10,000 miles per year and a disposition fee of $350 due at lease end. *Rate based on $33,060
MSRP of 2006 Audi A4 2.0 T sedan with quattro including 6-speed automatic transmission w/ Tiptronic, Sunroof pkg. and destination charge. Purchase option at lease end for $25,125.60. For 2006 Audi A6 3.2 sedan, 24-month closed-end lease offered to qualified customers by Audi Financial Services, Inc. through participating
dealers. Must take delivery by November 30, 2005. Required dealer contribution could affect final negotiated transaction. Lessee responsible for insurance and may have some financial liability at lease end. Lessee responsible for $0.25/mile over 10,000 miles per year and a disposition fee of $350 due at lease end. **Rate based on
$46,140 MSRP of 2006 Audi A6 3.2 sedan with quattro including 6-speed automatic transmission w/ Tiptronic, Sunroof pkg. and destination charge. Purchase option at lease end for $32,298. See dealer for details. ◆ Refundable security deposit return subject to excess mileage and wear charges. For details, consult your Audi Financial
Services contract. “Audi,” “Never Follow,” “A4,” “A6,” “quattro” and the four rings emblem are registered trademarks of AUDI AG. “Audi Advantage” is a service mark of Audi of America, Inc. ©2005 Audi of America, Inc. † To find out more about Audi or Audi Advantage, see your dealer, call 1-800-FOR-AUDI or visit us at audiusa.com.
DECEMBER 2005 CHALDEAN NEWS 63