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Qatif uprising: Demanding inclusion
The uprising in Qatif, Saudi Arabia is not a revolution. For the most part, people have not demanded the “fall of the regime.” Starting in March 2011, one month after Bahrain’s uprising, this majority Shi'a town found itself at the center of a campaign in the Eastern Province to lift sectarian injustice.The marginalization of the...High school senior earns full-ride soccer scholarship to MSU
DEARBORN HEIGHTS - Ali Cheaib, 17, a senior at Crestwood High School (CHS) here earned a full-ride soccer scholarship to Michigan State University where he’s starting college this fall. Cheaib has a 3.8 GPA, is on the CHS soccer team, and will soon join MSU’s soccer team when he begins his freshman year there. He also...Former Dearborn police officer announces City Council bid
DEARBORN - Mohamed Berro has officially announced his bid to seek one of the seven City Council seats in the city's Municipality elections this year, making the race even more competitive for the Arab American community. Berro joins Attorneys Susan Dabaja and Tarek Baydoun as the third Arab American candidate vying for a...Two Dearborn High School athletes accept full-ride scholarships
DEARBORN — On Wednesday Dearborn High School (DHS) held a signing day event in the school library, where four students accepted full-ride scholarships from universities in the state based on their athletic performance and academic excellence. This year, two Arab American students, Ali Jawad and Ollie Ajami, were among the recipients...
Forum focuses on importance of ethnically and racially diverse juries
February 8th, 20130 DEARBORN-During a panel discussion on the importance of having ethnically and racially diverse juries, local groups and individuals were urged to bring attention to the issue by getting more Arab Americans to participate in jury duty. The discussion at the Lebanese American Heritage Club...
New political crisis in Tunisia after assassination of opposition leader
February 8th, 20130 TUNIS - Tunisia's political crisis looked likely to deepen on Friday with strikes and protests planned around the funeral of assassinated opposition politician Chokri Belaid.Belaid's killing on Wednesday has brought thousands of people onto the streets of the capital Tunis and other cities in violence-marred protests. Unions have called...Dearborn’s new Brow Art 23 location expected to attract Arab American clientele
DEARBORN — With 170 locations throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and Mexico, Brow Art 23 is the world’s largest company specializing in eyebrow threading. It’s making its way to Dearborn with the launch of a new store in Fairlane Town Center near Sears in the old “Beautiful Eyebrows” space. A grand opening ceremony is...Research suggests video games about terrorism could incite violence against Arabs
MICHIGAN-A recent study published in the January issue of Psychology of Violence showed that video games about terrorism can incite violence against Arab Americans, even when they don’t appear in the games. According to Muniba Saleem, a researcher from the University of Michigan, and the co-author of the study, the...
ACRL removes paralyzed Arab American from U.S. No Fly List
February 8th, 20130 DEARBORN — In November, The Arab American News published a report about a paralyzed Dearborn man who was placed on the U.S. No Fly List by the Terrorist Screening Center without any explanation or evidence of wrongdoing. After a successful federal lawsuit filed by the law firm, Ayad and Associates against the FBI, U.S....
Mayor O’Reilly seeks second term, holds fundrasing breakfast
February 8th, 20130 DEARBORN — Mayor Jack O'Reilly has announced that he will be seeking re-election for a second term this year. O'Reilly became the interim mayor when Michael Guido passed away in December 2006. In 2009, he was elected to his first full term in office. Mayor O'ReillyO'Reilly held a campaign fundraiser Thursday morning at The Henry Hotel...
Civil liberties groups seek court order to stop NYPD from spying on Muslims
February 8th, 20130 NEW YORK — The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a motion in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday that aims to stop police in the Big Apple from continuing surveillance that specifically targets practicing Muslims.In court papers filed by the NYCLU, the civil liberties group asks a federal judge to grant an injunction “against ongoing...Major U.S. newspapers admit to honoring CIA demands
As incoming CIA chief John Brennan prepares to answer questions from Congress, some of the biggest names in U.S. media are under attack for hiding a secret drone base that the Obama nominee helped build.Reports in the New York Times and Washington Post this week confirm that the United States Central Intelligence Agency, which Brennan...Bulgarian charge of Hizbullah bombing was an “assumption”
LONDON — Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov’s dramatic announcement Tuesday on the Bulgarian investigation of the July 2012 terror bombing of an Israeli tourist bus was initially reported by Western news media as suggesting clear evidence of Hizbullah’s responsibility for the killings.But more accurate reports on the...Report: Pentagon backed plan for U.S. to arm Syrian rebels
WASHINGTON - Pentagon leaders told Congress on Thursday that they had supported a recommendation to arm Syrian rebels promoted by the State Department and CIA but which was reportedly rebuffed by the White House.President Barack Obama's government has limited its support to non-lethal aid for the rebels who, despite receiving weapons...
Longtime senator, George Hart dies at 88
February 8th, 20130 DEARBORN — Michigan Senator George Z. Hart from Dearborn passed away Jan. 31 in Albuquerque, New Mexico according to a relative of the veteran politician. Hart was 88. Hart served on the Dearborn City Council from 1960-1970 and throughout 1986; he was a state senator from 1979-82 and from 1987-2002; and was a member of the......
How the Iraq war was sold
The Washington Post continues to allow former members of the Bush administration, including President George W. Bush, to distort the case for going to war against Iraq in 2003 and to blame the intelligence from the Central Intelligence Agency for the decision to use force.In the “Outlook” section on Feb. 3 (“Still Fighting over a...Dearborn Attorney Susan Dabaja bids for city council seat
DEARBORN — Attorney Susan Dabaja has announced her bid for Dearborn City Council, seeking one of seven positions up for election this November. Dabaja, born and raised in Dearborn, is hoping her full-fledged commitment and diverse background as an active member in the community will spark renewed enthusiasm with Dearborn's residents at...Attorney Tarek M. Baydoun pulls petition for Dearborn city council
DEARBORN — Local Attorney Tarek M. Baydoun, a life-long Dearborn resident has announced his bid to seek a seat on Dearborn's City Council. Dearborn will elect seven city council members, a mayor, and a city clerk in November 2013. Baydoun pulled petitions on Thursday, where he was joined by his wife Noha, and their daughter Eman, who...Report shows border patrol agents receive incentives for arresting immigrants
NEW YORK-According to a report from Families for Freedom and New York University Law School, U.S. Border Patrol officers are getting cash bonuses, extra vacation time, and even gift cards to Home Depot as a reward for how many immigrants they arrest. The report also shows hundreds of arrests include Green Card Holders, and other......
SOS changes stance on DACA program; decision hailed as major victory for young immigrants
DETROIT-Today Secretary of State Ruth Johnson announced she would grant drivers’ licenses to young immigrants under Obama Administration reforms enacted last summer. Johnson has agreed per the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that immigrants covered under the president’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)...Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2013 officially introduced
House Resolution 102, the "Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2013 was introduced by Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (L-R) Ahmed Amer, Rehab Amer, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, 49th District State Rep. Lee Gonzalez, and Hussein Amer pose after signing the Amer Act into law in Lansing in 2010.The Act, which......
ADC national advisor reappointed to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
ADC Michigan extended its congratulations to Senior National Advisor and Regional Director Imad Hamad, who recently was reappointed to serve on the Michigan Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Hamad was originally appointed to the Committee in July of 2007. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) is part of...Justice Hathaway admits fraud, may go to jail
On Tuesday Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway pleaded guilty to bank fraud, and conducting a two-year scheme to defraud her bank of $600,000 owed on a Grosse Pointe Park home. The guilty plea comes only eight days after she resigned from her seat on the highest court in Michigan. Barbara McQuade, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern......
