Family builds basketball dreams across cultures in Garden Grove
Hende Abufarie and her five children, rooted in Jordanian heritage, pursue sports and education in America. Son Ala, 14, stands six feet, aiming for college basketball and the NBA while the family runs Diamond Plus Jewelry in Brookhurst, selling Arabic styled gold pieces and religious pendants.
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Magic Johnson
Abufake
Ala
Edison High School
Huntington Beach
NBA
Lakers
Hende Abufarie
America
Hende
Ahmad
United States
Jordan
Abufarie
Arab Americans fear retaliation and stereotypes in wake of strikes
Arab Americans express fear of backlash and misrepresentation after President Clinton ordered strikes in Sudan and Afghanistan last Thursday. Experts warn media bias could paint all Arabs or Muslims negatively, while community members stress that Islam is not synonymous with Arab ethnicity and emphasize Americanized, peaceful ties to the country.
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Clinton
Sudan
Afghanistan
America
Ayloush
Arabian Peninsula
North Africa
Bassam Nezam
al Watan
Orange County
Hende Abufake
U.S
Charity runs a Middle East aid foundation amid political restraint
Dalal Muhtadi, owner of a Jerusalem restaurant, serves on the charity's board as volunteers fundraise from a small Brockhurst Street office. The International Foundation aids orphans in three Middle Eastern countries while keeping money and goods from supporting governments. Programs include the Young Scientist’s Project, an ambulance donation to Lebanon, and a Day of Fun field trip for orphans, funded by zakat donations and volunteers.
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International Foundation
Brockhurst Street
Middle East
Jordan
Dalal Muhtadi
Jerusalem International Restaurant
Foundation
Lebanon
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Diamond Plus Jewelry
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Council On American-Islamic Relations
Hani Elhaj
Brookhurst Street
Anaheim
Elhaj
Ta Habra Blvd
Harbor
Pic 'Nima
Frontline Insurance
Habla Espanol
Beverly J. Bloch
Lincoln Ave
Charity
Giffevenes
Gmc
Babe Sri Toi Seth
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