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Lebanese and Chaldean activists meet with Donald Trump
Trump with supporters in Novi.NOVI — Donald Trump met with Christian activists who included Lebanese and Chaldean residents, during his visit in Metro Detroit last week. The group of 15 community members also included a then little-known Shi'a Muslim man named Sheikh Mohamad Al Haj Hassan. His meet and greet...Indiana jail provides halal diet after Muslim inmate’s lawsuit
LEBANON, Ind — An Indiana jail that was sued by a Muslim inmate announced that it is now providing a diet that follows Islamic dietary laws.The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said its jail has adopted a six-week halal meal plan for Muslim inmates. The development comes after a federal judge granted the American Civil Liberties...Clown Craze in metro Detroit: Robbery, assaults and social media threats
DETROIT - A clown craze sweeping the nation has also landed in the metro Detroit area. Over the past few days, clown sightings have occurred in Clinton Township, Sterling Heights, Troy and Brownstown. Police in Downriver are searching for a suspect who robbed a Walgreens on West and Telegraph roads in Brownstown Township...
Former Miss USA Rima Fakih announces pregnancy
October 4th, 20160 LOS ANGELES - Former Miss USA Rima Fakih announced she was pregnant on the front cover of Marie Claire Arabia.Fakih, 31, a former Dearborn resident, tied the knot in Lebanon in May to music producer Wassim Salibi, 35. Salibi is the manager of Grammy award winning R&B singer The Weeknd. Fakih made...Teacher tells student she can’t take exam unless she removes Hijab
QUEBEC — A Muslim student in Quebec was told by her instructor that she couldn’t take a test unless she temporarily removed her hijab.The incident occurred two weeks ago at College de Maisonneuve. School spokeswoman Line Legare told media outlets that a biology teacher asked the young woman...Attorney: Father’s murder of daughter was not an ‘honor killing’
CLEVELAND - The attorney for a man accused of “executing” his daughter said the idea that it was a “Muslim honor killing” is “racist and offensive.”Jamal Mansour, 63, is accused of shooting his 27-year-old daughter Tahani Mansour twice in the head and killing her in the small town of Rocky River. He is charged with...Bernie Sanders coming to Michigan to campaign for Clinton
DEARBORN - Senator Bernie Sanders is making several stops in Michigan on Thursday, October 16 including a trip to Dearborn to sway Arab American voters to back Hillary Clinton. The senator from Vermont, who was once a 2016 presidential candidate, will be in Dearborn, Ann Arbor, East Lansing, and Grand Rapids. According to Hillary...
Sterling Heights man threatens to decapitate two judges
October 3rd, 20160 STERLING HEIGHTS - A 30-year-old Sterling Heights man has been arrested after allegedly making threats against Macomb County judges. According to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office, Mohammed Subhi Alsheleh sent an email that included a threat to “sever the heads” of two judges. The threats were reportedly made against Circuit...Congresswoman Dingell works with Clinton campaign to register voters
DEARBORN - Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) met with supporters and volunteers at the Michigan Coordinated Campaign Dearborn Office for Hillary Clinton for a voter registration kick-off. During her visit, Dingell stressed the importance of all that is at stake in this election and just how vital each vote is. “You need to...Muslim man wearing traditional clothing punched in D.C.
WASHINGTON - Rashid Dar was walking with his brother in Washington D.C., when a man he didn't know approached him and punched him in the throat, all without saying a word.Dar, a researcher at Brookings, was about to finish up a sermon he was set to give. "I believe I was attacked for the way I was dressed," he said.The...North Carolina man kills uncle over business dispute
FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina -- A man in the city of Fayetteville is being charged for brutally murdering his uncle and business partner. Detectives identified the victim as Fahd Mjalli, 41, of Fayetteville. Police said he was the uncle of the suspect, 32-year-old Mohammed Alradai.Alradai and Mjalli got into an argument...
Community mourns string of deaths
October 2nd, 20160 From left to right: Hassan Chokr, Haider Alamery and Hassan El-Moussa.DEARBORN - Three young men have tragically passed away within just a few days apart, leaving behind mourning families and friends in Dearborn. On Thursday, September 29, around 4 a.m., 26-year-old Hassan Chokr was found unresponsive in his vehicle near...American chess player leads boycott against wearing hijab at Iran tournament
IRAN - The world’s top female chess players have reportedly been told they must wear hijabs if they wish to compete in next year’s world championships in Iran. The next Women’s World Championships are due to be held in Tehran in March 2017 but several players have threatened to boycott the tournament if females are...Donald Trump lands in metro Detroit
DEARBORN - Donald Trump has spent months spewing rhetoric against the Muslim community, and in recent days ignited a feud with Ford Motor Company.Well, now–he might just be coming to their hometown. Donald Trump is projected to make an appearance in Dearborn on Friday, September 30, according our sources. The city serves as the...Life for relief: Arab American charity trumps adversities
SOUTHFIELD — The heartfelt smile of a little refugee girl as she hugs her new doll in delight could be one of the happiest moments in someone's life, just as the gratitude from thousands who struggle with deprivation is felt by a legion of volunteers. As Arab American immigrants ached for their war-struck homelands in the early......
Weight discrimination may worsen young teens’ emotional problems
September 30th, 20160 For overweight adolescents, experiencing discrimination or bullying in the first year of middle school may contribute to emotional issues seen in the third year by worsening loneliness and anxiety, a study suggests. "We know that heavier youth are likely to be dissatisfied with their bodies at any one time," said lead author Jaana...U.N. fails to set international probe on Yemen war crimes
Smoke rises from the site of Saudi-led air strikes in Sanaa, Aug. 31 - Photo by ReutersGENEVA — The U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday declined to set up an independent inquiry into abuses in Yemen, instead calling on a national inquiry to investigate by violations by all sides, including the killing of civilians and attacks on......
Moscow vows to continue Syria offensive, accuses U.S. of supporting terror
DAMASCUS — The Kremlin vowed on Thursday to press on with its assault in Syria, while U.S. officials searched for a tougher response to Russia's decision to ignore the peace process and seek military victory on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad. Moscow and Damascus launched an assault to recapture the rebel-held sector of Aleppo...Jordanians protest writer’s assassination
AMMAN — Protesters in Jordan demanded that the government resign on Monday for its failure to protect a Christian writer shot dead outside a court where he was to stand trial after sharing on social media a cartoon image seen as insulting Islam. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered near the rime minister's office after writer Nahed...
Peres was a man of war
September 30th, 20160 Carnage after the Qana massacre.Shimon Peres has died. The butcher of Qana, who introduced nuclear weapons to the Middle East, is being bewilderingly hailed as a man of peace by U.S. media and politicians. Peres was a nationalistic war criminal, whose atrocities against the Palestinian people predate the state of Israel. Peres...
Dingell, U.S. reps voice concerns over “No Fly List”
September 30th, 20160 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The No-Fly List has caused controversy as Arab residents have been wrongly placed on the list, including babies and deceased citizens. U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Ted Poe (R-TX) this week led a bipartisan letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson......
WXYZ educates audience through “Muslim American” series
September 30th, 20160 DEARBORN — Muslims Americans tend to be skeptical about the mainstream media's coverage of the religion and culture, especially during a time of rising rhetoric targeting the community. But the team at WXYZ Channel 7 has taken an unprecedented move among local network affiliates— it has launched "Muslim American: Inside a Growing...
Cliché and banality at the debates: Trump and Clinton on the Middle East
September 30th, 20160 Watching them both yacking on about the Middle East as a pink dawn glowed from behind the Lebanese mountains above Beirut, I found the Trump-Clinton show a grimly instructive experience. In the few hundred miles east and north of Lebanon, hundreds are dying every week – in Syria, in Yemen, in Iraq – and yet there were the......
Arab American Political Action Committee endorses Clinton, local candidates
September 30th, 20160 DEARBORN — The Arab American Political Action Committee has announced its endorsements in the Nov. 8 general election. During a meeting with members on Wednesday, September 28, endorsements across numerous races were selected by the voting member body, following months of interviews and background checks on the...
Appellate Court Judge Kurtis Wilder faces opponent for first time
September 30th, 20160 DEARBORN — A supportive crowd held a fundraiser for Court of Appeals Judge Kurtis Wilder on Tuesday at Byblos Banquet Center, as he faces an opponent for the first time since his election in 2000. Wilder, who serves on the First District Court of Appeals, is seeking his third six-year term. Judicial candidates, local officials and......