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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Hyatt Magazine on the
4occasion of its 10th anniversary; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Hyatt Magazine is a free social and cultural
6magazine published monthly, featuring events, entertainment,
7lifestyle, business data, leisure, and lore; it is available
8by print, online, and through most social media outlets; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Hyatt Magazine was founded by Dr. Mazen Barakat,
10M.D., MHA, in May 2012, with the vision to build a world class
11and reputable media institution in the United States to
12connect Middle Eastern communities together, strengthening
13their social, cultural, and economical aspects, while building
14social, cultural, and economical bridges with other
15communities; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Hyatt Magazine released its first publication in
17June 2012, initially being distributed to Chicagoland areas
18and surrounding suburbs before expanding to cover northwest
19Indiana in 2015 and then the Milwaukee area of southeast
20Wisconsin in 2016; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Hyatt Magazine, striving to fulfill its vision

 

 

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1statement, began communicating and building bridges with other
2communities and ethnicities in 2017; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Hyatt Magazine hosted seven successful and
4productive seminars on women's empowerment and leadership in
52019; the publication initiated a movement to support women's
6education and job placement through preparing to continue
7hosting seminars in 2020, but the project was halted when the
8nation was struck by the COVID-19 pandemic; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Hyatt Magazine launched the English version of
10its podcast division in 2021 and prepared to introduce an
11Arabic version; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Hyatt Magazine endorsed and supported its Public
13Relations Director Tasneem Abuzir as she successfully ran for
14a trustee position in the Palos Township in 2021, becoming the
15first Middle-Eastern person to hold an elected office in
16Chicagoland; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Hyatt Magazine celebrated its 10-year anniversary
18in October 2022; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
20HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21we congratulate Hyatt Magazine on the occasion of its 10th

 

 

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1anniversary, and we wish the publication continued success;
2and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to Hyatt Magazine as an expression of our esteem and
5respect.