Chaldeans and Muslims in Michigan excited for Pope Francis historic Iraq visit Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press
Iraqi Americans across metro Detroit are hoping that Pope Francis historic visit to Iraq that started Friday can help bring peace to their native land after decades of war and conflict.
With more than 90,000 residents of Iraqi descent, Michigan has one of the largest Iraqi communities outside the Middle East, many of them Chaldeans who share the pope s Catholic faith. Bishop Francis Kalabat of Southfield, who heads the Chaldean Diocese in Michigan and the eastern half of the U.S., is in Iraq to meet with the pope and help with a Mass the pope is expected to attend, said local Chaldean leaders.
Iraqi Americans across metro Detroit are hoping that Pope Francis historic visit to Iraq that started Friday can help bring peace to their native land after decades of war and conflict.
With more than 90,000 residents of Iraqi descent, Michigan has one of the largest Iraqi communities outside the Middle East, many of them Chaldeans who share the pope s Catholic faith. Bishop Francis Kalabat of Southfield, who heads the Chaldean Diocese in Michigan and the eastern half of the U.S., is in Iraq to meet with the pope and help with a Mass the pope is expected to attend, said local Chaldean leaders.
The race for Dearborn mayor has a crowded field as three more candidates announced over the past week they re running to lead the city.
The three who declared their candidacies in recent days are former Dearborn City Council President Tom Tafelski, 50, former Wayne County Commissioner and former state Rep. Gary Woronchak, 65, and financial adviser Jim Parrelly, 62.
The three new candidates are in addition to three others who declared their intentions to run over the past month: Dearborn City Council President Susan Dabaja, Dearborn School Board member Hussein Berry and state Rep. Abdullah Hammoud, D-Dearborn.
As of Wednesday morning, Berry, Woronchak and Tafelski had filed paperwork with the City Clerk s Office and paid the $100 filing fee to be put on the ballot for the August primary, City Clerk George Darany told the Free Press. Candidates have until April 20 to file to run for mayor.
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Detroit Shi ite Imam Qazwini: Trump s Humiliation Is Divine Retribution For Assassinating Qasem Soleimani And Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis
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Source: The Internet - Islamic Institute of America’s official YouTube channel
Hassan Qazwini, an Iraqi-born Shi ite Islamic scholar who is based in Detroit, Michigan delivered a Friday sermon at the Islamic Institute of America on January 8, 2021, following the storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters on January 6. He said that Allah humiliated the arrogant dictator Trump because he had assassinated one of the most distinguished leaders of Iraq, deputy leader of the PMU Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, and a guest, referring to IRGC Qods Force commander Qasem Soleimani. Qazwini said that Trump, who had portrayed himself as a hero, showed his true face as a coward. The sermon was posted on the Islamic Institute of America s official YouTube channel.