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On heroes and preachers: Gaza’s new resistance paradigm
"Where is the Palestinian Gandhi? In Israeli prison, of course!" was the title of an article by Jo Ehrlich. published in Modoweiss.net on Dec 21, 2009. That was almost exactly one year after Israel’s concluded a major war against Gaza. The so-called Operation Cast Lead (December 27, 2008 – January 18, 2009) was, until then, the...Displacing Iraqi Christians benefit the enemies of the Arab World
Christians have lived in Mosul since the dawn of their faith. Over that more than 2,000-year period, armies conquered and left. Wars were waged. Governments fell. Civilizations collapsed. But the Christians remained in their cities and towns, with their church bells ringing tunes of diversity in the land between the two rivers, the...Dearborn is not a city of terrorists
According to a federal report released by the online publication The Intercept and cited by numerous media outlet, Dearborn has the second highest number of U.S. residents on the government's Terrorist Screening Database, a watch list of terrorists and suspected terrorists.About 96,500 people live in Dearborn, while 3,858,000 people...
Judge dismisses claims of voter fraud in Dearborn Heights; ADC-MI claims votes were suppressed
August 8th, 20140 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – A Wayne County Circuit Court Judge dismissed claims of voter fraud involving absentee ballots in Dearborn Heights on Wednesday, August 6, less than 24 hours after the polls were closed and the absentees were halted from being counted.Judge Robert J. Colombo, Jr. heard testimony from Dearborn Heights City Clerk...Water declared safe after emergency in Toledo and southeast Michigan
MICHIGAN — On Saturday, August 2, residents in Toledo and parts of southeast Michigan were warned not to drink from or bathe in tap water because of it was deemed hazardous. But the water has since been given the “all clear” by Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins, who deemed it safe for the residents in the two states. Chemical...
Mediators race against the clock to extend Gaza truce
August 8th, 20140 TEL AVIV – Mediators worked against the clock on Thursday to extend a truce between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, as the three-day ceasefire entered its final hours.Israel said it was ready to agree to an extension as Egyptian go-betweens pursued talks with Israeli and Palestinian delegates in Cairo on ending a...Islamic State militants advance in northern Iraq; U.S., France mull intervention
BAGHDAD — Islamist militants surged across northern Iraq towards the capital of the Kurdish region on Thursday, sending tens of thousands of Christians fleeing for their lives, in an offensive that sparked talk of Western military action.Photographs showed what appeared to be Islamic State fighters controlling a checkpoint at the...Lebanese army surrounds border town, evacuates refugees
LEBANON — Lebanon's army surrounded a border town occupied by Islamist militants on Wednesday as mediators reported progress in negotiations to end to the most serious spillover of Syria's civil war yet onto Lebanese soil.Soldiers arrested men and evacuated refugees from the hill town of Arsal on the border with Syria. One Syrian...Clashes rage in western Libya
TRIPOLI — Clashes in Libya spread from Tripoli to the western town of Zawiya near Tunisia's border, where a large oil port is located, killing four people over the last two days, local town council officials said on Thursday.Foreign governments have mostly closed their embassies and evacuated staff after three weeks of clashes turned...Saudi Arabia toughens restrictions on marrying foreigners
RIYADH — Saudi men have been banned from marrying women from three Asian and one African country as the Gulf state toughens the rules restricting marriage with foreigners, a local daily said.Marrying women from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar and Chad is no longer permissible, Makkah newspaper reported.It said the total population of...Egypt’s Mufti rejects Brotherhood leader’s death sentence
Mohamed Badie During his Trial.CAIRO — Egypt's top religious authority has rejected a death sentence proposed for the leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and 13 associates for murder and violence, but was asked by a court on Thursday to reconsider.Mohamed Badie, the Brotherhood's general guide, and the other defendants were...Bahrain accuses Qatar of luring citizens to switch nationality
MANAMA — Bahrain has accused wealthier neighbor Qatar of harming its national security by "luring" some nationals to take Qatari citizenship, state news agency BNA said, a charge that could widen a rift among Gulf Arab countries.Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates recalled their ambassadors from Doha in March, accusing...
Diversity and perception among local communities discussed at luncheon
August 8th, 20140 Left to right: McQuade, Jensen, Reeves and Jaafar.DEARBORN HEIGHTS – More than 65 attendees turned out at the Al-Ameer restaurant last week for the "Images and Perception Diversity Conference Sponsorship Appreciation Luncheon." The event was hosted by 3D Consulting & Communication, which earlier this year held its 12th annual...Yemeni troops kill seven suspected al Qaeda militants
ADEN — Yemeni security forces killed seven suspected al-Qaeda militants on Thursday when they tried to attack an army facility in the volatile eastern region of Wadi Hadramout, where the government is perceived to be weak.The Defense Ministry said on its website the militants' target was the headquarters of the first military district,...More than 17,000 sign up for class action against Facebook over NSA’s spying program
WASHINGTON – More than 17,000 Facebook members have joined a class action lawsuit accusing the social network of violating data protection law and supporting spying by America’s National Security Agency.The suit was launched on 1 August by a 26-year-old Austrian law student, Max Schrems, who filed his claim to be heard in his home......
12-year old boy fatally stabs 9-year-old boy at playground
August 8th, 20140 KENTWOOD — Around 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4, a 12-year-old boy repeatedly stabbed a 9-year-old on a playground in Kentwood in western Michigan. A group of children were playing when the 12-year-old, for unknown reasons, pulled out a knife and continued to stab Michael Conner Verkerke. After the stabbing, the 12-year-old used a...“The World’s Falcons Beauty Contest” to be held in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI – The International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (Abu Dhabi 2014) announced a general invitation for falcon farms and their owners to participate in the contest for the best looking and largest falcons in the world. Emirates Falconers’ Club formed a judging committee consisting of UAE and international experts in...U.S. sanctions three Kuwaitis over funding Islamic militants
KUWAIT CITY — The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three men it said funneled money from Kuwait to Islamic militant groups in Iraq and Syria.The U.S. Treasury Department said two of the men raised and delivered money for the Nusra Front, a Syrian rebel group linked to al Qaeda. A third man helped to transfer money from...
Dearborn Heights residents accuse city clerk of voter suppression at city council meeting
August 1st, 20140 Local residents protest at the City Council meeting.DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Dozens of local Arab American residents attended the city council meeting on Tuesday, July 29 to express their concerns after being denied the right to acquire absentee ballots. They also demanded City Clerk Walter Prusiewicz step down from his post at once.Tension......
Rashida Tlaib a relentless advocate for her constituents
August 1st, 20140 DETROIT — As she knocks on doors, wearing khaki shorts, a purple shirt, a grey sweater and running shoes, State Rep. Rashida Tlaib looks like an adult Girl Scout. But she is not selling baked goods; she is trying to earn the recognition of the voters in a district that is more than 95 percent new to her."I am State Rep. Rashida...
Debbie Dingell aims to establish her own legacy with bid for congress
August 1st, 20140 DEARBORN – "I have my own experiences and accomplishments that define who I am," congressional candidate Debbie Dingell said in an interview with The Arab American News. Dingell, the wife of former congressman John Dingell, the longest serving member of the House of Representatives, has long been a figure in Michigan's......
‘Support the victims of Palestine’ community event to take place at Lapeer Park on Aug. 9
August 1st, 20140 DEARBORN – Members of the community are coming together to organize a “Support the Victims of Palestine” event at Lapeer Park in the south-end of the city.The event, taking place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, August 9, seeks to raise money for the victims of the war in Gaza. All the funds raised that day will go to the...
Dearborn steps up efforts to fight ordinance violations
August 1st, 20140 DEARBORN—In an effort to increase enforcement of ordinances preserving Dearborn neighborhood standards and affecting quality of life issues, the Residential Services Department and ordinance officers from the Dearborn Police Department are working together on a comprehensive neighborhood blight initiative.“This was a joint effort......
