Remembering Lebanon's Martyrs on Christmas Day

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

IN PHOTOS: Jimmy Akouri & Karen Newman Rock the House at Andiamo's Celebrity Showroom at 2007 Christmas Concert!

Lebanese American Chamber of Commerce Annual Holiday Party

A Yuletide Invitation for the Season

The Lebanese American Chamber of Commerce
requests the pleasure of your company at its
Annual Holiday Party

Tuesday, December 18, 2007
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Southfield Westin Hotel & Resort
The Fireside Lounge
1500 Town Center
Southfield, MI 48075

Please join us in celebrating the season and savoring the sights, sounds & tastes of the Holidays! Friends are welcome and there is no fee to attend. Business Attire Please. Valet Parking Available.

Beirut, Detroit Magazines to Feature 2007 Golden Cedar Awards

(USA)...The Lebanese American Chamber of Commerce announced today that two internationally acclaimed magazines will feature a story and photos from the 2007 Golden Cedar Awards Gala. The Beirut-based Mondanité and Detroit-based Ambassador Magazine will be on newstands in January 2008.

Akouri Commends Lebanese Diva Majida al-Roumi on Speech Delivered at Slain Deputy Gebran Tueini Memorial Service in Beirut

(USA)...Former Washington, DC Advisor John Akouri today commended the speech delivered by Majida al-Roumi, a prominent Lebanese singer with international star power, when she addressed an audience that included much of the Lebanon's political elite.

The occasion was a ceremony in Beirut to commemorate the second anniversary of the assassination of Member of Parliament and journalist Gebran Tueni. Majida honored his memory by being loyal to his penchant for straight talk. With the Tueni family and throngs of others present and on live television, Majida extended a special message to Lebanese politicians pleading “It has been thirty years since we have been standing still, and we are people who deserve to live and refuse to die and I call on all politicians without any exceptions to have mercy and dignity and leave us the people to live in peace.”

Majida berated politicians for engaging in divisive politicking that has exposed the country to meddling from both East and West - and for not having learned anything from the experience. She exposed many of their offenses, including those that have engendered visions of Lebanon and the Lebanese that exclude people because of their background or beliefs. Addressing the intra-Lebanese divisions that she so thoroughly and thoughtfully condemned, "Bikaffe!," (enough in Lebanese) Majida warned, or all the Lebanese martyrs who have died for Lebanon - including, as Majida noted, Hizbullah fighters who have fallen in battle against Israel and Lebanese Army soldiers who gave their lives at Nahr al-Bared - made their sacrifices in vain.

*The speech can be viewed in its entirety below.

"BIKAFFE!"

IN PICTURES: Honorees Shine, Performers Peak, Luminaries Glow, Patrons Party!

'07 Golden Cedar Awards