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Women and life’s lessons
January 12th, 20240 By Jumana Judeh, PhD As we begin a new year, many of us will reflect on what went right in 2023 and what didn’t. We will also make promises to ourselves of changes we want to make to improve our lives in this new year. But let’s be realistic and have a fresh perspective on the challenges we surely will face. First, what...
At the Hague, South Africa accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza
January 12th, 20240 On Thursday, South Africa accused Israel of carrying out genocide in Gaza and demanded that the U.N.'s top court order an emergency suspension of Israel's devastating military campaign in the Palestinian enclave. On the first of two days of hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), South Africa said Israel's offensive,...
U.S., Britain carry out strikes against Yemen, officials say
January 12th, 20240 The United States and Britain launched strikes from the air and sea against Yemeni military targets in response to the Houthi's attacks on ships in the Red Sea, a dramatic regional widening of the Israeli war on Gaza. As witnesses in Yemen confirmed explosions throughout the country to Reuters, President Biden cautioned in a statement...
Dearborn School Board reorganizes, elects new officers
January 12th, 20240 DEARBORN – The Dearborn Board of Education began this year with an organizational meeting to select new officers. Trustees Hussein Berry was selected as president, Mary Petlichkoff as vice president, Irene Watts as secretary and Pat D’Ambrosio as treasurer. As part of School Board Appreciation Month, Superintendent Dr. Glenn...
Mayor Hammoud announces an initiative to expand rodent control operations in Dearborn
January 12th, 20240 DEARBORN – The city of Dearborn and Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud announced an initiative to control rodent population and the tracking of its extermination with the recent launch of a citywide subterranean rat prevention program, making the city the second municipality in Michigan to implement above and below-ground pest mitigation...
ACCESS President & CEO Maha Freij to receive “Let Freedom Ring” award
January 12th, 20240 DEARBORN – Maha Freij, president & CEO of ACCESS, will be honored with the prestigious "Let Freedom Ring" Social Service award on January 15 at the Fox Theater. This event, held by Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Push Coalition, recognizes individuals whose work and actions embody Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of social...
Mehdi Hasan leaves MSNBC after cancellation of his show
January 12th, 20240 Medhi Hasan said that he is leaving MSNBC after the network canceled his weekend show. “I’ve decided that it’s time for me to look for a new challenge,” he said at the end of his program on Sunday. The network shuffled its weekend lineup last year, dropping his weekend show while saying that he would remain as a commentator...
Arab American businessman buys Miller’s Bar, plans to carry on “amazing legacy” of Dearborn burger spot
January 11th, 20241 DEARBORN – The new owner of popular Dearborn burger spot Miller's Bar said he plans to change nothing about what customers have come to love. Considered a no-frills restaurant for a quick bite since it opened in 1941, Miller's is cash only. The burgers are served on wax paper and guests are on the honor system when they cash...
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Dearborn for fatal shooting of Ali Naji in Dearborn Police lobby
January 5th, 20240 DEARBORN – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the city of Dearborn and a city of Dearborn police officer in the shooting death of a man in the police station lobby on Dec. 18, 2022. On that date, 33-year-old Ali Naji entered the Dearborn police station holding a firearm and attempted to shoot at an officer in the lobby....
Claudine Gay’s forced resignation as Harvard president comes weeks after Penn’s Liz Magill stepped down
January 5th, 20240 Harvard President Claudine Gay has resigned, just weeks after University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill also left her position following the university leaders’ congressional testimonies on anti-Semitism last month. Along with backlash surrounding how she addressed anti-Semitism on campus, Gay is resigning amid a growing wave of...
U.S. “not seeing acts of genocide” in Gaza, State Dept says
January 5th, 20240 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. has not observed acts in Gaza that constitute genocide, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday, after South Africa launched genocide proceedings at the International Court of Justice over Israel's military operation in the Palestinian enclave. "Those are allegations that should not be...
South Africa’s genocide case against Israel sets up a high-stakes battle at U.N. court
January 5th, 20240 THE HAGUE — South Africa has launched a case at the United Nations’ top court alleging that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza amounts to genocide. The filing and Israel’s decision to defend itself at the International Court of Justice set up a high-stakes showdown before a panel of judges in the Great Hall of...
Second administration official resigns in protest of Biden’s support for Israeli war on Gaza
January 5th, 20240 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, a Department of Education policy adviser appointed by the Biden administration quit to protest the administration’s continuous military support of Israel’s war on Gaza and its handling of the conflict’s repercussions at home and abroad. Tariq Habash, a Biden administration appointee who had...
Nasrallah vows revenge after Hamas leader’s killing, “cannot be silent”, warns Israel against spreading Gaza war
January 5th, 20240 BEIRUT — On Wednesday, the head of Lebanon's Hezbollah said it "cannot be silent" after the killing of Hamas' deputy leader in the suburb of Beirut and warned that his heavily armed forces would fight to the finish if Israel chose to extend war from Gaza to Lebanon. Israeli forces meanwhile kept up their aerial and ground assaults...
ISIS claims responsibility for deadliest attack in Iran since 1979, Tehran vows revenge
January 5th, 20240 ISIS claimed responsibility on Thursday for two explosions in Iran that killed nearly 100 people and wounded scores at a memorial for top commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in Iraq in 2020 by a U.S. drone. In a statement posted on its affiliate Telegram channels, the militant Sunni Muslim group said two ISIS members had......
McDonald’s CEO says several markets in Middle East impacted by Israeli war on Gaza
January 5th, 20240 McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski said on Thursday several markets in the Middle East and some outside the region were experiencing a "meaningful business impact" due to the Israel war on Gaza as well as "associated misinformation" about the brand. Major Western fast-food chains, including McDonald's and Starbucks, have seen largely...
Local nonprofit donates over $10,000 worth of toys to local families in need
January 5th, 20240 DEARBORN HEIGHTS – The local nonprofit organization Youdemonia is making a mark in Southeast Michigan with a bit of holiday cheer. The group, founded in 2020, aims to combat social disparities by creating community events and increasing opportunity awareness for youth. This past month, Youdemonia held Michigan’s first-ever......
Unmentionable truths
January 5th, 20240 By Judge Mark Plawecki Michigan Democratic U.S Senate candidate Hill Harper has claimed that he was offered $20 million by an American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) member to drop out of said race and run instead against U.S Representative Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American in Congress. Condor has never met nor,...
Imam Hassan Sharif fatally shot outside his Newark, N.J. mosque, motives unknown
January 4th, 20240 NEWARK, N.J. — Members of a New Jersey mosque are devastated after their imam was shot and killed Wednesday morning. The search is on for the killer. Imam Hassan Sharif was fatally shot outside his mosque on South Orange Avenue and Camden Street in Newark at around 6:15 a.m. Officials said they do not believe it was motivated by...
Israel’s port sees 85 percent drop in activity amid Red Sea Yemen’s Houthi attacks
December 22nd, 20230 Israel's Eilat Port has seen an 85 percent drop in activity since Houthi military forces in Yemen stepped up attacks on ships heading to Israel in the Red Sea, the port's chief executive said on Thursday. The Houthis are playing an escalating role in the conflict in the Middle East, also firing drones and missiles at Israel in a...
Gaza grandfather describes killing of his entire family by Israeli soldiers
December 22nd, 20230 GAZA — When the Israeli occupation army entered the Gaza school where Yousef Khalil was sleeping near his family, they began shooting indiscriminately, killing nine people, including children, he said, pointing to bullet-pocked, bloodstained walls. His account, which Israel's military says it is looking into, comes after the killing......
CAIR files complaint against Ann Arbor school counselor for calling Muslim student a “terrorist”
December 22nd, 20230 ANN ARBOR — The family of a middle school student has filed a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights for the U.S. Department of Education against the Ann Arbor Public Schools through a local Muslim civil rights organization, claiming a school counselor allegedly referred to a 12-year-old Palestinian Muslim student as a...
CBP confiscates 110 pounds of ketamine in man’s luggage at Detroit Metro Airport
December 22nd, 20230 ROMULUS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection detected and seized roughly $4 million worth of ketamine at Detroit Metro Airport. According to a CBP press release, a United Kingdom citizen flew in from France on Dec. 13 and was selected for secondary inspection. A search of two large suitcases reportedly revealed plastic bags filled......
ACRL calls on President Biden to rescue U.S service member’s mother trapped in Gaza
December 22nd, 20230 DEARBORN – The Arab American Civil Rights League (ACRL) has urgently called on the Biden administration to exert an effort to save the lives of Zahra Sckak, the mother of an active U.S. military service member, and his American uncle, Farid Sukaik, both trapped in Northern Gaza. Fadi Sckak has spent the last month making phone calls...
700,000 Michigan families will receive an average of $550 in tax credits soon
December 22nd, 20230 LANSING — More than 700,000 Michigan households can expect to receive checks next year that will include an average of $550 for families. On Thursday, Governor Whitmer announced that the checks from the Working Families Tax Credit are expected to be sent to Michigan families in February. The checks are the result of a new law......
