The Arab American News
Author's Posts
Dearborn Police Department enforces stronger theft related charge
DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department has captured over 100 individuals in the last month who had outstanding larceny and theft related warrants, as part of an initiative that was announced at the beginning of the year. The initiative, spear-headed by Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad was enforced after an analysis revealed...Meet whistleblowers Coleen Rowley and Thomas Drake in Dearborn
DEARBORN — Two whistleblowers, Coleen Rowley and Thomas Drake will be sharing their stories at the Muslim Legal Fund of America Michigan Chapter’s first annual gala on Saturday, Mar. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Adoba Dearborn Hotel, formally known as the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Rowley (L) and DrakeRowley is a former FBI special agent who...Monica Conyers working at Arab-owned collision shop
DETROIT — Monica Conyers, the former president of the Detroit City Council is out of prison, and now working at an Arab American owned collision shop in Detroit called Metrotech Collision on Michigan Avenue in Corktown. Conyers.Conyers was sent to prison for political corruption and was part of a federal probe. Conyers was...Former Detroit mayor convicted on multiple counts of corruption
DETROIT — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, once seen as a rising star in Democratic Party politics, was convicted on Monday on two dozen federal charges of corruption and bribery during his seven-year tenure. KilpatrickProsecutors accused Kilpatrick, 42, of widespread corruption, extorting bribes from contractors who wanted to...
Attorney Kevyn Orr is Detroit’s new emergency financial manager
March 15th, 20130 DETROIT — Gov. Rick Snyder has confirmed his determination that a financial emergency exists in the city of Detroit and assigned management of the emergency to the Local Emergency Financial Assistance Loan Board (ELB), pursuant to Public Act 72 of 1990. The ELB named Kevyn Orr as emergency financial manager, effective March 25, in a...Signs your teen is in trouble and what to do about it
Being a teenager is never easy, but for some kids, it is excruciating. For parents, being able to tell the difference between normal growing pains and real trouble is crucial.From drug abuse to depression to more serious physical or mental abuse, it’s important to recognize when your teen is in trouble.“Young people don’t always...Studying music can help kids do better in school
From higher test scores, to enhanced coordination, to improved time management skills, the benefits of music education are numerous, say experts. Unfortunately, many school music programs nationwide are facing cutbacks.Parents can help budding musicians learn outside a traditional classroom by investing in properly-sized, quality...Great tips to turn kids into regular readers
With all the gizmos, gadgets and electronic media available these days, it can be tough for parents to get kids to sit down with good old-fashioned books. But regular reading, done for fun, is linked to better school performance and can expose kids to a world of knowledge.Experts advise parents of reluctant readers to, above all, keep...WSU receives $272K for cancer detection and diagnosis research
DETROIT — This week the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded Wayne State University two exploratory/developmental grants totaling more than $272,000 for cancer detection and diagnosis research, as well as cancer treatment research. This funding was awarded through the National Cancer Institute, an organization within...12 year old brings 20K to school, gives cash to classmates
TAYLOR — On Monday a 12-year-old girl brought $20,000 in cash to school and started distributing some of the money to classmates, which is how school officials learned about the money, which was found in the girl’s backpack. Police are investigating the incident which occurred at 6th Grade Academy Building here. ...FHS students to compete in pizza contest, winners get $225 prize
DEARBORN — On Mar. 21, 120 students at Fordson High School (FHS) will compete in a cooking contest where they will create unique pizzas. Students will work in small groups under staff supervision to create a pizza from scratch. Pizzas will be voted on based on taste, appearance and creativity. The top eight recipes will advance for...CAIR-MI representing incarcerated Muslim in halal lawsuit
SOUTHFIELD — The Council on American Islamic Relations of Michigan is representing an incarcerated Muslim, who was denied halal food in the St. Clair County Jail. A lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan regarding the incident. CAIR-MI has received numerous complaints about the...New group preserves Iraqi art and culture
STERLING HEIGHTS-A group of writers, poets, painters, sculptors, musicians, singers, academics, activists, and community organizers have established the Mesopotamian Forum for Arts and Culture (MFAC) to promote Iraqi heritage and art within the community. The group supports local artists, and plans on inviting artists from Iraq and...Washington offers three lackluster Mideast initiatives
The Obama administration is currently busy with three Mideast initiatives: reactivation of negotiations with Iran, an offer of “nonlethal” aid to the Syrian opposition and fulfillment of the long awaited president’s first visit to Israel, with short stops in the West Bank and Jordan, starting March 20. Iran and Syria are top...Community pillar Hussein Makled passes; colleagues remember his legacy
DEARBORN — Hussein Makled, 88, one of the founders of the Islamic Center of America (ICA), passed away on Wednesday, March 6, leaving behind a legacy that will remain in the community for years to come. Makled's colleagues say he spent the majority of his life committed to establishing an Islamic center for Dearborn's community......
America is shamed that only Rand Paul is talking about drone executions
You could say that a filibuster occurs when a senator drones on and on. The problem with the U.S. Senate was that there were too few senators speaking about drones this week.President Barack Obama's controversial nomination of John Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency was held up Wednesday afternoon by a Senate...Chavez’s legacy
Bertrand Russell once wrote about the American revolutionary Thomas Paine, "He had faults, like other men; but it was for his virtues that he was hated and successfully calumniated." This was certainly true of Hugo Chavez Frias, who was probably more demonized than any democratically elected president in world history. But he was...
Sea of Venezuelans bid farewell to ‘El Comandante’
March 8th, 20130 CARACAS - Countless Venezuelans filed past the remains of President Hugo Chavez on Thursday, crying, making the sign of the cross and giving military salutes as an era ended and elections loomed in the oil-rich nation. Chavez.Chavez lay in state in a half-open casket in the Caracas military academy, with eyes closed behind a glass,...Obama and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: It’s time to act
WASHINGTON, Mar 5 2013 (IPS) - As President Barack Obama travels to Israel and Palestine in the spring, Washington’s unconditional backing of Israel could soon begin to harm U.S. interests and security in Arab Muslim countries.Recent Pew and Gallup polls show animosity toward the U.S. in many Muslim countries has deepened since he took......
Gaza marathon cancelled by UN after Hamas bans women from participating
GAZA (Reuters) - The main United Nations agency in Gaza has cancelled the annual marathon in the small Palestinian territory after ruling Hamas Islamists banned women from the race.Hamas said having women in the annual event, scheduled for April 10, contravened Islamic tradition even though dozens of Palestinian schoolgirls had started...Israel accused of abusing detained children
UN report says Palestinian minors, most arrested for rock-throwing, face systemic ill-treatment by Israeli authorities.UNICEF said that most of the detained Palestinian youths were arrested for rock-throwing Palestinian children detained by Israeli authorities face systematic abuse that violates international law, the United Nations......
Breeding anti-U.S. suspicions
A story from northwest Pakistan involves a discrepancy between reality and perception with regard to U.S. drone strikes. Last month two attacks in the tribal belt generated the kind of spreading news that has come to be routinely associated with the drones.A couple of al-Qaeda types are killed, but so are several villagers. The Pakistani...Israeli apartheid further cemented by segregated bus lines
WEST BANK - Israel launched two Palestinians-only bus lines in the occupied West Bank on Monday, a step an Israeli rights group described as racist and which the Transport Ministry called an improvement in service.The left-wing Haaretz daily reported the ministry opened the lines, to be used by Palestinian laborers traveling between......
