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Event honors children who died in tragic boating accident
September 26th, 20140 ROYAL OAK — The lives of two Chaldean West Bloomfield children who died in a fatal boating accident last summer were honored Sunday, Sept. 21 at an event at the Detroit Zoo, hosted by the Alexander and Gabrielle Mansour Memorial Fund. More than 1,000 people attended the event entitled “Stride for...
U.S. humanitarian aid for Syrian crisis totals more than $2.9 billion
September 26th, 20140 For more detailed information on the U.S. Government’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria, visit: www.usaid.gov/crisis/syriaDEARBORN — On Sept. 12, Secretary of State John Kerry announced the United States would provide nearly $500 million in additional humanitarian aid to help Syrian crisis victims. The funding brings the...
Homeland Security officials warn local law enforcement of ISIS threat
September 26th, 20140 DETROIT — Federal officials are now warning local law enforcement about the threat of ISIS on American soil, according to WXYZ Channel 7. According to federal officials, these threats are not coming from organized groups, but rather "lone wolves". High traffic areas like downtown Detroit have been put on alert.Detroit Crime...
Mariam Bazzi and Ghinwah Karkaba host fundraiser
September 26th, 20140 Bazzi (left) and Karkaba (right).DEARBORN — On Tuesday night, Dearborn Board of Education candidates Mariam Saad Bazzi and Ghinwah Karkaba held a fundraiser for their campaigns. The event took place at Byblos Banquet Hall. Bazzi and Karkaba are two of the 11 candidates competing for three open seats on the Board of...
Arab American elected national negotiator for Ford UAW
September 26th, 20140 Mohamad Baydoun.DEARBORN — Resident Mohamad Ali Beydoun will represent 45,000 union workers as the new national negotiator for the United Auto Workers (UAW) at Ford Motor Company.Early this month, he was elected National Negotiator Sub Council #3 (Skilled Trades) for the UAW-Ford 2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement. “It was an...
Muslim Scholars release open letter to IS, blasting ideology
September 26th, 20140 Nihad Awad, center, executive director of the Council of American-Islamic Relations, and more than 10 Muslim-American leaders endorse a letter written by more than 100 Islamic scholars that denounces ISIS.WASHINGTON — More than 120 Muslim scholars from around the world joined an open letter to the “fighters and followers” of the...U.S. Attorney General Holder to step down
United States Attorney General Eric Holder holds a news conference announcing updates in the Justice Department's investigation of the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in Washington September 4.WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, an unapologetic liberal voice and one of President Obama's closest allies,...In Memoriam: Mustapha Al-Abed Hammoud : The loss of an extraordinary man
Hammoud, who hailed from the Lebanese village of Tebnine, never surrendered easily. He was an extraordinary man who lived a full life and excelled in every aspect and at all levels. Hammoud, the oldest son of a southern farmer, as he used to proudly describe his father, reached for the stars. He was fearless and stood head-to-head...Local community should stand with Rasmea Odeh
Palestinian American activist Rasmea Odeh was tortured and sexually abused in Israeli prisons 45 years ago. Now, the U.S. government wants to punish her for what she has endured. The Department of Justice is replicating the State Department's policies of persecuting and prosecuting the Palestinian victims in favor of Israeli...
French, U.S. planes strike “Islamic State” across Syria and Iraq, Britain to join coalition
September 26th, 20140 BAGHDAD — French fighter jets struck Islamic State targets in Iraq on Thursday and the United States hit them in Syria, as a U.S.-led coalition to fight the militants gained momentum with an announcement that Britain would join.In the United States, FBI Director James Comey said Washington had identified the masked "Islamic State"...IS blows up ancient church and Muslim shrine in Tikrit
Arbaeen Wali shrine Photo Al-Sumaria News.BAGHDAD — "Islamic State" militants controlling the Iraqi city of Tikrit blew up a Muslim shrine and rigged one of the region's oldest churches with explosives, security sources and witnesses said Thursday.A police lieutenant from the area around the city, which is controlled by the "Islamic...Fatah-Hamas reach agreement to give unity government control over Gaza
CAIRO — A unity government is to take control of the Gaza Strip, after a breakthrough in talks between Palestinian factions on Thursday which could strengthen their hand in talks with Israel next month.The Gaza ceasefire struck in August between Israel and the Palestinians called for the Palestinian Authority, led by President...Lebanese army raids Syrian refugee camps, arrests 4 militants
Syrian refugees tents burn as Lebanese soldiers raid it in Ersal, Thursday, Sept. 25.BEIRUT — The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) detained four Nusra Front extremists and investigated 470 suspected Islamist militants in Ersal, Tripoli, Akkar and Koura, Lebanese security sources said on Thursday, as it steps up efforts to prevent them from...
Houthi rebels take over Sanaa, as Yemen president warns of civil war
September 26th, 20140 A Houthi rebel holds an RPG near the presidential palace in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Wednesday Photo: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters.SANAA — President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has warned Yemenis their country is heading toward civil war after the takeover of the capital by Houthi rebels, a move that has allowed the insurgents to...Imams council of MMCC stresses importance of unity between Arabs of different nationalities
ROYAL OAK — The Imam’s Committee, a branch of the Michigan Muslim Community Council, focuses on local issues between Islamic centers and communities. With the growing sectarianism in the Middle East, the Imam’s Committee is committed to acting as a bridge between local mosques and communities to promote unity. The committee is......
Property owners affected by flood victims can apply for federal assistance
DEARBORN — Dearborn property owners impacted by the Aug. 11 flood are encouraged to apply for federal aid through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as of Thursday, Sept. 25.Federal assistance is available for both residential and business property owners who qualify under FEMA rules. The city of Dearborn has no role...
Local Muslim Americans meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
September 26th, 20140 NEW YORK — More than 70 American Muslim imams, scholars, professors, attorneys, judges, community leaders and activists met recently with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to discuss issues facing members of their communities in the United States and the Middle East. The Michigan Muslim delegation included Dr. Yahya Basha; Dr....International Students making an impact on Michigan economy
MICHIGAN — Michigan's diverse population gives an advantage that many other states don't have. International students are a crucial part of the region’s diversity. Along with the different cultures, religions and languages they bring to the region, they also help boost Michigan’s economy. According to the 2013 Open...
In U.N. speech, Obama appeals for broadcoalition against “Islamic State”
September 26th, 20140 UNITED NATIONS — President Obama made his case to the United Nations on Wednesday for a more forceful, coordinated global response against Islamic militants in the Middle East that would seek to dismantle their "network of death."In a speech to the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Obama used graphic language to condemn the methods of......
Nakhwa without borders: Gaza and the end of ‘Arab gallantry’
On its own, the Arabic word al-Nakhwa means “gallantry.” Combined with the word “al-Arabiya” - “Arab gallantry” - the term becomes loaded with meanings, cultural and even political implications and subtext. But what is one to make of “Arab gallantry” during and after Israel’s most brutal war on Gaza between July 8 and...The U.S. intervention in Syria is not credible
The United States and its allies started a military campaign against "Islamic State" (Daesh) in Syria this week. President Obama vowed to build a coalition to "eventually destroy" the terrorist group.However, the United States did not bother to seek the United Nations' approval for the military operation.On the first night of U.S.......
Syrian Army recaptures town in Damascus countryside
DAMASCUS — Syrian government forces have overrun rebels in a town northeast of Damascus, strengthening President Bashar al-Assad's grip on territory around the capital.The town - Adra al-Omalia - is about 30 km from central Damascus, but far from parts of Syria where the United States has launched air strikes against fighters from the...IS-linked group execute French tourist in Algeria
ALGIERS — Algerian militants beheaded French tourist Herve Gourdel, who was kidnapped by gunmen on Sunday in what the group said was a response to France's action against "Islamic State" militants in Iraq.In a video released by his captors on Wednesday, Gourdel, a 55-year-old from Nice, is seen kneeling with his arms tied behind his......
