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Gun store won’t sell to Muslims, Clinton supporters
PENNSYLVANIA - a gun store owner in Jackson Center said that he does not feel safe selling guns to Muslims and Hillary Clinton supporters. Paul Chandler, the owner of Altra Firearms in Pennsylvania, says he turns these types of customers away at his door. The 54-year-old business owner posted a sign on the door of Altra...FBI re-opens Clinton’s email investigation
WASHINGTON - The FBI's head said on Friday that the agency would investigate additional emails that have surfaced related to Hillary Clinton's use of a personal email server to determine whether they contain classified information, adding that it is unclear how significant the new materials may be. In a letter to several U.S....
Oakland County politicians smear Syrian refugees
October 28th, 20160 WATERFORD TOWNSHIP — While those closely involved in the vetting process attest to its meticulousness, worries persist among local officials about the possibility of a Syrian wishing to inflict harm on American soil by slipping through the cracks of the procedure. That is why Waterford Township Board of Trustees passed a 7-0 vote at...The vetting process: Following the footsteps of a Syrian refugee
Abdel Fattah al-Jaafari with his daughters.DEARBORN — The Syrian refugee vetting process has been questioned by politicians across the country and became a theme at all three presidential debates. However, Syrians who fled the war and were resettled recently in the United States reaffirmed that the background checks are rigorous and...YABA awards scholarships at 47th annual dinner
DEARBORN — The Yemeni American Benevolent Association (YABA) presented awards to community leaders and scholarships to Arab American students at a ceremony celebrating its 47th anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center. Emcee Adel Mozip welcomed the audience to the dinner and introduced the president and...
Muslims have a critical role in this election
October 28th, 20160 We are just days away from one of the most important presidential elections in American history – a contest that is important for all the wrong reasons. On Nov. 8, we are faced with two simple choices; a candidate who offers us all inclusion, and a candidate who offers us isolation. How we vote on Election Day will have wide...
Our endorsements: Vote on November 8
October 28th, 20160 On Nov. 8, Americans will head to the polls faced with two of the most unpopular presidential candidates in modern history. Republican nominee Donald Trump is unfit for the job. He lacks the judgment, experience and compassion needed to lead this great country. Meanwhile, his opponent, Hillary Clinton, represents a political class...“Afghan girl” in 1985 National Geographic detained for fake identity cards
PAKISTAN- The Afghan woman, once a 12-year-old green-eyed girl celebrated on National Geographic magazine’s cover in 1985, has been arrested in Pakistan for fraudulent identity papers.Sharbat Gula could be fined and could possibly face up to 14 years in prison. Pakistani officials said she was detained by...Lawmakers raise privacy concerns over new hacking rules
WASHINGTON — On Thursday, a bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress on Thursday asked the Justice Department to clarify how a looming rule change to the government's hacking powers could impact privacy rights of innocent Americans. The change, due to take place on December 1, would let judges issue search warrants for remote...U.S. charges 61 over India-based IRS scam
TEXAS — The Justice Department charged 61 people and entities on Thursday with taking part in a scam involving India-based call centers where agents impersonated Internal Revenue Service, immigration and other federal officials and demanded payments for nonexistent debts. The scam, which had operated since 2013, targeted at least...Media companies want U.S. to force AT&T-Time Warner to share customer data
WASHINGTON - Media companies plan to ask U.S. regulators to force AT&T Inc (T.N) and Time Warner Inc (TWX.N) to share their trove of customer data if the telecom and content companies merge, fearing the combined behemoth would have an unfair advantage selling targeted mobile advertising, a handful of...
AAPAC rallies the vote, awards leaders at 19th annual banquet
October 28th, 20160 AAPAC members and community leaders gather at the podium.DEARBORN — 'Community' was the focal point of the Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC)'s 19th annual banquet dinner on Wednesday, October 26 at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center. Hundreds of community leaders, elected officials, and professionals gathered to...
Police seek assistance in death of gunned-downed driver
October 28th, 20160 DEARBORN — The Police Department is still asking for the public's assistance in obtaining information regarding the murder of Raymond Mshahwar, a 33 years-old Canton resident. On Sunday October 16, 2016 at approximately 10:00pm, the Dearborn Police Department was dispatched to the area of Madison and Bennett on an...Community looks for representation on Crestwood School Board
Crestwood School Board Candidate Nadia BerryDEARBORN HEIGHTS — It is estimated that more than half of the student population in the Crestwood School District is of Arab descent, yet not a single Arab is on the School Board. Arab American candidates have had a long history of competing in the district, only to come up short of...Dearborn one of the best cities to trick-or-treat
DEARBORN — According to SmartAsset — a personal finance technology company in New York —Dearborn placed fifth for trick-or-treating out of 252 of the largest cities in the U.S. The number of children under 15, the typical weather and crime rates played a role in rankings, according to SmartAsset.com, the company's website.......
Muslim family sues country club for rejecting their membership
CONNECTICUT- Co-founder of Edible Arrangements and his wife are suing a Connecticut country club for rejecting their membership application last year because they are Muslim. Kamran Farid and his wife, Kara, sued the Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club in Branford in state court in August. He claimed it...U.N. vows to press on with securing Aleppo evacuation operation
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations vowed on Thursday to press ahead in securing medical evacuations of hundreds of sick and wounded from the Syrian city of Aleppo and demanded that the warring sides drop their conditions.The United Nations aborted plans at the weekend to evacuate patients from rebel-held east Aleppo, which......
Erdogan says Turkish offensive will push on for Raqqa
ANKARA — Turkey's military operation in northern Syria will target the town of Manbij, recently liberated from ISIS by Kurdish-led forces, and the terrorists' stronghold of Raqqa, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday.Syrian rebels, backed by Turkish warplanes, tanks and artillery, launched an operation dubbed "Euphrates...U.N. peace plan for Yemen sidelines exiled president to symbolic role
UNITED NATIONS — A U.N. peace proposal to end a 19-month war in Yemen appears aimed at sidelining exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and setting up a government of less divisive figures, according to a copy seen by Reuters.Hadi fled the armed advance of the Houthi movement in March 2015 and has been in neighboring Saudi Arabia...Federal judge suspends Michigan’s ‘ballot selfie’ ban
LANSING — Those who wish to take a selfie with their ballot in the upcoming presidential election might just be able to. U.S. District Judge Janet Neff ruled Monday that Michigan's ban on photographing one's own ballot violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, directly infringing upon a person's free...
Concerns grow as fatal Dearborn Police shooting cases remain in limbo
October 27th, 20160 DEARBORN — On Monday, October 17, African American community leaders held a press conference asking the Department of Justice to investigate the Dearborn government corruption. A few days later, a lawsuit revealed that police shot an unarmed man nine times. The Dearborn Police Department has been under fire since the fatal shooting......
U of M-Dearborn’s diverse population fosters understanding and unity
October 27th, 20160 DEARBORN — Human nature has a way of dividing people. Differences in skin color, beliefs, cultural backgrounds and pure selfishness can all contribute to dissension, but despite the passionate hate crimes the mainstream media often reports, not everyone has an agenda of harm. The rise of terrorist groups like ISIS and Boko Haram has...
Viral YouTube video attacks Dearborn-Dearborn Heights Muslim community
October 27th, 20160 DEARBORN — The Muslim community in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights was scrutinized and misconstrued in a viral YouTube video produced by radical filmmaker and political commentator Dennis Michael Lynch.In the video, Lynch roams the streets of Dearborn and Dearborn Heights with a longtime local resident named......
Former Detroit City Council president pleads guilty to sex crimes
October 27th, 20160 DETROIT - A former Detroit City Council president pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges stemming from a sexual relationship with a teenage boy, according to his lawyer, capping the three-year political downfall of the once-powerful local politician.Charles Pugh, 45, pleaded guilty in a Detroit courthouse to two counts of third-degree...Study: Iraqis are world’s most generous to strangers
LONDON — Although torn by civil war, Iraq is the world's most generous country towards strangers in need, according to a new global index of charitable giving.Eighty one percent of Iraqis reported helping someone they didn't know in the previous month, in a global poll commissioned by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).For the first......