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Netanyahu’s address to Congress is a decisive insult
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming address to Congress is an insult to all Americans. The Israeli right wing leader was invited to speak to a joint session of lawmakers on Capitol Hill by Speaker of the House John Boehner, who does not have the constitutional power to dwell in foreign policy. The Republican speaker...The media sensationalized Wayne County government corruption claims
After a tedious federal investigation that lasted more than three years, the FBI found no legal wrongdoing in the top leadership of Wayne County— an outcome the local media had a hard time processing. Former County Executive Robert Ficano left the county in dreadful shape with a budget deficit close to $100 million. But the county's...With sledgehammers, “Islamic State” smashes Iraq’s history
BAGHDAD — Extremist Islamist militants in northern Iraq have destroyed a priceless collection of statues and sculptures from the ancient Assyrian era, inflicting what an archaeologist described as incalculable damage to a piece of shared human history. A video published by "Islamic State" on Thursday showed men attacking the...
U.S. justices show support for Muslim woman denied job due to head scarf
February 27th, 20150 WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, a majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled support for a Muslim woman who filed a lawsuit after she was denied a job at an Abercrombie & Fitch Co clothing store in Oklahoma because she wore a head scarf for religious reasons. The nine justices heard a one-hour argument in an appeal brought by...
State of the City: Mayor O’Reilly discusses Dearborn’s progress
February 26th, 20150 Dearborn Mayor Jack O'Reilly, Feb. 25DEARBORN— In his eighth State of the City address, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, Mayor Jack O'Reilly Jr. focused on the city’s progress and recovery from the recession. Department heads, county commissioners, judges and prominent community figures attended the mayor's speech at the new Dearborn...Egypt TV host faces trial for false bathhouse accusations
Mona IraqiCAIRO — An Egyptian television presenter whose undercover report from a public bathhouse landed 26 men in court for "debauchery" is herself to face trial for falsely accusing them, an official said Tuesday.The men were arrested Dec. 7 in a night-time raid on the Cairo bathhouse after Mona Iraqi tipped off police, claiming it...
Detroit mayor and city council join Arab American anti-bigotry campaign
February 25th, 20150 DETROIT—Mayor Mike Duggan and the City Council publicly pledged their support of the Campaign to Take On Hate on Feb. 24, in an announcement dubbed "historic" by the campaign's organizers.During a City Council meeting, Council Member Raquel Castañeda-López introduced a resolution to officially join the...
Dearborn: Kroger incident is not a hate crime
February 20th, 20150 DEARBORN - The city has issued a press release stating that an incident that occurred at a Kroger last Thursday, February 12, 2015 involving two white males from Taylor who attacked a Muslim father while he was shopping with his children does not classify as a hate crimeIn a press release the city said;"All of the facts have been...
Muslims concerned for their safety after Chapel Hill shootings
February 20th, 20150 Michigan legislators joining the campaign to Take on Hate, Feb. 17.DEARBORN — Floods of bigoted online comments, right-wing blogs and blatantly anti-Muslim remarks by politicians and national media figures have long been indicators of the growing anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States. But over the past two weeks,...
Panel discusses Detroit’s challenges and media bias
February 20th, 20150 (L-R) Osama Siblani, Nolan Finley and Stephen Henderson. DETROIT — As Detroit emerges from bankruptcy, state and regional leaders are focusing on other problems that prevent the city from moving forward. The Arab American News’ publisher, Osama Siblani; Detroit Free Press editorial page editor, Stephen Henderson and Detroit...
Two Taylor men questioned in Dearborn Kroger hate crime, ADC-MI raises concerns
February 20th, 20150 Kroger located at Michigan Ave. and Greenfield Rd. DEARBORN — Police and federal authorities are questioning two men from Taylor about their involvement in a possible hate crime that occurred at a Dearborn Kroger last week. Mayor Jack O'Reilly told The Arab American News Wednesday morning that the city is still conducting an...
Local senior citizens struggling after unexpected food stamp cuts
February 20th, 20150 Brown resides at Normandy Apartments in Dearborn, where several senior citizens experienced food stamp cutsDEARBORN – A local resident of a Dearborn senior citizen home claims she is struggling financially after the state drastically cut her food assistance benefits and local mosques have been negligent in aiding her. Hala Anne...
Metro Detroit Iraqi priests ordained as bishops
February 20th, 20150 DETROIT — Two Chaldean priests from metro Detroit—Basil Yaldo and Emanual Shaleta— were recently ordained as bishops. Yaldo came to the United States after he was kidnapped for three days in Iraq in 2006 and physically abused by his attackers before being released. He’d also received death threats subsequent to his...
Qazwini leading Friday prayer at Al-Zahra Islamic Center
February 20th, 20150 DEARBORN — Sayed Hassan Qazwini will temporarily lead Friday prayers at the Al-Zahra Islamic Center, beginning Feb. 20. Qazwini previously held Friday prayer at the Dearborn Ford Community and Performing Arts Center after the board of the Islamic Center of America (ICA) suspended him for two months. The ICA’s board of...
Community commemorates lives of Chapel Hill victims
February 20th, 20150 DETROIT — Last weekend, Metro Detroit’s Arab American community commemorated the lives of the three victims of the Chapel Hill shootings, Deah Shaddy Barakat, his wife, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha and her sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, through a series of events organized to express solidarity with the victims and their......
University of Mass. backtracks on excluding Iranian engineering students
BOSTON — A university said on Wednesday it had reversed a decision to stop admitting Iranian students into its science and engineering programs after consulting with State Department officials and its own attorneys. The University of Massachusetts at Amherst early this month said it would stop admitting Iranian students into those...Obama: Strikes against extremists abroad not a war on Islam
WASHINGTON — “Muslim Americans across our country are worried and afraid,” President Obama wrote in a new op-ed to tout the “countering violent extremism” summit in Washington this week that focuses almost exclusively on homegrown Islamic terrorism. By and large, Obama’s Los Angeles Times op-ed detailed his...Top seven myths about Daesh
The self-styled “Islamic State” Group (ISIS or ISIL), the Arabic acronym for which is “Daesh”, is increasingly haunting the nightmares of Western journalists and security analysts. I keep seeing some assertions about it that strike me as exaggerated or just incorrect. 1. It isn’t possible to determine whether Daesh is a...To fight bigotry, we must unite
We live in critical times in the history of our country and community. The rampant bigotry, xenophobia and racism against Arabs and Muslims have turned violent. Three innocent lives were lost in Chapel Hill. The story of the victims has taunted families whose children look like Deah, Yusor and Razan and share their faith and......
U.S. believes Iraqi offensive will retake Mosul in three months
BAGHDAD — An Iraqi and Kurdish military force of some 20,000 to 25,000 troops is being prepared to recapture the city of Mosul from "Islamic State" fighters, probably in the April-May time frame, an official at the U.S. Central Command said on Thursday. The official said Mosul was currently being held by 1,000 to 2,000 "Islamic State"...Jordanian rap group sues Netanyahu over campaign clip
A screenshot from the rap video that was used in Netanyahu's campaign clip.AMMAN — A Jordanian hip-hop group has taken legal action against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party after one of its songs was used in a campaign video for Israel's election next month. Firas Shehadeh, founder of the group Turabyeh ("Of the......
Saudi court uphold 15-year sentence for rights lawyer
Waleed AbulkhairRIYADH — An appeals court in Saudi Arabia has upheld a 15-year jail term for a human rights lawyer who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, a watchdog said Wednesday. The Specialized Criminal Court of Appeal, which hears terrorism cases, confirmed on Sunday the latest verdict against Waleed Abulkhair, said the...Emirates Airline rejects Delta apology over 9/11 comments
DUBAI — A bitter trade row between U.S. and Gulf airlines deepened on Thursday when Dubai's Emirates rejected a Delta Air Lines apology for remarks perceived as linking Gulf carriers with the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States in 2001. Relations have deteriorated since a group of U.S. airlines compiled a dossier claiming that......
