Oakland County Treasurer
Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner says: “April 2 is the tax foreclosure deadline. HELP IS AVAILABLE.” “I am committed to fighting foreclosure to keep families in their homes and companies open for business. Foreclosure prevention protects property values, stabilizes neighborhoods, and helps keep Oakland County a great place to live, work, and play. Help me fight foreclosure by contacting our office before the April 2, 2018 tax foreclosure deadline if you or someone you know has delinquent taxes.” Call 248-858-0611 OR VISIT oakgov.com/treasurer 6 CHALDEAN NEWS MARCH 2018
CONTENTS MARCH 2018 THE CHALDEAN NEWS VOLUME 15 ISSUE II 26 28 on the cover 20 THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, CLARITY BY ASHOURINA SLEWO While far from over, Judge Goldsmith’s order to grant bond hearings is a major step forward for detained Iraqi nationals features 22 HELP IRAQ BY STEPHEN JONES Student organization shines light on the situation in Iraq 24 HUMANITARIAN FUNDRAISER ESTABLISHES TEEN’S LEGACY BY PAUL NATINSKY 26 ROCKETING A CAREER BY ASHOURINA SLEWO Engineer takes the U.S. to new heights while working with Lockheed Martin 28 TRAVELING WITH PARENTS BY LISA CIPRIANO Staying safe on spring break 30 TRIAL AND FAITH BY M. LAPHAM One woman’s fight against one of the deadliest cancers 34 HELPING YAZIDIS BY WEAM NAMOU Chaldeans rescuing others persecuted by extremists 36 CHALDEANS IN MICHIGAN BY VANESSA DENHA GARMO Updated survey shares new data about the community in Metropolitan Detroit 30 38 departments 8 FROM THE EDITOR BY VANESS DENHA GARMO Never stop learning 10 IN MY VIEW BY MICHAEL SARAFA Poor governance to blame at MSU 11 WHERE DO YOU STAND? BY MICHAEL SARAFA Trump no doubt a sociopath 12 NOTEWORTHY 14 CHAI TIME 16 RELIGION 17 OBITUARIES 32 CHALDEAN ON THE STREET BY HALIM SHEENA What does Lent mean to you? 40 ONE ON ONE BY MARCUS SHAMMAMI Seminarian Marcus Shammami talks with Fr. Fadi Philip about his mission trips 42 DOCTOR IS IN BY MADA JAMIL Knowing when it’s the flu 46 ECONOMICS AND ENTERPRISE BY ASHOURINA SLEWO Wall-to-Wall with AirTime Trampoline and Game Park 38 A DELIGHTFUL KID BY STEVE STEIN 11-year-old soccer star gets a kick out of the sport in Spain MARCH 2018 CHALDEAN NEWS 7
