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Jury selected for murder trial of Dearborn Heights man
July 25th, 20140 McBride.DETROIT — A jury has been selected for the trial of a Dearborn Heights man who fatally shot Renisha McBride. Theodore Wafer, 55, has been charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and felony firearm in the November 2 death of McBride, 19. He told police he shot McBride with a shotgun when she banged on the front...
Dearborn Neighborhood pools remain an asset for community
July 25th, 20140 Dunworth Pool. DEARBORN — "It's a common bond that all the neighborhoods and residents share across the city. It's something that generations now go through," said Assistant Aquatics Supervisor Joe Robar about Dearborn's neighborhood outdoor pools.The neighborhood pools have been a city treasure for decades. Longtime residents will...
Hot dogs stand brings tasty treats to Muslims during Ramadan
July 25th, 20140 DEARBORN— Hot dogs have always been around at barbeques, parties and sporting events in the area, but not like this.The Dog House Halal, a new hot dog stand which opened a week before Ramadan, has the city buzzing. Owner Salah Sarhan has watched his idea grow into reality. "I started a hot dog stand because I feel that it...
Boycotting Israeli affiliated companies: Why Starbucks, McDonalds shouldn’t be on the list
July 25th, 20141 DEARBORN — Whenever tensions in the region escalate, the movement to boycott Israeli affiliated products and companies seems to always re-ignite.The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has gained major traction in recent years across colleges and universities, as student-led initiatives have called for their schools...
AAPAC endorses seven candidates for Aug. 5 primary elections
July 25th, 20140 DEARBORN — On Tuesday, July 22, the independent, non-partisan Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) announced its endorsements for Michigan’s Aug. 5 primary elections. Members of AAPAC use a democratic process to vote on which candidates to endorse. Only candidates who obtain two-thirds of the vote are...
Arab Americans divided over Wayne County executive race
July 25th, 20140 DETROIT—As the race for Wayne County executive heats up, Arab Americans are split over which of the five Democratic candidates to support. For many community members the decision has been tough to make because of the close relationship incumbent Robert Ficano has maintained with Arab Americans since he was first elected to lead...U.S., European airlines halt flights to Israel due to war
WASHINGTON — Air carriers in the United States and Europe this week halted flights to Tel Aviv after warnings from governmental agencies in an effort to ensure passenger safety as turmoil in Israel and the region intensified.U.S. carriers Delta Air Lines, American Airlines Group and United Airlines were the first to announce...Eight celebrities outraged by Israel’s assault on Gaza
Stewart.Hollywood is not known as a bastion of pro-Palestinian sentiment. There has not been any hugely successful mainstream, major motion picture that accurately depicts the plight of Palestinians. Actress Vanessa Redgrave was harshly condemned for her remarks that criticized Israel in the 1970s.But that may be changing. Since...Israel is losing the war
On Sunday morning, Israeli forces shelled the neighborhood of Shuja’iya in northern Gaza to the point of obliteration. At least 67 civilians were killed. Civilians' bodies littered the streets as rescue workers struggled to aid the wounded amid continued bombing. The massacre did not happen because the neighborhood is a Hamas...Qatar Emir visits Saudi king to discuss Gaza
RIYADH — Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Tuesday, July 22, met Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Jeddah for talks that focused on the situation in Gaza."Qatar is committed to the Palestinian people and wants to do everything to stop the killing," said a Doha-based source "The emir's visit to Saudi comes as part of...ISIS deadline for Iraqi Christians passes with mass flight
A Chrisitan home marked with the Arabic equivilant of the letter "N" by ISIS.The last Christians in northern Iraq are fleeing from places where their communities have lived for almost 2,000 years, as a deadline passed for them to either convert to Islam, pay a special tax or be killed.It is the greatest mass flight of Christians in the...
Israel bombs UN shelter in Gaza as its army suffers heavy losses
July 25th, 20140 Israeli soldiers evacuate their wounded comrades at an army deployment area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, on July 20, 2014.GAZA — Gazan authorities said Israeli forces shelled a shelter at a U.N.-run school on Thursday, July 24, killing at least 15 people as the Palestinian death toll in the conflict climbed over 760 and...Watchdog: All toxic chemicals removed from Syria
DAMASCUS — According to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), all the toxic chemicals removed from Syria under a deal with the Syrian government to destroy its chemical weapons stockpile have been delivered to destruction facilities outside the country.OPCW said in a statement, Thursday, July 23, that the...Poetry corner: Stage of Siege
Mahmoud Darwish portrays the Palestinian struggle against the occupation in "State of Siege," a long poem published as a book in 2002. The book is centered around pain, hope, love and joy in dealing with the Israeli "siege." While narrating stories of the struggle in prose, Darwish addresses the concepts of peace and war and looks for...Kuwait’s government strips opposition figures of citizenship, shuts media outlets
Anti-government demonstration in Kuwait City.KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait's government has revoked the citizenship of two opposition figures and some family members and shut two media outlets, the state news agency, Kuna reported, in moves that could deepen a political crisis in the U.S.-allied Gulf Arab state.The move comes after the cabinet......
Dearborn Police: Increase in assault and battery
July 25th, 20140 DEARBORN - The Dearborn Police Department is reporting that Assault and Battery incidents across the city are up six percent year-to-date compared to 2013.According to Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad, the department will be using all its available resources to reach out to the community to discuss assault and battery incidents. Police...Yemen president: Houthis agree to return town to state control
SANAA — On Wednesday, July 23, Yemen's president visited a town close to the capital that had been captured by Shi'a Houthi fighters this month, and said all sides had agreed to allow the state to retake control, state news agency Saba reported.President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi went to Amran, 50 kms (30 miles) north of Sanaa, to check...Algerian plane crashes north of Mali, 20 Lebanese passengers on board
Randa Daher and her daughter, two reported Lebanese passengers who were on the ill-fated plane.ALGIERS — An Air Algerie flight crashed on Thursday, July 24, en route from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso to Algiers with 110 passengers on board, an Algerian aviation official said.There were few clear indications of what might have happened...
Michigan Republican Party Chairman Bobby Schostak pledges greater involvement in the Arab community
July 25th, 20140 Schostak.DEARBORN — According to Bobby Schostak, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party (MIGOP), outreach and involvement in the Arab American community is a priority for the party."We will be present in the Arab community in a greater way than ever before, so folks would know us better." Schostak said in an interview with The Arab......
Feds discover police civil rights misconduct in New Jersey
NEWARK N.J. — Federal investigators found police repeatedly violated civil rights in Newark, New Jersey's largest city, and recommended an independent monitor to oversee changes, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.The city has agreed to accept the findings of the Justice Department probe, which has been under way since...Clashes in Benghazi kill at least nine
BENGHAZI — At least nine people were killed and 19 wounded, mostly civilians, in heavy clashes overnight in Benghazi as government forces tried to oust Islamist militants holed up in Libya's eastern port city, medical sources said on Thursday, July 24.The fighting late on Wednesday involved aircraft and ground troops and followed more......
Australian woman arrested in Lebanon for adultery
BEIRUT — A Sydney woman was arrested arrested for adultery in Lebanon. Mahassen Issa, a mother of two, who had recently separated from her husband, was arrested after traveling to Tripoli last month to visit her new boyfriend.The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has confirmed it is providing assistance to an Australian...Bahrain asks court to temporarily suspend two more opposition groups
MANAMA — Bahrain has asked a court to temporarily suspend the activities of two more opposition groups, state news agency BNA said on Thursday, July 24, in a move that could further deepen political tensions in the Gulf Arab state.The decision came less than a week after the Justice Ministry filed a lawsuit against Bahrain's main......
