Host of “Michigan Matters” on WWJ-TV
Host: Basima Farhat
Previously Aired On: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - Listen to the Show!
Carol Cain is Editorial Director for WWJ-TV/CW50 in Detroit and is also host of “Michigan Matters” the weekly TV show that features politics, business and more. She is helping the station with its “Eye on the Future” focus in the community to help address critical issues important to the region.
As part of that initiative, Ms. Cain produced and appeared in WWJ-TV’s breakthrough TV series that ran in December called: “Building Bridges: From the Great Lakes to the Great Wall.” It talked of the growing business, educational and cultural connections between Michigan and China and included exclusive interviews with three Michigan governors, the CEOs of the auto makers and other major firms in Michigan and China, as well as leaders of Michigan’s universities and China’s Ambassador to the U.S.
She hosts and is executive producer of “Michigan Matters,” a 30-minute weekly TV show airing Saturdays on WWJ-TVÂ at 11 a.m. and on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on CW50.
Ms. Cain also appears on local and national radio and television shows offering her political and business commentary.
Ms. Cain also writes about business and politics in her weekly column that appears in the Detroit Free Press each Sunday. She previously served as the paper’s Assistant Business Editor and Assistant National Editor where she coordinated the paper’s coverage of presidential elections as well as international and national issues.
She previously was Business Editor of the Toledo Blade, worked as a business reporter and columnist at The Detroit News, and was a reporter and editor at United Press International’s Detroit bureau, where she covered business, politics, automotive and sports.
A native of Detroit, Ms. Cain is actively involved in the community and is invited by numerous business, political and community organizations to be involved with their events. She is also sought after as a speaker by numerous  community groups.  She is again moderating the Michigan Chronicle’s lauded “Pancakes and Politics” breakfast series, now in its third year which features business and community leaders. And she will again serve as moderator of the Michigan Political Leadership Program’s annual dinner event.
She received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Michigan State University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Michigan in 1999.
February 1st, 2009
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Founder Palestine Office - Michigan
Host: Basima Farhat
Previously Aired On: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - Listen to the Show!
Hasan Nawash was six years old when his family fled their home in the Palestinian village of Ein Karem in 1947, when it was overrun by a right-wing Jewish militia ahead of the establishment of Israel.
Nawash returned to visit his childhood home in 1990, more than 40 years later, and found the house his father built still intact, now inhabited by Israelis, with Arabic script still carved above the front the door reading “He who enters this home is safe.”
The village was incorporated into West Jerusalem and has become high-end real estate property.
Now in Michigan, Hasan fought for justice, freedom and independence for the Palestinian people. As he approached his retirement years he thought he would be spending his days writing his beloved poetry and traveling the world. However, his outrage and disgust over the current Intifada amplified his activism, and soon he and a few core activists mapped out a clear organizational mission that would become the building blocks of the Palestine Office-Michigan.
The Palestine Office-Michigan coalesced in 2004, serving as a voice for Palestinian aspirations in the heart of Southeastern Michigan’s Arab American community. The office asks for an end to Israeli occupation and promotes greater awareness and understanding of issues concerning Palestinian rights here and abroad.
At a recent demonstration in Dearborn, Michigan, Hasan told Arab American News that such demonstrations serve to bring the community together in a way that encourages prolonged, continued activism for long-term impact.
He said communities can create change over time when each person, one at a time, takes on the attitude that “it’s important for me to do my part.” That’s how South African apartheid fell.
He said large, loud demonstrations also facilitate the influence of community leaders on government leadership.
Please visit: http://www.PalestineOffice.com
February 1st, 2009
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