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Report: Child marriages on the rise among Syrian refugees in Jordan
AMMAN — The number of child marriages has doubled among Syrian refugee girls in Jordan because of poverty and fear of sexual violence, international agencies said on Wednesday, July 16.Save the Children, in a report, "Too Young to Wed," said children marrying in Syria before the country's conflict erupted in 2011 accounted for 13...UAE to join space race
ABU DHABI — Oil-rich United Arab Emirates announced Wednesday it will create a space agency with the aim of sending the first Arab unmanned probe to Mars by 2021."The UAE has entered the space race with a project to send an unmanned probe to Mars by 2021 in the Arab world's first mission to another planet," said an Emirati government...Seven Egyptian men sentenced to life for sexual assaults, harassment in Egypt
CAIRO — Seven Egyptian men were jailed for life on Wednesday for attacking and sexually harassing women during rallies and celebrations in Cairo's Tahrir Square.The sentences were the longest since the president vowed to crack down on sexual assaults in June and the government criminalized sexual harassment, amid widespread criticism...
Lebanese PM focused on keeping Lebanon neutral in regional turmoil
July 18th, 20140 BEIRUT — In an interview with The Arab American News, Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam affirmed his opposition to the policies of disabling the government, which are being employed by some components in his cabinet. Salam was designated by the Lebanese Parliament as a consensus prime minister last year. After more than nine...Kuwait threatens to revoke citizenship in crackdown on opposition
KUWAIT CITY — The Kuwaiti government has threatened to revoke the citizenship of people suspected of trying to "undermine the stability" of the oil-rich monarchy, local media reported on Tuesday, July 15.The warning is part of an "iron fist" policy adopted by the cabinet on Monday night, following protests earlier this month over the...Assassination, airport shelling deepen Libya’s chaos
TRIPOLI — Several shells hit the terminal of Libya's main airport on Thursday, July 17, as rival militias fought in Tripoli for a fifth day, and gunmen assassinated a female politician in the east.In another sign of growing turmoil, air controllers halted work in Tripoli, shutting off much of the oil-producing country from...At least 14 Tunisian troops killed in mountain attack
TUNIS — At least 14 Tunisian soldiers were killed on Wednesday, July 16, when gunmen with rocket-propelled grenades attacked two checkpoints in the remote Chaambi mountains, the deadliest militant strike on the north African country's armed forces.Since April, thousands of Tunisian soldiers have been deployed to the Chaambi range...Poll finds republicans sympathize with Israel much more strongly than democrats
WASINGTON — Republicans sympathize with Israel in its conflict with Palestinians increasingly more strongly than Democrats do, according to a new Pew Research Center survey, opening up the widest partisan gap on American opinion on Israel since available polling in the late 1970s.In a survey taken July 8-14, as Israel started bombing...U.S. agency investigating drone flights after YouTube video goes viral
FORT LAUDERDALE — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating several videos filmed using drones that flew into and around firework displays, including two apparently shot on the Fourth of July and one from Florida that has received nearly nine million YouTube views.The agency this week confirmed at least three...The White House Iftar Dinner: Striving for more than a seat at the table
“Should Muslim-Americans attend the Washington, DC Iftar?" I asked the women across the dinner table, after digesting the heated exchanges about the White House Iftar Dinner on my social media timelines. “Who cares?" Responded the 51 year-old, single-parent Muslim-American from Detroit. The debate of the day among...Epic fail: Israel’s ambassador to US lambasted on Twitter during #AskDermer Q&A
Ron Dermer, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, received fierce backlash on Thursday, July 17, as he defended his country’s Operation Protective Edge offensive on Gaza during a Twitter Q&A.According to the latest Pew Research polling on the ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, Americans still heavily lean...U.S. urges stiff sentences for Britons who recruited for al Qaeda
NEW HAVEN Conn. — U.S. prosecutors urged a judge on Tuesday to impose the maximum sentences for two British men who pleaded guilty in December to running a website and distributing publications that promoted violence and raised money for al Qaeda.The pair, 39-year-old Babar Ahmad and 34-year-old Syed Talha Ahsan, appeared in U.S....The White House Iftar Dinner: Striving for more than a seat at the table
“Should Muslim-Americans attend the Washington, DC Iftar?" I asked the women across the dinner table, after digesting the heated exchanges about the White House Iftar Dinner on my social media timelines. “Who cares?" Responded the 51 year-old, single-parent Muslim-American from Detroit. An immigrant from Iraq, raising...
Wayne County executive candidates affirm commitment to diversity, transparency at AAPAC forum
July 11th, 20140 L-R: Candidates Cavanaugh, Evans, Ficano, McNamara and Wild. PHOTO: BILL CHAPMANDEARBORN — On Tuesday, July 8, the five leading candidates in the Wayne County executive race reaffirmed their commitment to diversity and presented their respective cases for why they should be elected, at a forum organized by the Arab...
Dearborn Police receive 650 fireworks-related calls; 49 tickets issued, two reported house fires
July 11th, 20140 DEARBORN — Sounds of explosions blaring through neighborhoods and the sight of smoke dominating residential streets could've easily been mistaken for a war zone over the Fourth of July weekend.Since the state has allowed the selling of consumer fireworks in 2012, usage has drastically increased and has resulted in booming business......
Hanini Outreach and Community Center fosters sense of community during Ramadan
July 11th, 20140 DEARBORN — While breaking fast at the Hanini Outreach and Community Center Monday night, one woman introduced herself to a stranger sitting at the same table. "I’m from Iraq, where are you from?" she asked. Conversations such as these take place every night at the center, where the charitable group Life for Relief and...
Palestinian Americans weigh in on homeland crisis
July 11th, 20140 Demonstrators hold placards during a protest march demanding an end to the recent Israeli-Palestinian violence, in Manhattan, New York July 9. REUTERS/Adrees Latif DEARBORN — As the war rages on Gaza, Palestinian American activists told The Arab American News about the severity of the humanitarian situation, urging...
Candidate Warren Evans looks to restore faith in county government
July 11th, 20140 Evans.DEARBORN — Warren Evans believes it’s time for a change in governance.Evans, 65, is a lifelong Detroiter who has built an impressive resume in law enforcement over the years. He has served as an assistant Wayne County prosecutor, Detroit police chief and as Wayne County sheriff. In 2009, he ran for mayor of Detroit. "I've...
Soccer player charged with second-degree murder for death of referee
July 11th, 20140 Saad.DEARBORN — On Wednesday, July 9, the Wayne County Prosecutor's office announced that it was amending charges against Bassel Abdul-Amir Saad to second-degree murder, in connection with the death of John Bieniewicz, a referee Saad allegedly punched during a soccer game on June 29.Saad, 36, had originally been charged with assault......
Activists urge Ann Arbor City Council to boycott Israel
July 11th, 20140 ANN ARBOR — Holding picture of Tariq Abu Khdeir, the Palestinian American boy who was beaten severely by Israeli police, activists Blaine Coleman and Mozhgan Savabieasfahani urged the Ann Arbor City Council to adopt a resolution to boycott Israel.Coleman and Savabieasfahani, who appeared before the council on Monday, July 6,...
Community loses activist and attorney Ashley Mammo
July 11th, 20140 Mammo.DETROIT—Ashley Mammo, a Chaldean American attorney and longtime community activist passed away July 9 of breast cancer. She was 45. Mammo was born Sep. 1, 1968. She was the founder of the West Bloomfield-based Ashley Mammo Law Firm and widely known as an activist who was passionate about empowering women in both the......
Snyder appoints Dearborn pharmacist to Michigan Board
July 11th, 20140 Fakih.LANSING — On Thursday, July 10, Gov. Rick Snyder announced the appointments of Jonathan Pignataro, of Ceresco, and Nabil Fakih, of Dearborn, to the Michigan Board of Pharmacy.The 11-member board is responsible for regulating and inspecting the practice of pharmacy and drugs manufactured and distributed in the state."I thank...Suspects in Clinton Township store owner’s murder say shooting was unintentional
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The four suspects responsible for the March 28 murder of beloved Clinton Township store owner Basil Sulaka say they had no intention of taking his life when they robbed his store. Sulaka leaves behind a wife and two daughters. A police investigator testified Monday that the man who fired the fatal shot,......
