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Headless burned body found in trash can on Detroit’s west side
DETROIT — According to Detroit Police, a decapitated and burned body was found on the City’s west side at an abandoned school. On Nov. 10 at about 2:30 p.m., a tip led investigators to the body that was discovered inside the former Ruddiman Jr. High School on the northbound Southfield Freeway service drive, just north of Warren...Mother says 2-year-old child was sexually abused at Detroit church
DETROIT — According to a 23-year-old mother, who is not being identified, last July on a Sunday, her two-year-old child was sexually abused at the Detroit Church Grandvale Corps Community Center while parents were attending services and kids were in Sunday school. The church is operated by the Salvation Army. When the mother...Boehner: No immigration reform this year
WASHINGTON — Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday, Nov. 13, that the House will not hold formal, compromise talks on the Senate-passed comprehensive immigration bill, a fresh signal from the Republican leadership that the issue is dead for the year.The slow, relatively quiet death came more than four months after the Senate, on a...Man shot at Benihana restaurant in Dearborn
DEARBORN — On Tuesday, a 43-year-old man was shot at the Benihana restaurant in Dearborn on Hubbard Drive. The incident occurred in the evening while the restaurant was packed with families. Many people ran to the bathroom to escape the chaos. The man was reportedly shot after an argument inside the restaurant. No other injuries were...‘Detroit Unleaded’ film earns rave reviews at DIA
DETROIT — At its red carpet premiere on Wednesday evening at the Detroit Film Theatre of the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), "Detroit Unleaded," featuring an Arab American cast, received rave reviews from audiences and critics. The film, shot primarily at a gas station on Detroit's east side, tells the story of a gas station...Muralist Dasic Fernández discusses Hamtramck Arab Mural, art and graffiti
HAMTRAMCK — To Chilean Muralist Dasic Fernández, graffiti is a means of self-expression, with universal appeal. It does not have a specific audience, nor does it aim to transmit defined ideas.The renowned artist is in Hamtramck to paint a Yemeni-themed mural that will celebrate the community's heritage and presence in the...World’s largest children’s books publisher ‘erases’ Israel state from map
The world’s biggest publisher of children’s titles has skipped Israel from their maps in a school book, a mother of one of the readers found out as she failed to find her motherland to show her little son.“I wanted to show my son where we lived in the Middle East, but I didn’t see Israel on the map; instead it said Jordan,”...Secretary of State proposes tough disclosure rules for campaign ads
LANSING — Making a point that the public has a right to know who is behind some of the most negative advertising in political campaigning, Secretary of State Ruth Johnson, proposed a sweeping new disclosure rule.“In a country where free speech is protected, these ads are part of the political landscape and we can’t stop them —...Qatar makes military service mandatory for men
DOHA — Qatar's government has approved a draft law making it compulsory for men in the Gulf state to do military service for up to four months, media reports said on Thursday, Nov. 14.Under the proposed legislation, the first of its kind in Qatar, it would be mandatory for men aged between 18 and 35 to serve in the military for...Suicide bomber attacks Iraqi Ashura pilgrims, killing 35
BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber blew himself up during a Shi'a Muslim religious ritual in the eastern Iraqi city of al-Sadiya on Thursday, Nov. 14, killing at least 35 people and wounding 75, a senior official and security sources said.No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which came on the day of Ashura, a holy ritual...Showdown in Motown coming to Masonic on Nov. 15
DETROIT — Knockout heavyweight Detroit sensation Juan “Goodnight” Goode, (5 wins, 0 Losses, 0 Draws, 5 KO) earmarked to become the next heavyweight champion of the world, will co-headline, “The Showdown in Motown” boxing event on Friday, November 15, 2013 at the Masonic Temple in Detroit. Lindy Lindell from Fightnews.com...Artspace advances City Hall project with preliminary tax credit award
DEARBORN — The Artspace development team and its local partners are pleased to announce that the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) has approved low-income housing tax credits for an affordable live/work facility for artists to be located in the current Dearborn City Hall.The Minneapolis-based nonprofit real estate...Dearborn’s Brian Whiston named superintendent of the year in Michigan
DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Mr. Brian Whiston has been named the Superintendent of the Year by the Michigan Association of School Administrators (MASA). William Mayes, Executive Director of MASA and Chris Wigent, Superintendent, Wayne RESA, delivered the good news to Whiston at the Monday, November 11 Board of...Poetry corner: Bags of tears and crying
As a part of its continuing effort to share a portion of the literary wealth of Arabic poetry with the English reader, The Arab American News translates a poem by the legendary Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani.Bags of tears and cryingIf winter came,and its wind moved my curtains,I feel, my friend,a need for crying...On your arms...On my...Obama’s popularity hits all time low
U.S. President Barack Obama's popularity has hit an all-time low, with a majority of Americans now saying he is dishonest, untrustworthy and not competent to govern, according to a new national poll.The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute conducted 2,545 registered voters nationwide between November 6-11, with a margin of error of......
ICA honors activists, commemorates founder at semi-annual dinner
DEARBORN — The Islamic Center of America (ICA) held its semi-annual Fall fundraising dinner on Sunday, Nov. 3; an event that coincided with the 19th annual commemoration of the passing of the Center's founder Imam Mohamad Jawad Chirri.Robert Brutell, the Chairman of Interfaith Leadership Council; Osama Siblani, the publisher of The...Law corner: Mandatory minimum sentence structures are being revisited by legislatures
Nearly everyone understands that every criminal act has some level of punishment associated with it. People understand that premeditated murder, rape and drug trafficking can land the offender in prison for a very long time. Even toddlers understand that playing with the scissors will land them in timeout. What is not...Egypt’s Sisi expects new defense cooperation with Russia
CAIRO — Egypt's top general hailed a new era of defense cooperation with Moscow on Thursday, Nov. 14, during a visit by Russian officials, sending a message to Washington after it suspended some military aid.Relations between Cairo and the United States deteriorated after the army overthrew Islamist President Mohamed Morsi on July 3....Lebanon aid chief arrested on corruption charges
BEIRUT — The head of Lebanon's governmental aid body, through which millions of dollars are funneled, and his wife have been arrested on embezzlement charges, judicial sources said on Monday, Nov. 11.The criminal investigation against High Relief Council (HRC) Secretary General Ibrahim Bashir comes as Lebanon appeals for direct aid to......
Featured on Detroit2020 – Chanel 7: “Detroit Unleaded” enjoys its red carpet premiere and run at the DFT
November 14th, 20130 Nearly 10 years of Rola Nashef’s life are poured into "Detroit Unleaded" the film that will make its Detroit premiere November 13th on the big screen at the Detroit Film Theatre inside the Detroit Institute of Arts. “I call it a slice of life romantic dramedy,” filmmaker Nashef told Detroit 2020. Told from an...Israeli settlers torch cars, spray threatening graffiti in West bank village
Israeli settlers torched two Palestinian cars in a West Bank village on Thursday, Nov. 7, locals told Ma’an news agency. According to Ma’an, a group from the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba set fire to the vehicles in a village near Hebron. The cars belonged to two brothers. The settlers also sprayed threatening graffiti......
Cracks widen in U.S.-Saudi alliance
WASHINGTON — While Monday’s meeting between Secretary of State John Kerry and Saudi King Abdullah may have helped calm the waters, the latest anxieties and anger expressed by Riyadh toward the United States has reignited debate here about the value of the two countries’ long-standing alliance.In fact, a parting of the ways is...Grappling with troubled peace process, Kerry urges Israeli settlement limits
Israel-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel on Wednesday to limit settlement building in occupied territories to help push peace talks with the Palestinians back on track.Faced with grim Israeli and Palestinian assessments of progress in the talks, Kerry also appeared to slap down Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and......