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Dearborn police arrest man for assaulting elderly woman, stealing bicycle
September 19th, 20160 DEARBORN – Police arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly assaulting a woman and attempting steal a bike.Police arrested Hosam Al-Hussain on September 14 after a Dearborn resident in the area of Hubbard St and Greenfield Rd observed him trying to steal a bicycle from her backyard.When confronted, Al- Hussain pushed the elderly...
NY, NJ bombing suspect rushed to hospital after shootout
September 19th, 20160 Ahmad Khan Rahami on a stretcher after a shootout (REUTERS) NEW YORK -- Ahmad Khan Rahami, a 28-year-old man suspected for an explosion in New York and New Jersey is in custody following a shootout with police on Monday morning. Rahami was taken to a hospital on a stretcher with a bandaged and bloodied right shoulder. An officer was...Trump: The U.S. needs to profile Muslims like in Israel
NEW YORK - Trump is using a bomb plot in New York and New Jersey to call for “profiling” of radical Muslims in the U.S.“You’ll never solve the problem if you’re afraid to use the real name, this is radical Islamic terrorism,” he said, after a bomb went off in New York City and injured 29 people. Over the weekend, law...Police: Man said ‘Allah’ before stabbing nine people at mall
MINNESOTA - The man who injured eight people during a stabbing attack at a Minnesota shopping mall asked at least one of his victims whether they were Muslim and made reference to Allah, authorities said. However St Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson declined to call the attack an act of terrorism, saying the motive for the...Georgia State Professor tells Muslim student she can’t wear Niqab
Georgia State student Nabila Khan was asked by a professor to remove her niqab in compliance with Georgia’s Anti-mask laws. Photo | The SignalGEORGIA - A Muslim student at Georgia State University was told by her professor that she couldn’t return to class with a Niqab. During the first week of the fall semester, Nabila Khan...Muslim family’s apartment set on fire
MARYLAND - A widowed Muslim mother and her two children are the targets of hates crimes in an apartment complex, after unknown culprits left hate-graffiti and then returned on another day and lit their home on fire. The incident took place in Windsor Mill. The Council on American-Islamic Relations on Friday said the family was...Trump concedes Obama born in U.S., falsely blames Clinton for rumors
Trump (Reuters)WASHINGTON — Republican Donald Trump finally acknowledged on Friday that President Barack Obama was born in the United States but accused Hillary Clinton of starting the so-called birther controversy, a charge that independent fact-checking sites have said is false."President Barack Obama was born in the United States....
Documentary to expose widespread spying on Arabs and Muslims
September 16th, 20160 DEARBORN — FBI surveillance of the sizable local Arab American community may not come as a shock to many people here. In 2014, a leaked federal report designated Dearborn as having the second highest concentration of links to "known or suspected terrorists" in the country. However, surveillance of Muslims and Arab...
Muslim rapper depicts journey to Hajj
September 16th, 20160 LOUISIANA - Rapper Kevin Gates is grabbing attention on social media for depicting his journey to becoming a devout Muslim. Gates, a Louisiana born rapper known for his hit single “2 Phones,” recently traveled to Hajj with his wife. Gates posted a video to Instagram of himself and his wife approaching the Black Stone. He...
Dearborn Police moving in the right direction
September 16th, 20160 Newly recruited ordinance officer Amal Chammout.Three Arab American cops and two ordinance officers, including a woman who wears the hijab, were sworn into the Dearborn Police Department last month. It is a step in the right direction for the embattled force, which has been facing a series of controversies for almost a year. In...
African Americans are not Democrats’ ‘captured group’
September 16th, 20160 Are black voters so loyal to Democrats that their issues are ignored? Donald Trump suggests as much, arguing that blacks had "nothing to lose" by voting for him. Now a column by Farai Chideya at FiveThirtyEight cites academics who make a similar argument. In recent elections, about 90 percent of the black vote has gone to Democrats....Gov. Snyder proclaims Welcoming Week in Michigan
LANSING — Michigan is a welcoming state to immigrants who contribute economically and culturally toward making our state a better place, Gov. Snyder said, proclaiming September 16-25 as Welcoming Week in Michigan, an annual designation. "As we celebrate Welcoming Week, we have an ever sharper focus on the need for immigration reform...The internet thinks Hillary Clinton has a body double
NEW YORK - Hours after Hillary Clinton nearly collapsed at a 9/11 anniversary event last Sunday, internet users claimed that an elderly woman who wasn’t Clinton appeared outside of Chelsea Clinton’s $10 million luxury condo in Manhattan.Internet users had some doubts about the woman’s claims and began to investigate...Arrest made in arson at Florida mosque where gunman prayed
ORLANDO - A Florida man who investigators say posted anti-Islamic material on social media was arrested on Wednesday on charges of setting fire to a mosque attended by the gunman who committed the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, police said.The case is being prosecuted as a hate crime under Florida law, and the...Teen ‘doctor’ arrested on new charges in Virginia
STAFFORD, VA. — A Florida teenager accused of pretending to be a doctor faces new charges in Virginia after authorities say he fraudulently tried to buy a luxury car. Malachi Love-Robinson was arrested Friday and charged with identity theft and other fraud offenses after he attempted to purchase a Jaguar at a car dealership,......
Walmart, Coke apologize for 9/11-themed display at Florida store
PANAMA CITY, Florida — A Walmart spokesman said a 9/11-themed display at a Florida store was designed and created by Coca-Cola. A photo of the display at the Walmart in Panama City, Fla. was posted to Twitter by user @online_shawn and immediately sparked outrage among online commentators who objected to the use of the Sept. 11, 2001...Clinton returns to campaign trail after scrutinized about health
NORTH CAROLINA — Hillary Clinton got back on the campaign trail on Thursday after taking three days off for pneumonia, and the Democratic presidential candidate faced a more challenging political landscape, with Republican rival Donald Trump rising in opinion polls. Senior Clinton aides said they always expected the race to the Nov.......
Fake bomb, Muslim attire used in Sept. 11-timed robbery plot
NEW YORK — A New York man has been arrested for plotting to rob a store around the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in which he planned to wear traditional Muslim attire and display a fake bomb, federal officials said. Juneal Ali, 29, was arrested by police on Tuesday and charged with attempted robbery and conspiracy, a complaint...
The Native American, the Palestinian: A spirited fight for justice
September 16th, 20160 Protesters stand on heavy machinery near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation - Photo by ReutersThousands of Native Americans resurrected the fighting spirit of their forefathers as they stood in unprecedented unity to contest an oil company's desecration of their sacred land in North Dakota. Considering its burdened historical context,...Students sue Snyder, state board, citing literary deficiencies
DETROIT — Seven students, represented by the not-for-profit law firm Public Counsel, filed a lawsuit against Gov. Snyder, the State Board of Education and other school officials on Sept. 13. The lawsuit addresses the literacy deficiencies among school children, with a strong emphasis on Detroit's schools. The lawsuit was formed...
White Americans embrace Arab culture, promote unity
September 16th, 20160 Novi resident Cristen Colleen (second from right) visits the Adonis restaurant in DearbornDEARBORN — The current political climate in the U.S. has lead minority groups to feel some discontent towards White Americans. With the rise of Islamophobia and Donald Trump, growing resentments towards illegal immigrants and refugees, as well......
ADC-MI encourages judicial excellence at 14th annual Judges Night banquet
DEARBORN — A judge's seat can be a much sought after position.At the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Michigan Regional Office's (ADC-MI), 14th annual Guardians of Justice Judges Night banquet on Thursday, September 8, a strong emphasis on judicial leadership was the overall sentiment.ADC-MI established Judges Night...Serial rapist charged in numerous cases
DEARBORN — Dearborn police finally captured a serial rapist who attacked victims in Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Garden City, Redford, Allen Park and Inkster, among other cities, dating back to five years ago. Last week, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy's office charged Ikeie Ranordo Smith, 32, of Redford Township with first-degree......
Michigan violent crime rate plunges from peak decades ago
DETROIT — While Michigan still has many challenges, crime no longer appears to be one of them. The violent crime rate peaked in 1986 in Michigan, with 803.9 violent offenses per 100,000 people, and was nearing half that amount by 2012 at 454.5 offenses, according to FBI Uniform Crime Report statistics. Michigan State Police...
Local groups’ websites hacked with jihadi messges
September 15th, 20160 DEARBORN — The websites of three local Arab American organizations have been hacked, with their homepage displaying extremist jihadi messages.“Our brothers in Syria & Palestine & Iraq & Burma & Chichan & Ifriquia & asia are dying Stop follow and imitate western people in Wrong culture And forget about your......