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FBI aims to dispel misconceptions through its Citizen’s Academy Program
June 28th, 20130 DETROIT - Last Friday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) hosted a graduation ceremony at Byblos Banquet Hall in Dearborn for 30 local business, civic and religious leaders, who participated in an eight-week seminar taught by agents who work for the Bureau's Detroit division.The Citizen’s Academy Program, established over twenty...Council candidate wants to restore city recreational services, praises Arab American contributions
DEARBORN - Michael D. Albano, a 38-year resident of Dearborn, became a community activist long before he decided to run for this year's city council race, which pits him against 20 other candidates, who are seeking seven desired positions.Albano was born in Detroit and grew up in Dearborn, where he graduated from...City of Dearborn reminds residents to follow firework laws this Fourth of July
DEARBORN - As the Fourth of July approaches, the City of Dearborn is reminding its residents to be extremely cautious and follow local and state laws, when handling and discharging fireworks.In 2012, the State of Michigan removed the ban on the sale and use of many types of powerful or airborne fireworks, known as "consumer" fireworks....Local colleges increase tuition rates for upcoming school year
DEARBORN - While USA Today reports that tuition increases across the country are lower than usual this year, some of Michigan's prominent colleges and universities will see significant tuition spikes, nonetheless.This week, the University of Michigan-Dearborn announced that they will institute a 3.5 percent increase in tuition for the...Crestwood School District offers free preschool program
DEARBORN HEIGHTS - The Crestwood School District announced that it will offer a free preschool program this fall for four-year-old children who are at risk of educational failure.The District will be receiving funding for the pre-school from a state program called the Great Start Readiness Program. Children are qualified based on a...Scholarship to be presented in memory of late editor Kay Siblani
DETROIT - A scholarship will be presented in memory of Kay Siblani at this year’s 31st annual Metro Detroit Youth Day (MDYD) on July 17 at Belle Isle. Siblani served as the editor of The Arab American News, since its inception in 1984, until she lost her battle with cancer on Jan. 1, 2013. Before pursing a career in journalism,...Charity group to raise awareness on kidney disease with upcoming powder-puff tournament
DEARBORN - "Play for the Cure," a charity group that was started by Dearborn resident Shireen Hachem and her husband Bassel Hachem, has been spreading awareness and raising proceeds for medical charities since 2009, by gathering young women in the community and competing in an annual football tournament.The game, which will take place on...Yogurtopia debuts first location in Dearborn
DEARBORN - When Yogurtopia opened its doors in early June on Michigan Avenue, it became the newest yogurt shop in town. However, what many local residents may not be aware of is that Yogurtopia is a franchise that was established in 2010 by Sam Abbass, a former Dearborn resident, in Scottsdale, Arizona.Having owned and operated...Fair Credit Reporting Act requires creditors to report your information accurately
Nearly everyone understands that having good credit is important. Lenders make decisions related to whether they will give a loan and what the terms of a loan will be, in large part, based upon the prospective borrower’s credit rating. Employers increasingly analyze the credit histories of applicants when making hiring...WHO: Violence against women causes “global health epidemic”
NEW YORK - More than a third of all women worldwide are victims of physical or sexual violence, posing a global health problem of epidemic proportions, according to a recent World Health Organization report. The vast majority of women are attacked or abused by their husbands or boyfriends, and common health problems they suffer...Young Yemen multiplies without economic growth
SANAA - Yemen’s population is increasing at a rapid rate, straining the country’s dwindling natural resources and setting up its youth for a grim future, with few jobs and scant means to get by.Visiting a family planning clinic in downtown Sanaa, Layla waits for a routine birth control checkup. She believes she was 14 when she got...Saudi activist jailed eight years after calling for elections
A Saudi court has sentenced a human rights activist to eight years in prison for "sedition" after his group campaigned for a constitutional monarchy and elections in the US-backed Gulf Arab kingdom.Abdulkarim al-Khader co-founded the Saudi Political and Civil Rights Association (ACPRA) and served as its head after the imprisonment of two...‘Arab Idol’ Mohammed Assaf renews hopes for Palestinians, Arab World
A few months ago over dinner, my mother enthusiastically said, "a Palestinian singer from Gaza made Arab Idol’s second season!""His name is Mohammed Assaf," she told me, adding that he is reminiscent of the iconic, late Egyptian singer, Abdel Halim Hafiz.My mother continued. I remained silent. For one second, I wanted to laugh, but I...Poetry Corner: White Tears
Ahmad Matar.Ahmad Matar uses poetry as a tool to combat tyranny and to criticize flaws in Arab society. The poet was born in the village of Tammouna, near Basra, in south Iraq, in 1954. In his mid-20's, he moved to Kuwait to work as a literary editor at Al-Qabas Newspaper. Soon enough, Matar's blunt poetic attacks on Arab rulers made...Darine Hamze: A cosmopolitan Lebanese star
DEARBORN - Darine Hamze prefers to direct her acting skills toward diverse and daring roles. She rose to stardom and was recognized as a multi-talented artist within a short period of time.Her roles range from Batoul, a conservative, resistant girl in an Israeli-occupied south Lebanon in the television series Al-Ghaliboon (the victors),......
Russia, U.S. fail to set up Syria peace talks, delay Geneva talk
Talks between the United States and Russia to set up a Syrian peace conference produced no deal on Tuesday, June 24, with the powers on either side of the two-year civil war failing to agree when it should be held or who would be invited.Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal accused the Syrian government of "genocide" and...U.S. doctor group votes to recognize obesity as a disease
CHICAGO - In order to fight what it described as an "obesity epidemic," the American Medical Association voted on Tuesday to recognize obesity as a disease and recommended a number of measures to fight it. The association voted on the measure at its annual meeting in Chicago. The AMA noted that obesity rates in the United States have...A vitamin can help with gambling addiction
Chicago - University of Chicago Psychiatry Professor Dr. John Grant told WWJ that an all natural vitamin called N-acetyl cysteine could help gambling addicts quit their costly habit. The vitamin is available at most health stores.Grant has studied the brain of addicts and found that when people become hooked on gambling parts of their...Colon cancer screening tied to better outcomes
NEW YORK - People who are diagnosed with colon cancer after routine colonoscopies tend to have better outcomes and less advanced cancers than people diagnosed based on symptoms, says a new study.Those who were diagnosed with colon cancer as a result of symptoms were three times more likely to die during the study than the patients......
The Arab Spring’s new Emir
June 27th, 20130 Doha – The "Arab Spring" will now have a young Emir as its leader. In recent months, 33-year-old Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, crown prince and son of the Emir of Qatar, gained increasing influence in the country’s affairs, having been entrusted with major decisions while his father was abroad.Tamim initiated contacts with Taliban...Syria war forces music festival from Lebanon’s Roman ruins
BEIRUT - Lebanon's annual Baalbek music festival has been forced to move from its usual venue among Roman ruins in the Bekaa Valley because of rocket fire and a spillover of fighting from Syria, organizers said on Thursday, June 20.Baalbek is a stronghold of the Lebanese militant group Hizbullah, which is fighting across the border......
Syria dominates G8 Summit discussions: Agree on Geneva II, disagree on Assad’s fate and arming rivals
June 21st, 20130 Moscow has insisted successfully that no demands for the resignation of Syrian President Bashar Assad be made in the G8 Summit’s communiqué on the issue. The eight world powers have called for a political solution to the ongoing Syrian crisis, on Tuesday, June 18.“We remain committed to achieving a political solution to the crisis...Poll: Americans oppose Obama on arming rebels
WASHINGTON - According to a new poll from the Pew Center, 70 percent of Americans oppose the Obama administration’s recently-revealed plans to send light weaponry to the Syrian rebels.The poll, conducted in roughly equal parts before and after the U.S. government revealed that the Syrian government had used chemical weapons against the......
