The 2011 NAAJA Journalism Conference

By: Duifaf Waely

Wednesday April 30, 2011

The National American Arab Journalists Association (NAAJA) held its 6th successful journalism conference in Dearborn which brought out many of the community’s journalists, communicators, writers, activists and organizations. Under the title “American Arab Journalism:10 years after September 11” the conference focused on strengthening the role in educating the American public and the Arab world. During the program, brief remarks were made by Congressman John Dingell, Congressman John Conyers, Robert Ficano, Wayne County Executive; and John O’Reilly, Mayor of Dearborn about the successes of this event and others happening around the region. Some prominent community organizations that attended include the Iraqi Human Rights Network (IHRN) and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC). Along with the program, Nafeh Abunab, photographer, added a touch of color and brightness to the whole event by displaying his photos for everyone to view. The program was wrapped up by Laila Alhusinni, NAAJA Dearborn Coordinator, thanking everyone for their support and continuous efforts in making this conference and other events a huge success.