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State civil rights office urges school district to conduct cultural training in wake of assault
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights issued a statement this week calling on the Ann Arbor school district to step up its conflict resolution and cultural competency programs following an assault lsst week in which a Muslim student was allegedly called racial and ethnic slurs. The statement from Kelvin Scott, the director of the...Dearborn, Dearborn Heights mayors hold separate Ramadan dinners
DEARBORN — In an event that coincided with an official iftar gathering at the State Department in Washington hosted by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Mayor Jack O'Reilly hosted his own dinner celebrating Ramadan at Byblos Banquet Hall Tuesday. Dearborn Mayor Jack O'Reilly addresses a crowd after iftar Tuesday at Byblos...
U.N. team on war crimes condemns Israel, Hamas
September 19th, 20090 UNITED NATIONS (IPS) — A four-member United Nations fact-finding mission, which has just concluded an investigation into last year's brutal conflict in Gaza, makes a strong case for war crimes charges against Israel for its unrelenting 22-day military attacks on Palestinians, largely civilians, including women and children. A...
Turning 25
September 12th, 20090 The Arab American News was founded 25 years ago, as of this past week. The newspaper's purpose was two-fold. We wanted to provide a source for objective, comprehensive news and subjective views on a region of the world not covered by mainstream media. We also wanted to help shape the identity of a vibrant, evolving Arab American...
Ann Arbor student viciously attacked
September 12th, 20090 Council on American Islamic Relations-Michigan Executive Director Dawud Walid speaks to reporters in Ann Arbor about the alleged assault. PHOTO: Nick Meyer/TAAN ANN ARBOR — A16-year-old Arab American girl was returning from her first day of high school when she was attacked by multiple assailants Tuesday, according to...New settlements plan heightens tensions
WASHINGTON (IPS) — The White House reprimanded the Israeli government Friday over reports that Israel plans to build hundreds of new housing units in West Bank settlements, the latest in a series of showdowns between Washington and Jerusalem over settlement construction. Eight-year-old Achinoam Ziegel stands in front of her...
Reflecting on 25 years of The Arab American News
September 12th, 20090 Local and national media figures comment on The Arab American News' silver anniversary: "Knowing the difficulties faced by all newspapers, especially what in my industry is called the ethnic media, it is with great appreciation that we have viewed the considerable success of The Arab American News. I do not know if readers quite...Stormy times as U.S. withdraws from Iraq
WASHINGTON (IPS) — Political violence in Iraq killed 456 Iraqis in August, the highest monthly death toll since July 2008. And with the U.S. showing no sign it plans to reverse the troop withdrawal that is now well underway, numerous struggles for power are shaping up inside Iraq. A resident watches Iraqi police secure the...WCC issues call to freeze, dismantle settlements
In a public "Statement on Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory," passed in Geneva, Switzerland, at the end of its 26 August – 2 September meeting, the World Council of Churches' central committee called upon the government of Israel to "urgently implement an open-ended freeze in good-faith on all settlement...9/11: We will never forget
Eight years have passed since that fateful day in 2001 when foreign terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in New York, causing the deaths of almost 3000 innocent Americans. Daily we remember that horrific event. Daily we pray for all those families touched so tragically by those reprehensible attacks. Daily we search for ever more...Why not sanctions on Israel?
In Israel, a country stolen from the Palestinians, fanatics control the government. One of the fanatics is the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Last week Netanyahu called for "crippling sanctions" against Iran. The kind of blockade that Netanyahu wants qualifies as an act of war. Israel has long threatened to attack Iran on its...
Pakistani Taliban attack Shi’a children
September 11th, 20090 Taliban militants killed four schoolchildren in a remote town in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt on Tuesday. Local officials say the attack has sectarian dimensions as militants – who hail from the majority Sunni sect – targeted students of the minority Shi'a sect. Previously, the Taliban have singled out minority sects as part...Former principal of Arabic language school loses case against NYC
WASHINGTON — An Arab American slated to serve as the principal of the first Arabic-language public school in New York was pressured to resign in 2007 over comments she made to the media. This month, a judge dismissed Deborah Almontaser's case against the city, saying her free speech and due process rights were not...WITH VIDEO: First recall efforts against state Rep. Rashida Tlaib dismissed by commission
DETROIT — The Wayne County Election Commission voted unanimously Thursday to reject the language of three recall petitions filed against state Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who represents southwest Detroit. A crowd of supporters of state Rep. Rashida Tlaib cram into a small hearing room Thursday at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center...
CIA director, community leaders to meet
September 11th, 20090 DEARBORN — Leon Panetta, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, is scheduled to meet with local Arab and Muslim community leaders during a Sept. 16 visit to Dearborn. Leon Panetta, director of the CIA The CIA has implemented a sweeping outreach and recruitment campaign in Arab American communities over the last......
Prevention best deterrant to property crime wave
DEARBORN —Thieves are known for their unpredictable behavior, but what happened roughly three weeks ago on a beautiful Dearborn afternoon in mid-August was about as surprising as it gets. A woman in her mid-50s had begun walking home from a produce market with two bags of groceries near Wyoming and Warren in Dearborn when a van...Feeding the hungry during Ramadan
DETROIT — Several area mosques, with the help of the Muslim Center in Detroit and charitable group Islamic Relief, will serve and distribute hot meals, food boxes and clothing on Sept. 12 in observance of Ramadan. Free health screenings will also be provided, according to a release from the Council on American-Islamic Relations —...Judge rules in favor of airline
DETROIT — A U.S. District Judge on Sept. 3 ruled in favor of American Airlines in a lawsuit filed by five local Arab American men who claimed their ethnicity caused a flight from San Diego to Chicago to be canceled in 2007. Taher Alwatan, one of five local Arab Americans whose presence on an airplane caused a flight to be...Dearborn-based charity to host annual iftar fundraiser
DEARBORN — Thanks to the generosity of many humble, benevolent community members, thousands of orphans of war-torn Lebanon have been assured adequate housing and educational services, facilitating an opportunity to reach their full human potential. The cause is one many in the Dearborn area are intensely passionate about. Al Mabarrat......
Filmmakers, activists protest Toronto film fest over Tel Aviv spotlight
September 11th, 20090 The 2009 Toronto International Film Festival is facing a barrage of protests over a series of movies scheduled to be screened to spotlight the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, in the festival's inaugural City to City program. Canadian filmmaker John Greyson Canadian filmmaker John Greyson withdrew his documentary short film on the first...
Lebanon’s PM-designate Hariri quits
September 11th, 20090 BEIRUT — Saad Hariri, Lebanon's prime minister-designate, is stepping down just 10 weeks after being asked to form a unity government. Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman (L) meets with prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri at Beiteddine palace in Beiteddine village, Mount Lebanon September 10, 2009. Hariri said on Thursday......
Chiropractor urges holistic approach to health
DEARBORN — Adding to what is becoming an impressive medical district in Dearborn, the new Genex Physical Therapy office just north of Michigan Avenue on Schaefer Road will open on Monday, September 14. Doctors Kallil Kazan (left) and Naim Khanafer are both seasoned chiropractors who look forward to serving Dearborn residents...A distinctly Tunisian women’s day: New York celebration explores Arab World feminism
NEW YORK — Serving up a women's rights movement retrospective with a dollop of harissa, a New York celebration of feminism last month had a distinctly Tunisian kick. Director of the NYC Tunisian Cultural and Information Center Naima Remadi speaks during a celebration of Tunisian Women's Day in New York on Aug. 20. The NYC......
