Series of break-ins concerns community
August 9th, 20080 A series of break-ins in a mostly-Arab American neighborhood in Southwest Detroit has citizens on edge, with residents claiming that local police aren't doing enough to keep their families safe. More than 12 burglaries have occurred in the past two weeks near the intersection of Lonyo and Dayton streets, which is close to the...
The might of incumbency: Candidates advance to November ballot
August 8th, 20080 DEARBORN β Arab American state congressional candidate Rashida Tlaib triumphed over eight other Democrats in Tuesday's primary election, garnering about 44 percent of the vote in her bid to represent Southwest Detroit residents in the 12th District. Dozens of young Arab Americans also won seats as precinct delegates for the...
Best Home Furnishings – literally!
August 8th, 20080 DEARBORN Plenty of furniture stores have come and gone in the East Dearborn part of Michigan Avenue, but most customers have never seen a store quite like Best Home Furnishings. While most furniture stores offer products made of pressed wood that's heavy and susceptible to breaking, Best Home Furnishings, the month-old store...
Dearborn Mayor O’Reilly yet to appoint new police chief
August 8th, 20080 DEARBORN The Police Department will remain under its current, established chain of command until Mayor Jack OReilly appoints a new Chief, according to city officials. The department was left without an individual leader last week when longtime Chief of Police Michael Celeski died of a heart attack on July 28. "The Mayor will...
Leaders get “REV’d up”
August 8th, 20080 DEARBORN Arab American leaders from human service agencies across the country gathered in Dearborn last week for a conference aimed at communicating methods of educating, registering and turning out communities to vote. The event was part of the REV Campaign: Register, Educate, Vote, recently launched by the National Network for...A path out of the wilderness
WASHINGTON (IPS) Helena Cobban's new book, "Re-Engage! America and the World After Bush," is not aimed at a target audience of officials, policy wonks and Washington elite think-tank types. So much is clear from a tagline running across the bottom of the cover: "An informed citizen's guide." But that doesn't mean that all the...How Victor spent his summer vacation
Victor MacDiarmid, a University of Toronto student from Kingston, Ontario, spent the first part of his summer vacation working with the International Solidarity Movement, a non-violent Palestinian organization resisting Israeli occupation. That was before the Israelis expelled him. As a witness to the happenings, he...
Police Chief Michael Celeski dies suddenly
August 1st, 20080 DEARBORN Dearborn Chief of Police Michael Celeski died of an apparent heart attack Monday, July 28. He was 49 years old and had spent his entire career with the Dearborn Police Department. A lifelong Dearborn resident, Celeski was appointed Chief of Police in 2005 by the late Mayor Michael A. Guido. As Dearborn's top law...
What you should know about the primaries
August 1st, 20080 In a community rich with immigrants and young people often unfamiliar or unsure about details of the primary election process, basic questions frequently come up. The Arab American News tries to answer some of the most common here, in preparation for Tuesday. What are the August 5 primaries for? Don't we vote on...
Local activists urge boycott of Israel
August 1st, 20080 ANN ARBOR A small group of tenacious Ann Arbor activists have been staging weekly local demonstrations against what they call apartheid in Israel, imploring institutions like the People's Food Co-op to boycott the Jewish state. Two protestors even made appearances at recent Dearborn School Board meetings, in an effort to...
Tlaib running for State Rep seat
August 1st, 20080 When Rashida Tlaib took a job under Michigan Majority Floor Leader Steve Tobocman, she didn't do it with the intention of starting a political career. But after working under him as a senior policy advisor, Tlaib realized that running for office would be the best way for her to continue to help people in Southwest Detroit, where...
Government, corporate experience guide Webb
August 1st, 20080 One open seat on the Wayne County Commission is being fought for by a Garden City woman who has a history of relationships with the Arab American community. The fifteen-member commission serves primarily as an oversight body with control over the county budget and the authority to approve or reject contracts. The seat that...U.S. foreign policy morass outlined
This is an updated version of Guyatt's original product, with a new post-9/11 final chapter. In a word, the book is brilliant. It is an in-depth analysis of U.S. foreign policy since 1945, addressing such matters as its love affair with exporting neo-conservative economics to Third World countries and the former Soviet...Protesters want Khadr brought home
Demonstrations took place recently in major cities across Canada to demand Omar Khadr's return. On July 25 and 26, there were gatherings in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, and on July 29 in Vancouver. Gina Hill, past president of Amnesty International Canada, addressed the Ottawa demonstration near the U.S. embassy and called...
Leaders reject Wygonik statement
August 1st, 20080 Representatives of the Congress of Arab American Organizations (CAAO) met in Dearborn July 25 at the request of the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) to address accusations that a local judge made disparaging remarks about Arab Americans. Judge Richard Wygonik of 19th District Court allegedly made the comments......
AAPAC endorses local candidates
July 26th, 20080 DEARBORN The Arab American Political Action Committee voted on Tuesday to make endorsements for the upcoming August 5 primary elections. The group's endorsement committee held interviews on July 12 and 15 with candidates for various local offices who had submitted written requests for AAPAC's support. After the committee reported...
Candidate for treasurer touts change
July 26th, 20080 Wayne County Commissioner and candidate for county Treasurer Phil Cavanagh For the incumbent Wayne County Prosecutor, Sheriff, Clerk and Register of Deeds, there's little comptetion this election. But the primary race for county Treasurer is heated, as residents sweat over record numbers of property foreclosures and scary...
LebFest promises good times for all
July 26th, 20080 BIRMINGHAM The second annual Lebfest will descend upon Birmingham, Michigan for a two-day celebration of Lebanese culture. Running from noon-10 p.m. on Friday, August 1 and 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, August 2, the festival is expecting big things with its impressive lineup of attractions. Both food and entertainment will be...
Obama opens local campaign office
July 26th, 20080 DETROIT Barack Obama's presidential campaign held its grand opening of their Michigan Headquarters on Wednesday at the offices of the The Detroit Federation of Teachers, 2875 West Grand Boulevard. Hundreds of supporters gathered to sign up as volunteers as elected officials expressed their support as campaign workers distributed......
Hamtramck activist running for state post
July 26th, 20080 Abdul Algazali A Yemeni American Hamtramck City Councilman, who has worked on several issues in that city making national headlines, is running for state congress. Abdul Algazali hopes to represent residents of Hamtramck, Highland Park and parts of Detroit, which make up the 5th district, in Michigan's state House of...New Detroit receives grant to improve multicultural leadership
Southfield Comcast, as part of its ongoing community service and outreach efforts, has announced its donation of a New Detroit, Inc. grant in the amount of $15,000 from The Comcast Foundation. The grant supports the Multicultural Leadership Series, which highlights the histories, cultures and socioeconomic issues of communities of......
Ford employees get help to complete their degrees
Southfield Lawrence Technological University is waiving fees and offering new payment schedules to Ford employees who no longer receive educational assistance from the company. This spring Ford Motor Company notified employees that it is suspending the tuition assistance program and the salaried dependent scholarship program ...Book looks at jihad and modernity
Noorani's book hits many of the commonly-made points. The extremism among some Muslims as a consequence of the creation of Israel and the ongoing depredations of Israel against the Palestinians. The primacy of the greater jihad over the lesser. The scriptural limitations on the lesser jihad (war), limitations which relate......
