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New Troy ordinance prevents hookah lounges from operating past midnight
TROY — Hookah lounge owners in Troy will no longer be able to keep their doors open for business past midnight. On Monday, the Troy City Council passed an ordinance that prohibits hookah lounge owners from operating after 12 a.m. Some hookah lounge owners say they'll have no choice, but to close down because of the ordinance....IRS offers workshop for small and mid-sized charitable organizations
DETROIT — The Internal Revenue Service and the Center for Nonprofit Management at Lawrence Technological University will co-host a low-cost, one-day, workshop on May 21 and 22, 2013 to help educate tax-exempt nonprofit organizations on meeting their tax obligations and ensuring they keep their tax-exempt status.The one-day “Tax...Winner of essay competition to get free laptop
DEARBORN — The winner of an essay contest, which is open to all high school students, is set to receive a free lap top. The essay competition is part of an event, themed Islamic Awakening and Muslim Unity: Imam’s Vision for the Ummah, which is being held in commemoration of the passing of Imam Khomeini, and will take place at the...Michigan Muslim Capitol Day, May 28
LANSING — Muslim Americans from across the State are expected to gather at the capitol in honor of Michigan Muslim Capitol Day on May 29, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This year’s event will take place on the State’s capitol lawn. Officials from Governor Rick Snyder’s office and leaders from both the Democratic and Republican parties...Minimum wage employees take stand against low income, organize campaign
DETROIT — Employees earning minimum wage across southeast Michigan have come together to protest low wages through, what is being called the D15 Campaign. According to the campaign’s website, D15 represents workers from more than 50 employers – food and retail – who are making tremendous profits, but do not pay employees...New Detroit Meijer seeks to hire 400 employees
DETROIT — The new Detroit Meijer store, which is expected to open its doors for business this summer, is seeking to hire 400 new employees to work in different departments. The store will be located near 8 mile and Woodward. The corporation has already started teaming up with local organizations, such as the Arab American and...Bing won’t seek re-election, considers run for Wayne County Executive
DETROIT — Mayor Dave Bing announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection for a second term, but says that he may consider running for Wayne County Executive and is creating a committee to help him explore this possible opportunity. Bing, 69, made the announcement at the Charles Wright Museum of African American History. He says...Detroit appoints new police chief
DETROIT — On Tuesday, Cincinnati Police Chief James Craig announced that he would be accepting the position as the new police chief of Detroit. Craig.Although Craig was offered a salary increase to retain his position in Cincinnati, he declined. Several months ago, he had told a local news outlet that becoming Detroit Police...Jolie surgery shines light on breast cancer
Actress Angelina Jolie's decision to go public about her double mastectomy has shone a spotlight on the issue of women at risk of cancer who have healthy breasts removed.It is estimated that one in 300 to one in 500 women carry a breast cancer susceptibility gene mutation, known as BRCA1 or BRCA2.Jolie announced on Tuesday she had the...Councilwoman Nancy Hubbard will not pursue re-election after 24 years in office
DEARBORN — After 24 years of service on Dearborn’s City Council, Councilwoman Nancy Hubbard has decided not to run for reelection in the City’s upcoming race.Hubbard asserted to The Arab American News that she has no plans of retiring immediately, but will remain in her position until her last minute in office, serving the...Arab American seeks mayoral seat in Hamtramck
HAMTRAMCK — May 14 marked the last day that candidates were able to submit petitions to run for office for the City of Hamtramck’s 2013 elections. Any candidates, who wish to withdraw their petitions, must do so by May 17. The City of Hamtramck is governed by a council manager form of government. The City's elected mayor is the...Novi Police make religious accommodations for Muslim Americans
NOVI — In an unprecedented move, the Novi Police Department has agreed to allow Muslim females to wear the Islamic headscarf during detainment and the booking photo process. Muslim women must, however, assert their right to wear the Islamic head scarf, if not wearing one, or are not thoroughly covered, when arrests are made at...Snyder signs public safety bills, maintains Michigan drunk driving standards
LANSING — On May 9, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed into law a pair of public safety bills that will maintain the State’s current drunk driving standards and sentencing guidelines. HB 4093, sponsored by State Representative Andrea LaFontaine, maintains the existing drunk driving standard of 0.08 percent blood alcohol...How one company controls your breast cancer choices
So far, much of the heated discussion about Angelina Jolie’s brave Op-Ed in the New York Times this week has focused on her decision to undergo a double mastectomy after learning she carried the BRCA1 gene. As Salon noted here, that’s not the only option. But for those who do want to consider following Jolie’s path, there are...
Federal Judge dismisses Christian evangelist lawsuit against Wayne County Sheriff’s Department
May 14th, 20130 DETROIT-On Tuesday, Federal Judge Patrick J. Duggan, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, dismissed a lawsuit, filed by a Christian evangelist group, known as the Bible Believers, against the Wayne County Sheriff's Department, citing a stifling of freedom of speech, during the 2012 Arab International......
Arab American community shows support at Benny Napoleon campaign fundraiser
May 14th, 20130 DEARBORN-On Monday evening, hundreds of local Arab American leaders, businessmen and dignitaries gathered at Byblos Banquet Hall to support Wayne County Sherriff Benny Napoleon in his race for mayor of the City of Detroit. Guests packed the fundraising event, which included a 20-minute video, showcasing the support of local Arab...Immigration bill passes first early test in Senate
In the first legislative test for the U.S. Senate's bipartisan immigration bill, the Judiciary Committee rejected a Republican attempt to significantly delay the legalization process for 11 million undocumented immigrants, a central focus of the bill.Only the two Republican co-authors of the bill, Senators Jeff Flake of Arizona and...
Hope, skepticism over U.S.-Russian Accord on Syria conference
May 10th, 20130 WASHINGTON — The surprise accord reached by the U.S. and Russia in Moscow Tuesday to try to convene an international conference to resolve the two-year-old civil war in Syria as soon as the end of this month has been greeted with equal measures of hope and skepticism.If nothing else, the agreement apparently persuaded at least one key...A Lebanon echo in Syrian war
Expressions of angst over Syria have entailed several themes, one of which concerns possible “spread” of the Syrian civil war into nearby states. Lebanon, for reasons of physical and ethnic geography, is most often mentioned as a locale of such spreading.But at least as useful as speculation about what the Syrian civil war may do to......
Stephen Hawking joins academic boycott of Israel
May 10th, 20130 In a show of solidarity with the academic boycott of Israel, Professor Stephen Hawking has pulled out of a conference hosted by Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem. His decision is in protest to Israel's treatment of Palestinians.Hawking, 71, the world-renowned theoretical physicist and former Lucasian Professor of...The government is “us?” Not last time I checked
In a speech last month about proposed gun control legislation, President Obama decried opponents’ attempts to encourage “suspicion about government.” “The government’s us,” he responded. “These officials are elected by you. They are constrained as I am constrained, by a system that our founders put in place.”But if......
Obama to support Internet wiretapping program
The FBI has been considering solutions to their so-called “Going Dark” problem as intricate methods of encryption and advances in technology have made it increasingly difficult for the federal government and law enforcement to gain access to online communications conducted in the shadows of the Web. Should the latest efforts of the...When will we put our money where our mouth is?
Dear Editor: Alan Hart is a writer, journalist and activist who has made it his life’s work to promote the truth about the core of the Middle East’s century-old state of conflict; That core being the Zionist propaganda machine’s campaign to portray Israel as a poor, helpless victim of worldwide anti-Semitism, which entitles......