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Dearborn resident selected for Challenge Detroit fellowship
DETROIT — Dearborn resident, Jaber Saad, has been selected as one of 32 fellows to participate in Challenge Detroit, an urban revitalization program, focused on attracting and retaining talent in Detroit, in an effort to spur revitalization.Challenge Detroit is a one-year program that provides the opportunity for future leaders to work...Five germ-fighting tips to keep kids healthy this school year
School is a great place to learn, play and make friends. Unfortunately it’s also a great place for germs to get very well acquainted….With your family! With 20 to 30 kids in a classroom and even more on the playground, it’s hard to avoid the germs that cause such illnesses as colds, flus and more.Three-time Gold Medalist, wife and...Sick or pretending? How to tell if your child is too sick for school
Let’s face it; sometimes kids exaggerate their symptoms, in order to get a day off from school. But how do you determine if your child is really too sick to attend school, or pretending to be sick?For the sake of their own health needs, as well as to limit the risk of exposing others to illness, below are sure signs of when a...
Not another immoral, illegal war in our name
September 6th, 20130 Without a doubt, the wars on Afghanistan and Iraq will be remembered as shameful and devastating events in our nation’s history. One would have hoped that the worldwide criticism of the U.S. for entering these wars would prevent the same mistakes from happening again. However, that is clearly not the case, as the U.S. government...Ambiguous religion policy backfires on Tunisia’s ruling Islamists
The young man at the entrance to Zitouna, the oldest mosque in the Tunis medina, was adamant. Non-Muslims could no longer enter the building, not even just its outside gallery overlooking the busy souk."You can only come in if you declare, 'There is no god but God and Mohammad is God's messenger,'" he said.Hardline views like these have...
UN chief says strike on Syria illegal, Congress divided
September 6th, 20130 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday, Sept. 3, that the use of force is only legal when it is in self-defense, or with Security Council authorization. His remarks appeared to question the legality of U.S. plans to strike Syria without UN backing.He also suggested that a U.S. attack could lead to further turmoil in...Egypt interior minister warns of surge in terrorism after assassination attempt
CAIRO — Egypt's interior minister survived an assassination attempt, unscathed, on Thursday, Sept. 5, when a car bomb blew up his convoy and gunmen strafed his vehicle. He said later, a wave of terrorism by opponents of the military-installed government was just beginning.The minister, Mohamed Ibrahim, has been involved in...Palestinian official: Peace talks going nowhere
RAMALLAH — Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians are proving pointless and will not bear fruit without much greater pressure from Washington, a top aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday, Sept. 4.In the most damning Palestinian assessment to date, Yasser Abed Rabbo said that the negotiations, which...Gunmen kill 16 members of one family in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Gunmen, Wednesday Sept. 4, shot dead at least 16 members of a Shi'a family before blowing up their two neighboring homes south of the Iraqi capital overnight, police and medics said.The attack took place in the town of Latifiya, around 40 km (25 miles) from Baghdad, in a volatile area known as the "triangle of...Opposition, HRW criticize decision to set up rights court in Manama
MANAMA- Bahrain's main opposition group has criticised an Arab League decision to set up a pan-Arab human rights court in Manama, saying the Gulf Arab state was the "black hole of human rights".U.S.-allied Bahrain's human rights record has come under scrutiny over its handling of unrest since anti-government protests broke out in early...Yemeni PM escapes assassination attempt
SANAA — Unidentified assailants opened fire on the motorcade of Yemen's prime minister on Saturday, an aide said, in an apparent assassination attempt that underscored the volatility of the U.S.-allied Arab country. Basindwa.Ali al-Sarari, an adviser to Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa, said no one was hurt in the attack,...Twelve years later, Arabs remain victims of 9/11 tragedy
When the planes hit the twin towers of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, I was a young boy in Beirut, watching the tragedy unfold with a mix of fear and compassion for the victims. At that point in time, I did not have a full comprehension of international politics. I did not consider the motives or affects of the terrorist...Wyoming NAACP leader meets with KKK activist
CASPER, Wyo. — The head of a Wyoming office of the NAACP is defending talks with a Ku Klux Klan activist, the first known meeting between the oldest civil rights group in the United States and a branch of the white supremacist network.Jimmy Simmons, president of the NAACP in Casper, Wyoming, said on Wednesday, Sept. 4, he opened...U.S. to grant $474 million in transportation infrastructure
WASHINGTON — The federal government will contribute $474 million in discretionary grants to transportation projects in 37 states, with a heavy emphasis on projects in rural areas, the Department of Transportation said on Thursday, Sept. 4.The 52 projects will be funded under the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery,...64-year-old woman sets record with Cuba-to-Florida swim
KEY WEST, Fla. — American 64-year-old long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad on Monday, Sept. 2, became the first person to swim across the Florida Straits from Cuba without a shark cage, succeeding on her fifth attempt at the feat.Her face sunburned and lips swollen, with barely enough energy to speak, Nyad waded ashore at Key West......
White greeters only, church pastor says
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An African American North Carolina pastor is facing backlash, after she requested "only white people" work as greeters at the church she leads.In an email, Pastor Makeda Pennycooke of Freedom House in Charlotte said "first impressions matter," and the church wants "the best of the best on the front doors." Pastor...California high court to decide if illegal immigrant can practice law
California Supreme Court justices on Wednesday, Sept. 4, sharply questioned attorneys asking that an illegal immigrant who has earned a law degree and passed the state bar exam be granted a law license over the objections of the U.S. Justice Department.Arguments for and against Sergio Garcia, an undocumented Mexican immigrant, seeking to...Tennessee teen pleads guilty to stabbing school principal to death
NASHVILLE — A Memphis teenager on Tuesday, Sept. 3 apologized and pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his principal in 2011. Eduardo Marmolejo, 18, accepted a plea that will send him to prison for 35 years, without the possibility of parole."I apologize for my bad behavior," he told the court. "It was wrong...Cleveland kidnapper commits suicide in prison cell
CLEVELAND — Ariel Castro, the former school bus driver who made national headlines for abducting three women and keeping them in the dungeon-like confines of his house, committed suicide by hanging himself with a bed sheet on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Castro.Castro, 53,who pleaded guilty to 937 counts in July, had been taken off suicide watch......
Local Egyptians rally against “military rule” in Egypt
ROYAL OAK— Americans for Democracy in Egypt, a newly formed local Egyptian American organization, rallied on Saturday, Sept. 31 against "military rule" in Egypt.About 30 protesters stood in front of the Art Beats and Eats Festival in Royal Oak, holding signs, denouncing the crackdown against Muslim Brotherhood protests in Egypt and the...
Civil Rights groups question Detroit police use of ‘stop and frisk’ policy
September 6th, 20130 DETROIT — Detroit human rights organizations questioned stop and frisk activities which are currently ongoing or will be initiated by the Detroit Police Department during a press conference at the American Civil Liberties Office here Thursday. The groups shared concern about the current and future Detroit Police Department search......
Concerns over customer service at local Secretary of State branch
DEARBORN — Michigan residents tend to dread visiting their local Secretary of State (SOS) branches, where they get hustled into long lines and sometimes have to interact with less than enthusiastic employees. However, one particular SOS location, at 5094 Schaefer Rd. in Dearborn, appears to take that frustration to another level.In...Lebanon shuts down 40 Syrian-owned businesses in Bekaa Valley
BEIRUT — Forty Syrian-owned businesses, along the road connecting Chtaura, Bar Elias, and Masnaa in the Bekaa Valley shut down, following a decision by the area’s public prosecutor. After the establishments were informed by police stations that their legal status was not up to date last month, Lebanon’s Internal Security......
