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To achieve Mideast peace, Obama must make a bold Mideast trip
More than three decades ago, Israeli statesman Moshe Dayan, speaking about an Egyptian town that controlled Israel's only outlet to the Red Sea, declared that he would rather have Sharm el-Sheikh without peace than peace without Sharm el-Sheikh. Had his views prevailed, Israel and Egypt would still be in a state of war. Today, Prime...Koubeissi School garners gold medals in Taekwondo
The gold medals continue to pour in for the Koubeissi Taekwondo School, as the popular Dearborn establishment recently brought home a grand total of 20 of them at the Michigan State Martial Arts Commissioner's Championship State Qualifiers on March 20 at Garden City High School. Ali Kousbeissi is one of the most successful taekwondo...ASUC Senate tables vote on vetoed divestment bill
Following a nearly nine-hour discussion that began at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday evening and lasted into Thursday morning, Associated Students University of California (ASUC) senators at Berkeley have yet to reach a decision on whether to uphold or override President Will Smelko's March 24 veto of a controversial bill urging the student...EEOC complaint filed against Michigan McDonald’s over hijab
SOUTHFIELD — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) this week filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint against a McDonald's restaurant in that state on behalf of a Muslim who alleges denial of employment based on her ethnicity and religion.The Muslim job applicant reported...Metro Detroit Youth Day looks to break attendance record
DETROIT — Last year, an event record 35,000 kids took part in the annual Metro Detroit Youth Day, but this year, the Michigan Food & Beverage Association and its president, Arab American Ed Deeb, are aiming even higher in this time of great need. Metro Detroit Youth Day Co-Founder Ed Deeb (right) and Director of Community Affairs...ACC helps girls develop self esteem
LATHRUP VILLAGE — The City of Detroit Substance Abuse and Prevention Program at the Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC) has been working closely with the counselors, principals and social workers at Riverside Academy West ( Dearborn) and K.B. White Elementary (Detroit) to identify the needs of its female students and develop...Michigan Sporting to kick off soccerseason May 2
The Michigan Sporting Athletic Club Eagles held a 2010 season kick-off dinner at Habib's Cuisine in Dearborn on Sunday, April 11 amid preparations for what could be a special season for the second-year soccer club. Members of the Mchigan Sporting AC soccer club pose for a team picture. The team held its kick-off dinner at Habib's...Time to stand up for Detroit, ourselves
Detroit Police Chief Warren Evans should be commended for the time and attention he has given to our community in the wake of recent crimes which claimed the lives of three Arab American business owners in Detroit.Evans met privately with community leaders this week and then addressed concerns at an open forum. We look forward to...U.S. and Russia sign nuclear pact
President Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev, his Russian counterpart, have signed a landmark nuclear disarmament treaty in Prague, Czech Republic. U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) at Prague Castle in Prague April 8,...
Community leaders meet police chief, pledge reward money for arrest and conviction
April 12th, 20100 A wave of killings on Detroit's west side that included at least three Arab American victims in the past two weeks prompted a series of meetings between local Arab American, African American, and Muslim leaders in Dearborn for dialogue on how to help prevent future incidents and to assist police in bringing the killers to justice. The...Pool closings spark citizen outrage
DEARBORN — A plan to close six small outdoor pools in the city of Dearborn has been met with opposition from a group of local citizens who say they're concerned about dwindling low-cost recreation activities for families in the city.On Monday, April 12 at 5:30 pm at a meeting with City Council and Mayor Jack O'Reilly at Dearborn's...
Michigan Radio to explore life of “Muslims in Michigan”
April 12th, 20100 ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan Radio is partnering with the University of Michigan Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies to launch a new project examining the religious, ethnic, and social lives of the state's diverse Muslim population. This "Muslims in Michigan" initiative will consist of a five-part radio series, film...APCO Oil Company holds informational meeting for jobbers
DEARBORN — APCO Oil Company, Inc. held a customer jobber meeting on March 31 at The Fairlane Club in Dearborn. In attendance were representatives from the Marathon Oil Company who presented to APCO's dealers several programs regarding image and co-brands.APCO Oil Company, Inc. has been a successful Jobber Branding Marathon to gas...
Smoking ban will hit hookah cafés hard
April 12th, 20100 DEARBORN — With the May 1 implementation date for Michigan's state-wide indoor smoking ban looming, many local business owners will be forced to make what could be one of the most important decisions of their lives.For the many dozens of mostly Arab-owned cafes and restaurants that include hookah smoking, from Dearborn all the way to...Hate group using Qur’an as toilet paper
WASHINGTON — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) this week called on American Muslims and other people of conscience to urge Republican leaders to insist that Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) withdraw her support for an anti-Islam hate group after one of its Florida representatives was exposed bragging in a YouTube video that......
Racism, hate activity linked to mental health problems in victims
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — For the first time, researchers have connected mental health issues in Arab Americans and American Muslims with reported bias and discrimination following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The researchers say their study is the first representative, population-based investigation of the health and psychological impacts...New strategy removes terrorism lens on Muslims
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's advisers plan to remove terms such as "Islamic radicalism" from a document outlining national security strategy and will use the new version to emphasize that the U.S. does not view Muslim nations through the lens of terrorism, counterterrorism officials say.The change would be a significant...Obama said to mull Israel-Palestinian peace plan
WASHINGTON (IPS) — Amid still-unresolved tensions over Jewish settlement expansion in East Jerusalem, two major publications reported Wednesday that President Barack Obama is seriously considering proposing later this year a U.S. peace plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Both the Washington Post and The New York Times...Leaked video of shooting spurs calls for new probe
WASHINGTON (IPS) — Journalist advocacy groups called for the reopening of an investigation into the 2007 killing of a Reuters photographer and his driver after the WikiLeaks website released classified video footage on Monday of a 2007 helicopter attack in Baghdad which killed 12 people. Undated file photo of Reuters driver Saeed......
Rights group alleges war crimes
WASHINGTON (IPS) — The Yemeni government and Houthi rebels should investigate allegations that war crimes took place during recent hostilities between the two groups in the northern region of the country, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Wednesday."It is time to end the impunity surrounding the cycle of civilian...The limits of ‘state secrets’
Four and half years after the Bush administration was caught eavesdropping on Americans without court approval, a federal judge in San Francisco has ratified a conclusion many Americans reached long ago: that the administration exceeded its legal authority in the war on terror. But U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker's ruling does more......
Accountability needed at DHS
The Department of Homeland Security must make drastic changes in its policy and personnel. There is a crisis of leadership at the Department. The right hand doesn't know what the left is doing. How else to explain an enforcement policy memo that directly contradicts the President, the rescue of Haitian evacuees only to jail them once...Peace for Israelis and Palestinians? Not without America’s tough love.
More than 20 years ago, many Americans decided they could no longer watch as racial segregation divided South Africa. Compelled by an injustice thousands of miles away, they demanded that their communities, their colleges, their municipalities, and their government take a stand.As Martin Luther King Jr. said, "Injustice anywhere is a......