The Arab American News
Author's Posts
ACLU files a lawsuit to stop the deportation of Iraqis
June 16th, 20170 DETROIT — On Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed a lawsuit to stop federal immigration officials from deporting more than 100 Iraqis from Detroit. The lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court states that it’s illegal to deport the detainees without giving them a chance to prove that they would be...
Too much at stake for Dearborn Board of Education to remain divided
June 16th, 20170 The inability of the Dearborn Board of Education to reach an agreement and appoint a new trustee to fill the seat vacated by former trustee and now Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Mariam Bazzi disappointed many in the city. Three Board members, Fadwa Hammoud, Mary Lane and Michael Meade, selected local businesswoman Celia Nasser....
Six Michigan officials charged with manslaughter in Flint water crisis
June 14th, 20170 FLINT ― Six current and former Michigan and Flint officials were criminally charged on Wednesday for their roles in the city's water crisis that was linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease that caused at least 12 deaths, the state's attorney general said. Five of the officials, including Michigan Health and Human Services...
Top Republican among wounded as gunman fires on U.S. lawmakers
June 14th, 20170 A gunman opened fire on Wednesday on Republican U.S. lawmakers practicing near Washington for a charity baseball game, wounding senior Republican leader Steve Scalise and several others before being fatally shot by police. The shooter fired repeatedly with a rifle at the baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia, before being wounded in...
Minnesota man sentenced to 39 years in prison for hate crime
June 13th, 20170 DINKYTOWN-Anthony Sawina, the Minnesota man who shot at a group of Somali-American men in a car on their way to prayers in Dinkytown in June of 2016 Sawina's hate crime, wounding two, earned him a sentencing of nearly 4o years in prison on Monday. The sentence, issued by Hennepin County District Judge Kathryn Quaintance, was longer...
COVFEFE Act would preserve Trump’s tweets as official statements
June 13th, 20170 From the incomprehensible "covfefe" to a post labeling fired FBI director James Comey a "leaker," President Donald Trump's tweets would be preserved as presidential records if a Democratic lawmaker's proposed COVFEFE Act becomes law. Representative Mike Quigley of Illinois introduced on Monday the "Communications Over Various Feeds...
Two killed in motorcycle crash in Dearborn
June 12th, 20170 DEARBORN- Dearborn police are investigating a motorcycle accident that claimed the lives of two people early Sunday. The accident happened on Ford Road near Wyoming at about 1 a.m. According to police, the 22-year-old motorcycle driver, Muhammed Al-Dairawi, crashed into a Ford F-150 on Ford Road as the vehicle exited the Ford...
Chronic pain tied to quick memory decline in old age
June 12th, 20170 Older people who suffer from persistent pain may experience a faster deterioration of memory and a greater risk of dementia as they age compared to peers who are not in chronic pain, a recent study suggests. For the study, researchers examined data from more than a decade of regular surveys of cognitive abilities and pain levels among...
With eyes on Libya, France cements security ties with Egypt
June 12th, 20170 CAIRO — France's foreign minister said on Thursday he had firmed up security ties with Egypt, which was the "central element" to ensuring regional stability as the two countries seek to break the political impasse in neighboring Libya. Paris and Cairo have nurtured closer economic and military ties in recent years, and with the rise...
Qatar vows no surrender as Gulf crisis deepens
June 12th, 20170 DOHA —Qatar vowed on Thursday to ride out the isolation imposed on it by fellowArab states over its alleged support for terrorism and said it would not compromise its sovereignty over foreign policy to resolve the region's biggest diplomatic crisis in years. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt severed...
US-backed forces move cautiously into ISIS-held Raqqa
June 12th, 20170 RAQQA —At Raqqa's eastern edge, a handful of Syrian fighters cross a river by foot and car, all the while relaying their coordinates to the U.S.-led coalition so they don't fall victim to friendly fire. This is their only way into al-Mishlab, the first district the Kurdish and Arab militias have swept into, in what the coalition...
Iranian attackers fought for ISIS in Syria, Iraq
June 12th, 20170 ANKARA — Iran said on Thursday that gunmen and bombers who attacked Tehran were Iranian members of ISIS who had fought in the militants' strongholds in Syria and Iraq - deepening the regional ramifications of the assaults. The five attackers raided Iran's parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini's mausoleum on Wednesday morning, in a rare...
Israel advances plans for additional 1,500 settler homes
June 12th, 20170 JERUSALEM — Israel has advanced plans for a further 1,500 homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, Peace Now, an Israeli non-profit organization advocating for a two-state solution, said on Thursday, the second such announcement in a week. More than 3,000 units have been advanced this week, a spokeswoman for the group...
UN: Yemen cholera passes 100,000 cases
June 12th, 20171 GENEVA — The number of suspected cholera cases in war-torn Yemen has risen to more than 100,000 since an outbreak began on April 27, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. The rapid spread of the disease through 19 of Yemen's 23 governorates highlighted a humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen after two years of civil war that...
U.S. intelligence contractor pleads not guilty to leaking charge
June 12th, 20171 AUGUSTA, GA.- A U.S. intelligence contractor accused of illegally leaking a classified report on Russian interference in U.S. elections to a media outlet pleaded not guilty on Thursday to an espionage offense, and a federal judge denied her request for bail. Reality Leigh Winner, 25, is accused of passing the top secret National......
Texas teacher let go for giving mock ‘terrorist’ award to student
June 12th, 20170 HOUSTON- A teacher at a Houston-area school is out of a job after presenting mock awards to seventh-grade students, including one for being "most likely to be a terrorist," the school district said on Wednesday. "We have concluded our investigation and the teacher responsible is no longer employed by the district," the Channelview...
Suspect in Oregon train stabbings claims self-defense
June 12th, 20170 PORTLAND- The man accused of murdering two men and wounding a third on a Portland, Oregon, train was led away from a courtroom on Wednesday by sheriff's deputies as he shouted that he had acted in self defense. Jeremy Christian, 35, had stood quietly in a glass-walled holding cell in the courtroom throughout a brief appearance until......
Comey says Trump fired him to undermine FBI Russia investigation
June 12th, 20171 WASHINGTON- Former FBI Director James Comey accused President Donald Trump on Thursday of firing him to try to undermine the agency's investigation of possible collusion by Trump's campaign with Russia's alleged efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election. In the most eagerly anticipated U.S. congressional hearing in years,...
First Institute of Arab and Islamic Art opens in New York
June 12th, 20170 NEW YORK — The city of New York had no institute to showcase the modern and contemporary art of Arab and Muslim artists. But, that changed this May when the Institute of Arab and Islamic Art opened with a four-woman show of work by Dana Awartani, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Zarina and Nasreen Mohamedi. For now, it is temporarily...
Muslim comedian shares six things not to say to those fasting
June 11th, 20171 In 2015, British Muslim stand-up comedian Bilal Zafar wrote an article for The Independent called “Six things you shouldn’t say to someone fasting for Ramadan.” “I have been fasting during the month of Ramadan every year since I was about 8-years-old and the experience has been changing for me in many ways, teaching me a lot...
Up to 100 girls may have been victims of female genital mutilation in Metro Detroit
June 11th, 20171 DETROIT —Up to 100 girls may have been genitally mutilated in the Metro Detroit area during a 12-year conspiracy. Three Metro Detroit doctors have been accused in the case. There is evidence showing that eight girls were mutilated, according to U.S. Assistant Attorney Sara Woodward. The country's first female genital mutilation......
Hamtramck sides with Paris Agreement
June 11th, 20170 HAMTRAMCK — On Sunday, June 4, Mayor Karen Majewski joined a group of 210 mayors from around the U.S. who have pledged to uphold the Paris Agreement, also known as the Paris climate accord. President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the accord last week. The group Climate Mayors (Mayors National Climate Action Agenda or MNCAA) is an...
Carrying concealed guns without permit passes State House, awaits Senate approval
June 11th, 20170 LANSING — Concealed weapons may now be carried without a permit or mandatory training under a controversial plan the State House approved on Wednesday, June 7. The House passed the four-bill package after a series of votes, prompting a debate about gun safety. Supporters said it would extend Constitutional rights to gun owners,......
Protesters rally against “Sharia Law” in dozens of U.S. cities
June 10th, 20171 SEATTLE- Protesters held rallies across the United States on Saturday to denounce sharia law, the Islamic legal and moral code that organizers say poses a threat to American freedoms, but critics believe anti-Muslim hatred is behind the condemnation. ACT for America, a self-described grassroots organization focusing on national...
Dr. Youssef Mosallam: The Fordson graduate who became its youngest principal
June 10th, 20170 By Stephen Martin DEARBORN — For Dr. Youssef Mosallam, one of the three executive directors of student achievement in the Dearborn Public Schools, education isn't just about test scores. "It's about, did you shape the life of young men and women that are now shaping the lives of others?" he said. Mosallam, 41, has been in his......
