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Turkish man arrested for deadly mall shooting
WASHINGTON - Authorities on Sunday were still working to determine what prompted a 20-year-old man to open fire in a Washington state mall, killing five people.Police arrested the suspected gunman, Arcan Cetin of Oak Harbor, Washington, on Saturday. Police said he was taken into custody without incident in Oak Harbor, some 30 miles (...Muslim man burned after car gets firebombed in hate attack
Philadelphia - A Muslim man has suffered from severe burn injuries after a driver threw a firebomb into his vehicle and fled the scene, in what is being reported as a hate crime. A man in northern Philadelphia is wanted for throwing a firebomb into the occupied car. The assailant allegedly screamed “there you go, Muslim!” as he...Michigan State Police trooper seriously injured in road rage incident
DETROIT - A Michigan State Police trooper was injured in a road rage incident while riding his motorcycle Friday morning. Michigan State Trooper Ali Hammoud was on the way to the funeral of Detroit Police officer Sight. Ken Steil when a white male driver in a blue GMC pickup drove around another driver and “bare-checked” that...
Jazz music meets the Middle East in “Arab-esque” Detroit concert
September 23rd, 20160 DETROIT- Detroit’s funky jazz scene is colliding with the aesthetics and music of the Arab world in a must see event for music and arts lovers. The event, titled “In Transit Detroit-Arab-esque,” will take Sean Blackman’s monthly “In Transit Detroit” concert series, hosted on the last Thursday of every month at the Garden...Retired General Chamel Roukoz receives warm welcome in Detroit
Roukoz surrounded by community members at Marriot Hotel, DetroitDETROIT — Under the title "Heroes don't tire and don't retire", the Lebanese American Council for Democracy invited the Lebanese American community to honor retired Brigadier General Chamel Roukoz at the Marriot Hotel at the Renaissance Center on Saturday. Roukoz...Dearborn Mayor honored with ethics and civility award
MACKINAC ISLAND — During the Michigan Municipal League's board of trustees meeting on September 14, Dearborn Mayor Jack O'Reilly, the league's board president, received the William L. Steude Award, which credits recipients for their noteworthy accomplishment in ethics and civility in local government. It's among the most...
Funding Israel does not help the U.S.-desired two-state solution
September 23rd, 20160 At his final U.N. General Assembly appearance, President Obama warned Israel that it cannot permanently occupy Palestinian land. He also urged Palestinians to recognize the legitimacy of Israel. This would sound like a balanced statement if Obama had not signed a $38 billion military aid package to Israel, which would ensure the long...Disabled Muslim Army veteran accused of being ‘terrorist,’ raided by bomb squad
Mohamed Abbas, a disabled U.S. Army veteran working at the Department of Defense’s Marine Department Maintenance Command Production Plant, was accused by a co-worker of threatening to blow up the base following the San Bernardino attack in December 9, 2015.The following day, he reportedly went to work...Kidz Expo promotes Dearborn’s children-friendly businesses
Master Ali Koubeissi including kids in one of his demonstrations.DEARBORN — On Sunday, the Dearborn Civic Center played host to an event designed to bring local businesses to one venue so parents and children could more easily explore and get involved in community programs. Lily Rose LLC brought the first annual Kidz Expo, an event...
Dearborn Heights homeowners slam city for ‘shady’ business development
September 23rd, 20160 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — In May, the police department came under fire for allegedly arresting a number of Arab Americans without justification, but the city with newly built mansions dwarfing neighboring antiquated smaller homes is now being criticized by its richest residents.Following the rezoning of a residential block on Ford Road...
Dearborn Mayor slammed with lawsuit by former business developer
September 23rd, 20160 Hakim Fakhoury former owner of several buildings on Michigan Ave. in West Dearborn.DEARBORN — The city has long pointed a finger at business developer Hakim Fakhoury for a batch of abandoned buildings in west Dearborn that officials claimed prohibited them from turning the area into a hot spot. Now, a new lawsuit filed in...Former ambassador to Morocco recalls moments with Clinton, courts Arab Americans
Young professionals with Ambassador Ed Gabriel.DEARBORN — Few communities have a more vested interest in Middle Eastern affairs than Arab and Muslim Americans. Their status in the U.S. and the future of their home countries rest in the policy views of the next president. To some, choosing between the two major presidential...Dearborn Public School district reveals initiatives to enhance education
DEARBORN — Through cooperation and trust with staff members, students and the community, the Dearborn Board of Education and Superintendent Glenn Maleyko planned major developments for the 2016-17 school year, which they hope to expand over the years. "The district has implemented policies and taken actions to give students,...‘KKK’ and racial slurs deface EMU dorm
YPSILANTI — Eastern Michigan University officials carried out an investigation after staff members found racial insults and the letters "KKK" — denoting the Ku Klux Klan — plastered on the University's King Residence Hall early Tuesday. The incident led more than 150 students to protest in a march to the home of the University's...
Honoring Aylan Kurdi by ending the war in Syria
September 23rd, 20160 "A photograph, no matter how emotionally wrenching, can only do so much," wrote Paul Slovic and Nicole Smith Dahmen in QZ.com. The photograph referenced in their comment was that of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, whose body was washed ashore on some Turkish beach in September 2015. It has been over a year since that tragic photograph of......
Iraqi army captures key town south of Mosul
BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces backed by air strikes from the U.S.-led coalition gained complete control of the northern district of Shirqat on Thursday, bringing the military a step closer to a main push on Mosul later this year. Brigadier-General Yahya Rasool, spokesman for the military's joint operations command, said in a statement...Syria ceasefire collapses
DAMASCUS — Warplanes mounted the heaviest air strikes in months against rebel-held districts of the city of Aleppo overnight, rebel officials and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Thursday. There was no immediate comment from the Syrian military on the reports, or mention of Aleppo air strikes on state media. U.S.......
Dozens killed in Yemen airstrike
SANAA — The death toll from a Saudi-led air strike which hit a house in a residential area in western Yemen has risen to 26 people, medics and residents in the Houthi-held area said on Thursday, and the alliance said it was looking into the report. Warplanes of the Saudi-led alliance launched missiles on Wednesday at a residential...
Celebrities launch ‘We Are Not Afraid’ refugee campaign
September 23rd, 20160 LONDON — More than 175 world renowned artists including Sting, Robert Plant and Elvis Costello, have joined forces to back a song that supports greater action to address the global refugee crisis, campaign organizers said on Monday. The royalties from "We Are Not Afraid" will be divided between the International Rescue Committee –...
Dearborn seeks to revoke Nar Bar’s liquor license following shooting
September 22nd, 20160 DEARBORN — City officials are looking to revoke the liquor license of Nar Bar, following a heated shootout that occurred between customers outside the business on Saturday, September 17. Officers responded to a call of shots fired at the bar, located on the 21900 block of Michigan Ave. When they arrived, the shooting was still...ACC gala emphasizes the Syrian refugee plight
ACC President and CEO Haifa Fakhoury with Keynote Speaker Huwaida Arraf.DETROIT — At the Arab American and Chaldean Council's (ACC) 37th annual Civic and Humanitarian Awards Gala, keynote speaker and honoree Huwaida Arraf, a Palestinian American human rights activist and co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement, delivered......
Boats carrying 600 migrants capsized near Egypt, scores dead
CAIRO — A boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized off the coast of Egypt on Wednesday. At least 52 people died. Police arrested four members of the boat's crew. Security sources said it had been loaded with almost 600 migrants. The boat sank early on Wednesday off Burg Rashed, a village in Egypt's northern Beheira province...Sikh man causes scare at mall
PENNSYLVANIA- Passersby in a shopping center in Northampton County immediately called the police on a Sikh man, thinking he was Muslim because of the kirpan he was carrying. Harpreet Singh Khalsa, 33, said he was the victim of racial profiling, but police believed that the people who called did the right thing.They received many......
Lt. Gov. Calley extends hand to Arab Americans, talks Trump, investment and education
DEARBORN — Lt. Gov. Brian Calley addressed a group of local government officials, community leaders and entrepreneurs last week about extending hands across party lines to introduce policy changes in Lansing that would impact the city. He spoke about creating environments to draw investment, improve education and eliminate lead...Investment Development Authority of Lebanon chairman: Now is the time to invest in homeland
Nabil Itani, chairman of the Investment Development Authority of Lebanon.DEARBORN — During a recent trip to the United States, Nabil Itani, chairman of the Investment Development Authority of Lebanon (IDAL) conveyed a message to the Lebanese community that now is the right time to invest in their home country. Itani visited New York......