Month: June 2023
Eid Mubarak!!
We appreciate DEI Committee Member Basel Tarab for submitting this piece. Eid Mubarak!! Eid al-Adha is observed by Muslims worldwide for four days. Linguistically, Eid translates to Feast, and Adha translates to Sacrifice. Preceding Eid al-Adha is the day of pilgrimage, which holds significance as one of the five pillars of Islam. This year, Eid […]
Celebrating Pride Month
Reflection Submitted by ACHE of MA D.E.I. Committee Member: Basel Tarab. M.D., M.B.E., M.H.A. If I had been asked 15 years ago what I knew and how I felt about Pride Month, I would not have been able to put many words together to describe it because I did not know much about it. Born […]
Juneteenth Celebration
JUNETEENTH – also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day and Emancipation Day – is celebrated on June 19th. In honor of Juneteenth being “the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States” it is important to highlight what it is, its significance, and why it is celebrated. What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth is […]