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Egypt plans anti-terrorism law against ‘disrupting order’
Students of Cairo University march during an anti-coup protest in Cairo on Nov. 17.CAIRO — Egypt's cabinet approved on Wednesday a draft anti-terrorism law that would give the government blanket power to ban groups on charges ranging from harming national unity to disrupting public order.Authorities have cracked down hard on Islamist,...Tunisian secularist wins first round in presidential elections
Beji Caid Essebsi (C), leader of Tunisia's secular Nidaa Tounes party and a presidential candidate, gestures after casting his vote at a polling station in Tunis Nov. 23.TUNIS — Tunisian secularist leader Beji Caid Essebsi has narrowly beaten incumbent President Moncef Marzouki in the first round of a landmark presidential election,...Qatar training Syrian rebels near Doha
Rebel fighters prepare to fire a machine gun towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Jabal al-Akrad area in Syria's northwestern Latakia province Nov. 25.DOHA — At a desert base, Gulf state Qatar is covertly training Syrian rebels with U.S. help to fight both President Bashar al-Assad and the "Islamic State"...Syrian warplanes bomb “Islamic State” stronghold
Smoke rises after airstrikes by the Syrian army in Raqqa, Nov. 25.DAMASCUS — At least 63 people, half of them civilians, were killed when Syrian war planes struck the northeastern city of Raqqa on Tuesday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the war in Syria.Rami Abdulrahman, who runs the Britain-based...Iconic Lebanese star Sabah dies at age 87
BEIRUT — The legendary Lebanese singer and actress Sabah passed away on Wednesday at age 87 of an unspecified illness in Beirut.Born Jeanette Gergis Al-Feghali, the artist spent most of her career acting in Egypt during the golden age of Egyptian cinema in the 1950's and 60's.Sabah released more than 50 albums and acted in 98 movies...
Community organizations host turkey drives
November 27th, 20140 Thanksgiving luncheon WCCCD hosts annual community TAAN publisher Osama Siblani joined by fellow journalists Bankole Thompson, Vickie Thomas, Walter Middlebrook and Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey to serve Thanksgiving meals.DETROIT — The Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) Division of Student Services’...
ACC President Haifa Fakhouri named businesswoman of the year
November 27th, 20140 TROY — The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC), a premier nonprofit human service organization serving southeast Michigan, announced president and CEO Dr. Haifa Fakhouri has been named Arab American Business Woman of the Year by the Arab American Women’s Business Council (AAWBC). The award was presented at the AAWBC...
State Rep. Rashida Tlaib recognized for her advocacy against air pollution
November 27th, 20140 Tlaib addresses the crowd at Byblos Banquets.DEARBORN — State Representative Rashida Tlaib was honored for her advocacy against air pollution by the Michigan League of Conservation Voters (MLCV) on Thursday, November 20 at Byblos Banquets.Titled "Bridging the Connection Banquet", the event aimed to build bridges with the local Arab...
Five Arab men convicted in Westland Pharmacy robbery
November 27th, 20140 WESTLAND — Five Arab American men have been sentenced to 2-17 years in prison in connection with a pharmacy robbery that occurred in Westland in 2012.The five men charged are all from the Dearborn-Detroit area. Ali Ramzi Bazzi, Hassan I. Faraj, Mike Ali Ibrahim and Khoder Aoun all pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court. The...
Lebanese expatriates celebrate homeland’s Independence Day in Dearborn
November 27th, 20140 Lebanese Consul General to Detroit Bilal Kabalan.DEARBORN — Lebanon's gloomy political climate did not stop Lebanese Americans from celebrating their homeland's 71st Independence Day. More than 100 prominent community members gathered at The Arab American National Museum on Monday and shared food and conversations in observance of the...What lies ahead in Congress
Given all the words and images devoted to the midterm elections over the past few weeks, you’d think the results had told us something vital about the future of the country. In reality, they were just a curtain-raiser. It’s the next few weeks and months that really matter.The big question, as the old Congress reconvenes and prepares...American justice failed Michael Brown
More than three months after Darren Wilson executed Michael Brown in broad daylight in Ferguson, the grand jury’s decision is in. No state prosecution, no justice from the state’s court system, for his crime. Wilson will never be tried, let alone convicted. But in the real justice system, this is not the end for Wilson — it’s...Bomb injures two policemen in Bahriain
MANAMA — A bomb injured two Bahraini policemen on Tuesday, authorities said, amid high tension after the opposition boycotted the country's first elections since unrest rocked the island kingdom in 2011.The Interior Ministry said the explosion in the small village of Deraz, west of the capital Manama, was a "terror blast", but provided...Two random shootings in Dearborn last weekend, one dead
Dearborn police at Fairlane Town Center.DEARBORN — Two shootings occurred in the city over the weekend of November 14-16. No arrests have been made. On Friday around 2 a.m., police responded to a phone call of a man down on Ford Road, between Wyoming and Oakman. 23-year-old Oak Park resident Rolex Dior Johnson was injured as a...
Plans for opposed Plymouth mosque move forward
November 21st, 20140 PLYMOUTH — Plans for the Plymouth Mosque that was heavily contested by residents who cited increased traffic volumes as a concern about the religious institution being built are moving forward. A study conducted by the Township found traffic would be minimal. Hundreds attended a Plymouth Township Hall planning commission meeting......
Enrollment for Affordable Care Act starts, ACCESS assisting consumers
November 21st, 20140 Madiha Tariq, public health manager of ACCESS’ Community Health and Research Center, shares ACCESS’ plans for the start of health care open enrollment at a press conference Nov. 14 in Dearborn.DEARBORN — When the Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, rolled out last year, it was dubbed by right wing politicians...
UAE’s designatation of CAIR and MAS as terrorist shocks Muslims
November 21st, 20140 DETROIT — On Saturday, the United Arab Emirates designated the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim American Society (MAS)— two U.S.-based Islamic groups — as terrorist organizations.CAIR, MAS and a host of European Muslim organizations were included alongside violent extremist groups such al-Qaeda and the...
Dearborn designates parking spots for snow emergencies
November 21st, 20140 DEARBORN – This week, city officials announced details for a pilot program that would designate parking spots for residents during a snow emergency this winter.Last week, The Arab American News reported that the city was prepping for the season with the announcement of the program, following last year’s harsh winter, which saw more...
Muslim student leads initiative with classmates to bring Pope Francis to Detroit
November 21st, 20140 Some of the (Pope Francis Project Detroit 2015) team with City of Detroit First Lady Lori Maher and Deputy Mayor Ike McKinnon.DETROIT — A group of students from Detroit Cristo Rey High School are spearheading an initiative to bring Pope Francis to the city in 2015.This week, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan responded to the initiative by......
Dearborn High student publishes first novel
November 21st, 20140 DEARBORN – A local 16-year-old Arab American high school student has turned her passion for writing into a career with the publication of her first novel. Jamila Nasser, a junior at Dearborn High School, struck a deal with Author House Publishing for her romance novel, “What He Never Knew.” The book is expected to be available...
Study: children, energy drinks a dangerous combination
November 21st, 20140 DETROIT — More than 40 percent of reports about energy drinks to U.S. poison control centers involved children younger than 6, with some suffering serious cardiac and neurological symptoms, according to research presented Nov. 17 by the American Heart Association.This disproportionate representation of children is concerning given......
National Arab American Medical Association of Michigan celebrates 34th annual gala
November 21st, 20140 DEARBORN — The Detroit Chapter of the National Arab American Medical Association (NAAMA) celebrated its 34th annual gala on Friday, Nov. 14 at the Dearborn Inn, with hundreds in attendance. NAAMA members include medical professionals of Arab rescent or demonstrate a commitment to the mission and organizational objectives of...
Gibraltar Trade Center in Taylor closes down
November 21st, 20140 Gibraltar Trade Center in Taylor.TAYLOR — Gibraltar Trade Center has always promised its customers a unique shopping experience. And unique it was. The Taylor flea market was a place where you could negotiate prices, buy furniture, adopt a rodent or reptile, choose a diamond ring for your future life partner, shop for dollar-store and......