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9/11 Memorial Museum to open next week
NEW YORK — A museum commemorating the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington is on the verge of opening, with wrenchingly familiar sights as well as artifacts never before on public display.Among the first visitors to the National September 11 Memorial Museum are victims' family members and others intimately involved...California man facing terrorism charges denied house arrest
SAN FRANCISCO — A California man charged with attempting to travel to Syria to fight alongside an al Qaeda splinter group was denied a request to be put under house arrest while he awaits trial, a federal judge in California ruled on Tuesday.Nicholas Teausant, a 20-year-old American citizen, was arrested on terrorism charges in March...Ford recalls over 750,000 vehicles for software, door-handle faults
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co is recalling more than 750,000 vehicles, most of them Escape sport utility vehicles, in North America to address possible software and door-handle problems.The No. 2 U.S. automaker is recalling 692,487 Escape SUVs and C-Max hybrids from model years 2013 and 2014 for a potential software problem that could delay...U.S. court denies anti-Islamic trademark
WASHINGTON — A U.S. appeals court this week upheld a decision to refuse to allow the owners of a website titled "Stop! Islamization of America" to trademark the site's name, in a case that legal experts think has implications for the long-running fight over the name of the Washington Redskins NFL team.Tuesday's case had its origin in...
Approved emissions permit allows Severstal to release higher levels of pollutants
May 16th, 20140 DEARBORN — Hazardous environmental conditions in the South End and Southwest Detroit are expected to worsen under the recent passing of a controversial permit that allows one of the state’s largest polluters, to release higher levels of toxic fumes into the air. On Monday, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality...Chamber honors “successful Arab Americans”
DEARBORN - The American Arab Chamber of Commerce’s Professional’s Network (AAPN) presented awards to exceptional Arab Americans on Wednesday during its 9th annual "Celebrating Success" banquet at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center. This year, a select group of professional Arab Americans received awards in the fields of creative...
HFCC changes name to Henry Ford College, plans to offer four-year degrees
May 16th, 20140 DEARBORN — Henry Ford College, formally known as Henry Ford Community College, is attracting widespread attention over its plans to offer some four-year degrees. HFC unveiled its new name and marketing brand Saturday, May 10 during its Diamond Anniversary Gala at the Ford Motor Company Conference and Events Center in...
Palestinians to rally for Rasmea Odeh in Detroit
May 16th, 20140 Protesters holding Odeh’s pictures.DETROIT — Palestinian activists are planning to rally outside of the federal courthouse in Detroit during the trial of a Palestinian American community organizer who was indicted for allegedly lying on her citizenship application about a conviction in an Israeli military court decades ago.Rasmea...
Conflicting community organizations’ agendas hurt common interests
May 16th, 20140 DEARBORN — Most Arab and Muslim local organizations have a core mission to represent their community to the best of their abilities, especially in a climate infused with numerous civil rights challenges. However, recently some locals have expressed concerns that the community’s most prominent organizations...
Wayne State student reaches finals of international travel scholarship
May 16th, 20140 Mokahal at the Arc de Triomphe.DETROIT — A Wayne State University student from Windsor, Canada, has made it to the finals in an international travel scholarship. The winner of the scholarship receives a $2,500 award towards his tuition, a paid internship at S-Trip, a student travel company in Toronto, and a free spring break...
AAYSP celebrates 10th anniversary, awards scholarships to 35 students
May 16th, 20140 DEARBORN — The American Association of Yemeni Students and Professionals (AAYSP) held its sixth annual scholarship awards gala on Thursday, May 8 at Byblos Banquet Hall. Community leaders, students and sponsors attended the AAYSP’s 10th anniversary celebration. Through the years, AAYSP has hosted seminars, college tours and...
LAHC distributes $60,000 in scholarships, honors achievers
May 16th, 20140 (Left) Allie Berry, Judge Sam Salamey, Asssitant U.S. Attorney Abed Hammoud, Ali Jawad and Wassim Mahfouz.DEARBORN — On Friday, May 9, the Lebanese American Heritage Club (LAHC) awarded $60,000 in scholarships to 60 students at its 26th annual Arab American Scholarship Foundation Awards Gala. The LAHC manages one of the largest...
Oakland County Woman authors book on arranged marriage
May 16th, 20140 MICHIGAN — Suzanne Lossia, a Oakland County resident, is the author of a new book about her heritage, ‘The Arrangement,’ which will be released June 15. In the book, Lossia explains what it was like to grow up as a traditional Chaldean-American and enter into an arranged marriage in today’s modern American society. She...Dearborn doctor receives National Immunization Champion Award
LANSING — Dr. Basel Khatib of Dearborn, has been named this year’s Childhood Immunization Champion for Michigan by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for his efforts to promote childhood immunization. Khatib has made promoting immunizations a pivotal mission in his career."I’ve always considered giving...Four men charged in Iraqi storeowner’s murder
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Four suspects have been arrested in connection to the killing of Basim Sulaka, the longtime Iraqi American owner of Moon Lite Party Store in Clinton Township. Sulaka was shot to death when the four men robbed his store March 28. Clinton Rayshawn Grayson, 24, Darius Armond Diaz-Gaskin, 24, Kenneth Dawayne Hill,......
Dearborn man gets 5-year prison sentence for February shooting
DEARBORN — On Tuesday, May 13, a young Dearborn man received a five-year minimum prison sentence for shooting a relative in the city’s south end at an apartment building. The victim was shot in the neck, but he has recovered after being hospitalized. The relative was 60 years old, and the incident occurred in February....
Michigan Muslims meet with political leaders in Lansing
May 16th, 20140 LANSING — On Tuesday, May 13, Michigan Muslim Capitol Day was held in Lansing. Members of the community had the opportunity to discuss some of the key issues impacting them with political leaders. The annual event looks to promote unity and cooperation among the diverse Muslim communities, cultures, ethnic backgrounds and races...Three men in police custody after robbing bride’s home on her wedding day
STERLING HEIGHTS — Three local men are in police custody after robbing a bride’s house on her wedding day. The mother of the bride says the men ruined her daughter’s wedding day, but she’s relieved they were caught. The bride’s mother asked not to be identified but says she came home from the wedding and found her home...Fordson senior wins inaugural talent show for Dearborn high schools
Ali Jomaa after receiving the award.DEARBORN — Dearborn's got talent, and as much was made clear by the students who sang, danced, played music, performed magic tricks and spun basketballs during the city's high school talent show at the Dearborn Performing Arts Center on Tuesday evening.Fordson High School senior Ali Jomaa won the......
NYPD has been recruiting Muslim informants
May 16th, 20140 NEW YORK — New York City police have been recruiting immigrants, most of them Muslims, in the years following the attacks of September 11, 2001, to act as informants eavesdropping in cafes, restaurants and mosques, The New York Times reported this week.Citing documents it had obtained and interviews with former and senior police...
Civil rights groups, locals debate Dearborn Police altercation with mentally challenged Arab man
May 16th, 20140 DEARBORN — A controversial video capturing a mentally challenged local man in an altercation with Dearborn Police officers has sparked debate from civil rights groups and community members over whether police implemented proper protocol during the incident.The video leaked last week captures a scene that took place on December 7......
HRW urges Saudi to free two Ahmadis held for apostasy
RIYADH — Human Rights Watch on Thursday, May 15, urged Saudi Arabia to free two citizens held without trial for two years after converting to an offshoot of Islam banned in the conservative Sunni kingdom.Sultan al-Anzi, aged 33, and Saud al-Anzi, 35, were arrested and jailed in May 2012, three months after joining the Ahmadiyya group...30 militants, 8 soldiers killed in southern Yemen clashes
SANAA — The Yemeni army killed more than 30 al-Qaeda insurgents in heavy fighting on Wednesday, a senior military commander said, after the Islamists attacked military posts in a southern province where the government launched an offensive two weeks ago.A military source said the militants had surprised troops at military outposts in......