Get a one-ring call? Don’t call back
May 10th, 20190 A while back, we warned you about the “one ring” scam. That’s when you get a phone call from a number you don’t know and the call stops after just one ring. The scammer is hoping you’ll call back, because it’s really an international toll number and will appear as a charge on your phone bill — with most of the money going...
New poll reveals opinions of Muslims in America, recommends ways to confront Islamophobia
May 9th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding published its fourth annual report last week, entitled "American Muslim Poll 2019: Predicting and Preventing Islamophobia." The ISPU surveyed American Muslims, Jews, Catholics and Protestants, including White evangelicals, and non-affiliated participants, to...
U.S. soldier convicted of killing Iraqi soldier, pardoned by Trump
May 8th, 20190 Oklahoma – President Trump pardoned former U.S. Army Lieutenant Michael Behenna on Monday after he served five years in prison for killing an Iraqi soldier in 2008. Behenna was convicted of unpremeditated murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison for the killing of Ali Mansour Mohamed. Mansour had been suspected for his involvement...
Colorado school shooting: One dead, eight injured, two students identified as suspects detained
May 8th, 20190 Highlands Ranch, Colorado – Two students at STEM School in Highlands Ranch in Colorado opened fire at their school on Tuesday, killing one student and injuring eight others. According to AP, the two students walked into the school with multiple weapons and began shooting students in two classrooms. Deputies from a nearby police...
Trump administration deploying carrier and bombers to Middle East, escalating tension with Iran
May 6th, 20190 WASHINGTON, DC - The Trump administration is deploying a carrier strike group and bombers to the Middle East in response to troubling “indications and warnings” from Iran and to show the United States will retaliate with “unrelenting force” to any attack, national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday. Though Bolton cited...
Iran designates all U.S. forces in Middle East as terrorists
May 3rd, 20190 LONDON — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani signed a bill into law on Tuesday declaring all U.S. forces in the Middle East terrorists and calling the U.S. government a sponsor of terrorism. The bill was passed by parliament last week in retaliation against President Trump’s decision this month to designate Iran’s elite...
Local self-proclaimed cleric Mohammad Hajj Hassan embroiled in scandal, condemned by High Islamic Council
May 3rd, 20190 DEARBORN — The Dearborn-based Shia cleric Mohammad Hajj Hassan, who is the so called leader of the Free Shia Movement, has been the center of controversy following the release of pictures on social media that show him naked and allegedly indulging in adulterous sexual activity. The pictures were circulated widely over Facebook,...
Congressional hearing held on ethnic discrimination in auto insurance
May 3rd, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) took part in a congressional hearing on Wednesday that examined alleged auto insurance rate disparities between people of certain races and ethnicities and others. Tlaib objected to the use of non-driving factors such as marital status to determine insurance premiums, and...
Peters fires back at Trump as veto on Saudi-led war on Yemen upheld
May 3rd, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Senate failed to override President Trump's veto of a resolution that had demanded an end to military support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition conducting war operations in Yemen, a report from Reuters said. The Thursday vote, considered a victory for the White House's policy of supporting the...
Calif. police department apologizes for tweet calling Rep. Tlaib “un-American”
May 3rd, 20190 LOS ANGELES — The Fontana Police Department in California apologized for a tweet that called Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) “un-American.” The now-deleted tweet from the police department was posted last week by an off-duty employee. "Nice knowing you!" the tweet read, according to the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin in...
Resolution introduced to honor Arab American Heritage Month across the United States
May 3rd, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-New Jersey), Donna Shalala (D-Florida), Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) joined together to introduce a resolution honoring Arab American Heritage Month, a month-long celebration of the contributions Arab Americans have made to the United...
Jordanian man admits to smuggling Yemeni men across the border into Texas
May 3rd, 20190 San Antonio — Moayad Heider Mohammad Aldairi, a 31-year-old Jordanian man, has plead guilty to charges of aiding and abetting the smuggling of an undocumented immigrant for financial gain, and a separate count of conspiracy to bring in an undocumented immigrant for financial gain. According to the San Antonio Express-News, Aldairi...
Most Americans refuse to vote for Trump in 2020 elections, poll suggests
April 30th, 20190 NEW YORK, NY — A new poll conducted by ABC suggests that most Americans are not willing to support President Trump in the 2020 election, finding that 55 percent of those polled said they will not vote for him in 2020. In a poll conducted by landline and cellular telephone April 22-25, 2019, in English and Spanish, among a random...
White House: U.S. working to designate Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group
April 30th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization, the White House said on Tuesday, which would bring sanctions against Egypt’s oldest Islamist movement. “The president has consulted with his national security team and leaders in the region who share his concern...
Muslim American posts viral photo in front of anti-Muslim protest
April 30th, 20190 WASHINGTON D.C. — Shaymaa Ismaa’eel, a 24-year-old behavioral therapist on the east coast, posed Saturday April 20 in front of anti-Muslim protesters outside the Islamic Circle of North America convention she attended. Ismaa’eel said when she first saw the protesters she didn’t want to have anything to do with......
Reuters: Iran’s Zarif believes Trump does not want war, but could be lured into conflict
April 29th, 20190 NEW YORK — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif does not believe President Trump wants war with Iran, but he told Reuters on Wednesday that Trump could be lured into a conflict. “I don’t think he wants war,” Zarif said in an interview at the Iranian mission to the United Nations in New York. “But that doesn’t...
What you need to know about the U.S. measles outbreak
April 29th, 20190 NEW YORK - The United States so far this year has recorded 704 cases of measles in 22 states, its largest outbreak since public health officials in 2000 declared the disease eradicated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC on Monday released updated figures on the number of cases recorded so far this...
Suspect in attack at San Diego synagogue also investigated for mosque arson
April 29th, 20190 POWAY - The 19-year-old suspect accused of opening fire at a synagogue in Poway on Saturday brings concerns about rising incidents of anti-Jewish hate across the nation. Police say the gunman walked into the suburban San Diego synagogue late on Saturday morning, the last day of the week-long Jewish holiday of Passover, and killed one...
Civil liberties avenger, federal Judge Damon Keith, dies at 96
April 28th, 20190 Federal Judge Damon Keith, who decided cases that involved some of America’s controversial political and social issues, died early Sunday morning, family members said. He was 96. Keith, a grandson of slaves whose judicial career spanned five decades and 10 presidents, decided cases from school desegregation to government......
Recycle or donate your old electronics
April 26th, 20190 In honor of Earth Day, which took place April 22, now is a great time to consider e-cycling or donating your used electronics. Maybe you’ve decided to get a new TV, replace old smoke detectors or get rid of toys your kids have outgrown. But dumping them in the trash is a bad idea: most electronics contain hazardous...
Sanctions on Iranian oil bring U.S. drivers pain at the pump
April 26th, 20190 American middle class consumers are enjoying the strongest wage growth in a decade, but higher gasoline prices are eating a good chunk of that increase for many, and it looks like pump prices are headed higher. Gasoline pump prices have already jumped about 25 percent this year, the fastest rate in three years. Trump administration......
From Peddling to Prophecy: Arab American journalism history told in a photo exhibition
April 26th, 20190 DETROIT – On Friday, April 12, the Lebanese Consulate in Detroit hosted an exhibition featuring journalists' works entitled "From Peddling to Prophecy.” It was organized by U.N. journalist Samar Nader in collaboration with the two universities in Lebanon — The Holy Spirit and the Lady of Luiza. The exhibition was held at the...
Ramy Youssef creates conversations with Muslim, Arab comedy on Hulu
April 26th, 20190 BIRMINGHAM — Ramy Youssef, Egyptian American writer and actor, joined comedian David Merheje for an interview with the AANews on Tuesday April 23. 28-year-old Youssef created the new, self-titled Hulu comedy series “Ramy”, which was released on Friday April 19. He said using his name and face for the character makes the......
