Feith charged with sanctioning torture
Doug Feith, former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, is best known for cooking up bogus prewar Iraq intelligence linking Iraq and al-Qaeda and 9/11. Former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Doug Feith But in addition to his duties stove piping phony intelligence directly to former Vice President Dick Cheney, Feith was...
Horse trains as guide for blind woman
April 11th, 20090 DEARBORN — Being blind is tough. Being a blind, female, Muslim, 28-year-old Arab American living with parents is tougher. Mona Ramouni and her miniature guide horse Cali prepare for their day Thursday morning inside a barn-like shed that Ramouni had placed outside her Dearborn home. PHOTOS: Khalil AlHajal/TAAN Mona Ramouni of...
Muslim group hosts Dutch minister
April 11th, 20090 DEARBORN — While campaigning to become president of the United States, Barack Obama was accused of a lot of things. Being of Dutch ancestry was not one of them. But according to the Netherlands' Cabinet Minister of European Affairs, Frans Timmermans, Obama's election actually received more attention in the Netherlands than the...
Cockrel praises ACC’s 7 Mile project, pledges support
April 11th, 20090 Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr. addresses Arab American and Chaldean Council executives and advisors at ACC's Youth Recreation and Leadership Center in Detroit on Tuesday.DETROIT — Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. told Arab American and Chaldean Council executives and advisors on Tuesday that the city supports the group's Seven Mile Project...
Why Steve Rosen is suing AIPAC
April 11th, 20090 On March 2, former American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) foreign policy chief Steve Rosen filed a civil lawsuit in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Rosen accuses his former employer, directors, and outside public relations firm of libel and slander. Rosen seeks damages of $5 million from AIPAC and punitive...
Arab American doctors recognized for major WSU contribution
April 11th, 20090 Students from the Arab American community have long been important contributors to the Wayne State School of Medicine, and soon they will have a permanent reminder of that, thanks to a generous donation. Ronald Spalding, chief administrative officer of academic and student programs at Wayne State University, points out progress...
Dingell honored for service to community, country
April 11th, 20090 DEARBORN — Dean of the U.S. House of Representatives John Dingell was honored on Thursday by the Islamic Center of Detroit (ICD) and the Congress of Arab American Organizations (CAAO) in a public ceremony. Representives of the Congress of Arab American Organizations (CAAO), from right, Ali Baleed Almaklani, Sufian Nabhan, Imad...
Grosse Pointe school hosts speaker on importance of Arabic instruction
April 11th, 20090 GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Taking a foreign language class is a requirement at many high schools and colleges across the country, but for most students, the options are limited. Karin Ryding Old standbys like French, Spanish, and German are usually offered but Arabic is extremely hard to find despite the need for better...ACC donates van to charity group
The Arab American and Chaldean Council on Wednesday donated a van to a local group that serves Iraqi refugees in the area. ACC President Haifa Fakhouri hands off to Chaldean American Ladies of Charity President Sally Najor the keys to a van donated by ACC for use in helping local Iraqi refugees, Chaldean American Ladies of...Police seek 4th man in traffic ticket scheme
DEARBORN — Police have identified two alleged co-conspirators in an investigation of a traffic ticket-fixing scheme that previously resulted in the arrest of a police officer and an Arab American resident. Police believe Hasan Charara has fled and is in hiding, Police announced on April 3 the arrest of Isoam Mahmoud Nimer, and...Hamtramck peace activists to gather, demonstrate
HAMTRAMCK — A group of peace and Palestinian rights activists are to hold a silent vigil and a luncheon on April 11 in Hamtramck. The Women in Black vigil is scheduled at noon at Pope Park, on the corner of Joseph Campau and Belmont Streets. The luncheon, organized by Hamtramck Supporters of Palestine, includes a Bangladeshi buffet...Levin, Dingell to hold free financial workshop
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D-Dearborn, and a group of federal agencies and local advocacy organizations are co-hosting a financial literacy workshop scheduled for April 13, from 2:30-5 p.m. at the University of Michigan-Dearborn's Social Sciences Building, 4901 Evergreen Road in Dearborn. U.S....
Arab American hoops star headed for NBA?
April 4th, 20090 On Sunday, March 15, the St. Mary's College basketball team gathered in Moraga, California, to watch the NCAA basketball tournament's selection show. Omar Samhan averaged more than 14 points and 9 rebounds for St. Mary's. Among them was Omar Samhan, their starting center and second-leading scorer. The Gaels had just finished a...
FINAL FOUR PREDICTIONS
April 4th, 20090 Michigan State guard Korie Lucious cuts down part of the net after the Spartans defeated the Louisville Cardinals during their NCAA men's Midwest Regional finals basketball game in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 29, 2009. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes Michigan State (30-6 record) vs. Connecticut (31-4) 6:07 p.m. Saturday Not many people...
Final Four a winner for Detroit
April 4th, 20090 Three thousand cases of beer. Five hundred pounds of ground beef. Fifteen hundred stomachs growling under two tents. Sounds like quite the barbeque. Michigan State Spartan Kalin Lucas tries to get past Louisville Cardinals Edgar Sosa (10) during the first half of their NCAA men's Midwest Regional finals basketball game in......
Community briefs: Arab Americans reach out to North American Indian Association of Detroit
April 4th, 20090 Arab American and American Indian leaders came together Tuesday in a rare meeting between the two communities with goals of strengthening bonds and discussing issues of mutual concern. Heads of the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee Michigan and the North American Indian Association (NAIA) of Detroit said the two groups met...
Galloway galvanizes Arab audience in Dearborn
April 4th, 20090 The Morrocan-Algerian border has been opened only twice in the last 10 years. British MP George Galloway, a fervent advocate for Palestinian rights, speaks in Dearborn on March 27. Both times, it was for George Galloway. The British Member of Parliament led an aid convoy through the two countries on the way to Iraq in...
Students win public health scholarships
April 4th, 20090 With the school year drawing to a close, high school students everywhere are on the lookout for scholarships to the colleges of their choice. Three students at Dearborn-area high schools were among the recent scholarship winners in the 2008-09 Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson...
New east side restaurant a welcome addition
April 4th, 20090 Everyone knows that Dearborn is the destination of choice for authentic Middle Eastern food in metro Detroit. But trying to find some variety in the cuisine on the east side of town can be difficult at times. Deliziosa offers a wide range of menu items, all halal, to please their customers. Hassane Awada realized that the market......
Obama’s stance toward Iran is the same as Bush’s
President Bush leaves the White House for the last time as president with Barack Obama on the way to the swearing in of the 44th president on Jan. 20. By brushing aside the official government of Iran last week, President Obama...
Imperial domination for resources
March 28th, 20090 "American Raj: Liberation or Domination? – Resolving the Conflict Between the West and the Muslim World" Eric S. Margolis Key Porter Books, Toronto, 2008. In a wide-ranging and thorough overview of essentially the Middle East, but also the rest of the Muslim world, Eric Margolis' recent work "American Raj" should become a......
Finkelstein doesn’t mince words at Arab student banquet
March 28th, 20090 Norman Finkelstein addresses the crowd at the annual dinner of the University of Michigan-Dearborn's Arab Student Union (ASU). PHOTO: Khalil AlHajal/TAAN DEARBORN — Political science scholar Norman Finkelstein pulled no punches in a...
Rothchild tours country, talks about Palestine
March 28th, 20090 DEARBORN — American Jewish doctor and peace activist Alice Rothchild has been touring the country telling about her experiences in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. She'll be in Troy on Sunday for a book signing and in Detroit on Monday to interview survivors of "AlNakba," or "the catastrophe" — the displacement of hundreds of......
