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Metro Times for sale
DETROIT — Times-Shamrock Communications, the owner of Metro Times, said Monday, Aug. 26, that it is selling Detroit's weekly alternative.The sale was announced on the Metro Times blog. “Detroit Metro Times has been a strong, profitable investment for us, for many years. As we look to diversify our family’s holdings, it made sense...Arab American director’s film hits theaters
"Approaching Midnight," a movie, directed by Arab American filmmaker Sam Logan Khaleghi, will premiere at Emagine Theater in Royal Oak, on Friday, Aug. 30.Khaleghi is a Detroit native. He is the producer of the Emmy-nominated show "Prison Boat." He graduated from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and is a director, actor, writer and...Community activist recipient of Neal Shine Award for Exemplary Regional Leadership
DEARBORN — Longtime community activist Ismael Ahmed is this year’s recipient of the Neal Shine Award for Exemplary Regional Leadership, sponsored by the Detroit Free Press and Metropolitan Affairs Coalition. Ahmed.Ahmed is currently the associate provost for metropolitan impact at the University of...Dearborn, Melvindale fire departments officially merge
DEARBORN — Dearborn Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. and Melvindale Mayor Stacy Striz joined in a ceremony, making official the merger of the two cities’ fire departments on Friday, Aug. 23. Dearborn Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. (right, front row) and Melvindale Mayor Stacy Striz (left, front row) are shown with the new Dearborn...Tips for back to school shopping
During back-to-school shopping season, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed. From commercials, to coupons, to mailers, there’s an overload of information about where the deals are for all the stuff your kids need this school year.Even if you are a shopaholic, navigating the mall with your children in tow can be tiring.“We’re...Blue Cross to partner with U of M to promote early cancer detection
DETROIT — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are partnering with the University of Michigan (U of M) to launch The Michigan Football Experience Sweepstakes, a fan contest with a vital message – early detection of cancer, through regular visits to the doctor, can lead to vastly improved health outcomes for those...NFL, former players in $765 million deal to settle concussion suit
BOSTON — The National Football League has agreed to pay $765 million to settle a lawsuit brought by thousands of former players, many suffering from dementia and health problems, who accused the league of hiding the dangers of brain injury while profiting from the sport's violence.The deal announced on Thursday ,Aug. 29, comes a week...Man receives jail sentence for growing marijuana on YouTube
AUBURN, N.H. — A New Hampshire man, who chronicled his marijuana-growing operation on YouTube, was sentenced to a year in jail.Kyle Berry of Auburn pleaded guilty to manufacturing a controlled drug, after he was arrested by authorities who were tipped off to his marijuana-growing operation by a series of videos he posted to YouTube,...Poetry corner: The conversation of waves
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 Syrian poet, journalist and playwright Muhammad al-Maghut.The conversation of wavesI do not want to be filthy, or sterile.Each case has its consequences.In villages, parents...Dearborn, Melvindale fire departments officially merge together
DEARBORN, Mich. – Dearborn Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. and Melvindale Mayor Stacy Striz joined in a ceremony making official the merger of the two cities’ fire departments on Friday, Aug. 23.It was exactly one year to the day from when talks began about how a merger could strengthen fire and EMS service in both...Dearborn, Melvindale fire departments officially merge together
DEARBORN, Mich. – Dearborn Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr. and Melvindale Mayor Stacy Striz joined in a ceremony making official the merger of the two cities’ fire departments on Friday, Aug. 23.It was exactly one year to the day from when talks began about how a merger could strengthen fire and EMS service in both...
Experts: U.S. will not sever military aid to Egypt
August 23rd, 20130 Several American foreign policy experts have told The Arab American News that the Obama Administration will not stop military aid to Egypt, after the army's ouster of elected President Mohamed Morsi and crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood leaders and protesters. Michael Hanna, a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, said the Obama...Decline and fall: The second stage is anger
Not too long ago, I predicted that if I live to the average American male lifespan of 76 — I’m 46 now — I’ll have outlived the United States as we know it.At the time, I feared I was being over-optimistic, but lately I’m leaning the other way and thinking that my timetable may have been unduly timid. The United States may be...Challenging internal bigotry on the anniversary of the March on Washington
The 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., should be a time of reflection for all with regard to the status of race relations in America. Our country has progressed in the area of overt racism; not just pertaining to African-Americans, but all people of color; yet we, as a society, have...
Pressure mounts on Obama to act over alleged Syrian chemical attack
August 23rd, 20130 On Thursday Aug. 22, president Barack Obama faced growing calls at home and abroad for forceful action against the Syrian government, over accusations that it carried out a massive deadly chemical weapons attack.While the White House said it was "appalled" by reports of hundreds of people gassed near Damascus on Aug. 21, it made clear......
U.S. arms industry would lose big from Egypt aid cut-off
UNITED NATIONS — The United States, which has refused to cut off its hefty 1.3 billion dollars in annual military aid to Egypt, continues to argue that depriving arms to the 438,500-strong security forces will only “destabilize” the crisis-ridden country.There is perhaps a more significant – but undisclosed – reason for...As Egypt smolders, churches burn
CAIRO — Churches across Egypt are being attacked heavily, following the brutal killing last week of supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi.The Coptic Christian rights group, Maspero Youth Union estimates that as many as 38 churches have been “completely” devastated by fires across nine governorates since Aug. 14....
From Boston to Beirut: A comparison of “terror”
August 23rd, 20130 The Western media have double standards when it comes to “terrorism.” Within hours after two bombs were detonated at the Boston Marathon last April, many in the media had christened it a “terrorist attack.” Meanwhile, the August 15 bombing in south Beirut that killed at least two dozen is a “blast” that occurred in a...Yemen asks U.S. for drones to fight al-Qaeda
Sanaa — Yemen has asked the United States to supply it with drones, President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi said on Thursday, Aug. 22, to help it fight an al-Qaeda threat that recently forced Western countries to temporarily close diplomatic missions in Sanaa.State news agency Saba also quoted Hadi as telling police cadets that 40 suspected......
Bomber hits Iraq military headquarters, killing 14
Baghdad — A suicide bomber drove a vehicle ,packed with explosives, to a military headquarters in western Iraq and blew himself up outside of it on Thursday, Aug. 22, killing at least 14 people, police said.The attack, which appeared to be the latest incident in a wave of violence by Sunni insurgents against the Shi'a-led government,...Saudi beheadings bring execution tally to 60 this year
Riyadh —On Tuesday, Aug. 22, two nations were convicted of murder and armed robbery, beheaded by the sword, the interior ministry said. Ibrahim al-Qanbar and Ahmed al-Musalam were found guilty of attacking a labor camp and opening fire on residents, killing Mohammed al-Shuja and wounding another person, the ministry......
Jordan to build nuclear power plant
Amman — Jordan's Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given the go-ahead for a first nuclear research reactor to meet its energy needs.The five-megawatt reactor will be built at the Jordan University for Sciences and Technology near the northern city of Irbid, commission chief Majad Hawwari said."The approval of the project came after two...Tunisian Islamists accept union plan to resolve crisis
TUNIS - Tunisia's governing Islamists edged closer to negotiations with secular opponents on Thursday,Aug. 22, by agreeing in principle to a plan for a transition toward new elections proposed by the powerful trade unions.Rached Ghannouchi, chairman of the Islamist Ennahda party, said negotiations would quickly resolve the standoff that......