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Four Arab states support U.S. ‘deal of the century’ in the Middle East
July 1st, 20180 AMMAN/WASHINGTON — Four Arab states have backed the U.S. plan for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, regardless of the position of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, an Israeli newspaper reports. The Israel Hayom daily interviewed officials from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan who...
Officials’ reactions to U.S. Supreme Court decision on Muslim Travel Ban
July 1st, 20180 Japanese American protesters: What happened to us should never happen again WASHINGTON/DEARBORN — Outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, many protesters held signs that read "No Muslim Ban" and "We Will Not Be Banned" as they protested the court's decision to uphold President Trump's travel ban. However, in the process —...
Rotary Club of Dearborn steps up to a tree planting challenge
July 1st, 20181 DEARBORN — In the past year, Dearborn Rotary President Bob Gleichauf spearheaded the planting of 66 trees and more than 200 shrubs and bushes in the city. With support from the Dearborn Rotary Foundation, the tree planting program is in response to a call-to-action by Rotary International President Ian Risely, who challenged each...
Clerk charged with Detroit gas station shooting waives preliminary hearing
July 1st, 20181 DETROIT — A clerk charged with fatal shooting of a customer at a gas station on Detroit's west side waived a preliminary hearing on Thursday. Rami Ali Jaber, 26, of Dearborn Heights, is charged with first-degree murder and felony firearms violations. The shooting happened May 13 at about 4 p.m. at the Citgo gas station in the...
Arab American National Museum Hosts Michigan author’s book signing
June 30th, 20180 DEARBORN – The Arab American National Museum will hold a book signing and story time event to celebrate the release of Michigan author Shayma Mustafa’s book, “Excuse me Ma'am, Excuse Me Sir: I'm Amina, an All-American Girl”, on July 1. Mustafa is a teacher, mother of five children and a self-declared bibliophile. She said the...
Arab American police officer promoted in Youngstown, OH
June 30th, 20180 YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The Youngstown Police Department made history Thursday with the first promotion of an Arab American and Muslim police officer. Mohammad Awad, who is entering his seventh year with the department, is going from police officer to detective sergeant. The department swore him in to his new duties Thursday morning...
Dearborn Police briefs media on major crimes
June 30th, 20180 DEARBORN — On June 25, the Dearborn Police Department provided updates on several major crimes that occurred in the city, during a press conference at the Dearborn Administrative Center. On June 20, three suspects allegedly committed an armed robbery and carjacking of a 32-year-old-male victim. Kimani Waiters, 22, is alleged to have...
Yemeni Americans grapple with travel ban fallout as protests erupt in large cities
June 30th, 20181 NEW YORK — Yemeni Americans are most affected by President Trump's Muslim travel ban among the Arab and Muslim Americans. Yemen is one of the countries listed on the third version of the travel ban, which was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. The ban blocks citizens of Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria and Yemen, and...
Did Israel inspire Trump’s family separation policy?
June 30th, 20182 This past May, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the government's “zero tolerance” policy at U.S. border crossings. It was a matter of weeks before the new policy began yielding tragic outcomes. Those attempting to unlawfully cross into the U.S. were subject to federal criminal prosecution, while their children were taken...
Drifting backward, repeating America’s shameful history
June 29th, 20180 Tuesday, June 26, 2018 will be remembered as a shameful day in the history of the United States of America. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Trump's executive order banning citizens of Muslim-majority nations from entering the country. The decision fulfilled a campaign promise by then-candidate Donald Trump. No one can spin...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s upset victory shakes Democratic Party establishment
June 29th, 20180 NEW YORK — A 28-year-old former Bernie Sanders organizer, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who defeated U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-New York) in a stunning primary upset Tuesday, made the issues of immigration and diversity a central part of her insurgent campaign. Ocasio-Cortez defeated Crowley 57 percent-42 percent after campaigning on...
Dingell reacts to Supreme Court upholding Trump’s Muslim Ban
June 26th, 20180 WASHINGTON – U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court upholding the Trump Administration’s Muslim Ban: “Today is a sad and disappointing day. From our earliest founding, the United States has been a land of opportunity for individuals seeking religious freedom....
WXYZ-TV receives Emmy awards for excellence
June 26th, 20180 DETROIT — WXYZ-TV received top awards from the Michigan chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) at the 40th Michigan Emmy Awards event, Saturday, June 16, at Motor City Casino in Detroit. Among a total of nine Emmy awards, the station received both the award for “Overall Excellence” and the...
Yemeni prisoners claim UAE officers sexually torture them
June 26th, 20180 Hundreds of Yemeni prisoners have been sexually abused at a jail in southern Yemen believed to be run by the United Arab Emirates, according to several witnesses. Fifteen officers who arrived at Beir Ahmed prison in Aden hid their faces behind their headdresses, but their accents were clearly identifiable as from the UAE, Associated...
Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban targeting Muslim-majority nations
June 26th, 20181 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency, upholding his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries and rejecting the argument that it represented unconstitutional religious discrimination. The 5-4 ruling, with the court’s five conservatives in......
Trump tries to defuse immigrant crisis, but policy hit by confusion
June 25th, 20180 WASHINGTON/MCALLEN, Texas —On Thursday, President Trump ordered federal agencies to begin reuniting immigrant families recently separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, but his efforts to roll back a policy that drew global condemnation were beset by confusion. Despite Trump’s order, it remained unclear how and when more than 2,300...
Gov. Snyder dedicates June 25 as Men’s Mental Health Awareness Day in Michigan
June 25th, 20180 LANSING – Gov. Snyder has declared June 25 as Men’s Mental Health Awareness Day in Michigan. In partnership with the Healthy Men Michigan campaign, the governor aims to raise awareness and opportunities to improve the quality of life for men or their loved ones struggling with problems related to mental health and mental...
This time, Nikki Haley spits on the entire world
June 25th, 20180 The Trump administration withdrew from the U.N. Human Rights Council on Wednesday, condemning the “hypocrisy” of its 47 member states and its alleged "unrelenting bias" against Israel. Trump’s ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley, traveled to Washington to make the announcement alongside Trump’s top diplomat and former chief...
Erdogan wins sweeping new powers after Turkish election victory
June 25th, 20180 ANKARA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan won sweeping new executive powers on Monday after his victory in elections that also saw his Islamist-rooted AK Party and its nationalist allies secure a majority in parliament. Erdogan’s main rival, Muharrem Ince of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), conceded defeat but branded the......
Dearborn court’s amnesty period for unpaid tickets runs through July 3
June 25th, 20180 DEARBORN — Dearborn's 19th District Court has announced an amnesty program for unpaid civil infraction tickets. Individuals have until July 3 to settle their old debts with the court and for the court to clear up a backlog of files without additional collection costs. Amnesty applies only to those who present themselves at 19th...
UAE collaboration with Israel goes back to 1990s, recently focuses on Iran
June 25th, 20181 Collaboration between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and United Arab Emirates officials started secretly in a Cyprus meeting to discuss the Iran nuclear agreement right before Donald Trump took office as U.S. president, according to a report in The New Yorker. The Obama administration was not aware of the meeting. U.S.......
Lawsuit claims landlord denied man a property lease because he’s Muslim
June 24th, 20181 DENVER — When Craig Caldwell wanted to sublet a space to a Muslim restaurant owner, his landlord turned the deal down. He was so shocked at the reason she gave that he used his cell phone to record two conversations with her. His landlord said find an "American person", according to the recordings. The recordings, which are part...
Federal judge orders ICE to stop coercing Iraqi detainees to sign deportation papers
June 24th, 20180 DETROIT – On Monday, a federal judge ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to stop coercing Iraqi detainees into signing a document giving up their right to be in the U.S. and agreeing to be deported. The government is trying to send back the mostly Christian detainees, but the ACLU said their return to Iraqi......
