Editor’s note: The following commentary article written by Syrian-born cardiologist Heval Kelli, an ethnic Kurdish former refugee who now practices medicine in metro Atlanta, was provided to Global Atlanta by New American Economy, a bipartisan organization that advocates for immigration policies that will broadly benefit the U.S. economy. It represents Dr. Kelli’s opinion and is […]
Middle East - North Africa
Locust Plague Prompts GSU PhD Student to Consider Alternative Food Source
A new generation of locusts will be hatched in just a few weeks, which will mature into ravenous teenagers possibly sweeping across East, Central and West Africa as well as turning eastward toward Pakistan. Their parents have accosted northern Kenya and the Horn of Africa already, devouring hundreds of thousands of acres of crops including […]
Iran, the U.S. and COVID-19: A Wasted Chance to Reset Relations?
The escalating enmity between the U.S. and Iran saw a brief reprieve at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, when the Middle Eastern nation became one of the earliest- and hardest-hit countries after COVID-19 moved out of China. In some ways a forced cooling off period, however brief, couldn’t have been better timed. In January, President Trump […]
Socially Distanced Ramadan Starts Tonight: What Employers Should Know
Islam’s holy month of Ramadan begins April 23, kick-starting a season of devotion and celebration that will look drastically different this year amid a pandemic. With many mosques closed in Atlanta to adhere to social distancing guidelines, Muslims around the city and state will miss Friday prayers and the traditional community iftar dinners where they break fast […]
Dubai Makes Its (Pre-Pandemic) Investment Pitch in Atlanta
The focus may have been on its gleaming skyscrapers, upscale homes and a (potentially postponed) world expo in October, but a presentation on Dubai March 12 showed that the emirate has a few business sectors, especially in technology, that could complement Atlanta well. The “Demystifing Dubai” seminar was held at the Commerce Club downtown March 12, […]
Islamic Leadership Institute Announces 2020 Class
A leadership institute geared toward Georgia’s Muslim professionals launched last year has named the members of its second class for 2020. The Islamic Speakers Bureau Leadership Institute has also continued its partnership with CIFAL Atlanta, the United Nations training agency housed at Kennesaw State University, on weekly courses that begin Jan. 11. The program is […]
Qatar Airways Helps Launch New Gulfstream Jet
With an initial order of 10 planes, Qatar Airways’ executive charter service is helping Savannah-based Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s new G700 series of corporate jet take off. Qatar Executive is already a major Gulfstream customer, with 11 total jets in existing fleet — six G650ERs and five of the earlier G500s, for which the Middle Eastern airline […]
Lebanon’s New Honorary Consul to Focus on Small Business, Trade
Lebanon has named a new diplomat to represent its interests in the state of Georgia. Restaurant and retail entrepreneur Wassim Hojeij was approved by the U.S. State Department Aug. 1 to serve as the state’s first honorary consul from an Arab League nation. Mr. Hojeij came to Atlanta as a student at 22 and later […]
A Leadership Institute for Georgia’s Muslims, Open to All
When Soumaya Khalifa in 2015 joined Leadership Atlanta in 2015, she quickly realized something was missing from the prestigious development program: fellow members of her faith. “What I found was that the representation of the American Muslim community was not there,” Ms. Khalifa, head of the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta and president of Khalifa […]
Gwinnett Recycling Firm Takes Home Presidential Export Award
A Norcross recycling company has taken home a presidential honor for its sales of scrap outside the U.S. Sigma Recycling Inc., the local subsidiary of United Arab Emirates-based Sigma International, was the only Georgia firm receiving the 2019 President’s E Award from the U.S. Commerce Department, which honors firms that expand their export sales. The […]
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