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UN vote a decisive victory for Palestine
The United Nations has voted overwhelmingly to recognize a Palestinian state.The vote, which was taken at a meeting of the body in New York on Thursday, represents a long-sought victory for the Palestinians but a diplomatic defeat for the U.S., with 138 countries voting in favor of the upgrade.Nine countries voted against it and 41...Perpetrator tied to bloody beating of Arab man at funeral procession charged
DEARBORN — The Arab American News (TAAN) was first to report on an incident that occurred Oct. 25 involving an Arab American man who was brutally beaten after stepping outside of his car to check on whether other motorists involved in a car accident during a funeral procession between Ford and Chase Road here were fine....Arab American National Museum’s director retires
DEARBORN — Dr. Anan Ameri, director of the Arab American National Museum (AANM) has announced that she will retire in mid-May 2013. Dr. Ameri, 67, of Ann Arbor, Michigan will return to the museum as a consultant on a project by project basis following a vacation of several months A committee is being assembled to conduct a...Humanitarian takes fight to help poverty stricken people worldwide
FARMINGTON HILLS — To countless Iraqis she’s known as the American humanitarian who has helped bring relief to their suffering by providing them with medical equipment and supplies following the 2003 U.S. led invasion of what was once deemed one of the most elegant countries in the world.Nidhal Garmo’s humanitarian efforts began...Principal Faraj leads major progression at Maples School
DEARBORN — Principal Fatme Faraj of Maples Elementary School was just recently awarded "The Best Principal Award" by the parents of the 610 students who attend the school on the east side of the city. This is perhaps because since coming to the school three years ago, Principal Faraj and her staff have managed to engage parents into...U.S.-Israel ties at a crossroads
The recently suspended round of organized violence in the Gaza Strip has a depressing familiarity, being similar to other rounds between Israelis and Palestinians. The physical harm inflicted has been as usual enormously disproportionate, with the Palestinian-to-Israeli death ratio being 27-to-one (admittedly, that’s down from about...Egyptian woman travels across the Middle East in pursuit of peace
An Egyptian woman took on a one-woman mission in the hope to promote peace in the Arab world, the UAE-based 7days newspaper reported. The woman, Raghda Yusuf, a Dubai resident, plans to visit 22 countries in the Arab world to convey her message. “Arab people should be standing together, particularly at this uncertain time,”...Stevie Wonder pulls out of Israel gala
Stevie Wonder is set to pull out of a performance at a fundraiser for the Israel Defense Forces, a source told JTA.Wonder’s representatives will claim that he did not know the nature of the group, the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, and that he believes such a performance would be incongruent with his status as a U.N....FIFA pledges help to rebuild Palestine Stadium in Gaza
SAO PAULO — FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke has pledged that football's world governing body will help rebuild the Palestine Stadium in Gaza City, after it was partially destroyed in Israeli air strikes."We see it our mandate to rebuild football infrastructure which has been destroyed," Valcke was quoted as saying on...Brzezinski: U.S. won’t follow Israel ‘like a stupid mule’
Leading U.S. strategist Zbigniew Brzezinski rejects Israeli pressure to form American national security policy by beating the drum for war on Iran. Washington would not blindly follow Tel-Aviv if Israel chooses to unilaterally strike Iran, he said.Brzezinski said he would not advise President Barack Obama to back military action against...Qatari poet gets life sentence in secret trial for criticizing Emir
A Qatari poet was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday on charges of insulting the emir of the small Gulf state in a trial shrouded in secrecy.Mohammad Ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami was arrested on November 16, 2011 on charges of “insulting” the emir of Qatar and “inciting to overthrow the ruling system,” AFP reported.Ibn...Thousands of signatures gathered for churches’ call to investigate “unconditional” military support of Israel
WASHINGTON, DC — Christian and Jewish leaders gathered at the United Methodist Building in Washington, DC to applaud the actions of fifteen heads of major U.S. Christian denominations who called for a congressional investigation into possible violations of the U.S. Foreign Assistance Act and the U.S. Export Control Act by...U.S. hints at intervention in Syria, Russia rules out involvement
The U.S. government is contemplating significant intervention in the Syria conflict and has discussed employing Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems in Turkey and directly providing arms to opposition fighters.Officials told the New York Times that the U.S. might bring its military resources for either intimidation purposes or direct...Elected a president, got a dictator
CAIRO (IPS) — Brandishing flags and carrying banners denouncing “the new pharaoh”, thousands of protesters thronged to Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Tuesday to voice their opposition to President Mohamed Morsi’s attempt to expand his powers.By dusk, the iconic square had filled with demonstrators. But the protest marches from...Logic lacking in U.S. opposition to Palestinian statehood
Personally, I am perplexed as to why the U.S. opposed the UN General Assembly proposal to elevate the status of Palestine from observer to non-member state. I have read the proposed resolution carefully and find it solidly grounded in past positions which the U.S. has supported (some of which we sponsored). These are......
Salamey appointed as Chief Judge of Dearborn by Michigan Supreme Court
SalameyDEARBORN - 19th District Court Judge Sam Salamey, who recently was elected as the first Arab American judge in the city of Dearborn, has been appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court to serve as the Chief Judge in Dearborn's courthouse. The position of Chief Judge, previously held by Richard Wygonik, means Salamey will be...Pro-Palestine rally attacked by pro-Israelis in West Bloomfield
WEST BLOOMFIELD — On Nov. 17 a rally in support of Palestinians eventually led to police intervention here. According to Palestinian American Dr. Daad Bakir Katato, a Jewish man and his daughter confronted some of the protesters. The man stood in front of three female protesters and proceeded to rip signs out of their hands,...Local family hosts Gaza child seeking medical treatment
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On Wednesday, 12-year-old Muath Abudaher arrived at Detroit Metro Airport, where he was greeted by Dearborn Heights resident Yasmeen Hamed, who along with her husband and four children, will be hosting his three month stay in the country. Abudaher, who resides in Gaza with his 11 siblings and his father, is...Lebanese Americans celebrate Lebanon’s 69th Independence Day
Mr. Bilal Kabalan, the Consul General of Lebanon to Detroit.BIRMINGHAM - On Monday, November 19, Mr. Bilal Kabalan, the Consul General of Lebanon to Detroit, hosted an event to commemorate the Sixty-Ninth Anniversary of the Independence of Lebanon at the Community House here. Kabalan stressed the importance of staying united in......
NAAMA donates $10,000 to American Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy relief
BIRMINGHAM — The National Arab American Medical Association (NAAMA) and the NAAMA Foundation presented a check for $10,000 to the American Red Cross to support Hurricane Sandy disaster relief efforts. The check was presented to Southeast Michigan Regional Executive La Forice Nealy by NAAMA Executive Director Renée Ahee and a...Over 200 students, staff sick at Annapolis High School in Dearborn Heights
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Last Wednesday over 200 students and dozens of staff members started getting sick during the school day at Annapolis High School, located in District 7 of the city. After school, more students and staff members reported illnesses from home, which included vomiting and diarrhea and other flu-like......
Groups send letter to governor concerning immigrants’ rights
A number of groups and individuals have sent a letter to Michigan Governor Rick Snyder asking him to support immigrants and address Secretary of State Ruth Johnson’s new directive they believe would harm young immigrants. The letter was signed by the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services, American-Arab...Arab youth work to fight water crisis on international scale
DETROIT — The National Student Water Association (NSWA) at Wayne Statue University is helping create awareness, and providing innovative solutions to the world’s water crisis. NSWA President Abess Makki says the group was established by five young Arab American Fordson High School graduates. NSWA educates students......
