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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...Voters, canvassers are reminded about election rules, absentee ballots
DEARBORN — No matter which candidate you support, the Nov. 8 general election could be a close one. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. that day. Oct. 11 is the last day to register for the election. Registered voters who would like to request an absentee ballot may do so at any time. The form is available at...Meet our intern: Marissa Campbell
Marissa CampbellDEARBORN — Marissa Campbell, 21, a University of Michigan-Dearborn student majoring in both journalism and Hispanic studies, while minoring in psychology, joined The Arab American News this fall as an intern. Campbell said she chose to major in journalism because she has always been captivated by languages and has...
After first debate, Arab community still doubtful
September 30th, 20160 A debate watch party at Henry Ford College.DEARBORN — "I have a much better temperament than she does."That sentence uttered by Republican candidate Donald Trump during the first presidential debate with Democrat Hillary Clinton caused an initially mundane audience at a watch party to burst into laughter.Hosted by Take on Hate and...Iraq PM tells Kurds not to use Mosul battle to expand territory
BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi asked Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani not to exploit the war on ISIS to expand the Kurds' territory, according to a government statement published after their meeting on Thursday in Baghdad. The meeting discussed the preparation for the battle to dislodge ISIS from Mosul, the largest...Facebook tells U.S. judge it takes terroristic threats seriously
NEW YORK - Lawyers for Facebook Inc on Tuesday sought to assure a U.S. judge overseeing lawsuits by victims of militant attacks in the Middle East that it took a "zero tolerance" approach to any communications that may promote terrorist threats or activity. The comments came after U.S. District Judge...FBI: ISIS dismantling in Middle East, but growing threat in U.S.
WASHINGTON – The United States is likely to face a higher risk of IslamicState-inspired attacks over the next two years as the group loses land in the Middle East, a top official with the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Wednesday."I'm fairly convinced that 2017 and 2018 in the homeland will be...Congress passes funding bill averting government shutdown
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Congress approved a stop-gap funding bill on Wednesday that averts a looming federal government shutdown and provides urgently needed money to help battle an outbreak of the Zika virus. Passage of the bipartisan legislation came shortly after Republicans and Democrats ended a...Lawmakers may change September 11 law after rejecting veto
WASHINGTON -U.S. lawmakers expressed doubts on Thursday about Sept. 11 legislation they forced on President Barack Obama, saying the new law allowing lawsuits against Saudi Arabia could be narrowed to ease concerns about its effect on Americans abroad. A day after a rare overwhelming rejection of a...
Chronic sleep problems linked to disability
September 29th, 20160 In adults of all ages, chronic sleep problems were linked with a greater risk of trouble with activities of daily living later in life, in a recent study found. Although disability rates have been falling, up to one in five seniors have at least one limitation in their ability to perform tasks, the researchers write in the Journal of......
Machete-happy Iraqi grandma kills ISIS militants
IRAQ - A machete and gun-wielding Iraqi grandmother has reportedly boasted about beheading ISIS fighters and cooking their bodies. Wahida Mohamed Al-Jumaily, 39, has been bragging about it on her Facebook, adding that “she is more wanted than the Prime Minister" by the terrorist group.She reportedly leads a force of 70...Man who killed daughter had threatened suicide
CLEVELAND -- Rocky River police received at least three previous calls in the past six years from the home where 63-year-old Jamal Mansour murdered his daughter Tahani Mansour. Tahani Mansour, 27, was shot twice – including once to the head – about 1:15 a.m. Tuesday inside the family's house. She died at Fairview......
Teen kills father, shoots teacher, 6-year-old at elementary school
SOUTH CAROLINA - A 14-year-old South Carolina boy shot and killed his father then drove to an elementary school playground where he wounded two children and a teacher with a handgun before being tackled by a firefighter who held him for police, authorities said on Wednesday. The suspect, whose name has not been released, was accused...
Muslim woman on cover of U.S. fitness magazine
September 28th, 20160 FARMINGTON HILLS - 33-year-old Rahaf Khatib has become the first Muslim woman in a hijab to pose on the front cover of a fitness magazine. Women's Running has a strong recent history of groundbreaking covers, and its October issue is no different with Khatib on the cover.Khatib had emailed the magazine and mentioned the lack of...Saudi man arrested for “seducing” American woman on social media
SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Arabia has arrested a 19-year-old man on charges of “unethical behavior” after appearing in an online video where he chats with an American blogger. Police claimed the videos shared on YouNow by Abu Sin and Christina Crockett, 21, who lives in California, were “enticing” and...
Ohio man murders daughter
September 28th, 20160 CLEVELAND - A 63-year-old father is facing charges for killing his 27-year-old daughter. Police said that Jamal T. Mansour murdered his daughter Tahani Mansour in her bedroom on Tuesday, September 27, around 1:15 a.m., when he shot her twice in the head. The victim’s brother called 911, telling police his sister had been......
Shimon Peres, Israel’s former prime minister and founding statesman, dies at 93
Shimon PeresTEL AVIV – Former Israeli prime minister and founding statesman, Shimon Peres died in Tel Aviv on Wednesday aged 93, Israel Radio said.Peres was hospitalized following a stroke two weeks ago and had made some progress before a sudden deterioration in his condition on Tuesday.An official announcement of the death...Tennessee schools to remove Islam from textbooks
TENNESSEE - State educators are removing a majority of Islamic related history lessons, following complaints the old teachings were too friendly toward Islam.The State Board of Education has released draft revisions to Tennessee's social studies standards for kindergarten through high school. Critics said......
Civil rights group claims New York bomber denied fundamental rights
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union said it will temporarily provide legal counsel for the man suspected of detonating a bomb in the heart of New York City that injured 31 people earlier this month, as concern builds over the suspect's lack of access to a lawyer.Ahmad Khan Rahami, a 28-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, has...Poll: Clinton wins first debate
NEW YORK - Republican Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to hit rival Democrat Hillary Clinton harder in the next U.S. presidential debate after she put him on the defensive by accusing him of being racist, sexist and a tax dodger during their first matchup. Trump, a real estate mogul making his first run for public office, praised himself......