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Yemeni Houthis protest against fuel hike, government
SANAA — Tens of thousands of Yemenis converged on the capital Sanaa on Monday in a demonstration organized by the Shi'a Houthi movement, demanding the government rescind a decision to curb fuel subsidies and calling on the administration to resign.The three-hour demonstration was the latest move by the Houthis, whose fighters...
Islamic State beheads American photojournalist in Syria
August 22nd, 20140 James Foley, an American journalist who went missing in Syria more than a year ago, has been killed by the Islamic State, a militant group formerly known as ISIS.A YouTube video and photos purportedly of Foley emerged on Tuesday. The video -- entitled "A Message to #America (from the #IslamicState)" -- identified a man on his knees as...
Activist addresses community issues at IHW meeting, Imams condemn James Foley murder
August 22nd, 20140 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Community activists held a "brainstorming" meeting at The Islamic House of Wisdom on Wednesday to discuss the challenges that the Arab and Muslim American communities are facing. The attendees tackled the rise of Islamophobia and lack of community involvement as major issues facing local Arabs and...
Calm largely holds in Missouri after grand jury opens shooting investigation
August 22nd, 20140 FERGUSON Mo. – Small crowds staged largely peaceful protests late on Wednesday over the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of a Black teenager by a White police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, the calmest night since riots erupted over the racially charged killing.U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder met the parents of 18-year-old Michael Brown and...Cost of raising a child in U.S. tops $245,000
WASHINGTON – An average middle-income family in the United States can expect to spend about $245,000 over 18 years to raise a child born in 2013, the U.S. government estimated on Monday.The Department of Agriculture's annual "Cost of Raising a Child" report showed child-rearing costs - which reflect food, housing, childcare,...Islamic State video shows conversion of Yazidis to Islam
Islamic State, a militant group that witnesses and officials say has executed hundreds of members of Iraq's Yazidis, has released a video that seeks to show it enlightened hundreds of members of the religious minority by converting them to Islam.The Yazidis, followers of an ancient religion derived from Zoroastrianism, who are part of...Israeli air strike kills three Hamas commanders in Gaza as talks collapse
GAZA — Israel killed three senior Hamas commanders in the Gaza Strip in an air strike on Thursday and said it would continue to target the group's armed leadership after a ceasefire failed.Hamas, which dominates Gaza, named the men as Mohammed Abu Shammala, Raed al-Attar and Mohammed Barhoum, the three highest-ranking casualties it has...
Arab Americans moving out-of-state for graduate school
August 15th, 20140 DEARBORN – A recent trend has started to emerge in the Arab American community. One that is usually associated more with Western civilization.Moving out-of-state for graduate school.It is typical in mainstream culture, but not in the Arab culture.More and more students are moving out of their homes, to different states, in order to...CAIR-MI to files lawsuit against watch list, U.S. attorney defends Dearborn
DETROIT — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) filed a lawsuit on Thursday on behalf of several Muslims who are challenging their placement on the government's Terrorist Screening Database, "without due process." The lawsuit was announced at the Theodore Levin Federal Courthouse in Detroit,...
Marrying for Green Card, then leaving their partner behind
August 15th, 20140 DEARBORN — After five years of marriage, Marwa received her divorce papers on the same day her husband obtained his Green Card. Marwa, who chose not to reveal her real name, is a U.S. citizen. “He used me. He just married me for my U.S. papers,” she said. Like a number of other Arab American women, Marwa identifies...
Iraqi American to pay $400 for Qur’an burning
August 15th, 20140 DEARBORN — The Iraqi American who burned copies of the Qur’an in front of a Dearborn mosque in June is being fined $400 for two misdemeanors. Ali Hassan Al-Asaidi, 51, was fined by Chief Judge Sam Salamey of the 19 District Court in Dearborn with littering and burning in front of the Karbala Islamic Education Center. Stemming...
Resident files lawsuit against Dearborn Heights City Council over clerk’s decision to rescind his resignation
August 15th, 20140 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — City resident Robert Hadous is taking legal action against the Dearborn Heights City Council following clerk Walter J. Prusiewicz’s decision to rescind his resignation shortly after submitting it. Hadous is requesting that the Wayne County Circuit Court grant an immediate order to show cause as to why the...
Emergency declared after disastrous floods, 40 percent of property in Dearborn damaged
August 15th, 20140 DEARBORN – On Monday, cars' windshield wipers could barely keep up with the rain. Streets turned into swamps. And submarines were more useful than cars in getting under bridges. It was the rainiest day in almost a century.Major roads, including the Southfield Freeway, I-94, I-75 and I-696, were blocked by stretches of water that cars...
Muslim scholars denounce Islamic State, Israel at press conference
August 15th, 20140 WARREN – At a press conference held on Wednesday, Aug. 13, The Imams Council of the Michigan Muslim Community Council (MMCC) condemned the continuing atrocities committed against religious minorities across Iraq and Syria by the Islamic State. The imams also denounced the Israeli assault on Gaza during the conference, which was...
Jimmy Carter to speak at Islamic convention in Detroit
August 15th, 20140 DETROIT — Former President Jimmy Carter will be the keynote speaker at the 51st Islamic Society of North America Annual Convention in Detroit on Saturday, Aug. 30.The convention, which is usually held in Washington DC or Chicago, draws 15,000 to 20,000 people every year, according to ISNA Secretary General Hazem Bata. It is one of......
Judge in Rasmea Odeh’s case recuses himself
August 15th, 20140 DETROIT — The judge overseeing the trial of Palestinian American activist Rasmea Odeh recused himself from the case on Wednesday, Aug. 12, in a move that was hailed as a victory by her defense committee.Odeh was indicted for allegedly lying on her U.S. citizenship application about a conviction in an Israeli military court decades...American man arrested at New York City airport after returning from Lebanon
NEW YORK – An American alleged to have ties with Islamic state terrorists abroad was arrested at a New York airport on Aug 2. and is being held without bond, due in part to his Twitter rants reportedly suggesting his militant leanings.FBI agents arrested Donald Ray Morgan, 44, of North Carolina, at John F. Kennedy International...
Dearborn outlaws new hookah establishments for six months in regulation attempt
August 15th, 20140 DEARBORN – Following an intense debate, the city council passed a six month moratorium this week banning any new smoking facilities from opening, in an attempt to put a cap on the influx of hookah lounges that have been operating illegally and dominating the business districts.The Arab American News first reported last month that the...
Starbucks publicly denies supporting Israel, but debate rages on
August 15th, 20140 The Starbucks in Dearborn, located on Michigan Ave., is often frequented by Arab Americans. DEARBORN – In a surprise move last week, Starbucks and its CEO Howard Schultz issued a public statement denying that the coffee chain "provides financial support to Israel", calling such claims "false rumors." The......
U.S. can keep court orders, phone companies secret in NSA spy case
August 15th, 20140 WASHINGTON – The U.S. government need not turn over a secret surveillance court's orders or the names of phone companies helping it collect call records, because it might reveal methods needed to protect national security, a federal judge decided this week.U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, rejected...President of E! Entertainment urged to fire Joan Rivers over remarks about Palestinians
Rivers.MICHIGAN — The pressure to get Suzanne Kolb, the president of E! Entertainment, to fire the host of the network’s popular show, “Fashion Police” is mounting. “Please write to the president of E! Entertainment and demand that she fire Joan Rivers as host of “Fashion Police” for her horrifying hate speech about......
Tensions mount at city council meeting over ‘Boycott Israel’ proposal
August 15th, 20140 DEARBORN – This week’s city council meeting ended on a tense note after several activists asked the city to consider passing a "Boycott Israel" resolution, which ignited a near confrontation with an Israeli supporter who was holding what appeared to be a gun and displaying the Israeli flag. The Israeli supporter took the podium at...United Airlines to cut jobs at Detroit Metro Airport
DETROIT — United Airlines will lay off more than 100 workers this October at Detroit Metro Airport. The positions that will be mainly affected are service representatives and ramp service workers. Jobs will be transferred to an outside vendor, the name of which is still unknown. The new vendor will most likely offer a......