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Son charged with murder of Dearborn schools official Cipriano
FARMINGTON HILLS — The Dearborn Public Schools district continues to mourn the loss of Business Services Director Robert Cipriano, who was killed in the early morning hours of Monday after a break-in at his home. Robert Cipriano (L) and Tucker Cipriano. Tucker and another man, Mitchell Young, have been charged with murder...Jones, BAMN mirror images of each other
On April 7, Terry Jones, the Qur'an-burning pastor from Florida, stood in front of the Islamic Center of America to condemn Islamic religious law (shari'a) and the alleged Muslim effort to sabotage the Constitution. He renounced the Christian churches for criticizing him. As a professor who teaches about Religion and Politics, I was...U.S. condemns soldiers’ actions in Afghanistan
Probe ordered into behavior depicted by images showing troops posing with mangled bodies of suspected suicide bombersGraphic photos published in an American newspaper show U.S. soldiers posing with the mangled bodies of suspected Afghan suicide bombers. A soldier from the Army’s 82nd Airborne with a dead insurgent’s hand on his...One year later: Workers march for lost wages, fair work conditions
LIVONIA — More than 200 supporters marched and rallied in front of the Mastronardi Produce plant here on Sunday demanding that the company negotiate fairly with workers over unpaid wages and unsafe working conditions. Workers during the protest. PHOTO: AIRThe march took place on the one-year anniversary of a class action lawsuit...Syria and UN agree to monitoring deal
BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS —Syria and the United Nations signed an agreement on Thursday on the terms of a ceasefire monitoring mission, a witness at the Foreign Ministry in Damascus said. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) and French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe (2ndL) attend a meeting "Friends of Syria" in Paris April 19, 2012....
100th ANNIVERSARY: The Titanic’s untold Arab stories
April 20th, 20120 We have all grown familiar with the story of the Titanic, the passenger liner that sank in the Northern Atlantic in 1912 after hitting an iceberg. This week as the tragedy marked its 100th Anniversary, the stories and accounts from that horrific day that resulted in the deaths of over 1,500 people have resurfaced. What many might not...
Obama campaigns in Dearborn, visits city for first time
April 20th, 20120 Obama touts “over-delivering” on his promise of change in DearbornDEARBORN — "In just three years, because of what you did in 2008, we've began to see what change looks like," President Barack Obama said speaking at the Henry Ford Museum here Wednesday. U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a democratic party fundraiser at the...
It’s official: There is a Muslim exemption to the First Amendment
April 20th, 20120 David Stone and members of his Hutaree anti-government militia amassed a huge arsenal of weapons, including the ingredients for explosives, and allegedly plotted to kill a police officer and bomb his funeral. A federal judge in Michigan said they were just venting and exercising their First Amendment rights.Tarek Mehanna, a 29-year-old...Egypt’s barred Islamist candidate takes aim at military rulers
The powerful Muslim Brotherhood's Khairat al-Shater, barred from Egypt's first post-Arab Spring presidential election, accused the country's military rulers on Wednesday of seeking to stay in power and promised an anti-government protest.He spoke after the electoral commission confirmed that 10 candidates had been barred from standing,...POLITICAL SCAPEGOATING IN FRANCE
When immigrants become the footballPARIS — Candidates in the French presidential election are coming to use the word ‘immigrant’ like a ball to be kicked around from one side to another, analysts say. “Boot all the immigrants out, and everything will be fine. That’s the seductive and deceptive message from some...
Remapped 14th Congressional District: Michigan’s hottest primary race
April 20th, 20120 Democrats square off for a seat in Michigan's remapped 14th Congressional District The four Democrats competing in the primary election for the 14th district include Congressman Hansen Clarke of Michigan's 13th congressional district, Congressman Gary Peters of Michigan's 9th congressional district, Southfield Mayor Brenda...Prison issues addressed at interfaith meeting in Dearborn Heights
The interfaith meeting held at the Islamic House of Wisdom was headed by Imam Mohamed Ali Elahi.DEARBORN HEIGHTS— On Tuesday an interfaith meeting was held at the Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights that included Imams of both Shi’a and Sunni congregations along with representatives from churches around the southeast...Former Dearborn resident claims discrimination from prison cell
Ibrahim Swedan was probably not aware that his conviction of 25 years in prison for selling and possessing drugs was going to be the beginning of his problems. Nine years after being sentenced, Swedan has reached out to The Arab American News as well as both civil rights and religious groups by writing letters from prison that claim he...Henry Ford hospital wins national quality award
DETROIT — The city's Henry Ford Health System will receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, one of just four organizations in the country. Henry Ford Hospital and four others are operated in the system along with many others in southeast Michigan. The honor is given by the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, a...ACLU Lawsuit charges illegal ICE detainment, assault of U.S. citizen
GRAND RAPIDS — The ACLU of Michigan and the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center filed a federal lawsuit Thursday on behalf of a U.S. citizen and his mother, a legal permanent resident, who were allegedly illegally handcuffed and assaulted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents last year even though they produced......
Local attorney appointed as president for Miss Lebanon Emigrants pageant
Kayrouz: “I am extremely excited to be involved with the Lebanese Ministry of Tourism and the ongoing efforts of growing the pageant.”SOUTHFIELD — Attorney Joumana Kayrouz, President and owner of the Law Offices of Joumana Kayrouz, P.L.L.C., has been appointed President of the Board of Directors for the Miss Lebanon Emigrants –...
Charity donation box thievery frustrates local business owners
April 19th, 20120 A captured image from security cameras of the charity box thief at Al-Basha Subs in Dearborn Heights. He appears to hide the box under a towel or shirt. Photo courtesy of Al-Basha SubsDEARBORN - According to Hassan Sobh, the president of Al-Mabarrat charity, for months now thieves have been going around businesses in Dearborn and...‘A Year in Tahrir:’ Arab Spring and American politics discussed at WSU
DETROIT – A full-day conference awaited local activists, students, community leaders and other attendees at this past weekend's 'A Year in Tahrir: The Future of Arab Spring and Its Implications in the United States' at Wayne State University. The monumental mass movement in the Arab World was discussed in a wide variety of conferences...
Political prodigy: Fordson grad elected UM-Ann Arbor student government VP
April 19th, 20120 ANN ARBOR – After what's being called one of the most competitive races in the school's Central Student Government's history, 19-year-old Omar Hashwi has emerged as Vice President of the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. HashwiHashwi ran as an independent along with President-elect Manish Parikh, together beating out candidates......
Julian Assange talk show’s surprise first guest: Hassan Nasrallah
April 19th, 20120 BEIRUT — Hizbullah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah this week appeared on the first broadcast of The World Tomorrow, a talk show hosted by Wikileaks founder and editor Julian Assange on the Kremlin-backed television station Russia Today (RT), the Associated Press wrote. The station described Assange's show as “one of the most...
‘FLYTILLA’ hits Israel
April 19th, 20120 Unwelcome in Israel, activists still make a pointJERUSALEM — That “Welcome to Palestine” isn’t ‘Welcomed to Israel’ couldn’t be clearer. Wishing to land in Israel and to protest the 45-year occupation of Palestine in Bethlehem, most ‘Fly-tilla’ activists were treated by Israel’s authorities as a “strategic......
New TV ad for Detroit 20/20 initiative set to run (with video)
April 13th, 20120 DETROIT – A landmark new project spotlighting the powerful voices and stories of Metro Detroit's many diverse cultures, Detroit 20/20, will release its new TV advertising campaign soon.The TV spot for the campaign, which will include stories presented through local ethnic publications including The Arab American News, Michigan...Nuclear talks aim to ease fears of Iran war
ISTANBUL — Major powers will hold their first talks with Iran this week in more than a year, hoping Tehran will give enough ground on its nuclear program to extend negotiations and avert the threat of a Middle East war.Israel has hinted at military action against Iran, arguing time is running out to stop it developing atomic arms;......