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METRO DETROIT CHALDEAN COMMUNITY | OCTOBER 2024 | VOL. 21 ISSUE X ON THE COVER 14 Austin Bashi: The Next Thing Meet MMA’s new superstar By Sarah Kittle FEATURES 16 Celebrating a Century Shamama Oram’s 100th birthday By Sarah Kittle 20 Pilgrimage Visiting holy sites By Aiden Kanno 22 Gas Station Wars Sheetz Shakeup By Sarah Kittle 24 Sister Cities Ankawa and Sterling Heights By Dr. Adhid Miri 14 26 Time and Culture 20 years of covers By Sarah Kittle DEPARTMENTS 6 From the Editor Season of Change By Sarah Kittle 8 Foundation Update Circus, Back to School, New Americans 10 Noteworthy Halloween Wars, Mare Mediterranean 36 Culture & History Shako Mako By Dr. Adhid Miri 40 Health & Wellness Long COVID By Dr. Samir Jamil 42 In Memoriam 30 Baghdad to Big Law A Personal Journey By Fady Yatooma 32 In the Land of Ninkasi Book Review By Weam Namou 44 12 Chaldean Digest Alina Habba, Married Priest, Feast of the Cross 28 Family Time Halloween Then & Now By Jenna Abroo 34 Economics & Enterprise Frankenmuth Brewery By Paul Natinsky COVER PHOTOGRAPH OF AUSTIN BASHI BY BRANDON ABRO 42 Obituary Badia Mizanah Abroo 44 Events 6th Annual CCF Gala, Educator Event 46 From the Archive Harvest photos from the homeland X OCTOBER 2024 CHALDEAN NEWS 5
