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Fathers’ depression affects kids’ depression, too
December 15th, 20170 Fathers who show signs of depression may be more likely to have kids who show signs of depression, especially in their teen years, according to a new study in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Previous research has shown an association between maternal depression and adolescent depression, but few studies have looked for links between...
Babies learn what words mean before they can use them
December 15th, 20170 Babies begin to learn words and what they mean well before they begin talking, and researchers are beginning to understand how they do it. "I think it's especially intriguing that we find evidence that for infants, even their early words aren't 'islands'; even with a very small vocabulary they seem to have a sense that some words and...
Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refugee Center opens third free legal clinic
December 15th, 20170 DETROIT — The Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refugee Center (SWIRC) will open its third free legal clinic next month, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Oakland County Bar Foundation, and an additional $25,000 from the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Program. SWIRC's first clinic opened up in June 2015 and has since became the...
Hearing to be held about the release of Iraqi nationals
December 15th, 20170 DETROIT — On December 20, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Goldsmith will entertain a motion asking for the immediate release of more than 100 Iraqi nationals. Code Legal Aid and ACLU asked for their immediate release. "These people have businesses, homes and families; they are great contributors to our community," said Nadine Yousif...
Dearborn Heights man pleads guilty to bribing officials for pot dispensary
December 15th, 20170 DETROIT — A Dearborn Heights man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to bribing public officials while trying to open a medical marijuana dispensary. Ali Baydoun, 52, could spend up to 16 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a bribery conspiracy charge. His sentencing is scheduled for April. Baydoun reached the plea deal four...
Hate crimes on the rise in Michigan
December 15th, 20170 DETROIT — Hates crimes reported to police in Michigan went up 29 percent last year, according to data released on November 13 by the FBI. The increase saw a spike from 309 reported crimes to 399. "Hate crimes are happening more often than actually reported," said Rashida Tlaib, a former state representative now working with the...
Egyptian singer jailed over video inciting debauchery
December 15th, 20170 CAIRO — An Egyptian court jailed a little-known singer for two years on Tuesday for inciting debauchery, judicial sources said, after she appeared in a music video in her underwear and suggestively eating a banana. Shyma's song, titled "I have issues", sparked controversy on social media in the conservative country. The singer,...
National Arab Orchestra to host first annual Christmas concert
December 15th, 20170 DETROIT — Come celebrate the Holiday season with the National Arab Orchestra (NAO) at its first annual "Holiday Collage" concert featuring the NAO Takht Ensemble along with members of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. The "Takht" is a chamber ensemble and was considered the primary one in the Arab world, prior to WWI. The takht...
Muslimish: The rise of secular voices in Islamic communities
December 15th, 20178 FARMINGTON HILLS — Even in the multicultural Queens, New York City, Noura Embabi greatly felt the ripple effects of anti-Muslim bigotry immediately after Sept. 11, as a 16-year-old high school student. She grew up in an Egyptian Muslim American family, but incidents like a car attempting to run over her family while walking the...
Muslim leaders call on world to recognize East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital
December 13th, 20170 ISTANBUL — Muslim leaders on Wednesday condemned President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and called on the world to respond by recognizing East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who hosted the summit of more than 50 Muslim countries in Istanbul, said the U.S....
Two Detroit police officers indicted on charges of robbery, extortion and others
December 13th, 20170 DETROIT -- The United States Attorney's Office were indicted Tuesday a Detroit Police lieutenant and an officer on charges of robbing drug dealers and stealing drugs and money obtained in searches, while four retired officers pleaded guilty in a bribery scandal involving chop shops and towing companies. Lieutenant David Hansberry,...
‘We are one’: Palestinian Christians and Muslims unite against Trump’s Jerusalem call
December 12th, 20170 JERUSALEM — Less than an hour after President Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Palestinians protested by turning off the lights on the Christmas tree outside Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, the traditional birthplace of Jesus. It was a timely reminder that while headlines focused on Islamist calls for...
Feds charge Times Square bomb suspect, Bangladesh questions wife
December 12th, 20170 NEW YORK — Prosecutors on Tuesday brought federal charges against a Bangladeshi man, accusing him of using a weapon of mass destruction in Monday’s bombing of a Manhattan commuter hub. Akayed Ullah, 27, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court with providing material support to a foreign terrorist...
Trump senior National Security Adviser Dina Powell to resign early next year
December 11th, 20170 WASHINGTON —President Trump’s Deputy National Security Adviser for strategy, Dina Powell, plans to resign early next year but will continue to have a role in Middle East diplomacy, the White House said on Friday. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Powell, a key player in U.S. diplomatic efforts in the Middle East, had...In Pictures: The Muslim and Arab world respond to Trump’s reckless decision on Jerusalem
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World rejects Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
December 8th, 20170 On Wednesday, Arabs and Muslims across the Middle East condemned the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital as an incendiary move in a volatile region and Palestinians said Washington was abandoning its leading role as a peace mediator. The European Union and United Nations also voiced alarm at President Trump's decision to...
Bill letting people bring concealed guns across state lines passes House
December 8th, 20170 WASHINGTON — People would be able to bring legal, concealed guns into any U.S. state under legislation the House of Representatives approved on Wednesday that would also bolster the national background check system and require a study of the "bump stocks" used in October's Las Vegas mass shooting. The country's long-standing fight...
Florida man sentenced to 15 years in prison for vandalizing mosque
December 8th, 20172 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A man who vandalized a Florida mosque in January 2016 and left a raw slab of bacon on its doorstep was sentenced to 15 years in prison on a hate crime conviction, a state attorney's spokesman said on Wednesday. Michael Wolfe, 37, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to criminal mischief to a place of worship in a case...
Study: Americans’ favorable opinions toward Arabs and Muslims improving
December 8th, 20170 WASHINGTON — A growing number of Americans hold favorable opinions of Arabs and Muslims, a new survey by the Arab American Institute (AAI) shows. The survey released Tuesday found attitudes toward Arabs, Muslims, Arab Americans and Muslim Americans have risen to the highest levels in a decade. Conducted two months after the White......
Why is Trump undoing decades of U.S. policy on Jerusalem?
December 8th, 20170 By Shibley Telhami It is almost impossible to see the logic of the Trump administration's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and possibly moving the U.S. embassy to Israel there—before it even unveils what's certain to be a controversial plan for Middle East peace, which will be tough enough to sell. The White House is...
Trump’s Jerusalem decision is reckless and dangerous
December 8th, 20170 President Trump's decision this week to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital was reckless, misguided and dangerous. He has legitimized the illegal occupation of East Jerusalem. Let us not forget that the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, along with the occupation and annexation of East Jerusalem, have been condemned by numerous......
It’s time for Detroit to stand up to racial and religious bias in public services
December 8th, 20170 By Amy V. Doukoure The city of Detroit has had a sordid history with race relations, and it is true that many of the issues present in the 1960's remain relevant in the city today. People living in the communities of Detroit, many of them minorities, immigrants and Muslims, feel as though they are forgotten while the Downtown areas...
Longtime 7 Action News anchor set to retire
December 8th, 20170 SOUTHFIELD — Stephen Clark, a multi-platform journalist, announced that he'll be retiring at the end of February. Clark worked in broadcast journalism for more than 40 years, covering events such as the Los Angeles riots, the California wildfires and 9/11. "Stephen has been a valued member of the 7 Action News team and has made a......
