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Did Romney ‘win’ the debate?
In the presidential debate that I watched on Wednesday night, Republican challenger Mitt Romney was shiftier than Dick Nixon in 1960 and less coherent than George W. Bush in 2000, but the TV pundits, including on MSNBC, overwhelmingly declared him the winner.When I tried to follow Romney’s logic, I couldn’t. Somehow the federal...Increasing the relevance of minority voters, from an ethnic media perspective
In May 2012, minority newborns began to outnumber their white counterparts in the US. But even with an African American president and huge growth of minority populations, why is it we as minorities are still far from exercising the full potential of our political power as voters? Aside from mobilizing more voter registrations and...Turkish parliament authorizes military operations against Syria
ACKAKALE, TURKEY - Turkish artillery hit targets inside Syria on Wednesday after a mortar bomb fired from Syrian territory killed five Turkish civilians, while NATO called for an immediate end to Syria's "aggressive acts."In the most serious cross-border escalation of the 18-month uprising in Syria, Turkey hit back at what it called "the...
Michigan Court of Appeals dismisses case against West Bloomfield Muslim Center
October 5th, 20120 WEST BLOOMFIELD — The Michigan Court of Appeals recently dismissed a lawsuit filed by two residents asking for the court to repeal the sale of Eagle Elementary School to the Islamic Cultural Association (ICA). The lawsuit was initially dismissed by a circuit court. The Michigan Court of Appeals stated that residents and plaintiffs...
Court upholds NDAA; stay extended on indefinite detention injunction
October 5th, 20120 WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court has extended a stay on the injunction blocking the notorious indefinite detention provision in the 2012 defense bill that lets the U.S. government jail any American without end over even suspected terrorist ties.This comes as attorneys for the White House fight to lift the order imposed by a federal...
And the winner is: Romney
October 5th, 20120 WASHINGTON, DC. — Mitt Romney won big the debate. President Obama got digs in on the former governor over the lack of detail of his proposals, but Romney clearly came out to play hard. The other big winner was the American people. This was a real debate with real differences, real clarity. Too bad voters have had to be assaulted by...
Radical Israeli settlers vandalize Christian monastery
October 5th, 20120 JERUSALEM - Radical Jewish settlers vandalized a Christian church just outside of the city, spray-painting “Jesus is a bastard” and “price tag” on its outer door. Such attacks have been on the rise despite police promises to curb hate crimes in the Holy Land.The blue graffiti denigrating the central figure to the Christian...
U.S.: Living with hate in a free market of ideas
October 5th, 20120 NEW YORK — U.S. President Barack Obama’s unequivocal defence of First Amendment protections of blasphemy and hateful speech during last week’s address to the 67th United Nations General Assembly defied calls from Muslim protesters and some foreign government leaders to ban a controversial YouTube video and support stronger...USAID reps discuss humanitarian efforts in Syria, Yemen during Dearborn visit
DEARBORN —Members from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) paid a visit to the city of Dearborn last week, where they held a private meeting with local leaders at the Arab American National Museum located on Michigan Ave last Friday. Minutes before their meeting, we had a sit-down with several members from...Gag rule aimed at stifling Palestine speech fails to pass at UM-Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR – A resolution aimed at limiting speakers during a community concerns portion of Student Government meetings failed to pass this past Tuesday night after it did not achieve the two-thirds majority needed to amend the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor's Central Student Government's operating procedures.The resolution was...Conference warns violence against Christians worldwide on the rise
WARREN — The attacks surfacing against Christians worldwide particularly in parts of the Arab World are on the rise, according to concerns raised at the American Middle East Christians Congress conference Sep. 28 at the St. Sharbel Church here. Dr. Ramsy Dass, M.D., President of the American Middle East Christians...
Report: French secret serviceman killed Gaddafi on Sarkozy’s orders
October 5th, 20120 LONDON - A French secret serviceman acting on the express orders of Nicolas Sarkozy is suspected of murdering Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, it was sensationally claimed this week. He is said to have infiltrated a violent mob mutilating the captured Libyan dictator last year and shot him in the head.The motive, according to well-placed...
Homeland Security gathers “crap intelligence” and spies on Americans
October 5th, 20120 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has endangered the civil liberties of Americans and spent millions on collecting not counterterrorism intel but “a bunch of crap,” a Senate subcommittee investigation of DHS data fusion centers has found.The Senate’s bipartisan Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released...
Unified rally at Dearborn Civic Center attacts over 1,000
October 1st, 20120 DEARBORN-A message was heard loud and clear on Friday evening in Dearborn where a community rally standing up against violence and hate was held at the city's Civic Center located on Michigan Ave., where over 1,000 locals turned out to support the condemning of hate speech, while also defending the prophets of...100 years after its inception, AFPD still on guard, making retail business easier for members
The AFPD has evolved into one of the most powerful and influential forces in the Midwest food, beverage and petroleum industry As early as 1913 the AFPD, which at the time had only a handful of members who were butcher shop owners, and was called the Detroit Retail Meat Merchants Association, began lobbying on behalf of its members.......
UM – Ann Arbor student government proposes limitations on anti-Israeli speech
ANN ARBOR — The Central Student Government meeting at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor was filled with tension when the body proposed a resolution on Tuesday evening that would end several years of attendance and speeches towards individuals who continuously raise awareness about the occupation of Palestine by Israel. Activist...
Strained East-West relations dominate General Assembly opening
September 28th, 20120 UNITED NATIONS – Addressing the 67th General Assembly at the United Nations in New York Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama accused the Iranian government of propping up the dictatorship in Syria and supporting terrorist groups abroad. U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the 67th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N....
Warm welcome for Lebanese Minister Gebran Bassil in Dearborn
September 28th, 20120 Speech focuses on energy developments, election lawsDEARBORN - Thursday evening at Byblos Banquet Hall, a reception was held for Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water Gebran Bassil, who was welcomed to the country for the first time as an official with a slew of guests that included Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, Oakland County...
Arab American activist arrested for defacing anti-Muslim ad in NYC subway
September 28th, 20120 An Egyptian-American activist was arrested by the NYPD on Tuesday and charged with criminal mischief and graffiti for spray-painting an advertisement in a New York subway station that had been viewed as hateful to Muslims. Mona Eltahawy, 45, the Egyptian-born activist who was arrested for defacing an anti-Muslim subway ad that called the......
‘Innocence of Muslims’ producer jailed for probation violation
The filmmaker alleged to be behind the anti-Islam video that sparked anti-U.S. protests the world over has been arrested and jailed for violating the terms of his probation."The court has a lack of trust in the defendant" because of his "lengthy pattern of deception," which included making false statements to probation officials, Judge...
Bus agency loses ruling over ‘Boycott Israel’ ads rejection in Ann Arbor
September 28th, 20120 Federal Judge Mark Goldsmith has ruled against the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority in a lawsuit challenging the agency's rejection of an ad titled 'Boycott "Israel." Boycott Apartheid.' Calling the agency's policy of only accepting ads that are in "good taste" vague and unconstitutional. Goldsmith issued a ruling in favor of......
Brahimi: No immediate prospect for ending the Syrian crisis
September 25th, 20120 NEW YORK - UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said Monday that the Syrian civil war is worsening, and that he sees no immediate prospect for its end. "There is no prospect for today or tomorrow to move forward," Brahimi told reporters after briefing the UN Security Council on his recent talks with Syria's President...Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water to visit metro Detroit
DETROIT- The Minister of Energy and Water of Lebanon Mr. Gebran Bassil will arrive in Detroit on Thursday, September 27, 2012 on a two-day private visit. The Lebanese American organizations in Michigan will be hosting a dinner reception by invitation only, in his honor on Thursday night at Byblos Banquet Hall. He will also address......
