Jobless rate in Michigan rises again
LANSING — The Michigan unemployment rate raised four-tenths of a percentage point in July to 10.9 percent, with about 33,000 less Michiganders having jobs in the month of July compared with June according to state results. The rate has gone up slightly each of the past three months. But some trends have shown new hires in the...Prominent attorney who refused to betray Arab and Muslim clients speaks on civil liberties, life on terror watch list
The attorney-client privilege assuring confidentiality between the two parties is one of the most cherished rights of the American law system, but according to internationally recognized lawyer, author and professor Francis A. Boyle of the the University of Illinois-Champaign, government agents violated that privilege in a jarring summer...Preliminary murder examination in Zeidan case adjourned until Sept. 2
DEARBORN – On the morning of Friday, August 19, a preliminary examination was held in the case of the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Hassan Zeidan on a local parking lot basketball court outside of Riverside Academy in the city's 19th District Court. A picture of 23-year-old Hassan Zeidan, who was shot and killed last month, is...After failed negotiations, UN is the only option left
As Palestinians prepare to seek membership in the United Nations, critics are quick to label this a damaging unilateral strategy. But the Palestinian drive for admission to the UN is not damaging or unilateral or even a strategy. Understanding the genesis of the impending diplomatic battle set for September clarifies why Palestinians are...
Somalia famine worst humanitarian crisis on the planet … Locals ramping up relief efforts
August 21st, 20110 For victims of the drought in Somalia, every day is merely a battle for survival. After walking days seeking refuge from the famine with her two children, a mother collapsed and died, leaving them behind to complete the journey to salvation alone. "The little girl who was eleven had to carry the baby…until she made it to the border,"...
Chic boutique offers affordable luxury and royal service
August 20th, 20110 A trendy, hip boutique is making luxury affordable with its reasonable prices. At Royal Dutchess in West Bloomfield, dresses, blazers, tops and other high fashion garments can be found marked at $30 to $80. The deals set it apart from most swanky stores. Co-owner Leslie Binno said in today’s economy people want to look good without...
Advocates, players debate: Are some too young for tackle football?
August 20th, 20110 Fordson High School football coach Fouad Zaban (in sunglasses and white t-shirt) speaks to his players at practice on Wednesday, August 17. Zaban said that his team is closely tended to by medical staff and also noted that players will undergo concussion testing prior to the season as many advocates have suggested for high school...Dearborn Public Schools receive mostly passing marks in state report card
LANSING/DEARBORN — Statistics were released on Monday by the Michigan Department of Education showing Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) reports for the state's public school as part of its annual Michigan School Report Card. The reports are a key part of the No Child Left Behind Act.The Dearborn Public School district received mostly...‘March Without Fear’ this Saturday
DEARBORN — On Saturday, August 20, 2011, CAIR-MI will join lawmakers, advocates and concerned community members for a rally in Southwest Detroit to protest discrimination and profiling by U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Customs Border Protection (CBP). In recent months, CAIR-MI has received numerous complaints regarding CBP agents...Video: Local soldier interviewed by AAJA Voices
The following piece, a video interview with soldier Brian Ashkar of Dearborn, was shot for AAJA Voices by reporter Liberty Zabala upon her arrival to Dearborn for the AAJA's annual convention, which was held in Detroit this past weekend. ...
AAJA convention kicks off in the heart of Arab America
August 14th, 20110 The publishers along with city officials including Dearborn Mayor Jack O’Reilly and community leaders welcome guests to Dearborn for the opening reception of the AAJA convention. DEARBORN — More than 500 professional journalists from major media outlets across the country descended upon the city's Arab American National Museum and...
O’Reilly extends greetings, highlights mutual respect at annual iftar
August 13th, 20110 State Rep.?George Darany (D-Dearborn) presented a plaque of House Resolution No. 50 extending Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr greetings to Muslims in Michigan and across the world at the annual iftar. PHOTOS:?Nafeh AbuNab/American Elite Studios DEARBORN – Mayor Jack O'Reilly hosted an iftar at Byblos Banquets as about 400 local community...
Air Pollution in Dearborn-Detroit area linked to higher asthma rates
August 13th, 20110 DEARBORN/DETROIT - The South End residents of Dearborn and its bordering neighbors in southwest Detroit have probably grown familiar to the distinctive smell in the air from the nearby industrial plants, which have resided in the area for decades now. But according to a new study, many of these residents have also grown familiar to the...Dearborn Stars bring home MIPSL Cup after unbeaten season
Dearborn Stars players, coaches and team sponsor Ned Fawaz (holding cup) of the LIBC celebrate after winning the MIPSL Open Division title on Sunday, August 7. Nafeh AbuNab/TAAN DEARBORN — There are few things more frustrating in sports than a game ending in a tie, but last Friday night's draw by the Dearborn Stars against the...
Man allegedly shouts racial slurs at Muslim woman in traffic then points gun at her
August 13th, 20110 ANN ARBOR — A Muslim woman was stopped while driving home from work here on Sunday by a man who pointed a gun at her after making racial comments. The 21-year-old woman asked not to be identified and wears a traditional Islamic headscarf. She was stopped at a red light when the man started honking his car horn at her. According to......
Pittsfield Township rejects zoning request to build Islamic school, final vote expected soon
DEARBORN — Recently some residents in Farmington Hills, Michigan filed a lawsuit against the Farmington Hills School Board for authorizing the sale of Eagle Elementary to the Islamic Cultural Association (ICA). While the ICA was successful in its bid, the Michigan Islamic Academy (MIA) of Ann Arbor had its rezoning request to build a...Michigan Sporting finishes 2nd in Indiana
Another Dearborn-based MIPSL team, Michigan Sporting of the Premier Division, which is sponsored by Papaya Fruit Market, traveled to Fort Wayne, Indiana this weekend to participate in Regionals, but fell short on penalty kicks in the final match, finishing second in the tournament. The team previously won the State Cup this season...
Lebanese restaurant, lounge brings Beirut flair to Michigan
August 12th, 20110 In Lebanon, the Gemmayze is one of the liveliest, trendiest sections of Beirut, a city which just happens to be one of the top tourist attractions in the world. "The Lebanese people have been through so much so they're looking for ways to release themselves, Gemmayze was born out of that...we're trying to give people the same kind of...Fakih to begin work at DMC clinic in Dearborn Heights
Dr. Mona FakihDEARBORN HEIGHTS — Dr. Mona Fakih will begin practicing at the Detroit Medical Center Clinic on Ford and Telegraph in Dearborn Heights on August 29.Fakih is a foundation board member of Henry Ford Community College, Civil Rights appointee in Dearborn Heights, and a specialist in treating abnormal uterine bleeding,......
Teachers fleeing Michigan for jobs in other states
LANSING — A study from the Center for Educational Performance and Information has shown that hundreds of newer teachers are leaving Michigan for other states because of a shrinking number of students, to study at teaching colleges, and because of budget and staff cuts in the state. The number of public school teachers in Michigan...Social Security offices to begin closing 30 minutes early
DETROIT — Wayne County Social Security offices in Dearborn, Detroit, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Inkster, Livonia and Wyandotte will be open M-F from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. beginning August 15, which is a reduction of 30 minutes per weekday at the offices. Congress provided Social Security with $1 billion less than was asked for for the......
Conyers, Clarke to hold job fair and town hall meeting Aug. 16
SOUTHFIELD — Congressmen John Conyers and Hansen Clarke will host a job fair and town hall meeting on Tuesday, August 16 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Wayne County Community College District's School of Continuing Education's downtown campus at 1001 W. Fort Street. Employers from across the country will be featured. Registration starts at...Red light running linked to almost 2,000 deaths
DETROIT — A study from the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments says that more than 3,500 car accidents were caused by running red lights last year. Analysts say that distractions including eating, putting on make-up, kids and other passengers have been to blame in many cases. One thousand nine hundred of the accidents......
